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Some high schools are fortunate to send four or five student athletes to the CIF Track and Field preliminaries but when you send 16, that's quite an accomplishment. That's how many the Centaurs will be sending to the Division 2 prelims on Saturday, at Ventura high school. Leading the way for the girls' team will be one of the fastest runners in the nation, Joelle Trepagnier, and the boys' team is led by Kaiden Whitt. Both athletes will be competing in multiple events. Make no mistake, both...
At first glance at the Culver City girl's lacrosse team, it's hard to figure out who the coach is. Everyone on the sideline looks like high school student athletes. The coach is a recent Culver City high school graduate, Catie Shin. After talking to Shin after her team beat Beverly Hills last week you quickly realize why she is the head coach. She is confident and mature beyond her years. "I started coaching in high school and I have coached at the club level (lacrosse)", said Shin after the...
At first glance at the Culver City girl's lacrosse team, it's hard to figure out who the coach is. Everyone on the sideline looks like high school student athletes. The coach is a recent Culver City high school graduate, Catie Shin. After talking to Shin after her team beat Beverly Hills last week you quickly realize why she is the head coach. She is confident and mature beyond her years. "I started coaching in high school and I have coached at the club level (lacrosse)", said Shin after the...
For the past 12 years the Culver City girls track and field teams have climbed to the top of the high school track and field world. Under the guidance of former girls' head coach Rayfield M. Beaton the Centaurs have been in the spotlight every year. Beaton was a world class runner who attended USC. Now another world class runner, Lashinda Demus has stepped in to coach the girls and she has continued to keep the light burning as bright as ever. The No. 1 ranked CIF Division 2 Centaurs showed the...
Senior Imaan Minwalla , freshman Leena Powell, junior Morgan Maddox and sophomore Joelle Trepagnier all smiles after they ran the 4X100 meter relay race. The same four girls also ran the 4X400 meter relay. They placed sixth in the 4X100 and second in the 4X400 meter relays at the Arcadia Invitational. Photo By Culver City High School...
Culver City senior baseball player Max de la Fuente takes the extra base on a single from first to third with a head first slide....
Culver City high school outdoor spring teams are finally experiencing stable weather and that means more games and more practice times. The baseball, softball, boys' and girls' lacrosse and boys' and girls' track and field teams are gearing up for the final three weeks of Bay league play starting next week. Next week spring break will be over and then the most important part of their seasons will take place. It's important because teams will be trying to make the playoffs and the track and field...
Culver City high school senior, outside hitter David Valenzuela, right and junior middle blocker Henry Brownlow returned this season to help lead the Centaurs through a tough Bay League schedule. Their next home match is April 12 at 3:30 p.m....
Culver City high school pitcher Sunnie Suarez has done a good job on the mound for the Centaurs this season. Culver City faces Mary Star on Wednesday, April 5, at home at 3:30 p.m....
Culver City's speedy guard Brycen Matthews was named to the CIF Division 2AA first team this week....
Esther Viola (Funk) Van Tassel was born on August 17, 1923, in Goessel, Kansas where German was her first language and piano lessons in elementary school her first love. She graduated from Goessel High School where she was a member of the choir, a piano soloist and part of a trio in stage productions and the Senior Play. After graduation, Esther became a full-fledged farmer, along with her father, until age 21. Then, she moved to Wichita, Kansas where she continued her musical journey...
This annual free event designed to help arts-interested students look ahead to college and beyond provides high school students and parents with information about higher education and careers in the creative workforce. High school students as well as parents and high school educators are invited to register and attend Center Theatre Group's College & Career Fair for the Arts. This free event will be at The Music Center Annex in Downtown Los Angeles from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 18. This annual event hosted by Center Theatre Group,...
The Culver City High School boys' basketball team has reached a new level. They put the school on the Southern California basketball map as one of the best teams in the area after they made it all the way to the State Division III Regional final a few weeks ago. One more victory they would made the trip to Sacramento to play in the State Final. This team went further in the playoffs than any basketball team in Culver City High School Now they have a target on their backs. "It feels great...
