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The Clippers and Lakers held their annual Media Days last Monday and at first glance the Clippers look like they are the better team because they have a deeper, more proven roster. The Lakers still have the Big Three, but can they stay healthy, and like a friend of mine said, “Can someone coach Russell Westbrook.” Staying healthy applies to every team sport but right now we a talking about the NBA. They have the smallest team rosters in professional sports so when an injury occurs, it’s magni...
Sports fans in Los Angeles continue to have a large variety of sporting events to attend. From youth sports, high school athletic events, college sports and professional sports Los Angeles is truly the hot bed of sports activities. Three local teams that are having winning seasons are the Dodgers, Rams and USC football. The Dodgers have the best record in baseball going into the playoffs, USC is 4-0 and the Rams are 2-1. All three teams will be in action during the next few days. The Dodgers...
It doesn't get any easier for the Culver City high school varsity football team. After playing two of the best teams in Southern California the last two weeks the Centaurs will now play the top-rated team in the Bay League on Friday on the road at 7 p.m. when they face off against the 4-1 Mira Costa Mustangs. After losing last Friday night, 42-7 to La Serna in Whittier, Culver City is now 2-3. The week before that they were beaten by Warren in Downey. Now they travel to Manhattan Beach on...
Back in the early 1960's the Dodgers were winning games by the score of 2-0 and 2-1 but there was still excitement at Dodger Stadium that's because Maury Wills was on base getting ready to steal. At the time Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale were two of the best pitchers Los Angeles had ever seen but Wills was the star of the show. Wills died last Monday at his home in Arizona at the age of 89. He was a three-time World Series Champion, and he stole a record 104 bases in 1962 on his way to being...
Some roads are smooth, and some roads are bumpy and last Friday night in Downey the Culver City football team hit a bump on the road when they were beaten by a very good Warren high school team 54-20. Now the Centaurs will face another solid team when they travel to Whittier to play La Serna on Friday at 7 p.m. The Centaurs will go into the game with a 2-2 record, and they will battle a 4-1 La Serna team. "They are a physical football team," said Culver City head football coach Jahmal Wright...
So far this football season Culver City's defense coached by defensive coordinator Derrick Huezo has proven to be a bright spot for on a team that has several bright spots. Everyone wants to talk about the Centaurs high powered offense but it's the defense that has come up with big plays. Last Friday night in the high desert against Palmdale they came up with five turnovers. "I am proud of the defense," said Culver City head varsity football coach Jahmal Wright. "I was very pleased the way they...
The good news is it's cooling down in Palmdale, California but the bad news is it will still be 85 to 90 degrees at 7 p.m. on Friday when Culver City and Palmdale kick off to start their game between two 1-1 teams. For the first time in school history the two teams will face off on the football field. Both teams won their first game of the season a few weeks ago and both teams were beaten last Friday night. The Centaurs fell to Loyola 24-19 and Palmdale lost to Oak Hills 55-14. That's where the...
The Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills open the NFL season on Thursday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Kick off is set for 5:20 p.m. PT. The defending Super Bowl champion Rams will play one of the toughest schedules in the NFL and all starts with the Bills. The Bills are predicted to be one of the best teams in the NFL along with the Rams. To try to figure out if the game is going to be a defensive battle or an offensive shootout is impossible. Both teams have very good defenses...
The USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins won their home openers last Saturday and both teams are looking forward to being 2-0 at the end of the day on Saturday. Both teams displayed high powered offenses and solid defenses against teams that were not on their level. "It was a fun moment to finally be here," said first year USC coach Lincoln Riley after the game against Rice at the Coliseum. "Everyone was anxious and excited to be able to play. We maintained our energy and physicality throughout the...
The USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins will play their home openers on Saturday. The Bruins will play Bowling Green at 11 a.m. at the Rose Bowl and the Trojans will face Rice at the Coliseum at 3 p.m. Both teams are led by their athletic quarterbacks. The quarterback at USC is Caleb Williams and the signal caller at UCLA is Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Both teams should be better than they were last year after they both added several players through the transfer system. USC will rely on key receivers...
If the first game of the season is any indication the young and inexperience Culver City football may surprise a lot of people. Their 35-13 win over West Torrance last Friday at Culver City showed that the Centaurs might be ready to battle a school like Loyola that has a long history of athletic excellence. Loyola, the All-Boys school near downtown Los Angeles lost their first game of the season at home 34-7 to Damien so they will be looking to redeem themselves. The Centaurs will face the Cubs...
Taken from the words of the late great Dodger broadcaster, Vin Scully, it's time for Culver City football. The young and inexperienced Centaurus will open the 2022 season at home on Friday against longtime foe, West Torrance at 7 p.m. inside the Jerry Chabola Stadium. For the first time in many years the Centaurs will rely on a lot of unproven talent, but head coach Jahmal Wright and his staff are ready for the challenge. "We are excited," said Wright after practice last Monday. "We are just loo...
