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The Culver City high school varsity baseball team appears to be peaking at the right time. The Centaurs are 11-4 with an eight-game winning streak. During that streak they have outscored their opponents 66-8 and all cylinders are clicking. Eight players are batting over .300 and two of those players, Justin Roulston and Alonso Reyes are batting over .500. Both of those players will be playing college baseball for Long Beach State next year. The team is moving in the right direction at the right...
Culver City high school spring sports teams hope to continue their winning ways after taking some time off for spring break. Baseball, softball, boys' and girls' lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, boys volleyball and tennis will restart their seasons this week and next week. The baseball team is 7-4 overall and 4-0 in league play. They travel to Windward for a 3 p.m. game (today) Thursday and they play a double header on Saturday against Paramount at home at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. They hit th...
Tennis has always been a popular sport in Southern California mainly because of the weather but when the pandemic appeared a few years ago the sport took off like a rocket ship especially in the Culver City parks. Parks like Lindberg, Culver West, Fox Hills and Vets have some of the best tennis instructors in the city. One of those instructors is Mike Lanahan. "The pandemic gave tennis a boost that it not had in years," said long time tennis instructor and coach Lanahan. "Not since Billy Jean...
The family of Thomas "Tom" Ron Thomas sadly announces his passing on February 26 after a traumatic bicycle accident. Tom is survived by his wife of 47 years, Ann; daughters: Katie, husband Mike Vernoy; Elizabeth, husband Guillermo Peralta, their children Skyler and Lluvia; Maggie, husband Ryan Murphy, their children Alia and Kira; sisters Patricia McMorrow and Tina Miranda, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Shirley and Ron Thomas, and his brother Dave....
Spring and hot weather are in the air and for several Culver City high school athletic teams that means they are heating up with the weather. The boy's baseball team, girl's lacrosse and boy's lacrosse are in first place in their leagues and tennis has an 8-4 overall record. Boys' volleyball is struggling this year with a 2-8 record but the girls' softball team is hoping to get pass the .500 mark in the next few weeks. The softball team has an overall record of 8-11 and they play a very...
The four Culver City high school track and field teams continue to prove that they are some of the best in Southern California. In the dual meets, the tri meets and the prestigious invitational meets, the Centaur frosh/soph boys and girls and the varsity boys and girls are turning in some impressive performances every week. On Saturday, April 9, some of the varsity girls and boys will running in one of the top track and field meets in the nation, the Arcadia Invitational. On Friday and...
Memorial Services for long time Culver City high school football coach and former Culver City high school star quarterback Greg Goodyear is set for Friday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the Culver City high school football field. The service is open to the public. Goodyear died of prostate cancer last year....
Culver City high school spring athletic teams will once again leap into action during the next week. The boys' and girls' lacrosse teams, girls' softball, baseball, boys' volleyball and boys tennis will all continue to play at a high level but the highlight of the week will be the track and field teams competing in the prestigious Mustang Relays at Mira Costa high school on Saturday. The meet starts at 10 a.m. The All-Day meet will feature some of the top track and field teams in Southern Califo...
By Mykell Mathieu Sports Reporter Most people start their Saturdays off pretty slow but not the student athletes that competed at last Saturday's Culver City Invitational track and field meet at Culver City high school. Over 20 schools throughout the area were well represented. Some of the local schools were Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Palisades, Hamilton and Venice. The all-day meet included athletes from frosh/soph and varsity teams. From the field events to the races, it was a very...
Major League Baseball maybe on strike but Culver City's varsity baseball team swung into action a few weeks ago. This week they continue their pre-season schedule against some of the best teams in the South Bay. All three teams that they will play this week are from Torrance. The 3-2 Centaurs lost to Torrance last Tuesday 3-1 and on Friday they play North Torrance at home at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday they battle West Torrance at home at 11 a.m. Both North and West Torrance are ranked as two of the...
By Mykell Mathieu Sports Reporter Most people start their Saturdays off pretty slow but not the student athletes that competed at last Saturday's Culver City Invitational track and field meet at Culver City high school. Over 20 schools throughout the area were well represented. Some of the local schools were Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Palisades, Hamilton and Venice. The all-day meet included athletes from frosh/soph and varsity teams. From the field events to the races, it was a very...
Track and Field is back in a big way in the form of the Culver City High School Invitational meet on Saturday at the Culver City high school track. The meet starts at 10 a.m. and over 20 schools will be running and jumping on Saturday. Culver City will be trying to improve on their inspiring start of the season last Saturday when they dominated all four Divisions against Torrance and Palisades high schools. The Girls varsity and freshmen/sophomore teams and the boys' varsity and...
