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The Culver City high school spring sports teams are looking to spring into action during the last few weeks of the season. The boys and girls track and field teams lead the way as genuine title contenders and two other teams have a legitimate chance to make the CIF playoffs but it all depends two factors. Winning games and track meets, and staying healthy. The track and field teams are fresh off some exciting performances at the top high school track and field meet in the nation, the Arcadia...
By The Culver City high school girls' varsity softball team has lost five games in a row and they are currently 7-11 overall and 1-5 in the Bay league. That's the bad news. The good news is the young Lady Centaurs have four regular season games remaining on their schedule. That gives them a chance to move up in the league standings and get close to being a .500 team. "We have a lot of young players who don't have a lot of experience," said head coach Brandy Peacock after a recent loss against...
The Culver City high school spring sports teams are looking to spring into action during the last few weeks of the season. The boys and girls track and field teams lead the way as genuine title contenders and two other teams have a legitimate chance to make the CIF playoffs but it all depends two factors. Winning games and track meets, and staying healthy. The track and field teams are fresh off some exciting performances at the top high school track and field meet in the nation, the Arcadia...
Some of the best high school track and field stars in the nation will compete in the prestigious Arcadia Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Culver City high school Centaurs will have several athletes competing against the best. Unfortunately, Culver City's fastest girl runner, Joelle Trepagnier suffered a slight injury last week so she will not be competing, but the girls still have the second fastest sprinter in the school, Morgan Maddox to "hold down the fort" according to Culver City's...
Losing at any level of sports competition takes its toll mentally and physically. From pee wee sports to the professional level, losing can be depressing. If you watch a Culver City high school boys' varsity volleyball game, you would not know they are 2-12 overall and 0-6 in the Bay league. During a recent match inside the Culver City high school gymnasium the excitement and camaraderie was bouncing off the walls of the gym. "We are not winning a lot of games but it's still fun to come out...
With the baseball team leading the way, the Culver City high school spring athletic teams are trying to fight through the Bay League season. Facing teams like Redondo Union, Mira Costa, Santa Monica and Palos Verdes every week can be a daunting task. The baseball team is the beacon light for the spring teams. The Centaurs are currently 13-1 and that's one of the best starts in school history. Last Wednesday they beat Redondo Union 2-1 at Redondo. They battle Redondo again on Friday at 3:30 p.m....
Culver City High School's boys' and girls' track and field teams continued to have outstanding performances. The latest addition of outstanding performances happened last Friday and Saturday at the California Relays at Long Beach Wilson High. Both varsity teams are in pursuit of winning multiple races and championships in the CIF Southern Section Division and CIF-State Meet. The Centaurs once again have enough talent to be able to compete with the top track and field teams in Southern...
With the baseball team leading the way, the Culver City high school spring athletic teams are trying to fight through the Bay League season. Facing teams like Redondo Union, Mira Costa, Santa Monica and Palos Verdes every week can be a daunting task. The baseball team is the beacon light for the spring teams. The Centaurs are currently 13-1 and that's one of the best starts in school history. Last Wednesday they beat Redondo Union 2-1 at Redondo. They battle Redondo again on Friday at 3:30 p.m....
The season still has a long way to go but the Culver City varsity baseball team is looking like a team that has moved into the category of being a good solid high school baseball team. Under the guidance of second year head coach, Devaughn Wallace the Centaurs are currently 8-1 and appear to be ready to be competitive in the tough Bay league. Every game in the Bay league will be a dog fight. "We will take it one game at a time," said Wallace after practice last week. On Tuesday they travel a...
Culver City high school Spring Sports has just started but one of the biggest sporting events in the spring in the city of Culver City will take place on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. The Culver City Track and Field Invitational will host 40 high schools that will be competing on the Centaur track. It's one of the biggest track invitationals in Southern California. "We are so excited to host this track and field meet," said Culver City's head track and field coach Jahmal Wright last Tuesday...
Culver City high school Spring Sports has just started but one of the biggest sporting events in the spring in the city of Culver City will take place on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. The Culver City Track and Field Invitational will host 40 high schools that will be competing on the Centaur track. It's one of the biggest track invitationals in Southern California. "We are so excited to host this track and field meet," said Culver City's head track and field coach Jahmal Wright last Tuesday...
The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....
The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....
In professional sports they call it the Playoffs and the Super Bowl. In college basketball they refer to it as March Madness and in California high schools this reporter calls it February Madness. Whatever term you use the intensity level raises to the top because every team is hoping to win a CIF championship and a state title. Three out of five Culver City winter teams made February Madness. The boys' basketball, girls' basketball and girls' water polo teams are playing games this week....
