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The NCAA is at it again. USC men’s basketball team takes second place in the Pac-12 regular season and second place in the one and done Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas last week and that’s not good enough to make the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans finished the regular season 23-11 despite losing one of their best players before the season started due to an FBI investigation. They played the season with several players in and out of the lineup because of injuries and they still advanced to the Pac...
Despite fielding the youngest team in a number of years the 2018 Culver City High baseball team is off to a nice start. Behind a one-hitter the Centaurs took care of Campbell Hall High, 6-0, in the fourth game of the Southern California Invitational Tournament to improve its early season record to 3-1. Having won their first two games of the tournament, the Centaurs lost their first game of the season at Granada Hills Charter, 8-3, last Thursday, March 1. It was a two-run ballgame until the...
On your mark... The 2018 Culver City Invitational Relays can only mean one thing: high school track and field is in season. The meet continues to gain in popularity as 25 Southern California schools representing 12 leagues participated at Culver City High on Saturday, March 3. Girls and boys varsity and frosh/soph teams competed for medals in 48 total events under partly cloudy, slightly windy but ideal temperature conditions. For the Culver High squads under Head Coach Jahmal Wright and Girls...
After covering the NBA for almost 50 years I learned something today that had never crossed my mind. It is possible for these superior athletes to suffer like anyone else. Yes, they can experience panic attacks while playing a game that is admired by millions of fans. Kevin Love, the former UCLA star, has told us he has suffered panic attacks and tells anyone who has done that should take it seriously. He says he’s now paying attention to his mental health. Love isn’t playing right now bec...
It’s that time of the year. Its win are go home for a lot of teams and it’s no different for UCLA and USC men’s basketball. If both teams expect to make it to the 2018 NCAA Division I Tournament they need to win games in this week’s Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. The tournament starts on Thursday for both teams. The No. 4 seeded Bruins will take on the winner of last Wednesdays’ game against California and Stanford at 12 p.m. and the No 2 seeded Trojans will play the winner of the Oregon an...
Culver City High was rewarded with a first round home-seed draw in the 2018 California State Girls Basketball Division 3 Championship tournament based on its 25-6 season record and reaching the semifinal round in the recent CIF Division 3AA Championships. The Centaurs will host Carson High at 7:00 p.m. this Wednesday, March 7, in Del Goodyear Gymnasium. The Colts won the 2018 CIFLACS Division I Girls Basketball Playoff Championship last Saturday, beating Legacy High 75-63. Carson (20-12...
The City of Ventura was the end of the road for Culver City High boys basketball in 2018. The Centaurs never found their traction as they lost 80-61 to Buena High in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 3A Playoffs last Tuesday night, February 20. Trailing 18-12 after the first quarter the Centaurs responded with 22 points in the second. The only problem was the Bulldogs also scoring 22 points in the quarter to lead at half, 40-34. Yet Culver City had to feel good trailing by o...
The Culver City High girls basketball team's quest to win its second CIF Southern Section Basketball title unfortunately came to an abrupt end in the City of Downey on Saturday night, February 24. The Centaurs suffered a heartbreaking 63-59 overtime loss to the Warren High Bears in the semifinal round of the Division 3AA Playoffs. "One of the toughest losses...," said Culver Head Coach Julian Anderson. "We had the ball with three seconds to go and tried to take advantage of a miscue by their...
A lot of interesting basketball will be played in the NBA this season. We don’t know who the champion will be. If you like the sport you have months of entertainment coming up. But another subject has become very important. With LeBron James breaking records a lot of attention has begun to go his way with fans wondering where he’s going to play next season. You see, LeBron crushed some long-standing records last weekend and he’s reached that super duper place of all-time great. Lebron belongs to...
The Centaur boys basketball team took care of business at home to advance to the third round in the 2018 CIF Playoffs. Culver City High defeated Glendale 83-69 and Torrance High, 76-57, in their opening round games last week. The Centaurs travel to play Buena High from Ventura this Tuesday, February 20, in the third round Southern Section Division 3A matchup. The Centaurs weathered strong first half shooting from the Glendale Nitros on Wednesday night to grab a commanding lead and the game in...
Another season, another deep run into the playoffs. The Culver City High girls basketball team successfully advanced to the Round three of the 2018 CIF Southern Section Division 3AA Playoffs this past week playing at home against Crossroads, 66-50, and South Pasadena High, 67-48. The Centaurs will host Colony High from Ontario at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 21. It was packed bleachers in Del Goodyear Gymnasium as visiting Crossroads kept things close throughout the first half. The Centaurs kept...
There was a lot of doubt about this all-star game played Sunday night at Staples Center. I was among the journalists who weren’t thrilled with the drastic change of choosing teams, letting LeBron James and Steff Curry make picks and ignoring the tradition of East playing West. But I must admit the teams played an interesting game that resulted in LeBron’s team winning 148-145. I’m happy to report that there was more defense than we normally see in an all-star game. OK let’s not carried away bu...