Making it to the third round of the CIF Division 2A girls' playoffs was a great accomplishment for the undersized Culver City high school girls basketball team. They made it that far because they displayed true grit and determination and a group of dedicated seniors. Although they lost to Santa Margarita last Saturday in the quarterfinals 58-42, making that far was a great achievement. Having what head coach Julian Anderson described as a roller coaster season, but in the end, it was all down hi...
If you are a Culver City high school sports fan the next few months will be extremely enjoyable. All games listed below are home games at Culver City high school. Thursday: Girl's lacrosse vs La Crescenta Valley at 5 p.m. Friday: Softball vs El Segundo at 3:30 p.m. Baseball vs Paramount at 3:30 p.m. Saturday: Track and Field vs Palisades and Torrance at 10 a.m. Monday: February 28, Boys Tennis vs West Torrance at 3 p.m. Boys Lacrosse vs Saugus at 6 p.m. Tuesday: March 1, Swimming and Diving vs...
Last week four Culver City high school varsity teams entered the prestigious CIF Southern Section playoffs and only one team made it through the first round, girls' basketball. Boys' basketball, girls water polo and boys' soccer were eliminated last week. The girls head basketball coach Julian Anderson said he had a special group of girls in September of last year. "It feels good, making it to the second round of the CIF playoffs," said Anderson in a phone interview last Tuesday. "This...
The second season started this week for four Culver City high school varsity teams. Making the CIF playoffs is what high school teams play for because once you are in anything can happen. Just ask the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Every team that is invited to the Big Dance is hoping to be in the spotlight when it comes down to the final game in their division. The boys' basketball team hopes to catch lighting in a bottle when they start their Division 1 playoff run on Friday at home against...
“Creativity takes courage.” ~ Henri Matisse The chaos resulting from the continuing battle with COVID has certainly confirmed that. And the Culver City Arts Foundation (“Culver Arts”) has again stepped up through its Arts Resiliency Fund campaign to aid those in the arts who are struggling to survive. Several months ago the first 11 grants totaling just under $10,000 were awarded. A second round of grants totaling $11,000 has been awarded to 13 recipients who represent a diverse and intrigu...
Vietnam Veteran and Culver High Grad Jerald “Jerry” Rose, a resident of Mendenhall, MS., passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 28, 2022, at the age of 71. Jerry was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Robert and MaryNell Rose. He graduated from Culver City High School in California and enlisted in the United States Navy shortly after graduation. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served as a Radioman Petty Officer 2nd Class aboard the USS Midway and USS Halsey from 1970-1978....
Tom Nakayama, a longtime math teacher at Culver City Middle School, passed away last week, according to local school officials. Affectionately known as “Coach Nak,” Nakayama helped coach and assist the trainers for Culver City High School’s football, girls’ basketball and track teams for more than 25 years. “He was well-loved by students,” said CCHS Athletic Director Tom Salter. “He always had a smile on his face and would bring snacks for all the student athletes.” Nakayama was also in charge...
When you play in the super competitive Bay league you expect challenges. That’s what happened to one of the best Culver City boys’ soccer teams in the last 10 years. With one game to play at press time the Centaurs are hoping to advance to the prestigious CIF playoffs next week. Culver City placed third in the Bay league with a 2-2-1 league record. Their overall record is 6-5-4. If this was a regular high school soccer season the Centaurs would be a lock to make the playoffs but because of the...
Dear CCUSD Community, I want to thank you for your understanding, patience and cooperation as we made the difficult decision to cancel school for the remainder of this week. We realize that having your children home from school so unexpectedly undoubtedly caused hardship for many families. However, given the rapid rise in positive Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County, and among our students, faculty and staff, we believe this short-term closure was the most prudent thing to do. CCUSD’s top p...
Toscana Ogihara, of Culver City, has been named to the Dean's List at Hamilton College for the 2021 fall semester. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have carried throughout the semester a course load of four or more graded credits with an average of 3.5 or above. Ogihara, a senior majoring in dance and neuroscience, is a graduate of Culver City High School....
When you look at the high school girls' basketball teams in the Bay league you realize why the league is one of the most competitive in the CIF Southern Section. Culver City, Mira Costa, Redondo Union, Santa Monica and Peninsula all have winning records. At press time the combined records for the six teams were 67-41. Palos Verdes is the only team in the league with a losing record. Culver City is 12-5 overall and 1-2 in the Bay league. Redondo Union is currently in first place followed by Mira...
For the week of January 9 -15, there were 1,032 K-12 schools reporting positive cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Of the 595,000 tests administered to students and staff, 11% were positive, down from 15% the prior week. Although an estimated 65,000 students and staff tested positive last week, only three new outbreaks (2 elementary schools and 1 in high school) were identified, said Public Health officials. In local schools, there were 568 confirmed...
