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  • Rams look to improve in week two against the Raiders

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    The Los Angeles Rams move into week two of the preseason with one thing on their minds. They need to improve after getting beaten by their Los Angeles rivals, the Chargers. The final score was 34-17 but it appeared like the Rams were a step behind the whole game in front of a lively crowd. Now is the time to see if the Rams can improve against the Raiders on Saturday at SoFi Stadium at 6 p.m. "I thought there was some positives and there were some very correctable things that we can clean up,"...

  • Coed Flag Football starts on September 9, at Mar Vista Recreation Cente

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    Mar Vista Recreation Center kicks off its flag football season on Saturday, September 9, with the first day of practices and evaluations at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Kids from 7-12 years old are invited to come and test their skills on the flag football field. The fee is $150 and that covers unforms, trophies and referee fees. After six practices, one on Saturday and another one during the week, the season will start on Saturday, September 30. The eight-week season will end on Saturday November 18, a...

  • Rams look to improve in week two against the Raiders

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 17, 2023

    By The Los Angeles Rams move into week two of the preseason with one thing on their minds. They need to improve after getting beaten by their Los Angeles rivals, the Chargers. The final score was 34-17 but it appeared like the Rams were a step behind the whole game in front of a lively crowd. Now is the time to see if the Rams can improve against the Raiders on Saturday at SoFi Stadium at 6 p.m. "I thought there was some positives and there were some very correctable things that we can clean...

  • Rams hoping preseason will shed light on the new players

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 17, 2023

    The preseason in the National Football League (NFL) is a time to showcase younger players and give the coaches an opportunity to try to discover the next stars of the future. For the Rams it all starts on Saturday at 6 p.m. at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood when they face the Chargers. As usual most of the starting players will not play but key second and third team players will be out on the field. "We have to get guys ready to go," said Rams head coach Sean McVay last Saturday at the Rams training...

  • Coed Summer Flag Football at Mar Vista Recreation Center

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jul 20, 2023

    One of the biggest and fastest growing sports in America is Flag Football. Elementary Schools, Middle Schools and High Schools are all playing Flag Football and that is why Mar Vista Recreation Center is offering a Coed Summer Flag Football Clinic for boys and girls. The Clinic starts Saturday, July 15 and it will run for six straight Saturdays to August 19. The time is set for 10 a.m. -12 p.m. The clinic will focus on the basic fundamentals of Flag Football, which includes flag pulling,...

  • Culver City basketball coaches discover the fountain of youth

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jul 13, 2023

    Culver City schools and especially the high school has never been known for boys' basketball, but the tide may be turning if the high school can make another run deep into the CIF and State playoffs. The girls high school team under the direction of coach Julian Anderson has produced championship and winning programs for the past 16 years but not the boys. Last season (2022-23) the boys' team took a giant step into the category of respectability. The boys' team, under the direction of head coach...

  • Coed Summer Flag Football at Mar Vista Recreation Center

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jul 6, 2023

    One of the biggest and fastest growing sports in America is Flag Football. Elementary Schools, Middle Schools and High Schools are all playing Flag Football and that is why Mar Vista Recreation Center is offering a Coed Summer Flag Football Clinic for boys and girls. The Clinic starts Saturday, July 8 and it will run for seven straight Saturdays to August 19. The time is set for 10 a.m. -12 p.m. The clinic will focus on the basic fundamentals of Flag Football, which includes flag pulling,...

  • Free basketball Clinic for middle and high school girls

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jul 6, 2023

    The She Got Next Foundation is sponsoring a FREE basketball clinic for middle school and high school girls at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in downtown Los Angeles on July 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic will feature games and training. The SHE GOT NEXT clinic will also include 5 on 5 games, healthy snacks stations, college and career mentoring, skills development stations, conditioning and injury prevention stations. It is also a way to make new friends with girls from different...

