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In a move that surprised many people in the NFL and College Football world, Eric Bienemy has agreed to become the new offensive coordinator and associate head coach of the UCLA Bruins. Bieniemy was the offensive coordinator for two Super Bowl Championship teams with the Kansas City Chiefs. "Having one of the most innovative offensive minds in football join our staff speaks volumes to the type of program we are building here at UCLA," said UCLA Football Head Coach DeShaun Foster." Bieniemy was...
The season still has a long way to go but the Culver City varsity baseball team is looking like a team that has moved into the category of being a good solid high school baseball team. Under the guidance of second year head coach, Devaughn Wallace the Centaurs are currently 8-1 and appear to be ready to be competitive in the tough Bay league. Every game in the Bay league will be a dog fight. "We will take it one game at a time," said Wallace after practice last week. On Tuesday they travel a...
USC's Aaliyah Gayles is the recipient of the Tammy Blackburn Inspiration Award, which is presented to a Pac-12 Conference women's basketball student-athlete, coach or staff member who exhibits courage, resilience and unbreakable spirit in overcoming adversity in their life. The award was created to honor Tammy Blackburn, veteran Pac-12 Networks broadcaster and former star basketball player for San Diego State who has battled breast cancer since 2017. As a senior in high school, Gayles was the vi...
The Los Angeles Rams announced today two additions to the coaching staff for the 2024 season. SEAN DESAI will enter his first season with the Rams as a senior assistant after spending the 2023 season with the Philadelphia Eagles as their defensive coordinator. He also served as the associate head coach for the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 after a nine-year stint with the Chicago Bears (2013-21) serving in various roles. Desai spent the 2021 season as the Bears defensive coordinator after coaching...
If the Screenland 5K presented "Lifetime Achievement" Oscars, the Academy Awards Day event on March 10 at Ivy Station would honor its "Legacy Runners" for their "exceptional contributions." Some 35 guests, about half from Culver City, have run the race each year. Legacy runner Chloe Flores will have a baby in tow this year after running six months pregnant in last year's event. "I love Culver City and plan to participate in the Screenland 5K as long as I can," said the Linwood Howe teacher, a...
Research offers this startling statistic: One in 14 children in the United States has a parent who either is or has been behind bars. If that number astonishes you, it's because these young people have learned by experience to keep their truths close to the vest, lest they be stigmatized and judged. There is, however, a club at Culver City High School where every week these teens have an opportunity to be seen, heard, and understood. They are members of a club known as POPS the Club. Founded as...
Culver City high school Spring Sports has just started but one of the biggest sporting events in the spring in the city of Culver City will take place on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. The Culver City Track and Field Invitational will host 40 high schools that will be competing on the Centaur track. It's one of the biggest track invitationals in Southern California. "We are so excited to host this track and field meet," said Culver City's head track and field coach Jahmal Wright last Tuesday...
In two matchups of the best high school basketball teams in Southern California, the girls and boys CIF Southern Section Open Division Championships were held at the Fowler Events Center on the campus of California Baptist University in Riverside. The games were played on Friday Night, February 23rd. In the first game of the evening, Etiwanda High School Eagles of Rancho Cucamonga easily defeated the Sierra Canyon High School Trailblazers of Chatsworth, 65-44. The win improved the Eagles to...
In two matchups of the best high school basketball teams in Southern California, the girls and boys CIF Southern Section Open Division Championships were held at the Fowler Events Center on the campus of California Baptist University in Riverside. The games were played on Friday Night, February 23rd. In the first game of the evening, Etiwanda High School Eagles of Rancho Cucamonga easily defeated the Sierra Canyon High School Trailblazers of Chatsworth, 65-44. The win improved the Eagles to 29-3 for the season. Etiwanda was led by 6-foot-3...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded outfielder Manuel Margot, minor league infielder Rayne Doncon and cash considerations to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league infielder Noah Miller. Miller, 21, hit .223 with eight homers and 60 RBI for High-A Cedar Rapids last season in the Twins organization. He named a Minor League Rawlings Gold Glove winner in 2023 at shortstop after recording a .984 fielding percentage with 295 assists and 54 double plays. The defensive wizard has been with...
