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Culver City's football team is training hard and everyone is keeping their fingers crossed that their will be a season played despite the coronavirus. The Centaurs have a lot to lose if their season is cancelled. They are ranked 24th in the State of California and 16th in Southern California. These are the highest rankings in Culver City history. "Our physical distancing workouts are going well so far," said Centaur head coach Jahmal Wright last week during a telephone interview. "It's very...
For the past three years Culver City high school has had one of the best football programs in the state. Now the Centaurs have arrived. They are ranked 24th in the state and 16th in Southern California. "I believed this is the first time we have been ranked that high in the state," said Culver City Athletic Director Tom Salter this week. Usually those type of high rankings are reserved for Division 1 schools, but the Centaurs have reached that elite level with outstanding players and coaches....
It is better late than never. UCLA and USC football teams will take the field for the first time this season, three months behind schedule because of the coronavirus. A lot of the other major football conferences started playing a few months ago but the Pac-12 will kick off their season Saturday. USC will play a rare west coast 9 a.m. game against Arizona State and UCLA will travel to Colorado to take on the Buffalos at 4 p.m. Both teams have a lot of question marks, but both teams have...
It's a great time to be a Los Angeles sports fan, especially for the last few weeks. The Lakers won the NBA championship a few weeks ago, the Dodgers won the World Series last Tuesday, the LAFC soccer team beat the Galaxy last Sunday, the Chargers won their game last Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars at SoFi Stadium and the Rams dominated the Chicago Bears on Monday Night football at SoFi. How sweet it is. Out of all of the victories, the Dodgers ' win maybe the icing on the cake for...
For the past five or six years the Dodgers have put together some very good teams. All they needed was a clutch and energetic player to bring out the best in the rest of their stars. That player is Mookie Betts. One announcer on Fox called Betts a six tool player which means he has an extra gear that no other player in major league baseball has. If you are a complete baseball player then you are a five tool player which means you hit home runs and base hits, you have speed to steal bases, you...
The first three games of the National League Championship series between the Dodgers and the Braves has produced a combination of good hitting and good pitching. Both of those teams have exhibited both of those qualities. Last Wednesday, with the Dodgers needing a win to stay competitive in the series after dropping the first two games, they exploded to 15 runs to beat the Braves 15-3 in Arlington, Texas. The starting pitcher for the Dodgers Wednesday was Julio Urias. The Dodgers next game is...
The Lakers championship season ended six days ago and the buzz has already started. Can they repeat? Will they have the same team? Will Father time catch up to LeBron James? Will free agent Anthony Davis resign with the Lakers? There are still a lot of questions to be answered but one thing is certain. The Lakers weathered the storm and came out on top in one of the most amazing and at the same time unpredictable NBA seasons ever. From the China trip controversies last summer, to the death of...
It's no secret that Laker super star LeBron James keeps his body in great condition. At 35 years old he is one of the best conditioned athletes in the world but James has another secret that keeps him on top of the professional basketball world. It's his mind. His body and mind has put the Lakers in a position to win their 17th championship if the beat the Miami Heat tonight. "It's a chess match," said James last Tuesday after he scored 28 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out nine assist i...
He plan prances like a deer but he is more powerful than a locomotive. No it's not superman it's LeBron James. At the age of 35 James is still the best player in the world and arguably the best basketball player in history. Against the Miami Heat he scored 25 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out nine assists during the Lakers 116-98 win last Wednesday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Game 2 is set for Friday at 6 p.m. on ABC. What makes James so unique is he makes his teammates better. This...
Some people say defense wins championships but if you don't score points a good defense can be wasted. Two games into the 2020 season and the Chargers and Rams have the right combination to have winning seasons. Their defenses are led by powerful defensive lines, active linebackers and opportunistic defensive backs. The Rams are also led by a young fifth year quarterback in Jared Goff and Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert made an impressive debut against the defending Super Bowl...
Blame it on the Bubble. Blame it on chemistry. Blame it on the coaching staff. You can blame it on a lot of things but the fact is the Clippers folded with a stacked deck. They blew a three game series lead to the Denver Nuggets and you could hear Clippers fans crying all over the world. "I am the coach and I will take the blame but we did not meet expectations," said a dejected Clippers head coach Doc Rivers on zoom after the game last Tuesday. "It was hard because I have a good group of guys...
The Bruins and Trojans will not play football this fall because of the coronavirus but that does not mean you won't see UCLA and USC players on the field playing professional football in the NFL. They will be well represented on Sundays and five of them will be playing at the new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Playing for the Rams will be wide receiver Robert Woods and linebacker Kenny Young. Suiting up for the Chargers will be running back Joshua Kelly, linebacker Uchenna Nwosu and offensive...
The Chargers and the Rams are getting ready for their season openers on September 13. The Rams will host the Cowboys in their $5 Billion SoFi Stadium and the Chargers will travel to Cincinnati for their first game against the Bengals. Both teams have some holes to fill and one of the biggest holes for both teams is at the running back position. The Rams are trying to replace Todd Gurley II with three running backs and the Chargers are trying fill the shoes of Melvin Gordon with three running...
Culver City high school varsity swim coach experienced a first year last spring that was one for the ages. Peter Egan’s hopes for a great season turned into disappointment because of the coronavirus. Like all of the Culver City high school spring sports the excitement of seeing talented athletes perform in league play and eventually in the CIF playoffs turned into a nightmare. “There are quite a few of very talented swimmers in our community and one of the big disappointments this past spr...
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....
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 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....
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...
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...