The all-star game is over and now it’s time for the 23-34 Lakers and 30-26 Clippers to go back to work. Both teams are hoping to make the playoffs but it still seems like a long shot for the Lakers who are in 11th place in the Western conference. The Clippers are tied for ninth position. Only eight teams from the East and West make the playoffs The next Laker game is at home on Friday at 7:30 p.m. against the Dallas Mavericks. Their next four games are on the road starting with their Saturday g...
Bubba and Riviera are an even-year match made in heaven. For the third time in the past five years Bubba Watson won the PGA Tour's signature event in Pacific Palisades at the Riviera Country Club. Watson was visibly and emotionally touched as he accepted the 2018 Genesis Open trophy, winning by two strokes over Tony Finau and Kevin Na. "My feeling is I can't believe it. You know, the hard work, the dedication, the drive, the tears knowing that I won," said Watson. "It's unbelievable. To do it...
Magic Johnson isn’t the kind of guy who’ll watch opportunities come around and sit idly. We all know from his playing days that competitive spirit is one of his greatest qualities. Now that he’s in charge of making the Lakers’ roster better he had a chance this week to do something bold and create $70 million in salary cap space within NBA limits, in an attempt to sign two elite free agents, even one this year and the other next year. If you’re a Laker fan you’re applauding. You’re happ...
Culver City High boys basketball captured the 2018 Ocean League championship last Tuesday, February 6 when they defeated archrival Santa Monica High, 78-67, at Del Goodyear Gymnasium. It was the first league title for the Centaurs in decades. However, the Culver boys bid to go undefeated in league was denied as they lost at Beverly Hills High, 56-53, two nights later. Culver City finished with a 9-1 league record. Beverly Hills ended in second place at 8-2, Santa Monica in third at 9-1, El Segun...
Professional athletes are traded all the time but when it happens most of the time it’s a shock to the players, families and fans. Unfortunately that is one of the things professional athletes have to deal with. They make a lot of money but on any given day they might have to leave one area of the country and go to another. Two Laker players, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. had to leave sunny southern California and go to cold Cleveland. Former Clipper Blake Griffin was traded to Detroit s...
Recapturing the girls basketball Ocean League title was a bittersweet affair for Culver City High. The Centaurs were undefeated and in sole possession of first place before losing a tough road grind to Beverly Hills High, 48-46, in the final league game of the season. The loss left the Culver girls tied with Beverly for the 2018 league championship, each finishing with a 9-1 record. Coincidentally, Culver beat Beverly weeks earlier by the same score. In that game they rallied to beat the...
The tee times have now been set for the 2018 Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. Defending tournament champion Dustin Johnson, tournament host Tiger Woods and two-time Riviera winner Phil Mickelson are among the 144 golfers scheduled to compete beginning this Thursday, February 15. For the second consecutive year the PGA Tour event is sponsored by Genesis Motor America and for the second consecutive year the tournament is produced and managed by TGR Live, which serves to...
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has announced that Clayton Kershaw will be the team's opening day pitcher on March 29 when the Dodgers open their season against the Giants at Dodger Stadium. Kershaw, who is turning 30, is tied with Don Sutton and Don Drysdale with seven opening day starts....
Magic Johnson isn’t the kind of guy who’ll watch opportunities come around and sit idly. We all know from his playing days that competitive spirit is one of his greatest qualities. Now that he’s in charge of making the Lakers’ roster better he had a chance this week to do something bold and create $70 million in salary cap space within NBA limits, in an attempt to sign two elite free agents, even one this year and the other next year. If you’re a Laker fan you’re applauding. You’re happ...
Culver City High boys basketball advanced to Round 2 of the CIF Southern Section Division 3A Championships beating a stubborn Glendale High team, 83-69, at Del Goodyear Gymnasium on Wednesday night, February 14. The Centaurs will host the Torrance High Tartars this Friday night, February 16, starting at 7:00 p.m. Culver swingman Tevian Jones scored 29 points with dynamic plays while power forward Cy Johnson dominated the paint with 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Centaurs. Keith Dinwiddie...
Culver City High girls basketball beat a very tough Crossroads School team, 66-50, at home on Thursday night, February 15 to advance to Round 2 of the 2018 CIF Southern Section Division 3AA Playoffs. The Centaurs will now "host" the South Pasadena High Tigers, who advanced by defeating Chino High, 56-53, in their first round game. The Culver girls were originally scheduled to travel to South Pasadena High for the game this Saturday night. However, reportedly there was not a certified basketball...
TGR Live, a Tiger Woods venture, will host and manage the PGA Tour's Genesis Open for the second consecutive year at the famed Riviera Country Club in beautiful Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles from February 12-18. And the fans will get an added bonus: Tiger is healthy and will be playing at Riviera for the first time since 2006 when the event was known as the Nissan Open. Last week TGR Live tournament director and vice president of championships Mike Antolini presented the Genesis Open media day...
11 has been quite a year for Culver City High girls and boys basketball. For the first time since anyone can remember both teams have captured their respective Ocean League titles in the same season. Both teams now prepare for CIF Southern Section Playoff games this Wednesday and Thursday, February 14 - 15. The Centaur boys will host Glendale High on Wednesday night and the girls will host Crossroads High on Thursday night in Del Goodyear Gymnasium. Both games start at 7:00 p.m. The boys...
