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Ready or not the NBA playoffs start this weekend with the play-in game on Saturday against the eighth and ninth seeded teams in the Western conference at 11:30 a.m. in the Bubble. If the eighth seeded team wins they will face the No. 1 seeded Lakers next week. If the ninth seeded team wins they will play a second game on Sunday to determine who advances to play the Lakers. The Clippers are the second seeded team in the conference and they will play the seventh seeded Dallas Mavericks next week....
LAFC's expectation of playing in the final week of the MLS is Back tournament in Florida were derailed by local darlings Orlando City SC in a 5-4 shootout following a 1-1 tie in regulation in. A stunning equalizer on a corner kick in the 90th minute by Orlando's Joao Moutinho snatched almost certain victory away from the Black and Gold, sending the match into uncertainty and finally pain. Surprisingly, the Lions of Orlando will now take on Minnesota United FC in Semifinal action. The winner...
Almost every successful organization is led by brilliant people at the top and a lot of times they are unsung heroes. They don't get a lot of credit but everyone in the organization knows who that person is. When you talk about Culver City High School sports that person is Athletic Director Tom Salter. Salter came to Culver City High School 22 years ago from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente as one of the best high school football coaches in the state. After coaching football at Culver City...
The Los Angeles Rams have finally and officially opened their 2020 Training Camp at their facility located at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. With the current Covid-19 health policies in place, players, coaches and staff will have a two-week isolated acclimation period to prepare and train. The media will be allowed to physically cover the final two weeks of camp beginning Tuesday, August 17. Having missed the playoffs while finishing third in the NFC West with a 9-7 last season, one...
The coronavirus continues to dictate what's going to happen in sports and life in general and high school sports is no exception. The 2020-2021 season will turn to a different format because of COVID-19. There will be no fall sports in 2020. Instead of three seasons of high school sports, fall, winter and spring, there will be only two seasons, fall and spring. The fall season will start in December instead of August and September, with the first games being played in December and January....
The final score read LAFC 4, Seattle 1. It easily could have been 6-1 or perhaps 7-2. The Black and Gold erased most of the demons from last season's 3-1 MLS Playoff loss to the Sounders to advance to the Quarterfinals of the MLS is Back Tournament near Orlando, Florida. LAFC will now tackle local-favored but underdog Orlando City SC this Friday, July 30 at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Orlando City qualified for the Round of 16 by finishing first in Group A and then beat the Montreal Impact on a goal by...
It's must-watch sports TV and digital streaming. LAFC will take on Western Conference rival Seattle Sounders in the Round of 16 stage of the MLS is Back Tournament at 8:00 p.m. PDT, Monday night, July 27 at the ESPN Complex near Orlando, Florida. The Black and Gold advanced by tying the Portland Timbers last Thursday night, 2-2, in their third match of Group F qualifying. "Certainly we've tried to continue being a team that pushes games, takes initiative," said LAFC head coach Bob Bradley....
According to the dictionary a foundation is the lowest load-bearing part of a building and the basis on which ideals and beliefs rest. That's the best way to describe Brad Pye Jr. He was the foundation for so many people including myself. Pye died on July 5, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 89 years old. He was their rock and he taught us to never give up. He taught us to fight hard for equal rights every day. He was a man of many talents but his number one talent was to...
The MLS is back and so is LAFC. Thanks to a two-goal deficit comeback in the second half, the Black and Gold were able to tie the Houston Dynamo, 3-3, in the Group Stage F, Round 1 match of the MLS Is Back Tournament. 24 Major League Soccer clubs are competing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex outside of Orlando, Florida in Bay Lake, ending with the Championship Match scheduled on August 11. Playing without the services of league MVP Carlos Vela, the Black and Gold were still knocking off...
El Trafico 7 did not disappoint... certainly not Los Angeles Football Club as they turned a 2-2 halftime struggle into a 6-2 rout over rival L.A. Galaxy on Saturday, July 18. LAFC secured three points in the Group F match and a spot in the Round of 16 stage in the MLS is Back Tournament taking place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, near Orlando, Florida. It was forward Diego Rossi who spearheaded LAFC's second consecutive dominant win over the Galaxy with four goals and one assist. The...
Please make some room, LAFC and the LA Galaxy, there's a new team in town. And it's called: Angel City. The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced that a majority woman-founded group has secured the exclusive right to bring a professional women's soccer team to Los Angeles beginning in Spring 2022. The group is led by media and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, Academy Award-winning actress and activist Natalie Portman, technology venture capitalist Kara Nortman, and tech entrepreneur...
The final score read LAFC 4, Seattle 1. It easily could have been 6-1 or perhaps 7-2. The Black and Gold erased most of the demons from last season's 3-1 MLS Playoff loss to the Sounders to advance to the Quarterfinals of the MLS is Back Tournament near Orlando, Florida. LAFC will now tackle local-favored but underdog Orlando City SC this Friday, July 30 at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Orlando City qualified for the Round of 16 by finishing first in Group A and then beat the Montreal Impact on a goal by Tesho...
