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Fall sports are over and it's time for winter sports. One of those winter sports is girls' soccer. This year the expectations are high after last years' team went deep into the CIF playoffs. The team is 1-1-1 this season and the head coach, Pete Bartlett hoping the older players on the team can lead by example. "We have a lot of seniors who have a lot of experience," said Bartlett last Friday after their 1-0 win over South Torrance at Culver City. "We only lost three seniors from last years' tea...
For some teams in Los Angeles winning the majority of their games is simply not good enough to satisfy fans and sports writers. Other teams in Los Angeles can get away with losing but not the Dodgers, Rams and USC football. The Dodgers have been one of the best teams in Major League baseball for the past several years yet if they don’t win the World Series everyone wants to fire the manager Dave Roberts. The Rams went to the Super Bowl last year but this year they have lost five games out of 1...
At the end of every sports season there is only one champion. There is only one team that can hold up that championship trophy so when a great team misses the championship mark it's a big disappointment. In the case of the 2019 Centaur football team the hurt runs deep because they went into the CIF semifinal Division 5 game with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 ranking. Losing to St. Paul 14-10 on November 22, was a bitter pill to swallow but sports can humble even the greatest warriors....
The Rams need a win against Seattle Sunday at 5:20 p.m. at the Coliseum if they expect to stay in the race for a wild card playoff spot. They are 7-5 and the division leaders in the four Western Conference divisions receive automatic playoff spots. Right now the division leaders are Seattle at 10-2 in the West, Dallas at 6-6 in the East, New Orleans at 10-2 in the South and Green Bay is 9-3 in the North. Teams fighting for the two wild card spots are San Francisco (10-2), Rams (7-5), Minnesota...
It can be a flag football game between the Daily Bruin and Daily Trojan student newspapers or a chess match between two students from UCLA and USC the passion level will intensify. When the two schools lock horns to play a football game the whole city of Los Angeles is divided. On Saturday the annual football game will be played at the Coliseum at 12:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on Channel 7. Although the game is not the big, big game because of the team's records, it still is the...
The Chargers and the Rams are falling fast in the NFL standings. The Chargers are in third place in their division with a record of 4-6 and the Rams are in third place in their division with a record 5-4. Both teams lost their games last week and they hope to rebound this weekend and Monday night. The Rams play the Chicago Bears Sunday at the Coliseum at 5:20 p.m. and the Chargers battle the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football at 5 p.m. in Mexico. The USC and UCLA football teams are on...
Occasionally teams look good on paper but their performances don't match the paperwork. The Clippers and Lakers look good on paper and on the court. Both teams are playing at a high level but it's still early. If they stay healthy their early season success should be the blueprint for the regular season and the playoffs. Both teams have great players surrounded by very good role players. The Clippers have Kawhi Leonard and key role players like Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell. When their other...
If you are looking to watch a live football game this weekend Culver City high school is your best bet. The Rams are on the road, the Chargers played last Thursday, USC is on the road and UCLA has a bye. The Culver City football team is the No. 1 ranked team in CIF Division 5 and they go into the playoffs with a perfect record of 10-0. They have one of the most exciting offenses in the state and their defense is getting better every week. Their first playoff game will be Friday, Nov. 8, against...
Last week all five of our local high school, college and professional football teams won their games. Culver City, USC, UCLA, Rams and Chargers were conquered their opponents. This week Culver City will play a home game against Beverly Hills at 7 p.m., on Friday., USC will face a highly ranked Oregon team at 5 p.m. at the Coliseum on Saturday, UCLA will battle the Colorado Buffalos at the Rose Bowl on Saturday at 6 p.m., the Chargers play a hot Green Bay Packer team at the Dignity Health Sports...
In one of the most exciting open night games in recent memory the Clippers beat the Lakers 112-102 before a sellout crowd of over 19,000 fans last Tuesday night at the Staples Center. The game proved to have the makings of an Ali/Frazier heavy weight fight. The Lakers jumped out with an early lead in the first quarter but the Clippers bounced back to take a half time lead. By the end of the third quarter the game was tied at 85. "It was unusual to have a game like that for the first game of the...
Quick, what local football team has a winning record? It's not the Rams (3-3), not the Chargers (2-4), not USC (3-3) and certainly not UCLA at 1-6. It's Culver City high school's varsity team. They are 7-0 and one of the most exciting teams in the Los Angeles area. Led by the passing and running of junior quarterback Zevi Eckhaus, the running of Mekhi Evans-Bey, a group of great receivers and an improving defense the Centaurs have turned into the high school version of the Greatest Show on...
The NFL is getting interesting, especially for the Chargers and the Rams. Both teams are in third place in their divisions but the problem is there are only four teams in their division. The Chargers are having trouble on offense and the Rams are having misfortunes on defense. There are 16 weeks in the regular NFL season and every week is an important game for teams trying to make the playoffs. This week the 3-2 Rams play the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers at the Coliseum at 1 p.m. on Sunday and...
Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon returned to the team last week and although he did not play in their win over Miami, just him being on the sidelines seem to inspire the team. Now the team can go back to their running back tandem of Gordon and Austin Ekeler. When heathy Gordon is one of the best running backs in the league and he catches passes out of the backfield. The Chargers face the Broncos at home on Sunday at 1 p.m. Speaking of running backs, the Rams need help in that...
The Chargers are 1-2 and they face the 0-3 Miami Dolphins on Sunday on the road at 10 a.m. Are the first three weeks of the season any indication that the Chargers are not the same team as they were last year? They dropped to 1-2 after their second straight loss to the Houston Texans last Sunday at home. What's missing? One of their best receivers from last year is playing for the Raiders, but the key missing part to complete the Charger puzzle may be running back Melvin Gordon. Gordon is not a...
The mark of a good team is to win games even if you are not at your best. That's been the story of the Rams so far this year. They are 3-0 and they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at the Coliseum at 1 p.m. Next week they travel to Seattle for a Thursday night game at 5:15 p.m., and they return home to face San Francisco Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. With over 20 new players on their roster, the Rams continue to get the job done under the leadership of head coach Sean McVay and a group of...
Although it's still early in the season the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans are facing some must win games during the next few weeks. Both teams were defeated last Saturday. The Bruins fell to 0-3 when they were beaten by an outstanding Oklahoma team 48-14 and the 2-1 Trojans fell to BYU in overtime 30-27. Both teams have tough schedules and that's why the next few weeks will make or break their seasons. The Pac-12 appears to better this year because six teams are ranked in the top 25 in the...
UCLA and USC football teams go into their respective games on Saturday with a lot of questions marks. The main questions are can USC win with a backup quarterback and can UCLA get their first win after looking like the same team that won only three games last year? UCLA will face San Diego State at the Rose Bowl on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and USC will open their Pac-12 season when they play Stanford at 7:30 p.m. at the United Airlines Field at the Memorial Coliseum. UCLA 's 24-14 loss to...
College football started this week for UCLA and USC and everyone is waiting to see if both teams will be competitive. Last year was a down year for both teams but this year we will have to wait and see. Both teams have tough schedules in 2019 and both coaches are on the hot seat. UCLA opened their season last Thursday against a very good Cincinnati team and USC will face a solid Fresno State team on Saturday at the newly renovated United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at...
On Saturday the Chargers and the Rams will play home football games at the same time. The Rams game starts at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum and the Chargers game will kick off at 7 p.m. in Carson. It will be the third preseason game for both teams. Both teams are 0-2 in the preseason. Win and loss records are meaningless in the preseason especially when a team does not player their best players. The Rams and Chargers are two teams that have not played their starters in the preseason which is a good thi...
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are two of the best teams in major league baseball. On Friday August 23 the two teams will start a three game series at Dodger Stadium that might be a preview of the World Series. The game on Friday will start at 7 p.m., Saturday's start time is 1 p.m. and Sunday, August 25 the game will star at 4 p.m. and be televised by ESPN. At press time (Wednesday) the teams were tied at the top of the major league standings with a record of 80-41. The only...
Fall sports will start in a few weeks at Culver City High School, and that means it's a great opportunity for the Culver City community to support their local teams and at the same time be able to watch high school sports at an elite level. Culver City high school has some of the best teams and coaches in Southern California. The majority of their teams battle for league and CIF championships. This fall will give fans a chance to watch cross country, football, girls' volleyball, boys' water...
The Culver City high school girls' varsity volleyball team will start preseason play at the end of this month. The Centaurs graduated 11 players from last years' team so they are going to have to find some new team leaders and their younger players will have to step. The last three years have been nothing short of spectacular. In 2016 they had a record of 27-9 and that included a CIF Championship and a trip to the State Playoffs. In 2017 they won another CIF Championship and another trip to...
The defending CIF champion Culver City varsity football team kicks off the 2019 season in five weeks against West Torrance on the road. This year the Centaurs will continue to have a balance attack running and throwing the ball. When they put the pigskin in the air junior quarterback Zevi Eckhaus will have plenty of weapons to throw to. Senior wide receivers Khari Crump and Chris Miller are just two of the many talented wide outs on the 2019 team. Add running back Mekhi Evans-Bey to the mix and...
Football season is around the corner. Culver City High School and other high school teams finished their passing leagues last weekend and now they are getting ready for fall training camps which start the first week of August. College football media days are taking place all over the nation. The Pac-12 media day is set for Wednesday, July 24 in Hollywood. Media days are designed to introduce top players from different schools and it allows the coaches to talk about their upcoming seasons. The...
After months of speculation and rumors Anthony Davis was introduced at a press conference at the Lakers training facility in El Segundo last Saturday. The 26 year old Davis turned the press conference into a joyous occasion that lasted about 30 minutes. Flashback to a year ago during LeBron James press conference and it was all serious business. Davis' was full of comments that could only come out of a mature 26 year star athlete. One of the greatest players in the world gave answers to...