The Sparks season turned into a perfect storm or should we say a destructive tornado and kept getting worse every week. During media day in May the team looked like they were ready to contend for a championship. Everyone in the building was upbeat and they had talent. After that general manager/coach, Derek Fisher made some questionable roster moves when he cut some promising young players. As the season went on injuries and strange coaching decisions lead to the firing of Fisher when they had...
Preseason games are a time to evaluate talent that you have faith in. They would not be in training camp if the team did not believe they could get the job done. That's what making cuts to trim the roster so hard. Everyone at this level of professional football is a good football player but one or two plays in a preseason game may determine whether they will make the final cut. The Rams play the Houston Texans on Friday at 7 p.m. at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood in their second preseason game. Last...
Two of the biggest sports legends passed away this week, first basketball great Bill Russell and on Tuesday the Dodger family lost Vin Scully. Both icons lived long and extraordinary lives. Russell died at the age of 89 and Scully at 94. A lot of people say that Russell was the greatest basketball player of all time, not Michael Jordan and not LeBron James but my wife, Linda told me they were all the greatest of their time. I have to agreed with her. Russell won 11 NBA titles in 13 years but...
For the first time in 20 years the Culver City high school boy's lacrosse team will be led by someone not named Chabola. Jerry and his son Casey were the name and face of a program that they were instrumental in building from the ground up. The new face Is long time assistant coach Adam Eskridge. Eskridge is no stranger to city of Culver City, the Culver City school system and the high school athletic program. Growing up in the city and coaching and playing sports at the high school made...
For the first time in 20 years the Culver City high school boy’s lacrosse team will be led by someone not named Chabola. Jerry and his son Casey were the name and face of a program that they were instrumental in building from the ground up. The new face Is long time assistant coach Adam Eskridge. Eskridge is no stranger to city of Culver City, the Culver City school system and the high school athletic program. Growing up in the city and coaching and playing sports at the high school made E...
Culver City high school varsity football team has shown promise this summer after playing in two passing league tournaments. They will play their third and final tournament this weekend when they travel to Crescenta Valley high school and participate in their passing league tournament. In their first tournament at El Rancho high school the Centaurs posted a strong 6-1 record, losing in the final game to La Serna. Culver City hosted its own tournament last weekend but the failed to make it to...
For the first time in almost three decades the Culver City baseball program will have a new head coach. Culver City stayed in house and hire one of their own. Devaughn Wallace was named the head coach a few weeks ago after long time head coach Rick Prieto decided to retire. Wallace attended elementary school, middle school and high school in Culver City. For four years he played baseball and football at the high school, and he became a football star playing the old fashion fullback position but...
The 2022 Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are starting to look a lot like the 2021 Sparks. That team failed to make the playoffs and that led to general manger and head coach Derek Fisher bring in new players for the 2022 season. The roster changes have not worked so far. Fisher was fired after 12 games and assistant coach; Fred Williams was named interim head coach. His first game as the head coach the Sparks were beaten badly by the best team in the league, the Las Vegas Aces at the Crypto.com...
In the very competitive world of high school athletics the Culver City high school cross-country program has managed to put together a competitive team while balancing a solid program and maintaining high academic standards. "We want to be competitive within our league, but we came to realize that the overwhelming majority of the kids and their families cared more about their grades, having fun and being involved in a positive team experience and being with their friends," said long time head...
UCLA softball is a super program. A dynasty. They are headed back to the College Softball World Series for the seventh time in a row. For the past 40 years the program has been one of the best in the nation. Thirteen National Championships is their calling card. The head coach, Kelly Inouye-Perez is 267-102 in her 16 seasons as the manager of the Bruins. The Bruins will played Texas in the first round of the World Series last Thursday. If they win, they will play Saturday at 12 p.m. and if they...
People say you should save your best for the last performance. That’s just what the Culver City girls track team did when they competed against some of the top track and field athletes in the nation at the California State track and field finals last week in Clovis, California at Buchanan high school. Every year the track and field eyes are on this meet because the student athletes produce some of the best times and marks in the world. “It was an awesome experience to see our girls track tea...
The dream start for Angel City FC continues to turn heads in Los Angeles and in the soccer world as they won their third game is four regular season matches. ACFC turned Banc of California Stadium into a Saturday night Angel fever by shutting out the Kansas City Current, 1-0, before a packed crowd of 18,514 on May 21. The win moved the team into second place (9 points) in the NWSL standings behind the league leading San Diego Wave FC (12 points). "You could just see little incremental...
Six Culver City high school girls will be running in one of the top track and field State Meets in the nation when they step on the track at Buchanan high school in Clovis, California Friday evening during the California State Meet prelims. If they advance, they will run in the finals on Saturday. There are 3,892 high schools in California, 3,162 public schools and 730 private schools and Culver City will be running in three events. "I knew we were talented, and I knew we had a shot but to watch...