When the average fan watches tennis they marvel at the individual stars. At Culver City high school tennis has developed into a team first program under the direction of long time tennis coach Phil Rothenberg. Rothenberg 22nd season as the head coach ended early because of the Coronavirus. Like all of the other spring sports at the high school, the boys' tennis team had one of their most talented teams in recent memory. "We knew we were going to win league and with Greg (Troyan) we had one of...
It's beginning to sound like a broken record. The coronavirus has stopped another Culver City high school spring sport in its tracks. This time it's the track and field teams. For the younger generation a record is a plastic vinyl disc that was placed on a turn table that plays music. If the record is broken it repeats itself. Enough about history 101. The four track and field teams along with nine other springs sports saw their seasons end during the first few weeks of March. Baseball, golf, bo...
Spring high school sports were derailed all over the nation because of the pandemic and at Culver City high school it took down another promising season in girls' lacrosse. The score board reads Coronavirus 1, Spring Sports 0. The lacrosse team was 6-1 overall and 4-0 in league play when the season ended on March 11 with a 9-5 win over Downey. "Our team was really rolling so I think there was a lot of hope about how we were going to do by the end of the season," said head coach Emily Rogers in...
What's the best kept athletic secret at Culver City High School? It's the baseball field at the southwest end of the campus. It's hidden behind a canvas fence covering. When you walk through one of the gates on Harter Ave. you discover a baseball player's dream. It's one of the best kept fields in Southern California. "I have been blessed," said longtime Culver City varsity baseball coach Rick Prieto during a telephone interview last week. "My father and mother showed me how to be responsible....
Last week Culver City high school conducted their annual year ending athletic banquet. Unfortunately for these outstanding athletes the event was held on line (Zoom) due to the coronavirus pandemic. Regardless, the student athletes were still able to hear their names called and be recognized as being some of the best students on the field, on the court and in the classroom. Although many athletes were honored the top honors went to Female Athlete of the Year, Sierra Chabola and Male Athlete of...
When you drive by Culver City's high school athletic field the first thing you notice is the Jerry Chabola football stadium. You see kids playing soccer, running track and playing football. Then you see a lot of kids carrying lacrosse equipment. Kids of all ages get out of their cars and head to the lacrosse field. "My dad (Jerry) and I started the lacrosse program 20 years ago with the help of Dave Hoffman (former Culver City Mayor)," said Culver City varsity lacrosse coach Casey Chabola....
Like all draft days in any sport, its puts your instincts and gut feelings to the ultimate test. A player who looks good in college may not be able to make the transition to the next level and that's why there is so much pressure on scouts and coaches to make the right decisions. In the case of the 2020 Rams draft last month only time will tell whether the nine players they drafted will make an impact in their first year in the National Football League (NFL). One thing is for sure, the Rams...
Just when the Culver City boys' volleyball team started to improve, the coronavirus spike the ball over the net and block their road to a successful season. The team, according to head coach Joe Manzo was primed and ready to make a positive move. "We were young but we got better from last year," said Manzo in a telephone interview last Monday. "We definitely improved from last year. We had good chemistry. I think we had a chance to win a CIF championship if we were placed in the right...
The coronavirus can stop the Centaurs on the fields and courts but Culver City athletes continue to score points away from the spot lights. During the past few years the Centaurs have had a record number of gifted athletes receive college scholarships. Receiving an athletic scholarship takes a lot of hard work on and off the field or court. You have to have a ball in one hand and book in the other hand. Simply put you have to be a well-rounded student-athlete who has a great support group. It...
The NFL draft ended last Saturday with few surprises. Among the players that were taken last Thursday, Friday and Saturday were three UCLA players, tight end Devin Asiasi, running back Joshua Kelly and defensive back Darnay Holmes. The USC players that were chosen were offensive tackle Austin Jackson and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. Asiasi is a sure handed tight end that was drafted in the third round by the New England Patriots. The 6-3, 257 pound Asiasi has average speed but what the NFL...
After six years away from the playoffs the Lakers were primed and ready to make a run deep into the post season and possibly win an NBA Championship. Then the coronavirus took the wind out of their sails like getting zero presents on Christmas day. Missing a game winning shot or free throw is one thing but missing part of the season and the playoffs is totally different. This team was built to win this year. Ten of their 16 players on their roster had been in the league six years are more. They...
The Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) made all of the right moves last summer. They signed two super star players, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to go along with a solid roster that included Patrick Beverly, Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams. During the season they added forward Marcus Morris and guard Reggie Jackson. All the pieces to the championship puzzle were put together by a studious front office led by Lawrence Frank, President of Basketball Operations and...
Preliminary test results indicate that one Culver City resident has tested positive for COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus disease 2019. Cases are considered presumptive until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the results. The City does not know the source of exposure and whether it was through the community or exposure to an individual known to have COVID-19. A second individual was in close contact with the positive resident and has also exhibited...
