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The No. 2 ranked UCLA softball team will start their journey to the softball College World Series this weekend when they host the Los Angeles Regionals on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the UCLA campus. Three other teams will join the Bruins in the regionals. Weber State, Cal State Fullerton and Missouri will battle each other in a double elimination regional tournament. The Bruins are 46-5, Weber State is 26-19 and Fullerton is 38-16 and Missouri 32-23. The Bruins have not won a championship...
Los Angeles Football Club, currently with the best record in Major League Soccer (8-1-3), looks to improve its standard by taking on FC Dallas twice this week in a pair of Western Conference clashes. With an MLS schedule break coming soon due to the Concacaf Gold Cup from June 15 – July 7, this is the second time this season the team has had to play an opponent sequentially. FC Dallas (5-4-2), respectably in fifth place with 17 points, has lost its last two games and was held to a scoreless d...
Culver City High track and field was represented well at the CIF Southern Section Divisional Finals last Saturday at El Camino College in Torrance. Centaur student-athletes combined to earn one gold, two silvers and one bronze in the sprinting events. The Culver girls finished 9th out of 36 Division 2 schools in the team totals while the boys placed 13th out of 45 Division 2 schools. Mekhi Evans-bey ran a personal best time of 48.18 to take first place in the 400m Division 2 race. The winning...
There was no joy in Culver City High Baseball-land last Friday afternoon. The Centaurs suffered a tough 2-0 shutout loss at home to Sunny Hills High from Fullerton in first round of the 2019 CIF Division 4 Baseball Championships. Culver City qualified for the Southern Section Playoffs with a second place finish in the Ocean League while riding a five-game winning streak. The classic pitching duel with the Lancers turned on one inning. Though both teams threatened throughout the well-pitched...
Culver City High track and field is alive and well heading into this weekend’s CIF Track and Field Divisional Championship Finals. Saturday’s May 11 Finals, starting 1:00 p.m. at El Camino College in Torrance will feature at 14 total Centaurs from the girls and boys teams. Last Saturday during the CIF Divisional Prelims at Moorpark High School, senior sprinter Kayla Barnes qualified for four girls varsity and junior Mekhi Evans-bey qualified for three boys varsity Finals events. Both girls 4x100...
The rest of Major League Soccer is finally starting to counter LAFC's high-scoring offense with almost a third of the 2019 season already completed. Los Angeles Football Club still has the best record in league with 24 points despite an unexpected 0-0 draw at home with Chicago Fire SC last Saturday night. A match at Columbus Crew SC this weekend could restore their mojo. The Crew began the season near the top of the Eastern Conference standings with four wins, one tie and only one loss in their...
The No. 2 ranked UCLA softball team can clinch the top spot in the Pac-12 if they can win one or two games against visiting Arizona on Friday and Saturday. The Bruins are 19-2 in league play but Washington and Arizona are close behind at 17-4. The Bruins need a combination of things to happen this weekend to claim the league championship. Friday's game against the Wildcats starts at 5 p.m. and Saturday's game starts at 12 p.m. These will be the last regular games before the NCAA regional...
There was plenty of gold awaiting Culver City High track and field. But the big surprise of the 2019 Ocean League Finals was the Centaur varsity girls upset loss to El Segundo High by a single point, 144-143. Yet not to be denied, the Culver City boys varsity and girls frosh/soph teams defended their respective league titles. The Culver varsity girls dominated in the sprints, hurdles and relays but failed to win the League Championship for the first time in five years. El Segundo excelled in...
The Los Angeles Rams spent three days of the 2019 NFL Draft trading away their first-round pick, swapping draft choices and adding selections. Safety Taylor Rapp became the Rams top choice at No. 29 in the Second Round and 61st overall. Eventually the Super Bowl finalists settled on three third-rounders, one fourth, one fifth and two seventh picks. We didn't feel like we would get him, but through it all we're always like, 'Wow, Taylor Rapp,' because of his rare instincts, short area...
On your marks... the Ocean League Track & Field Prelims featured student athletes from six high schools at Culver City High on Monday afternoon. Lawndale, El Segundo, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Hawthorne and host Culver City competed until dusk to qualify for this Thursday's League Finals, also at Jerry Chabola Stadium starting at 4:00 p.m. To facilitate scheduling, both girls and boys varsity and frosh/soph teams competed in 14 League Final events on Monday. Teams completed the 3200m...
At press time the Clippers were headed to Oakland to play game five of their best of seven playoff series against the powerful Golden State Warriors. The defending NBA champions took the Clippers best shot in game four at Staples Center last Sunday and turned it into a 113-105 victory. Game five was played last Wednesday and even if the Clippers upset the Warriors in Oakland winning the series is highly unlikely. Give the Clippers credit for making it this far. They were picked to win 30-35...
Off to one of the quickest starts in MLS history, LAFC (6-0-1) will test its mettle in a home-and-away series versus the hot Seattle Sounders FC (5-0-1) starting this Sunday. The highly anticipated matches comes on the heels of LAFC's third consecutive shutout, a well-earned 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati last Saturday night at Banc of California Stadium. LAFC is leading the highly competitive Western Conference with 19 points, followed by Seattle with 16. City-rival L.A. Galaxy, with five wins in...
