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Frank was born September 15th 1934 in Los Angeles, California to Herman and Hortense Layana. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and attended Loyola High School, where he exceled in Football and Baseball. He was a First Team All-American and twice earned first team All CIF in football, and also was a two time first team All CIF player in baseball. In 1951, under the coaching legend Benny Lefebvre, Frank helped lead the Crenshaw Post 715 American Legion baseball team to a World Series...
It's beginning to sound like a broken record. The coronavirus has stopped another Culver City high school spring sport in its tracks. This time it's the track and field teams. For the younger generation a record is a plastic vinyl disc that was placed on a turn table that plays music. If the record is broken it repeats itself. Enough about history 101. The four track and field teams along with nine other springs sports saw their seasons end during the first few weeks of March. Baseball, golf, bo...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent Los Angeles County Public Health orders regarding large gatherings, the City of Culver City has determined it must cancel this year's Fiesta La Ballona. This event was scheduled to be held during the weekend of August 21-23, 2020 at Veterans Memorial Park, at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City. "Although COVID-19 safety precautions will keep us from holding this year's traditional Fiesta La Ballona, a virtual experience is in the works to make...
Spring high school sports were derailed all over the nation because of the pandemic and at Culver City high school it took down another promising season in girls' lacrosse. The score board reads Coronavirus 1, Spring Sports 0. The lacrosse team was 6-1 overall and 4-0 in league play when the season ended on March 11 with a 9-5 win over Downey. "Our team was really rolling so I think there was a lot of hope about how we were going to do by the end of the season," said head coach Emily Rogers in...
What's the best kept athletic secret at Culver City High School? It's the baseball field at the southwest end of the campus. It's hidden behind a canvas fence covering. When you walk through one of the gates on Harter Ave. you discover a baseball player's dream. It's one of the best kept fields in Southern California. "I have been blessed," said longtime Culver City varsity baseball coach Rick Prieto during a telephone interview last week. "My father and mother showed me how to be responsible....
Last week Culver City high school conducted their annual year ending athletic banquet. Unfortunately for these outstanding athletes the event was held on line (Zoom) due to the coronavirus pandemic. Regardless, the student athletes were still able to hear their names called and be recognized as being some of the best students on the field, on the court and in the classroom. Although many athletes were honored the top honors went to Female Athlete of the Year, Sierra Chabola and Male Athlete of...
When you drive by Culver City's high school athletic field the first thing you notice is the Jerry Chabola football stadium. You see kids playing soccer, running track and playing football. Then you see a lot of kids carrying lacrosse equipment. Kids of all ages get out of their cars and head to the lacrosse field. "My dad (Jerry) and I started the lacrosse program 20 years ago with the help of Dave Hoffman (former Culver City Mayor)," said Culver City varsity lacrosse coach Casey Chabola....
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Just when the Culver City boys' volleyball team started to improve, the coronavirus spike the ball over the net and block their road to a successful season. The team, according to head coach Joe Manzo was primed and ready to make a positive move. "We were young but we got better from last year," said Manzo in a telephone interview last Monday. "We definitely improved from last year. We had good chemistry. I think we had a chance to win a CIF championship if we were placed in the right...
May Candler March 28, 1932 – April 1, 2020 In loving memory May, "Mayzie", Mom, Grammy, GeeGee Candler, 88 years young, passed away with her Eddie by her side on April 1st, 2020. May was born on March 28th, 1932 in Wheat Ridge (Denver), Colorado to William Earl and Josephine Jackson. It was in Junior High, 7th grade, where two life paths crossed. Ed and May became fast friends and as the years grew, so did their love for each other. They married at 18, in their Senior Year of High School, on J...
The coronavirus can stop the Centaurs on the fields and courts but Culver City athletes continue to score points away from the spot lights. During the past few years the Centaurs have had a record number of gifted athletes receive college scholarships. Receiving an athletic scholarship takes a lot of hard work on and off the field or court. You have to have a ball in one hand and book in the other hand. Simply put you have to be a well-rounded student-athlete who has a great support group. It...
The below listings are taken from public notifications. We have made every effort to display the correct information. Customers should check with the individual businesses for changes. Local business wo wish to be listed for free should email publisher@culvercityobserver.com and put Free Listing in the subject title. George Petrelli’s Steakhouse Wed-Sun 1-7pm Takeout Orders with curbside pickup 5615 Sepulveda Blvd (310) 397-1488 (310) 398-9777 www.georgepetrellisteaks.com Tito’s Taco’s For the safety of our customers and employees we are close...
The below listings are taken from public notifications. We have made every effort to display the correct information. Customers should check with the individual businesses for changes. Local business wo wish to be listed for free should email publisher@culvercityobserver.com and put Free Listing in the subject title. George Petrelli’s Steakhouse Wed-Sun 1-7pm Takeout Orders with curbside pickup 5615 Sepulveda Blvd (310) 397-1488 (310) 398-9777 www.georgepetrellisteaks.com Tito’s Taco’s For the safety of our customers and employees we are close...
