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The Culver City high school girls' basketball program started a new league during the pandemic shorten season in 2021 and that league put the Centaurs in unfamiliar territory. Going from the Ocean league to the Bay league this year made them realize they have work to do. For the past 10 years Culver City was the class of the Ocean league. They won 88 games and lost only 12. Their overall record from 2010-20 was 206-90. Their league records included four 10-0 seasons and three 9-1 seasons. They...
Despite losing 15-8 in the CIF Division 2 Championship Final to battle tested St. Francis of La Canada a few weeks ago on the Culver City campus the city is still buzzing about a sport that is finally moving up the headline chart. Culver City lacrosse has been around for a long time but now it is in the spotlight. The crowd was electric during the championship game. Culver City's head coach, Casey Chabola felt the energy of the crowd. "I thought it was beyond my expectations, really. The amount...
When the Culver City varsity boys' basketball season ended on June 1, in the CIF playoffs quarterfinals a lot of people thought the program had gained a lot of respect after years of average and below average seasons. The 2021 Centaurs won the tough Bay league with a record of 8-2 and into the playoffs. They made it to the third round before losing to Crean Lutheran of Irvine, a team that made it to the championship game in Division 2A. Crean Lutheran was one of the best teams in the state, so...
On the last day of sports competition for Culver City high school the boys and girls track and field teams continued to keep Culver City high school in the Southern California sports spot light. From the award-winning football team to the CIF finalist boy's lacrosse team the Centaurs maintained athletic excellence during the pandemic shorten sports season in 2021. Last Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Track and Field championship finals held at Moorpark high school Culver City pla...
Culver City's dream lacrosse season came to a disappointing end last Tuesday on the Culver City high school campus when La Canada St. Francis out lasted the Centaurs, 15-8 in the Division 2 CIF championship game. It was a hard-fought game played on a chilly June night. Talk about June Gloom. The Centaurs entered the championship game with high expectations having won their first three CIF playoff games 21-0 against El Dorado, 17-3 against Redondo Union and 8-5 against Aliso Niguel. Against St....
UCLA'sS softball quest to defend its National title fell by the wayside at the Women's College World Series last weekend in Oklahoma City. The 12-time Champions were eliminated by the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday night, 10-3. It's the same program the Bruins beat to take the 2019 crown. It was also the swan song for seven UCLA seniors, including U.S. Olympic team members, Rachel Garcia and Bubba Nichols. "They (Oklahoma) straight up came up and threw punches back and beat us on the field...
OKC Bound! The UCLA Bruins will travel to Oklahoma City to defend their 2019 NCAA National Softball Championship beginning this Thursday. After losing Game 1 of the best-of-three series in uncharacteristic fashion, the 12-time National Champions rallied in dramatic fashion to shutout Virginia Tech in the final two games this past weekend at the Super Regionals in Westwood. It was a just and fitting end for Rachel Garcia, Bubba Nickles and the five other seniors who enjoyed their last official...
The pandemic can not stop the Culver City varsity sports machine. It keeps rolling along. During the past week seven Culver City teams played and ran in the prestigious CIF playoffs. Baseball, boys' basketball, boys' and girls' lacrosse, girls' softball and boys' and girls' track and field teams tried to keep the Culver City name alive in Southern California high school sports world. Last Saturday the girls' lacrosse team lost to Murrieta Mesa 13-9 on the road and last Tuesday the boys'...
UCLA Softball's path to repeat as National Champions is starting to look familiar. The Bruins completed a three-game sweep while hosting the NCAA Los Angeles Regionals over the weekend... but it wasn't easy. Like in 2019, the team earned the right to host the Super Regionals this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 27-29, at Easton Stadium, located just south of Sunset Blvd in the northwest corner of the campus. The Bruins will face Virginia Tech, winner of the Tempe Regionals this past...
When someone says you are the best, that puts a lot of pressure on that team. Just ask the Lakers and Dodgers. The Culver City boys' lacrosse team hopes to prove everyone right when they start the CIF playoffs at home Friday at 6 p.m. against El Dorado from Placentia. The Centaurs are the No. 2 seeded team in Division 2. They are 16-2 overall and 8-0 in the Ocean league. They outscored their league opponents 127-6. "This is the best team in Culver City history. We knew how good this years team...
For many years Culver City high school basketball has been an average program. While other sports have won league and CIF Championships the basketball program has struggled at times but the last fours year the Centaurs have raised the bar. Last Wednesday the varsity team started their quest to make a deep CIF playoff run in a very tough Division 2A when they played Simi Valley. Their next game is Friday on the road against the winner of the Hilcrest versus JW North game. The Centaurs finished th...
Culver City athletic department and teams are some of the bests in Southern California. For the past 50 years the Centaurs have produced competitive and championship teams in almost every sport. During the past 10 years league championships have become routine and add to that Culver City's several CIF team championships and individual CIF champions in track and field. What makes a good athletic department? School administrators, an attentive athletic director, good coaches but probably the most...
PAC-12 Champs and circle the Conference wagons. UCLA is hosting the 2021 NCAA Softball Los Angeles Regionals starting this Friday at Easton Stadium, on the heels of winning back-to-back PAC-12 titles. The Bruins swept all three Conference games at the University of Arizona this past weekend to win its 11th overall PAC-12 championship, tying them with none other than the Wildcats for most ever. UCLA will face-off against Long Beach State this Friday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the second game of...
