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A UCLA and a CSUN graduate, Rick Assad is a longtime sportswriter and editor and has been in the Burbank area for over 35 years. He can be reached at rassad@myburbank.com

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Burroughs Softball Edged By Host Crescenta Valley 2-1

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The Bears and Falcons were tied at 1-1 until the bottom of the seventh inning.

Burbank Boys Tennis Begins New Era With Win Over Burroughs

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Burroughs Jaden Chapman played in some of the closest sets of the match.

Bread and Beats

The first thing you notice is the counter.It’s a solid slab of wood, smooth from wear but clearly handcrafted, anchored at the front of a tiny Burbank bakery that smells like toasted crust and warm butter. While customers study loaves lined up in neat rows, Randall Michael Tobin will casually mention that he built that counter himself—skills he picked up in junior high school shop class half a century ago and still uses every day.