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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...
The Memorial Service for former Culver City football star and long-time football coach was postponed due to the raise in COVID cases, Culver City High School announced this week. The Services were scheduled for November 29. Services will take place in March or April of 2022....
Memorial Services for long time Culver City high school football coach and former Culver City high school star quarterback Greg Goodyear is set for Wednesday, December 29, at 10 a.m. at the Culver City high school football field. The service is open to the public. Goodyear died of prostate cancer a few weeks ago....
Back in the 1980's the Los Angeles Lakers were know as the Showtime Lakers because they were the most entertaining team in basketball history. One of the stars on that team was high flying Michael Cooper. Fast forward to 2021 and that same Michael Cooper is the new Culver City high school boys' basketball coach. How did one of the greatest players in NBA history end up coaching at Culver City? "My son use to go to Culver City Middle School so I was familiar with Culver City," said Cooper. "A few...
On June 9, 2015, I wrote an article about Culver City High School football coach Greg Goodyear having five years to live. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November of 2014 and the doctors told him he had five years to live. Well, coach Goodyear died last week. He tied the game of life in the fourth quarter and made it to overtime. What kept him alive was Culver City High School sports and especially the football program. I first met Goodyear in 1997. I was one of his assistant coaches...
Memorial Services for long time Culver City high school football coach and former Culver City high school star quarterback Greg Goodyear is set for Wednesday, December 29, at 10 a.m. at the Culver City high school football field. The service is open to the public. Goodyear died of prostate cancer a few weeks ago....
Under the leadership of Culver City's girls high school varsity basketball coach Julian Anderson, the Centaurs are 6-0 at press time. This week they play in a local preseason tournament against Trinity Classical Academy, Chaminade and Birmingham and their next home game is Tuesday, December 14, against El Segundo at 6 p.m. inside the Del Goodyear gym. After struggling last season, the Centaurs seem to be back on track. Winning in the preseason is very important because they want to carry that...
Culver City Downtown Business Association, Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Amazon Studios, The Culver Studios, The Culver Steps, Ting, and Sweet Flower team up to help spread community-driven holiday Hosted by Culver City Downtown Business Association (DBA) and Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PCRS) A spectacular free celebratory show featuring the best of Culver City will be held Thursday December 2 from 6-7”30p.m followed by the arrival of Sant C...
When Culver City high school graduate, Donte Williams was named the interim head coach at USC in September he was transformed from a well-known assistant coach to head coach of one of most prestigious colleges in America. The pressure to win football games and championships is tremendous at USC. Winning football games at USC is expected and winning championships is anticipated. On Saturday at the legendary Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at 1 p.m. against UCLA Williams will step into a coach's...
The Culver City varsity football team's season ended last Friday night when the No. 1 seeded team in the Division 6 CIF playoffs, Camarillo, beat the Centaurs, 23-21 in a thrilling contest on the Culver City campus. The Centaurs led 14-6 at halftime but the Camarillo Scorpions scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter to take a 20-14 lead going into the fourth quarter. Culver City scored seven points in fourth quarter to take a one-point lead. After a big turn over by Culver City late in...
Beth Jackson was born Elizabeth Ann Garrett on July 6, 1939 in Culver City, California. She passed away November 27 in Burbank, with her son by her side, holding her hand. Beth grew up on Madison Avenue in Culver City with her sister and best friend Natalie Garrett, both raised by their parents Josiah "J" Hubert and Betty Garrett. Beth graduated from Culver City High School in 1957 and attended California Hospital School of Nursing in downtown Los Angeles, graduating in 1962. She immediately...
This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Culver City high school football. A truck load of seniors graduated from last seasons' team and in that graduating class was two All-State players, several All-CIF players and the Centaurs dominated the All-Bay teams. Someone forgot to tell the 2021 Fall team that this was going to be a rebuilding year. This year's team was full of a lot of new players and a freshman quarterback and they finished the regular season with a record of 6-3 overall and 4-...
