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When was the last time Culver City High boys basketball began the Ocean League season with and 8-0 record and a guaranteed tie for the league title? We're still checking the record books. The Centaurs took two more league contests last week to increase their two-game lead over powers Santa Monica Vikings (6-2) and Beverly Hills Normans (6-2) with two games remaining. Culver went on the road twice last week to handily defeat Lawndale High, 94-67, on Wednesday, January 31 before destroying the...
Culver City High girls basketball keeps on ticking. More reliable than Timex, the 2018 Centaur girls are 20-4 and vying once again for the Ocean League title. Road wins this past week over the Lawndale High Cardinals, 54-35, and Hawthorne High Cougars, 82-6, left them in first place. And with two games remaining their toughest challenges await: Santa Monica High and Beverly Hills High. Last season the Centaur girls finished tied for second in league at 7-3 as Lawndale took the crown at 9-1. They...
There was once a Quarterback from Westlake High School in Austin, Texas that led his team to a magical Super Bowl Championship. In 2010, Austin Westlake graduate Dree Brees led his New Orleans Saints to an upset win in Super Bowl 44 over the Indianapolis Colts and in the process was named the Super Bowl MVP. The Philadelphia Eagles came to Minnesota as underdogs, looking for their own Super Bowl magic. They were led by a backup quarterback, Nick Foles, who was starting due to an injury to the...
Antonio (Tony) Barreto, Jr., long-time Culver City resident and retired judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, passed away in the loving presence of his family on January 15, 2018, after suffering a heart attack. He was 66. Tony was born on February 14, 1951, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of Portuguese immigrants, and moved to Hollywood with his parents Antonio and Maria and sister Margaret two years later. He attended Hollywood High School and graduated from UCLA in 1973 with a...
For those served by Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, it could be said that the January 23, 2018 bimonthly visit from The CC Strummers, the ukulele group headed by Cali Rose who teaches two classes a week at the Culver City Senior Center and can be reached at [email protected], was just what the doctor ordered. Participating with her were Ed Daniel, Mollie Wine, Ann Cooper, Barbara Kernochan and Michael Kohan. Their rehearsed consisted of "Carpool Ukulele" in Kohan's van as they drove north on...
It was a cliffhanger with the thrilling sequel already scheduled in two weeks time. Culver City High girls basketball practically buried themselves into a deep hole at home but managed to claw their way back for a two-point nail-biting victory over Beverly Hills High, 48-46. The victory gave the Centaurs sole possession of first place in the Ocean League with a 5-0 record. Two nights later Culver easily took care of the visiting El Segundo High Eagles, 62-27. After a close first quarter the...
Home sweet home. Culver City High is flying high and in sole possession of first place in Ocean League boys basketball. After a gut-checking 71-69 victory over visiting league-power Beverly Hills High on January 24 the Centaurs used a balanced attack to shut down the visiting El Segundo High Eagles, 74-38, two nights later to consolidate their 6-0 league record. The Centaurs relied on the dominating play from their two big men and strong team support to smother a late Beverly rally in the 2018...
The UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans basketball teams will battle each other Friday, Saturday and Monday. The women will play Friday night and Monday night. The men will clash on Saturday afternoon. All three Pac-12 games will have league implications. The women’s game on Friday will start at 8 p.m. and will be played at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. Their Monday contest will be play at the Galen Center on the USC campus at 6 p.m. The men’s game will start at 3 p.m. and UCLA will be the...
The Academy of Music and Performing Arts at Hamilton High School will present the classic musical Guys and Dolls, for ten performances from February 1 through 17. One of the premier performing arts programs in the Los Angeles area, Hamilton's musical theater program won a total of 17 awards and 30 nominations last year, including Outstanding Production and Best Youth Orchestra from the John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY) and National Youth Arts Awards (NYA). The beloved musical Guys and Dolls...
WLAC Women's Basketball Team On Winning Streak CURRENTLY LEADING THE WSC-SOUTH By Destine Gibson, Student Intern West Los Angeles College's women's basketball team defeated Pierce College 100- 41 Saturday, January 27 at the WLAC gym. The Wildcats' 18-4 record is their first winning season since 2008-09. The Wildcats leaped to a 35-9 advantage by the end of the first quarter and maintained their strong lead, while the Brahmas could not close the gap by more than 23 points. Freshman guards Daija...
Laughter echoed off the walls of the Wende Museum Saturday night as a packed crowd enjoyed two comedians performing at a fundraiser for Daniel Lee's Culver City Council campaign. The event also featured rousing speeches by the candidate and by Culver City Council Member Meghan Sahli-Wells, who stressed the importance of having Mr. Lee on the Council in order to pass items that are critically important to protecting the people and environment of Culver City. Lee's campaign was in high spirits at...
Legendary folk rock band "America" featuring the highly-talented harmonizing of duo Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley will be making a stop on their tour at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on February 2. Formed in 1970, their recording success has continued to delight audiences by performing over 100 shows per year. Their anthem is "Horse With No Name," but also are known for "Ventura Highway," "Sister Golden Hair," "Tin Man," "Daisy Jane," "Lonely People," among many other...
