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  • CCHS football faces Santa Monica after tough road loss

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Oct 26, 2023

    By The Culver City high school football team will try to recover from a disappointing loss to Palos Verdes last Friday when they travel to Santa Monica high school on Friday to face the Vikings at 7 p.m. on the Santa Monica high school campus. For many years Santa Monica's home football games were played at Santa Monica College but not this year. Culver City goes into the last regular season game with an overall record of 6-3 and they are 3-1 which is good enough for second place in the six...

  • Culver City High School football battles Palos Verdes for the championship

    y Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Oct 19, 2023

    Here we go again. Another big football game for the Culver City Centaurs. A few weeks ago, it was Home Coming and last week it was Senior Night. Now the Centaurs travel deep into the South Bay to face one of the best teams in the CIF Southern Section on Friday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. against Palos Verdes. All of Palos Verdes home games are at 3 p.m. because their football field has no lights. Lights are no lights it should be an outstanding high school football game. Palos Verdes Sea Kings...

  • Culver City high school football hosts Peninsula on Senior Night

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Oct 5, 2023

    It seems like every week is a big game during a high school football season. Homecoming, rivalries and senior night all make up an exciting season for high school football teams all across the nation. Friday night is one of those nights for the Culver City high school football team. It's Senior Night and the Centaurs will play another important Bay League game when they host Peninsula at 7 p.m. inside the Jerry Chabola Stadium. The Centaurs are 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the Bay League after beating...

  • A team without a pool continues to produce the last 35 years

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Oct 5, 2023

    It's a well-documented fact that the Culver City high school boy's and girl's aquatics programs produce successful swimming and water polo teams without a pool on campus. They use the Vets Park public pool located off campus on Overland Ave. Despite not having their own pool it has not stopped the father and son coaching combination of the Dordoni family. Nestor Jr. has been the head coach for the last five years and his father Nestor Sr. is his assistant coach. Nestor Jr. has been coaching...

  • USC football travels to Arizona State on Saturday

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Oct 5, 2023

    The 5th ranked USC Trojans football team will travel to the land of the desert on Saturday when they face the Arizona State Sun Devils at 7:30 p.m. The Sun Devils are 1-2 and USC is 3-0. It's the second Pac-12 game for USC and the first of three Pac-12 games before they travel to South Bend to battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on October 14. Before the Notre Dame game the Trojans play Colorado at 9 a.m. on September 30 on the road and they face Arizona at home on October 7. The...

  • Centaurs win thriller against Mira Costa, battle Redondo Friday night

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Oct 5, 2023

    The ball was suspended in time. The boisterous crowd fell quiet. Mira Costa's last second field goal was short and that's when the players, coaches and the crowd went wild. It was Friday night lights at its best. At least for Culver City. The final score read, Culver City Centaurs 14, the Mira Costa Mustangs 13, at Culver City last Friday night in a Bay league opening game for both teams. It was a perfect ending to a homecoming night. "Tonight reminded me of the 1999 game against Mira Costa at...

  • A team without a pool continues to produce the last 35 years

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 28, 2023

    It's a well-documented fact that the Culver City high school boy's and girl's aquatics programs produce successful swimming and water polo teams without a pool on campus. They use the Vets Park public pool located off campus on Overland Ave. Despite not having their own pool, it has not stopped the father and son coaching combination of the Dordoni family. Nestor Jr. has been the head coach for the last five years and his father Nestor Sr. is his assistant coach. Nestor Jr. has been coaching...

  • Dodgers take another hit after Urias arrest

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 28, 2023

    If there is any organization in Major League Baseball that can recover from an off the field incident it's the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last year it was pitcher Trevor Bauer and now it's pitcher Julio Urias. Urias was arrested on September 3, outside the BMO Stadium after a Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) game against Miami. Since then, the Dodgers have indicated that he is no longer a member of the team. Even after the Bauer incident last year and now Urias, the Dodgers have continued to stay in...