Moving from the Ocean League to the more competitive Bay League has been a challenge for some of the athletic teams this year. Football, boys' basketball, boys and girls track and field and softball have proved to be some of the top teams in the league but other teams have struggled. The football team finished their season several weeks ago with a 4-1 overall record and a 4-0 league record which was good enough for first place. The boys' basketball team currently has a 7-3 overall record and a...
What's better than a weekend of UCLA Softball at the Bruins house in Easton Stadium, capping a four-game sweep over Stanford University on Sunday, highlighted by Senior Day and Mother's Day celebrations among the players, parents and families in attendance? "It's just been amazing with the support that my family has given me, and especially on Mother's Day," said Bruin pitcher Rachel Garcia, who was interviewed by PAC-12 Network announcers, Natasha Watley and Brian Webber. Garcia had just won...
For the first time in school history two Culver City football players made the Los Angeles Times Southern California first team. Quarterback Zevi Eckhaus and receiver Emari Pait. Eckhaus was also named Back of the Year. Both players are seniors. Normally these awards are given to the top Division 1 schools that are nationally ranked like Mater Dei and St. John Bosco so to have two Culver City players on the first team is really special. Eckhaus, who will be playing in the fall for Bryant...
The USC Trojans came into Westwood last Sunday and dominated the UCLA Bruins in their annual dual meet. The Bruins men dropped the baton in the 400-meter relay in one of the first races on the track and from there it was all downhill for what use to be one of the top track and filed programs in the nation. The Trojan men won 114-42 and the Lady Trojans defeated the Bruins 93-70. On the way to the victories the Trojans set several meet records and one school. One meet record that was set has a...
Culver City high school football team has some of the best coaches in Southern California and one of them is their strength and conditioning and wide receiver coach Michael Hooper. Hooper is a former Culver City star football player who was a three starter at defensive back from 2000-2002. After making the ALL-CIF team as a senior he played college football for San Jose State and after graduating from San Jose he played in the Arena Football League for the Stockton Lighting. Having a...
On paper, the Los Angeles Rams got decent results without the benefit of a first-round pick during the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland. They were resourceful in gaining three additional picks in the last two days, leading to five defensive and four offensive selections. Including ten undrafted free agents signed on Saturday following the Draft, the Rams focused on replacing off-season free agency losses while reinforcing the NFL's top-ranked defense in 2020. They also doubled down on their commitmen...
In this case, the 1-1 draw between Los Angeles Football Club and the Seattle Sounders was a fitting result at Banc of California Stadium last Saturday afternoon, April 24. It was only the second tie in the total 11 matches between the two MLS rivals that began in 2018. Both teams remain undefeated with four points and tied for second place behind the L.A. Galaxy in the Western Conference. LAFC next travels to Houston to take on the Dynamo this Saturday, May 1. "Hard-fought game. I liked our...
The 2nd-ranked UCLA Bruins continued in their quest to win the 2021 PAC-12 Softball Championship outright, taking three of four games from the 4th-ranked Washington Huskies this past weekend at Easton Stadium in Westwood. The Bruins prevailed, 4-2, in Sunday's deciding Game 4, withstanding late-inning rallies by Washington. UCLA grabbed the initiative, winning Friday night's opener, 6-1. The Huskies struck back in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, 7-4, setting the stage for Sunday...
The clear winners on late Saturday afternoon under the Hollywood sign were Brooke Henderson and her fellow LPGA members. Henderson shot a pair of 67's on the weekend to win the 2021 LPGA Premia LA Open Hugel-Air at the very challenging Wilshire Country Club golf course in the heart of Hancock Park. It was Henderson's 10th career victory on the LPGA Tour against a field worthy of a Hollywood script as the leaderboard kept rewriting itself in the final round. The 10th victory also gave Henderson m...
The entertainment world had Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. The sports world has Tom Brady and Michael Jordan, and Culver City high school has Zevi Eckhaus. Obviously is not logical to compare a Culver City a high school athlete to some of the world's greatest but greatness is greatness at any level. For those of us who have witnessed his extraordinary talents the last three years we saw a junior Drew Brees. During this past season that ended a few weeks ago Eckhaus broke the school career...
LAFC successfully opened their fourth MLS season with a 2-0 victory over newcomer Austin FC last Saturday afternoon, April 17, at the Banc of California Stadium. The match didn't exactly go according to script as star forwards Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi were not on the field in the second half when the Black and Gold scored both goals to spoil Austin FC's league debut. "I thought we did a really good job of starting the second half in that way," said a satisfied LAFC head coach Bob Bradley. "I...
The track and field season kicked off at Culver City high school last Saturday when the Centaurs hosted Redondo Union in a dual meet. Their next meet is Saturday at North Torrance at 9:15 a.m. "It was good for the first meet," said girl's head coach Rayfield M. Beaton. "I look at the meet to see where we are, and I liked what I saw. Our girls 4X100 relay team ran the fastest first meet time in the last seven years I have coached here. Their 49.3 time is one the fastest times in CIF right now."...