LOS ANGELES, March 16th — Spring is near! As the seasons change, the American Red Cross is reminding the public that the need for blood doesn’t take a break. Blood and platelets remain at risk of running low this month. Donors are crucial to helping the Red Cross avoid a blood shortage in the weeks to come. Donors of all blood types, especially type O donors and platelet donors, are encouraged to make and keep appointments to donate. Book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or calling 1-8...
High school basketball does not get any better than the State Regional final game that was played at Culver City High School last Tuesday. The gym was packed with a standing room only crowd and the fans were on their feet during the three overtime periods. It was the loudest basketball game ever played at Culver High School. The atmosphere was perfect. The only problem is Culver City's boys high school basketball team lost the game against Buena in triple overtime, 82-79. It was the first time i...
Culver City high school varsity first baseman Josh Iraheta catches the ball during a recent game at Culver City. The Centaurs host Windward at 11 a.m. on Saturday...
Les Misérables is the world's longest running musical - a true modern classic based on Victor Hugo's novel and featuring one of the most memorable scores of all time with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. The multi-award-winning Les Misérables is as groundbreaking today as it was when it first premiered in London in 1985. Epic, grand and uplifting, Les Misérables School Edition packs an emotional wallop that has thrilled audiences all over the world. This aut...
Last Tuesday the Culver City high school boys basketball team won their first round game in the California State Playoff against Crenshaw. The round one of the State Division III boys basketball tournament was another nail biting close game when Culver City beat Crenshaw 70-67, at Culver City inside the Del Goodyear gym. During the last few weeks the Centaurs have played one exhilarating game after another. Next up for the Centaurs is a date with Lincoln high school on Thursday, March 2, at home...
Good things happen to teams that play hard. That's what happened to Culver City high school's boys' varsity basketball team last week. Although they lost a 68-65 overtime game last Friday to Tesoro in the CIF semifinal game they still got an invitation to the big dance, the CIF State Playoffs. Their next game will be on the road next Tuesday or Wednesday. Call Culver City high school to find out the exact time, day, and location. Despite a 17-12 overall record the Centaurs use athleticism and...
It's time for Culver City High School baseball. The new look Centaurs are currently 3-3 and they are hoping to surprise some people with a new head coach and new star players but one thing remains the same. It's still one of the best looking high baseball stadiums in Southern California. Head coach Devaughn Wallace replaced long time head coach Rick Prieto last summer and Wallace is hoping to continue the winning tradition establish by Prieto. Wallace spoke to the media last Tuesday after his te...
Last night, the Black History Month Event in Culver City was a powerful and emotional celebration of Black joy, culture, and history. The event was hosted by Vice-Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, School Board Member Triston Ezidore, and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove at a small business bookstore called Village Wells. The venue was transformed into an art gallery that showcased the incredible artwork of 18 Black high school students from Culver City Unified School District. The space was...
Centaur second baseman Marcos McVey stays focused and completes the double play against Leuzinger last Saturday in their season opener. They won that game game 24-2 but lost their game last Tuesday to North Torrance 3-2. Their next home game is Tuesday against Hawthorne at 3:15 p.m....
And you thought the Super Bowl was exciting. The Culver City high school boys basketball team played one of the most exciting games in school history when they beat Windward 57-55 last Tuesday inside the Del Goodyear gym on the Culver City campus. The boisterous crowd stormed the court after junior forward Achebe Thompson made a layup as the horn sounded to end the game. Hollywood could not have written a better script. "It felt really good," said Thompson outside the locker room right after...
On February 14th, the Culver City Unified School District's board of education voted unanimously in favor of the Black Student Achievement Plan Resolution. The resolution aims to address opportunity gaps that have long hindered African American/Black students in the school district. The resolution acknowledges the school district's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the need to ensure that all students develop strong academic knowledge, skills, and dispositions to prepare them...
Culver City High School head water polo coach, Nestor Dordoni guided the Centaurs to the playoffs but they lost their first round match to Royal 10-7 last Tuesday on the road. They finished the season with a 18-14 record....
