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When the spring CIF playoffs started a few weeks ago several Culver City teams and individuals had their eye on the big prize, a CIF title. Only one team and one individual was able to accomplish that goal, the girl's track team. The Centaurs did not win the CIF Division 2 championship, but they finished first in two events and placed second in the team standings by scoring 43 points in their division. Capturing individual honors last Saturday at Moorpark high school were freshman Joelle...
At press time (Tuesday 5/10) four Culver City high school teams were still alive in the prestigious CIF playoffs and track and field meets. The girls’ and boys’ lacrosse teams and the girls and boys track and field teams were still trying to win championships. The baseball team and softball team were eliminated from CIF competition last week and this week. The boy’s lacrosse team played their CIF semifinal game last Wednesday against Aliso Niguel on the road. Aliso Niguel came into that game...
A brother and sister combination on the Culver City high school golf teams enjoyed success during the recent Bay league finals. They both played a great two rounds of golf in the finals. Senior Mahamed Ibrahim came in third place. By coming in third he also qualified for the CIF Golf Tournament this week. His sister, Salma Ibrahim, who is a sophomore came in seventh place in the league finals. Both players received All-League honors and it’s the first time for Culver City that a girl made the A...
The Culver City high school track and field teams did not score a lot of team points last Friday night at the Bay league Finals at Mira Costa high school but their individual performances lit up the night sky. Varsity runners Zaire Waring, Joelloe Trepagnier and Morgan Maddox and freshman Naomi Kim kept the Centaurs in the spotlight. Waring won the 200 meters in fast time of 21.48 and he also won the 400 meters with a time of 48.89 on a cold night in Manhattan Beach. "I am happy with my times,"...
The most exciting time for any sport is the playoffs. The Culver City high school Centaurs are fortunate to have six teams in the spring sports playoffs. Baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys and girls track and field teams started or will start their quest to be crowned CIF Champions this week. The baseball team got off to a great start when they beat Santa Barbara 7-3 last Tuesday at home. They advanced to the second round on Thursday when they travel to Ventura high school for...
When high school sports move into the month of May that can only mean one thing, playoffs. After completing their regular season on Thursday against Santa Monica at home at 3:30 p.m. the baseball team will start their quest to try win a CIF championship. It's what high school teams dream about. The baseball team is hoping their dream will come true after they got back on the winning track last Tuesday when they beat Santa Monica on the road 2-0 after dropping two close games to Palos Verdes last...
The Trojans and the Bruins will compete in their annual dual track and field meet Sunday at the USC Track and Field Stadium on the USC campus. The meet starts at 11 a.m. with several field events and the first running event starts at 12 p.m. Every year this is one of the top dual meets in the nation and this year is no exception. Athletes from both schools have posted some of the best marks in the world this year. Every year a star is born in this meet so look for great competition in almost...
The Culver City boys high school volleyball team is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The 2022 team has a lot of inexperience and young players, and they are competing in one of the best leagues in the nation according to head Culver City coach Joe Manzo. Manzo, who has been playing or coaching volleyball most of his life keeps a positive attitude despite facing top teams almost every week in the Bay league. "I have known about this league for years and years," said Manzo who is in his...
The Culver City high school varsity baseball team appears to be peaking at the right time. The Centaurs are 11-4 with an eight-game winning streak. During that streak they have outscored their opponents 66-8 and all cylinders are clicking. Eight players are batting over .300 and two of those players, Justin Roulston and Alonso Reyes are batting over .500. Both of those players will be playing college baseball for Long Beach State next year. The team is moving in the right direction at the right...
Culver City high school spring sports teams hope to continue their winning ways after taking some time off for spring break. Baseball, softball, boys' and girls' lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, boys volleyball and tennis will restart their seasons this week and next week. The baseball team is 7-4 overall and 4-0 in league play. They travel to Windward for a 3 p.m. game (today) Thursday and they play a double header on Saturday against Paramount at home at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. They hit th...
Tennis has always been a popular sport in Southern California mainly because of the weather but when the pandemic appeared a few years ago the sport took off like a rocket ship especially in the Culver City parks. Parks like Lindberg, Culver West, Fox Hills and Vets have some of the best tennis instructors in the city. One of those instructors is Mike Lanahan. "The pandemic gave tennis a boost that it not had in years," said long time tennis instructor and coach Lanahan. "Not since Billy Jean...
Spring and hot weather are in the air and for several Culver City high school athletic teams that means they are heating up with the weather. The boy's baseball team, girl's lacrosse and boy's lacrosse are in first place in their leagues and tennis has an 8-4 overall record. Boys' volleyball is struggling this year with a 2-8 record but the girls' softball team is hoping to get pass the .500 mark in the next few weeks. The softball team has an overall record of 8-11 and they play a very...
The four Culver City high school track and field teams continue to prove that they are some of the best in Southern California. In the dual meets, the tri meets and the prestigious invitational meets, the Centaur frosh/soph boys and girls and the varsity boys and girls are turning in some impressive performances every week. On Saturday, April 9, some of the varsity girls and boys will running in one of the top track and field meets in the nation, the Arcadia Invitational. On Friday and...
