First published in the Dec. 30 print issue of the Pasadena Outlook.
The High Point Academy boys’ tennis team recently defeated Chandler School to capture the Pasadena Middle School Independent League championship. High Point players and coaches celebrating the victory were (listed alphabetically) Armen Balikyan-Bekian, Allen Balikyan-Bekian, James Bonacorso, Jacob Chow, Josh Lee, Caden McMullin, Teddy Miller and Lucas Yin. Andy Miller is the head coach; James Yin is an assistant. In addition to HPA and Chandler, the other teams to reach the playoffs were Polytechnic School and Flintridge Prep. Poly’s Timothy Pawley hosted the playoffs.