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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...
This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Culver City high school boys' varsity basketball team. They have a new head coach and several new players but after a slow start the Centaurs have raised their level of play during the last month. At press time they were 10-5 and 2-1 in the tough Bay league. They beat Mira Costa (13-6) last Friday 59-49 at home but they lost to Redondo Union (14-4) 79-72 on the road last Monday after committing 22 turnovers. Their next home game is Friday...
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...
One of the most challenging jobs on a college or high campus is the athletic director. He or she is responsible for a host of athletic teams along with coaches, booster club members, the band, maintenance workers that that take care of the field and courts and sometimes out of control parents. For the last 12 years at Culver City high school that job belonged to Tom Salter and now the new athletic director is 2001 Culver City high school graduate Adam Eskridge. "I got this crazy notion of...
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...
It's a new basketball season at Culver City high school and the Centaurs have a new head boys basketball coach, Ray Singleton. Singleton was an assistant coach last season to head coach Michael Cooper, so he is familiar with the basketball program at Culver City. That makes the transition a lot easier. New coaches bring in their own system and that is exactly what he is doing. Although he said he learned a lot from the former Laker star Cooper, Singleton is implementing a different approach...
This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Los Angeles Rams, but they have surprised a lot of people with a hard fought 6-6 record. That record is keeping them in the playoff picture. On Sunday they take on a very good Baltimore Raven team on the road at 10 a.m. One of the reasons the Rams are surprising some people is the play of rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua. The 6'2, 200-pound player has taken the NFL by storm and is electrifying Rams fans all over the world. In the history of the...
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...
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...
This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Los Angeles Rams, but they have surprised a lot of people with a hard fought 6-6 record. That record is keeping them in the playoff picture. On Sunday they take on a very good Baltimore Raven team on the road at 10 a.m. One of the reasons the Rams are surprising some people is the play of rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua. The 6'2, 200-pound player has taken the NFL by storm and is electrifying Rams fans all over the world. In the history of the...
It's a new basketball season at Culver City high school and the Centaurs have a new head boys basketball coach, Ray Singleton. Singleton was an assistant coach last season to head coach Michael Cooper, so he is familiar with the basketball program at Culver City. That makes the transition a lot easier. New coaches bring in their own system and that is exactly what he is doing. Although he said he learned a lot from the former Laker star Cooper, Singleton is implementing a different approach...
It's a new basketball season at Culver City high school and the Centaurs have a new head boys basketball coach, Ray Singleton. Singleton was an assistant coach last season to head coach Michael Cooper, so he is familiar with the basketball program at Culver City. That makes the transition a lot easier. New coaches bring in their own system and that is exactly what he is doing. Although he said he learned a lot from the former Laker star Cooper, Singleton is implementing a different approach...
This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Los Angeles Rams, but they have surprised a lot of people with a hard fought 6-6 record. That record is keeping them in the playoff picture. On Sunday they take on a very good Baltimore Raven team on the road at 10 a.m. One of the reasons the Rams are surprising some people is the play of rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua. The 6’2, 200-pound player has taken the NFL by storm and is electrifying Rams fans all over the world. In the history of the Ra...