  • Centaurs win thriller against Mira Costa, battle Redondo Friday night

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 28, 2023

    By The ball was suspended in time. The boisterous crowd fell quiet. Mira Costa's last second field goal was short and that's when the players, coaches and the crowd went wild. It was Friday night lights at its best. At least for Culver City. The final score read, Culver City Centaurs 14, the Mira Costa Mustangs 13, at Culver City last Friday night in a Bay league opening game for both teams. It was a perfect ending to a homecoming night. "Tonight reminded me of the 1999 game against Mira Costa...

  • USC football travels to Arizona State on Saturday

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 21, 2023

    The 5th ranked USC Trojans football team will travel to the land of the desert on Saturday when they face the Arizona State Sun Devils at 7:30 p.m. The Sun Devils are 1-2 and USC is 3-0. It's the second Pac-12 game for USC and the first of three Pac-12 games before they travel to South Bend to battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on October 14. Before the Notre Dame game the Trojans play Colorado at 9 a.m. on September 30 on the road and they face Arizona at home on October 7. The...

  • USC football travels to Arizona State on Saturday

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 21, 2023

    By The 5th ranked USC Trojans football team will travel to the land of the desert on Saturday when they face the Arizona State Sun Devils at 7:30 p.m. The Sun Devils are 1-2 and USC is 3-0. It's the second Pac-12 game for USC and the first of three Pac-12 games before they travel to South Bend to battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on October 14. Before the Notre Dame game the Trojans play Colorado at 9 a.m. on September 30 on the road and they face Arizona at home on October 7....

  • Centaurs lose to Warren, face the Dorsey Dons on Friday night

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 14, 2023

    Friday night lights are still shining but after Culver City's loss to the Warren Bears last Friday at home the lights got a little dimmer for the home town Centaurs. The 42-36 loss to Warren was a classic shootout by two high powered offenses. Next up for the Centaurs is the Dorsey Dons this Friday night at home. Kick off is set for 7 p.m. Although Dorsey is 0-4 and Culver City is 2-2 the game is still played on the football field. "Dorsey is a young team," said Culver City head football coach...

  • Dodgers take another hit after Urias arrest

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 14, 2023

    If there is any organization in Major League Baseball that can recover from an off the field incident it’s the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last year it was pitcher Trevor Bauer and now it’s pitcher Julio Urias. Urias was arrested on September 3, outside the BMO Stadium after a Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) game against Miami. Since then, the Dodgers have indicated that he is no longer a member of the team. Even after the Bauer incident last year and now Urias, the Dodgers have continued to stay in...

  • Coed Flag Football starts on September 9, at Mar Vista Recreation Center

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 14, 2023

    Mar Vista Recreation Center kicks off its flag football season on Saturday, September 9, with the first day of practices and evaluations at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Practices will continue on Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Kids from 7-12 years old are invited to come and test their skills on the flag football field. The fee is $150 and that covers unforms, trophies and referee fees. After six practices, one on Saturday and another one during the week, the season will start on S...

  • Culver City High School's football team hopes their roller coaster stays up

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 14, 2023

    Culver City high school 2023 football season has been an up and down ride like a roller coaster. The first game of the season the Centaurs scored 72 points, but they gave up 63 against San Jacinto. In their second game Loyola held Culver City to six points and the Centaur defense gave up 24. Last week against Palmdale Culver City scored 59 points and held Palmdale scoreless. Now here comes Warren high school from the City of Downey to battle the Centaurs on Friday night on the Culver City campus...

  • Coed Flag Football starts on September 9, at Mar Vista Recreation Center

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 7, 2023

    Mar Vista Recreation Center kicks off its flag football season on Saturday, September 9, with the first day of practices and evaluations at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Kids from 7-12 years old are invited to come and test their skills on the flag football field. The fee is $150 and that covers unforms, trophies and referee fees. After six practices, one on Saturday and another one during the week, the season will start on Saturday, September 30. The eight-week season will end on Saturday November 18, a...

  • Loyola shuts down Culver City's offense in 24-7 loss

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Sep 7, 2023

    You could feel the excitement in the stands and on Centaur sideline before the game. After the Culver City high school football team scored 72 points against San Jacinto two weeks ago the anticipation was in the air for another explosive night for their offense. But what a difference a week can make. Loyola held the Centaur offense to just 6 points in a 24-6 loss last Friday night at Loyola. "I thought Loyola did a good job of neutralizing our offense," said Culver City head football coach...