My ears nearly fell off my head when I read in the Wall Street Journal the postal service has drained its $15 billion line of credit with the Treasury and defaulted on $34 billion in retiree benefit prepayments. They are looking at reducing mail delivery, raising prices, closing post offices, where possible cluster mail boxes rather than going door to door and would automatically enroll postal employees in Medicare programs. Ever wonder what are the ten best Universities as rated by the Wall Str...
After going undefeated in their first four Ocean League contests for the 2018 season the Culver City High girls basketball team is ready to resume its place at the top of the league standings. The Centaurs went on the road to beat rival Santa Monica High, 55-40, last Friday, and are now tied for first place with Beverly Hills. The Centaurs had won the league title five consecutive years before relinquishing the crown to Lawndale High last season. This season the Culver girls have avenged two of...
There's been a seismic shift in 2018 Ocean League boys basketball. Culver City High soundly defeated Santa Monica High, 89-63, for the first time in seven years. The Centaurs ended the drought with team defense and the offensive fireworks of senior swingman Tevian Jones, who poured in 33 points for the victory. Jones scored 20 points in the first quarter as the Centaurs jumped out to a 32-13 lead, including a dunk and five three-point conversions. The team responded with inspiring defense and ne...
Women's Club Yard Sale The Culver City Woman's Club is having a huge Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, February 2nd and 3rd, from 8:00AM until 2:00PM at 3547 Federal Avenue, Los Angeles 90066. There will be lots of household items, clothing, shoes, books and jewelry - even a few bicycles and televisions! All proceeds will go to scholarships for graduating Culver City High School seniors. The Culver City Woman's Club is a non-profit philanthropic and social organization that supports a number of...
To be the best you have to beat the best. The Culver City high school boys' basketball team will get that opportunity during the next seven days when they take on Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. All three teams are battling for first place and all three teams play each other during the next week. The 9-8 Centaurs travel to play 9-7 Santa Monica on Friday for a 7:30 game and they play 12-4 Beverly Hills next Wednesday at home at 7:30 p.m. Santa Monica and Beverly Hills have dominated the Ocean...
League championships have become part the Culver City high school's girls basketball teams DNA. Five out of the last six years the Centaurs have won the Ocean league title and one of those years they added a CIF championship to their trophy case. Last year Lawndale won the league crown but this season the Centaurs look like the team to beat once again. They are 15-4 and 3-0 in the Ocean league and they appear to have the talent to recapture the title. "This is a resilient team'" said head coach...
Last Friday and Saturday Culver City high school varsity girls water polo team placed second in the Diamond Bar tournament. They won their first five games ( two in sudden death OT) losing the last game to Whittier securing second place....
Later this month schools, homeschool groups, organizations, and individuals in California and across America will work together to raise awareness about the importance of opportunity in K-12 education. National School Choice Week begins on January 21 and celebrates all types of schools and education environments for children. Nationwide, 32,240 different events and activities – such as open houses, school fairs, and information sessions – are being planned, with an estimated attendance of 6.7...
The City of Culver City will present the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Saturday, January 13, 2018 noon to 3 p.m. at the Culver City Senior Center 4095 Overland Avenue. Opening ceremonies at noon, actor Gerald Rivers as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 12:30. Film screening “Agents of Change” at 1 p.m. Community conversation at 2 p.m. Additional free parking across the street at the Veteran’s Auditorium Complex. Tori Bailey Chair MLK Committee and Steven Fisher, Daniel Lee,...
Candidates wasted no time in lining up to replace Sebastian Ridley-Thomas in the state assembly. Four candidates have thrown their proverbial hats in the ring, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Steve Dunwoody, Joey Hill and Ashlee Marie Preston. All four are registered Democrats. Sydney Kamlager-Dove is currently president of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees and district director for California State Senator Holly J. Mitchell has announced her candidacy for the state's...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This column by sports editor Mitch Chortkoff appeared two years ago in the Observer and is being run again due to recent requests from readers) It was 1996 and I was in Honolulu covering the Lakers’ training camp. It was an especially important one because General Manager Jerry West had made a spectacular move which resulted in the acquisition of rookie guard Kobe Bryant and center Shaquille O’Neal. In the first few days of the camp I found O’Neal to be outgoing, easy to intervi...
The second annual Culver City Winter Track Classic sprinted out of the blocks at Culver City High last Saturday morning, December 16 in ideal weather conditions. Over 100 athletes of different ages and backgrounds competed in the competitive yet fun event that is quickly becoming popular for athletes and future runners preparing for the upcoming track season early next year. The meet has turned into Culver City's version of "If you build it, they will come." Last year's inaugural meet started...
Business owner, Civil Service Commissioner and lifelong Culver City resident Albert Vera officially pulled papers to appear on the April, 2018 City Council ballot on Monday, December 18. Flanked by his girlfriend, Kimberly Griffin; campaign treasurer Hal Berman; Mayor Jeff Cooper; and longtime supporter Ira Diamond, Vera met with the City Clerk and made official his intent to run for one of two available seats on the Council that will be vacated by Cooper and Councilman Jim Clarke, who are both...