The below listings are taken from public notifications. We have made every effort to display the correct information. Customers should check with the individual businesses for changes. Local business wo wish to be listed for free should email publisher@culvercityobserver.com and put Free Listing in the subject title. George Petrelli’s Steakhouse Wed-Sun 1-7pm Takeout Orders with curbside pickup 5615 Sepulveda Blvd (310) 397-1488 (310) 398-9777 www.georgepetrellisteaks.com Tito’s Taco’s For the safety of our customers and employees we are close...
Along with many other seniors, my highly touted golden years seem to be transforming into iron pyrite (fool’s gold), thanks to COVID-19. True Story. I was in the market a few days ago and saw two women fighting over a couple bars of soap. Shades of that old Jack Benny “Your Money or Your Life” skit! Forget about money, it’s now soap, sanitizer, toilet paper, and similar hard won acquisitions. I got out of that aisle fast, yearning for the days when civility was more prevalent and the shelves...
During the early signing period for NCAA football, Culver City High School had two outstanding athletes sign with Division 1 programs. Corner and slot receiver Khary Crump signed with the University of Arizona, and wide receiver and defensive back Chris Miller signed with Sacramento State. In the more recent late signing period, wide receiver Tanner Duve was offered a grant-in-aid to the University of Pennsylvania of the Ivy League, and offensive lineman Blake Kneebone was offered a scholarship...
Toscana Finke, of Culver City , recently performed in the Hamilton College Dance and Movement Studies Department's annual spring dance concert. The performance was choreographed by Hamilton faculty Elaine Heekin, Sandra Stanton-Cotter, Bruce Walczyk, and Paris Wilcox, along with guest choreographer Ashely McQueen of Smashworks Dance in New York. Music featured included pieces by Martin Kohlstedt, Werner Niedermeier and Gareth Whitehead, v e n n, Codex Festivus, the London Symphony Chorus, and others. Finke, a sophomore majoring in dance and...
The coronavirus has turned the world upside down and the sports world in America was thrown a breaking curve ball that has put fans at the edge of their seats, even if those seats are at home and not inside a stadium. At Culver City High School spring sports was blossoming into a beautiful flower that turned into a coronavirus cactus. Here are the records for some the spring teams before their seasons were put on hold. The baseball team was 9-4 overall and 2-1 in Ocean league play. Girls'...
Everyone in Southern California knows Culver City High School has one of the most efficacious sports programs in the state but what they may not know is they are very successful in the classroom. According to the latest statistics released by the school the 2019-2020 school year produced some very impressive grade point averages in 23 sports and that includes cheerleading which is classified as a sports by the CIF Southern Section. Here is a list of the sports and the GPA’s. FALL 1. 3.67 G...
Although high school sports has been put on hold due to the Coronavirus Pandemic the Culver City varsity football team, the girls soccer team and the boys soccer team placed eight players on the All-CIF fall and winter teams it was announced last week by the CIF Southern Section office. Making the All-CIF teams is a prestigious honor that not only recognizes the individual accomplishments of the players but it also in many cases signifies that the team they played for was also successful. Five...
Toscana Finke, of Culver City , recently performed in the Hamilton College Dance and Movement Studies Department's annual spring dance concert. The performance was choreographed by Hamilton faculty Elaine Heekin, Sandra Stanton-Cotter, Bruce Walczyk, and Paris Wilcox, along with guest choreographer Ashely McQueen of Smashworks Dance in New York. Music featured included pieces by Martin Kohlstedt, Werner Niedermeier and Gareth Whitehead, v e n n, Codex Festivus, the London Symphony Chorus, and others. Finke, a sophomore majoring in dance and...
Everyone in Southern California knows Culver City High School has one of the most efficacious sports programs in the state but what they may not know is they are very successful in the classroom. According to the latest statistics released by the school the 2019-2020 school year produced some very impressive grade point averages in 23 sports and that includes cheerleading which is classified as a sports by the CIF Southern Section. Here is a list of the sports and the GPA’s. FALL 1. 3.67 G...
The coronavirus has turned the world upside down and the sports world in America was thrown a breaking curve ball that has put fans at the edge of their seats, even if those seats are at home and not inside a stadium. At Culver City High School spring sports was blossoming into a beautiful flower that turned into a coronavirus cactus. Here are the records for some the spring teams before their seasons were put on hold. The baseball team was 9-4 overall and 2-1 in Ocean league play. Girls'...
Dreams can indeed come true, especially when that dream is, per the STAR Prep Academy's mission statement, "to unlock student strengths and nurture our students' natural gifts and talents to develop multi-skilled, high achieving, adaptive individuals, preparing them for a future of limitless possibilities." In the fall of 2019, STAR Prep, a college prep WASC accredited school since 2003, moved to the campus of West Los Angeles College (WLAC) at 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City, having determined...
After receiving approval from the school board on Friday, Superintendent Leslie Lockhart announced the immediate closing of all schools in the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD). There will be no classes held at district schools on Monday. The closure will begin one week prior to the already scheduled 2-week spring break which was to begin on March 23. The district plans to reevaluate the situation at the end of spring break and will either resume classes or extend the closure. The...
