Mirai Nagasu enjoying the ride of a lifetime. Arcadia native brings wit, intelligence and triple axel to 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. See hard copy VF.
Arcadia High School and University of Southern California graduate Bruce Matthews was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, August 4, 2007. He played for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans.
Axel-ent Nagasu gives U.S. Bronze medal in Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Arcadia native Mirai Nagasu becomes first American woman to hit triple jump in Olympics in figure skating event. See hard copy in VF.
Obituary/death notice. William Christian Norgaard, a Danish baker who made this area his home, has died at the age of 106. Biography and photo. See hard copy in VF "Deaths."
Shock of brothers' deaths still lingers. John Ziska is trying to find ways to cope with the deaths of his sons JD and Brian Ziska, two former star quarterbacks at Arcadia High School, whose deaths in the past year have left many in their hometown of Arcadia reeling. This fall, the Arcadia High School football program has ceremonies planned to honor them. Last summer JD Ziska died of a stroke at age 35. Brian Ziska had a massive heart attack.
Photo caption: American Mirai Nagasu staggers after a jump competing in the women's single skating short program at 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Walter R. Hoefflin, former Tournament of Roses president, died February 24 of the complications of old age. He was 87. See also Pasadena Star News, March 1, 2001 p. A4.
A profile describes Arcadia High School football player Michael Howe. Running back Howe attributes his successes in the game to his coach Jon Dimalante.