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High school football is back! Sixteen months after their last game, Culver City High christened their Bay League debut by rallying in the last minute on the road to beat an excellent Mira Costa High squad, 35-28, on a foggy, windy Friday night in Manhattan Beach last week, March 19. It was the first of five league games scheduled for the Centaurs this spring season after a seven-month delay due to COVID protocols that threatened to cancel the season entirely months before. "It was definitely...
Culver City's first opponent in their new league will be a familiar one. The Centaurs and the Mira Costa Mustangs have had some classic battles over the years but the one on Friday night figures to ranked at the top of the list. Not only is this the first game in a pandemic season but Mira Costa may have a quarterback that can go toe to toe with Culver City great signal caller, Zevi Eckhaus. Kick off is set for 7 p.m. at Mira Costa. Only family members will be allowed to attend the game. Culver...
The past twelve months have been a challenge for everyone, including the student athletes at Culver City High School and the organization that supports them, the Booster Club. Centaur teams left the field of play in March 2020 and the wildly popular Casino Night event was canceled as well. Fast forward to today with the Corona virus situation improving, Centaur student athletes have begun training and games are on the schedule. How can you support them now you ask? You can join the Booster Club...
With a new league there will be new challenges for the Culver City varsity, junior varsity and freshmen football teams. The Bay League figures to be slightly more competitive than the Ocean League that the team played in for many years. Mira Costa, Peninsula, Palos Verdes, Redondo Union and Santa Monica are now their opponents. The good news for the varsity team is their team is loaded with a bevy of talented seniors. "We have been blessed to have a lot of seniors this year," said Culver City...
After many months of checking tier levels, making sure coronavirus levels have dropped, the State of California, the County of Los Angeles, the CIF Southern Section office, the City of Culver City and the Culver City Unified School District have cleared most of the schools in Southern California to play outdoor sports this year. Although several sports have been cleared football is at the top of the list. "I found out that it was a strong possibility about two weeks ago that all we needed was so...
The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class was announced earlier this month and there were two selections to the Hall of Fame that were long overdue. Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson and former Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders head coach Tom Flores were finally selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Pearson was the only member of the 1970s All-Decade team that had not made the Hall of Fame. In his career, Pearson caught 489 passes with 48 going for touchdowns. He...
The City of Culver City is pleased to announce the appointment of Armando Abrego as Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Director. Mr. Abrego officially assumed the role on February 8. "Since I've known Armando, I've been consistently impressed by his steadfast dedication to delivering high-quality recreation services to the Culver City community," said City Manager John Nachbar. "He has many admirable qualities, including his leadership skills, professionalism, experience and easy...
In early November of 2019, Rob Gronkowski came to the Culver City High School campus to visit the undefeated Culver City Centaur football team. Gronkowski, a four-time All-Pro tight end, had retired in March of 2019 at the age of 29 after winning a 3rd Super Bowl title with the Patriots. Gronkowski, nicknamed "Gronk", decided to retire due to being physically and mentally worn out from injuries. He had one year left on his contract at the time. Gronk was visiting the Culver City High School camp...
It's hard enough being a teenager navigating the bridge between childhood and adulthood while acclimating to a pandemic, school shutdowns, remote learning, and all the attendant anxiety of these surreal times without also having to cope with the emotional stress, stigma, and financial impact of a family member's incarceration. Nearly three million children in this country have at least one parent in prison, jail, or detention, and author and prison rights activist Amy Friedman knows how those...
Destiny comes in different forms. For Culver City volleyball player Brandon Horn-Bostel his destiny was to be a volleyball player and his story started many years ago when his grandfather attended Culver High School and played sports. Then it was his mother's turn to continue the athletic excellence at Culver City. Now Brandon completed the third-generation cycle at Culver City high school. Horn-Bostel accepted a scholarship offer from Charleston University in West Virginia a few months ago to...
The Pac-12 conference is back. Five-star defensive end Korey Foreman has decided to take his talents to USC and become a Trojan. Foreman, the top ranked player in the nation according to the 247sports.com football recruiting rankings, played his high school football at Centennial High School in Corona. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound prospect will enroll in the fall at USC. The signing of Foreman and the addition of Ceyair Wright of Loyola, the top ranked cornerback in the state of California, has...
The coronavirus has disrupted high school sports like the Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald creates havoc in an opponent's backfield. Every month good and bad information comes out of the CIF offices regarding the state of high school sports in California. Although no sports have been played Culver City continues to post winning records when it comes to winning scholarships. The highly ranked football program is not the only Centaur sport that is producing highly rated student-athletes. Every...