  • Free basketball Clinic for middle and high school girls

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jul 6, 2023

    The We Got Next Foundation is sponsoring a FREE basketball clinic for middle school and high school girls at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in downtown Los Angeles on July 8, for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic will feature games and training. The WE GOT NEXT clinic will also include 5 on 5 games, healthy snacks stations, college and career mentoring, skills development stations, conditioning and injury prevention stations. It is also a way to make new friends with girls from different parts...

  • Co-ed Summer Flag Football at Mar Vista Recreation Center

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jun 29, 2023

    One of the biggest and fastest growing sports in America is Flag Football. Elementary Schools, Middle Schools and High Schools are all playing Flag Football and that is why Mar Vista Recreation Center is offering a Co-ed Summer Flag Football Clinic for boys and girls. The Clinic starts Saturday, July 8 and it will run for seven straight Saturdays to August 19. The time is set for 10 a.m. -12 p.m. The clinic will focus on the basic fundamentals of Flag Football, which includes flag pulling,...

  • Culver City Observer High School Athletes of the Year

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jun 8, 2023

    Culver City high school has a lot of outstanding student athletes but the two that rose to the top of the list for the 2022-2023 season were, for the boys Myles Singleton and for the girls, Joelle Trepagnier. Myles, a sophomore was outstanding on the football field and basketball court and Trepagnier, a sophomore proved to be one the fastest runners in the United States. Singleton was a first team All-Bay league wide receiver who caught 50 passes for 937 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was also a ve...

  • Culver City Observer High School Athletes of the Year

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jun 8, 2023

    Culver City High school has a lot of outstanding student athletes but the two that rose to the top of the list for the 2022-2023 season were, for the boys Myles Singleton and for the girls, Joelle Trepagnier. Myles, a sophomore was outstanding on the football field and basketball court and Trepagnier, also a sophomore proved to be one the fastest runners in the United States. Singleton was a first team All-Bay league wide receiver who caught 50 passes for 937 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was...

  • Culver City High School will send five student athletes to the State Meet

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|May 25, 2023

    It's time to put the icing on the cake. Two weeks ago, the Lady Centaurs won the CIF Division 2 title by scoring a monstrous 62 points. This weekend they will try to duplicate that accomplishment on the California State level when they compete on Friday and Saturday at Buchanan High School in Clovis. Friday is the day the runners qualify for the finals on Saturday. There are 3,892 high schools in California, 3,160 public schools and 730 private schools and Culver City will be sending four girls...

  • Culver City High School girls track are CIF Champions

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|May 18, 2023

    For the first time in school history the Culver City high school girls track and field team is on top of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 track and field world. The Centaurs scored 62 points last Saturday at Moorpark high school to capture the crown. The second-place team, Golden Valley scored 51 points and JW North placed third with 50 points. It's been a 12-year process under former coach Rayfield M. Beaton and current coach LaShinda Demus. Beaton set the table by winning many league...

  • LAFC Soccer Home

    Steve Finley|May 18, 2023

  • CCHS girls track team will compete for a CIF Championship

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|May 18, 2023

    On Saturday at Moorpark high school Culver City high school girls will try to run their way into the history books when they try to win the school's first CIF Championship in track and field. The boys will also be represented but it's the girls' team that has a chance to walk away with the top trophy. The Centaurs will put it all on the line Saturday in the Division 2 CIF Track and Field Finals. "Our athletes have been training and working so hard," said the boys head track and field coach...

  • CCHS girls' softball wins play-in game at Rancho Cucamonga

    Steve Finley|May 4, 2023

    The Culver City high school girls softball team won their at-large play-in game last Tuesday on the road against Rancho Cucamonga 5-4. Their next first round game in the CIF Division 3 Playoffs is Thursday (Today 5/4) on the road again against Norwalk at 3:15 p.m. Norwalk is 22-5 overall and 14-0 in the Suburban league while the Centaurs are 15-10 overall and 6-4 in the Bay league. Looking at the schedules it appears that Culver City played in a much tougher league. Hopefully that will put the...