Culver City high school Spring Sports has just started but one of the biggest sporting events in the spring in the city of Culver City will take place on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. The Culver City Track and Field Invitational will host 40 high schools that will be competing on the Centaur track. It's one of the biggest track invitationals in Southern California. "We are so excited to host this track and field meet," said Culver City's head track and field coach Jahmal Wright last Tuesday...
Lillian Dorothy Happy, nee Pike was born in Los Angeles, California on May 17, 1924. Lillian, or Lil' as her family and friends called her, lived in Palms and Culver City, CA all of her life. Lillian attended Palms Grammar School and Hamilton High School. Lillian graduated from Hamilton High School in 1943. During World War II Lillian worked at EI Segundo Douglas Company, contributing to the war effort by helping to build US Navy aircraft. Lillian married her high school sweetheart, Walter...
For Sims, a multi-sport athlete, the Screenland 5K on March 10 is "right up his alley because he enjoys physical fitness and competition," said CCPD Community Engagement Manager Jennifer Atenza. A recipient of the department's Special Recognition Award and the Distinguished Service Medal, Sims has won several gold medals in submission wrestling and played on ranked softball teams in the California and Nevada Police Olympics. Hired to the department in 2000, Sims has run on the city's Baker to Ve...
The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....
The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....
In professional sports they call it the Playoffs and the Super Bowl. In college basketball they refer to it as March Madness and in California high schools this reporter calls it February Madness. Whatever term you use the intensity level raises to the top because every team is hoping to win a CIF championship and a state title. Three out of five Culver City winter teams made February Madness. The boys' basketball, girls' basketball and girls' water polo teams are playing games this week....
Culver City high school has five winter sports teams competing in the last weeks of the regular season but only one team is guaranteed to go to the big dance which is the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The boys' basketball team is currently in second place in the Bay league and that puts them in position to go to the playoffs. At press time (last Tuesday) the girls basketball team was in 4th place in the Bay league, the girls' soccer team was in 4th place, the boys' soccer team was in 5th place...
High school winter sports bring a whole new outlook to high school sports. Southern California athletes complain about the weather but in other parts of the nation the elements are twice as bad. Playing soccer outside in the winter against outstanding opponents can reach down and touch the soul of an athlete but the Culver High School girl's soccer team continues to play a high level in a very competitive league. At press time the lady Centaurs were 11-6-2 overall and 2-4 in the Bay league. The...
July 11, 1930 - January 9, 2024 Louis ("Lou") Michael Del Pozzo, beloved father, grandfather, teacher and friend, died in his home on January 9, 2024. He was born on July 11, 1930 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania to Lucy DeStefano Del Pozzo and Luigi Del Pozzo and was the last surviving sibling among nine sisters and three brothers. Lou grew up in Ridgway and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1948 after his parents visited on vacation and determined it was "heaven." Lou earned an AA degree at East LA...
Although both teams are near the bottom of the Pac-12 men's basketball standings it's still UCLA against USC which makes it a big game in Los Angeles. The Bruins are 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the Pac-12 and that record puts them in eighth place. The Trojans are 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the Pac-12 which is good enough for 11th place in the 12-team league. The Bruins travel to play the Trojans on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. What happened to both teams? Injuries, bad recruiting, young players, you...
Although both teams are near the bottom of the Pac-12 men's basketball standings it's still UCLA against USC which makes it a big game in Los Angeles. The Bruins are 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the Pac-12 and that record puts them in eighth place. The Trojans are 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the Pac-12 which is good enough for 11th place in the 12-team league. The Bruins travel to play the Trojans on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. What happened to both teams? Injuries, bad recruiting, young players, you...
It's a well-documented fact that the Culver City high school boy's and girl's aquatics programs produce successful swimming and water polo teams without a pool on campus. They use the Vets Park public pool located off campus on Overland Ave. Despite not having their own pool it has not stopped the father and son coaching combination of the Dordoni family. Nestor Jr. has been the head coach for the last five years and his father Nestor Sr. is his assistant coach. Nestor Jr. has been coaching...