Culver City high school spring athletic teams will once again leap into action during the next week. The boys' and girls' lacrosse teams, girls' softball, baseball, boys' volleyball and boys tennis will all continue to play at a high level but the highlight of the week will be the track and field teams competing in the prestigious Mustang Relays at Mira Costa high school on Saturday. The meet starts at 10 a.m. The All-Day meet will feature some of the top track and field teams in Southern Califo...
Major League Baseball maybe on strike but Culver City's varsity baseball team swung into action a few weeks ago. This week they continue their pre-season schedule against some of the best teams in the South Bay. All three teams that they will play this week are from Torrance. The 3-2 Centaurs lost to Torrance last Tuesday 3-1 and on Friday they play North Torrance at home at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday they battle West Torrance at home at 11 a.m. Both North and West Torrance are ranked as two of the...
Track and Field is back in a big way in the form of the Culver City High School Invitational meet on Saturday at the Culver City high school track. The meet starts at 10 a.m. and over 20 schools will be running and jumping on Saturday. Culver City will be trying to improve on their inspiring start of the season last Saturday when they dominated all four Divisions against Torrance and Palisades high schools. The Girls varsity and freshmen/sophomore teams and the boys' varsity and...
Making it to the third round of the CIF Division 2A girls' playoffs was a great accomplishment for the undersized Culver City high school girls basketball team. They made it that far because they displayed true grit and determination and a group of dedicated seniors. Although they lost to Santa Margarita last Saturday in the quarterfinals 58-42, making that far was a great achievement. Having what head coach Julian Anderson described as a roller coaster season, but in the end, it was all down hi...
Last week four Culver City high school varsity teams entered the prestigious CIF Southern Section playoffs and only one team made it through the first round, girls' basketball. Boys' basketball, girls water polo and boys' soccer were eliminated last week. The girls head basketball coach Julian Anderson said he had a special group of girls in September of last year. "It feels good, making it to the second round of the CIF playoffs," said Anderson in a phone interview last Tuesday. "This...
The second season started this week for four Culver City high school varsity teams. Making the CIF playoffs is what high school teams play for because once you are in anything can happen. Just ask the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Every team that is invited to the Big Dance is hoping to be in the spotlight when it comes down to the final game in their division. The boys' basketball team hopes to catch lighting in a bottle when they start their Division 1 playoff run on Friday at home against...
There will be two big games played in Los Angeles this weekend. The Rams with battle the Bengals in the Super Bowl at 3:30 p.m. at SoFi Stadium in the biggest game on Sunday and UCLA will travel to lock horns with USC at the Galen Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. Obviously you really can't compare the Super Bowl with a college basketball game but to UCLA and USC fans it's their super game every time the two schools play each other. This will be the first of two meetings that will feature an intense...
When you play in the super competitive Bay league you expect challenges. That’s what happened to one of the best Culver City boys’ soccer teams in the last 10 years. With one game to play at press time the Centaurs are hoping to advance to the prestigious CIF playoffs next week. Culver City placed third in the Bay league with a 2-2-1 league record. Their overall record is 6-5-4. If this was a regular high school soccer season the Centaurs would be a lock to make the playoffs but because of the...
When you look at the high school girls' basketball teams in the Bay league you realize why the league is one of the most competitive in the CIF Southern Section. Culver City, Mira Costa, Redondo Union, Santa Monica and Peninsula all have winning records. At press time the combined records for the six teams were 67-41. Palos Verdes is the only team in the league with a losing record. Culver City is 12-5 overall and 1-2 in the Bay league. Redondo Union is currently in first place followed by Mira...
Back in the 1980's the Los Angeles Lakers were know as the Showtime Lakers because they were the most entertaining team in basketball history. One of the stars on that team was high flying Michael Cooper. Fast forward to 2021 and that same Michael Cooper is the new Culver City high school boys' basketball coach. How did one of the greatest players in NBA history end up coaching at Culver City? "My son use to go to Culver City Middle School so I was familiar with Culver City," said Cooper. "A few...
On June 9, 2015, I wrote an article about Culver City High School football coach Greg Goodyear having five years to live. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November of 2014 and the doctors told him he had five years to live. Well, coach Goodyear died last week. He tied the game of life in the fourth quarter and made it to overtime. What kept him alive was Culver City High School sports and especially the football program. I first met Goodyear in 1997. I was one of his assistant coaches...
Under the leadership of Culver City's girls high school varsity basketball coach Julian Anderson, the Centaurs are 6-0 at press time. This week they play in a local preseason tournament against Trinity Classical Academy, Chaminade and Birmingham and their next home game is Tuesday, December 14, against El Segundo at 6 p.m. inside the Del Goodyear gym. After struggling last season, the Centaurs seem to be back on track. Winning in the preseason is very important because they want to carry that...