  • Culver City high school will send 16 athletes to the CIF Track Prelims

    Steve Finley|May 4, 2023

    Some high schools are fortunate to send four or five student athletes to the CIF Track and Field preliminaries but when you send 16, that's quite an accomplishment. That's how many the Centaurs will be sending to the Division 2 prelims on Saturday, at Ventura high school. Leading the way for the girls' team will be one of the fastest runners in the nation, Joelle Trepagnier, and the boys' team is led by Kaiden Whitt. Both athletes will be competing in multiple events. Make no mistake, both...

  • CCHS girls' lacrosse makes the playoffs under new coach

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Apr 27, 2023

    At first glance at the Culver City girl's lacrosse team, it's hard to figure out who the coach is. Everyone on the sideline looks like high school student athletes. The coach is a recent Culver City high school graduate, Catie Shin. After talking to Shin after her team beat Beverly Hills last week you quickly realize why she is the head coach. She is confident and mature beyond her years. "I started coaching in high school and I have coached at the club level (lacrosse)", said Shin after the...

  • CCHS girls track team keeps the Centaurs in the lime light

    Steve Finley|Apr 13, 2023

    For the past 12 years the Culver City girls track and field teams have climbed to the top of the high school track and field world. Under the guidance of former girls' head coach Rayfield M. Beaton the Centaurs have been in the spotlight every year. Beaton was a world class runner who attended USC. Now another world class runner, Lashinda Demus has stepped in to coach the girls and she has continued to keep the light burning as bright as ever. The No. 1 ranked CIF Division 2 Centaurs showed the...

  • Culver City High School springs teams looking forward to good weather

    Steve Finley|Apr 6, 2023

    Culver City high school outdoor spring teams are finally experiencing stable weather and that means more games and more practice times. The baseball, softball, boys' and girls' lacrosse and boys' and girls' track and field teams are gearing up for the final three weeks of Bay league play starting next week. Next week spring break will be over and then the most important part of their seasons will take place. It's important because teams will be trying to make the playoffs and the track and field...

  • Beyond Pre-K puts kids on another level for Spanish Preschool

    Steve Finley|Mar 30, 2023

    If you want your kids to experience maybe the best Spanish Preschool in Culver City this summer and fall look no further than the Beyond Pre-K Spanish Preschool. Located at Culver West Alexander Park in west Culver City, the preschool offers a combination of excellent teaching and child interaction in a safe and quiet environment. Your child we be taught by teachers that have over 50 years of experience combined. Vera Chang Garcia, Elvia Wulf and Dragana Rodriquez love their jobs and that's...

  • Baseball and track and field teams fight through an unusual season

    Steve Finley|Mar 23, 2023

    The Centaurs baseball and track and field teams are fighting against a different opponent. It's not Santa Monica, Mira Costa or Redondo Union. It is Mother Nature. For the first time in many years rain has hit Southern California extremely hard. Outside sports at all levels must make adjustments. "We are doing the best that we can," said Culver City varsity baseball coach Devaughn Wallace last Tuesday. "It stopped raining today (Tuesday) for a few hours, so we got out there and had a short...

  • UCLA women's basketball advances to the NCAA Sweet 16

    Steve Finley|Mar 23, 2023

    The Lady Bruins basketball team is dancing their way into the Sweet 16 after they beat Sacramento State and Oklahoma last week at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. Now they have a date with the No. 1 team in the nation, South Carolina at 11 a.m. on Saturday. South Carolina is 34-0 and UCLA is 27-9. On November 29, of last year South Carolina beat the Bruins by nine points but both teams have improved since that date. UCLA appears to be ready for the challenge against one of the best women's...

  • What can CCHS boys' basketball team do for an encore?

    Steve Finley|Mar 16, 2023

    The Culver City High School boys' basketball team has reached a new level. They put the school on the Southern California basketball map as one of the best teams in the area after they made it all the way to the State Division III Regional final a few weeks ago. One more victory they would made the trip to Sacramento to play in the State Final. This team went further in the playoffs than any basketball team in Culver City High School Now they have a target on their backs. "It feels great...

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