There are less than two months remaining in Culver City High athletics for the 2019 academic year. Currently seven programs are winding down the regular season in preparation for the CIF postseason in the coming weeks: girls and boys track and field, girls and boys lacrosse, boys tennis, softball and baseball. Both Centaur track and field teams continued to enjoy success in Ocean League, invitational and regional meets this season. Culver City will host the Ocean League track and field Prelims...
The Los Angeles Clippers just completed one of the largest comebacks in NBA playoff history last Monday and the Lakers are trying to complete a search for a new coach. Both teams are in positions that no one thought they would be in but that's the nature of the sports world. The Clippers, led by Lou Williams' 36 points came from 31 points down to stun the Golden State Warriors in Oakland. Williams also had 11 assists and Danilo Gallinari had 25 points and Montrezl Harrell scored 24 and grabbed...
Ocean League Baseball 2019 is not a picnic. For the first time all season Culver City High baseball took a pretty good one on the chin. Visiting El Segundo High thrashed the Centaurs, 9-0, on Tuesday afternoon, April 9, the first of two games this week between the two perennially successful programs in the Westside and South Bay. Culver City also lost consecutive games for the first time this season while their record dropped to 3-2 in league. They still carry a respectable 14-4 overall record...
When people talk about UCLA sports the first thing that comes to mind is their men's basketball team and the second thing in the conversation is football. Both of those programs are struggling but several of UCLA's smaller sports have climbed to the top of the college sports mountain. The women's softball team is 35-1 and ranked No. 1 in the nation. The men's baseball team is No. 1 with a record of 23-6. The women's beach volleyball team is 26-1 and ranked No. 1 and the women's gymnastics team...
LAFC reaffirmed its flying start in the 2019 MLS season with a very credible 4-0 shutout over D.C. United last Saturday afternoon at Audi Field. Even with an unsatisfying second half, first place Black and Gold registered its second consecutive shutout on the road as well as another hat-trick, this time by forward Diego Rossi. "It's great to win 4-0 away from home," said head coach Bob Bradley. "We scored some really good goals. Today is a choppy game. So it's not exactly a game where there's...
Culver City High baseball has opened the season with an impressive 13-2 record. Yet the Centaurs are ramping up their mid-season competition in preparation for an Ocean League title quest. This week the Centaurs will face two teams from San Fernando Valley before turning their attention towards a strong El Segundo squad next week. "League is priority but what I like best is we're going to play two really good team this week," said Centaur head coach Rick Prieto. "If these two games don't...
The UCLA baseball and softball teams are ranked No. 1 in the latest college polls. Add to that list the Bruins No. 1 ranked beach volleyball team and the Bruins are riding high in the spring despite the recent admissions scandal that included the UCLA soccer coach. The softball team is 32-1 and they travel to Arizona State for a three game series against the Sun Devils on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They return home on April 12, 13 and 14 against Oregon. The softball team is a fun team to...
Just when you thought you had the NBA all figured out the two professional basketball teams in Los Angeles left you scratching your head? The Lakers season will be over next week and the Clippers will move on in the playoffs. The Clippers are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference with three games to play in the regular season. Their record is currently 47-31 and if the playoffs started today they would probably play the Houston Rockets. Two out of their three remaining games are at...
The artistry of Carlos Vela was on full display Saturday afternoon during LAFC's 5-0 thrashing of the San Jose Earthquakes. The shutout placed LAFC at the top of the MLS Western Conference standings with 13 points at 4-0-1. And a golden opportunity looms on the horizon: an early-season matchup at Eastern Conference leader D.C. United this Sunday afternoon. Carlos Vela, who scored his first career MLS hat trick at San Jose, has taken his game to another level. He leads the league with six goals...
The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated last Friday from the playoffs. They have been on a downhill spiral for the last few weeks. Two of their starters, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball are still injured and the team is still looking for the light at the end of the free agent tunnel. That's the bad news. The good news is this is still the Lakers town. Fans still pack the Staples Center regardless of whom the Lakers are playing or who the Lakers put on the court. "The fans are awesome,"...
Last year, LAFC enjoyed success in their inaugural season at Banc of California Stadium. During the regular MLS season they won nine of 17 home matches and lost only once. Yet the seven draws at home, many due to failing to protect the lead, was a precursor to their unexpected 3-2 opening loss to Real Salt Lake in the playoffs. That has all changed in 2019 through four games. The success is still there with LAFC winning all three home games and leading the Western Conference with 10 points....
The UCLA softball team will be looking to move into the 30 win category this weekend when the Bruins play the University of California on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. UCLA is the No. 1 team in the nation and they come into the weekend games with a record of 29-1. This season the Bruins appear to have no weaknesses. Their pitching is outstanding, their hitting is excellent and their defense is very good. The knock on the Bruins the last few years is that have they had only one solid reliable...
Last November, LAFC was unceremoniously knocked out in the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs by Real Salt Lake, 3-2, at Banc of California Stadium. The upset left a bad taste that lingered throughout the winter following a most successful inaugural season for the Black and Gold. This Saturday, LAFC can begin the payback against Real. LAFC returns to Banc of California Stadium this Saturday with a 2-0-1 record in the early 2019 season, tied for second place with seven points behind Western Co...