  • Centaurs win shoot out, get ready for Loyola on Friday

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    Fans that traveled to the high school football game last Friday night at San Jacinto high school got two for the price of one. They witnessed a football game and a track meet. In one of the highest scoring games in Culver City football history the Centaurs outlasted the Tigers 72-63 in an old-fashioned shoot-out. "It was really crazy," said Culver City high school head football coach Jahmal Wright in a telephone interview Sunday night. "A whole lot of fireworks." The day started with an 81-mile...

  • Culver City Parks and Recreation and Y.S.E. make a winning combination

    Steve Finley Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    The summer is almost over, and last week summer camp ended for the Culver City Parks and Recreation Program but for most of the kids in the Culver City summer camps the memories will last forever. You can tell when a summer camp is successful because the kids are making a lot of noise. The kids were loud at the Culver City camps. All the summer camps in the Culver City Parks and Recreation were successful but the Youth Sports Enrichment (Y.S.E.) summer camp offered something a little different...

  • Rams look to improve in week two against the Raiders

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    The Los Angeles Rams move into week two of the preseason with one thing on their minds. They need to improve after getting beaten by their Los Angeles rivals, the Chargers. The final score was 34-17 but it appeared like the Rams were a step behind the whole game in front of a lively crowd. Now is the time to see if the Rams can improve against the Raiders on Saturday at SoFi Stadium at 6 p.m. "I thought there was some positives and there were some very correctable things that we can clean up,"...

  • Coed Flag Football starts on September 9, at Mar Vista Recreation Cente

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    Mar Vista Recreation Center kicks off its flag football season on Saturday, September 9, with the first day of practices and evaluations at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Kids from 7-12 years old are invited to come and test their skills on the flag football field. The fee is $150 and that covers unforms, trophies and referee fees. After six practices, one on Saturday and another one during the week, the season will start on Saturday, September 30. The eight-week season will end on Saturday November 18, a...

  • Rams look to improve in week two against the Raiders

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 17, 2023

    By The Los Angeles Rams move into week two of the preseason with one thing on their minds. They need to improve after getting beaten by their Los Angeles rivals, the Chargers. The final score was 34-17 but it appeared like the Rams were a step behind the whole game in front of a lively crowd. Now is the time to see if the Rams can improve against the Raiders on Saturday at SoFi Stadium at 6 p.m. "I thought there was some positives and there were some very correctable things that we can clean...

  • Rams hoping preseason will shed light on the new players

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 17, 2023

    The preseason in the National Football League (NFL) is a time to showcase younger players and give the coaches an opportunity to try to discover the next stars of the future. For the Rams it all starts on Saturday at 6 p.m. at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood when they face the Chargers. As usual most of the starting players will not play but key second and third team players will be out on the field. "We have to get guys ready to go," said Rams head coach Sean McVay last Saturday at the Rams training...

  • Coed Summer Flag Football at Mar Vista Recreation Center

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jul 20, 2023

    One of the biggest and fastest growing sports in America is Flag Football. Elementary Schools, Middle Schools and High Schools are all playing Flag Football and that is why Mar Vista Recreation Center is offering a Coed Summer Flag Football Clinic for boys and girls. The Clinic starts Saturday, July 15 and it will run for six straight Saturdays to August 19. The time is set for 10 a.m. -12 p.m. The clinic will focus on the basic fundamentals of Flag Football, which includes flag pulling,...

  • Culver City basketball coaches discover the fountain of youth

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jul 13, 2023

    Culver City schools and especially the high school has never been known for boys' basketball, but the tide may be turning if the high school can make another run deep into the CIF and State playoffs. The girls high school team under the direction of coach Julian Anderson has produced championship and winning programs for the past 16 years but not the boys. Last season (2022-23) the boys' team took a giant step into the category of respectability. The boys' team, under the direction of head coach...

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