By Bill Seals The Pac-12 conference is back. Five-star defensive end Korey Foreman has decided to take his talents to USC and become a Trojan. Foreman, the top ranked player in the nation according to the 247sports.com football recruiting rankings, played his high school football at Centennial High School in Corona. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound prospect will enroll in the fall at USC. The signing of Foreman and the addition of Ceyair Wright of Loyola, the top ranked cornerback in the state of...
The coronavirus has disrupted high school sports like the Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald creates havoc in an opponent's backfield. Every month good and bad information comes out of the CIF offices regarding the state of high school sports in California. Although no sports have been played Culver City continues to post winning records when it comes to winning scholarships. The highly ranked football program is not the only Centaur sport that is producing highly rated student-athletes. Every...
This year Culver City is blessed to have at least seven Centaurs, who have been offered Division 1 scholarships. This is most likely the reason why the Centaurs are ranked 24th in the State and 16th in Southern California. The seniors in this group are 6'3" 200 wide receiver/defensive back Makai Cope, who is one of the most heavily recruited players in Culver City history with 17 offers. Emari Pait, safety/wide receiver, 6'2"205 with eight offers and who recently agreed to sign with Fresno...
At the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD), our Sustainability efforts are led by a Sustainability Coordinator who works with the Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC), the Superintendent, CCUSD Business Services, principles, school liaisons, staff, teachers, parents, students, volunteers and other stakeholders to help facilitate our green actions. CCUSD is pleased to announce that the ESC is back up and running for this new school year 20-21 during this online distance learning...
Culver City High School is one week away from kicking off their Annual Giving Campaign which starts Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, the idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. At a time when we are all experiencing uncertainty, it's this generosity which gives all of us the power to mak...
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....
You are invited to the Friends of the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center’s annual meeting and program virtually this year. The zoom is scheduled for Monday, November 16, 2020. Installation of officers and President Diana Hauptman’s review of the year will take place from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. From 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. there will be two simultaneous presentations, one for CCMS and CCHS students and another with parents. Cheryl Karp Eskin, Program Director of Teen Line, will lead the parent support webinar. The pandemic has uprooted our lives and we are...
The California Interscholastic Federation (C.I.F.) is proceeding with its proposed July schedule and fall sports teams will resume respective practice schedules in early December. Winter and spring sports begin their respective seasons once fall sports conclude in late March and early April. Boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' and girls' volleyball and boys' and girls' water polo are training now, will begin official practices in December and will start competing in January....
Niche, a website that helps parents discover schools and neighborhoods that are right for them, has named Culver City Unified School District the third most diverse school district in California. The site also identified CCUSD as the 29th best place to teach in California (among 690 districts) and ranked the District No. 37 on its 2021 list of Best School Districts in California. Using a wide array of statistics, Niche's 2021 rankings are based on rigorous analysis of demographic and student...
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a young poet roaming the country with your manual typewriter, hiring yourself out in malls and wherever you could set up a little work area so you could have strangers pour out their thoughts to you in exchange for a personalized poem? Wonder no more. Village Well Books & Coffee, a new independent general interest bookstore and café near City Hall and presently under construction at 9900 Culver Blvd. on the southwest corner of Culver Blvd. and Duquesne...
Dear Editor, As a thirty-five year resident of Culver City, I've seen lots of changes - some good and some bad. But never yet have I witnessed the City losing its moral compass . . . until tonight, June 25, 2018. The City Council convened to discuss and revisit the recent events whereby the four Progressive council members banded together to disallow Goran Eriksson, the one remaining moderate member his rightful turn as vice mayor/mayor and instead handed it over to Meghan Sahli-Wells, queen-bee Progressive and backer of the new members, in...
The Culver City Chamber of Commerce will host an online City Council Candidates Forum next Tuesday, September 15, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All eight candidates – who are running for three seats on the City Council -- are expected to participate in the forum hosted on Zoom. They will answer questions pertaining to the business community, impacts of Covid-19, and detail their platforms and positions on local issues. The Council hopefuls include Mayor Goran Eriksson, former Civil Service Commissioner Al...
Dear Editor, We all grew up in Culver City and we graduated from Culver City High school in the past five years. Now, as adults and part of the Culver City community, we look forward to and expect Culver City Unified School District to thrive for many years to come. Scott Zeidman is the perfect candidate for the Culver City Board of Education. Scott is not only exceedingly caring and responsible, but he constantly has stressed academics to all of us. Culver City High School alumni Matthew...