Culver City high school has five winter sports teams competing in the last weeks of the regular season but only one team is guaranteed to go to the big dance which is the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The boys' basketball team is currently in second place in the Bay league and that puts them in position to go to the playoffs. At press time (last Tuesday) the girls basketball team was in 4th place in the Bay league, the girls' soccer team was in 4th place, the boys' soccer team was in 5th place...
The Western Conference in the NBA continues to be extremely competitive. There are eight good teams and five very good teams in the conference. The Clippers fall into the very good team's category and the Lakers are in the little above average category. The Clippers are currently in fourth place with a record of 28-14 and the Lakers are in 10th place at 23-23. In the modern-day NBA, you need at least three superstars to be successful and in the case of the Boston Celtics they have four and...
The Western Conference in the NBA continues to be extremely competitive. There are eight good teams and five very good teams in the conference. The Clippers fall into the very good team's category and the Lakers are in the little above average category. The Clippers are currently in fourth place with a record of 28-14 and the Lakers are in 10th place at 23-23. In the modern-day NBA, you need at least three superstars to be successful and in the case of the Boston Celtics they have four and...
High school winter sports bring a whole new outlook to high school sports. Southern California athletes complain about the weather but in other parts of the nation the elements are twice as bad. Playing soccer outside in the winter against outstanding opponents can reach down and touch the soul of an athlete but the Culver High School girl's soccer team continues to play a high level in a very competitive league. At press time the lady Centaurs were 11-6-2 overall and 2-4 in the Bay league. The...
Although both teams are near the bottom of the Pac-12 men's basketball standings it's still UCLA against USC which makes it a big game in Los Angeles. The Bruins are 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the Pac-12 and that record puts them in eighth place. The Trojans are 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the Pac-12 which is good enough for 11th place in the 12-team league. The Bruins travel to play the Trojans on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. What happened to both teams? Injuries, bad recruiting, young players, you...
Although both teams are near the bottom of the Pac-12 men's basketball standings it's still UCLA against USC which makes it a big game in Los Angeles. The Bruins are 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the Pac-12 and that record puts them in eighth place. The Trojans are 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the Pac-12 which is good enough for 11th place in the 12-team league. The Bruins travel to play the Trojans on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. What happened to both teams? Injuries, bad recruiting, young players, you...
It's a well-documented fact that the Culver City high school boy's and girl's aquatics programs produce successful swimming and water polo teams without a pool on campus. They use the Vets Park public pool located off campus on Overland Ave. Despite not having their own pool it has not stopped the father and son coaching combination of the Dordoni family. Nestor Jr. has been the head coach for the last five years and his father Nestor Sr. is his assistant coach. Nestor Jr. has been coaching...
The Culver City high school girls' varsity basketball team is hoping to continue to climb the standings of a strong Bay league after starting league play with an 0-3 record. The Centaurs are now 2-3 in league play after winning their last two games against Palos Verdes last Friday and Santa Monica last Tuesday. Their overall record is 12-10. Their next two games are Friday at second place Mira Costa and Tuesday at home against first place Redondo Union. Both games start at 5:30 p.m. The...
The Culver City high school girls' varsity basketball team is hoping to continue to climb the standings of a strong Bay league after starting league play with an 0-3 record. The Centaurs are now 2-3 in league play after winning their last two games against Palos Verdes last Friday and Santa Monica last Tuesday. Their overall record is 12-10. Their next two games are Friday at second place Mira Costa and Tuesday at home against first place Redondo Union. Both games start at 5:30 p.m. The...
The Los Angeles Rams travel to Detroit to battle the Lions on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. in the first round of the NFL playoffs. The game will be televised on Channel 4. This may turn out to be the most intense first round games because the contest pits quarterbacks that were traded for each a few years ago. Former Rams quarterback Jared Goff was traded for Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford because both teams wanted to up grade their quarterback position and as strange as it may seem both teams...
The season is still young, but the Culver City High School girls' varsity basketball team needs an identity check. The team has talent, but they are young and somewhat inexperienced. The 6-6 Lady Centaurs will need to grow up fast because in a few weeks they will start league play in a very good Bay League. Palos Verdes is currently 10-0, Mira Costa is 8-1, Redondo Union is 5-2 and although Santa Monica and Peninsula currently have losing records, they are always competitive. "The league is...
