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Defense. Defense. Defense. The Centaurs (9-1) polished off the 2017 regular season with their third consecutive shutout by defeating the visiting Beverly Hills Normans, 49-0. Culver City High now prepares to host Heritage Christian for the first round of the CIF Playoffs this Friday, November 10 at Jerry Chabola Stadium. With the Centaurs celebrating Senior Night, freshman Zevi Echaus passed with high marks in his first game starting at quarterback while senior running back Brandon Oum punished...
The Culver City Varsity football team won Friday's home playoff game against Heritage Christian by a score of 24-8 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoff. Next up the Centaurs play Coachella Valley High on Friday in Thermal, CA. Read all the details in Fred Altieri's story in next week's newspaper or at www.culvercityobserver.com on Wednesday....
Is Heritage Christian Really a 16 Seed? By Greg Goodyear and Larry Weiner According to CIF officials the #1 seed always plays the #16 seed unless that team happens to be in their league. As the #1 seed Culver City drew 8-1 Heritage Christian as thier first round opponent. One has to wonder how an 8-1 team can be a 16 seed in any division? The CIF has a playoff formula that determines how the teams are seeded. However, as a #1 seed typically Culver would play either a wild card or a third or fourth place team in their respective league. Heritage...
Are you like everybody else seeing everything go up except wages? Can I mention the price of food, clothing, medical and let’s not forget gasoline or housing? Fortunately, Cousin Neil was driving on Overland between Washington and Venice Blvd when the red-light camera device caught my eye; as I drove past the multistoried construction project being built on the East side of Overland. You guessed right if you said, “Isn’t that in the City of Los Angeles? And you would be correct. Everyone who rec...
It was historic. Culver City High girls volleyball established a new standard last Saturday afternoon in their dramatic five-set come from behind victory over archrival Santa Monica High to win the 2017 CIF Southern Section Division 4 Championship at Cerritos College in Norwalk. It marked the very first time any Culver High athletic program has won back-to-back CIF Championships. Last season the Lady Centaurs won their first-ever 2016 CIF Division 5 title with a four-set victory over La Reina...
Business owner, commissioner and lifelong Culver City resident Albert Vera, announced plans today to seek election to a seat on the Culver City Council in the April, 2018 election. Vera, whose father served 12 years on the City Council from 1992-2000 and from 2002-2006, said he hopes to give back to the community that supported him and his family through good times and bad. Born in Culver City, Vera attended St. Augustine Elementary School and St. Bernard High School, while helping his parents,...
The Centaurs of Culver City High blitzed archrival Santa Monica High, 42-0, for their second consecutive Ocean League football shutout on Friday, October 27, at Corsair Field, Santa Monica College. But misfortune struck late in the first quarter when All-League Centaur quarterback Jonathan Martin left the game with an injury. "Jonathan ran into the end zone and one of their defensive players rolled up on his knee. So he's definitely out this week against Beverly and we'll see how he's...
While watching a video of one of last month’s School Board meeting, online, something happened that set me back. At the one-hour, seven-minute mark David Mielke, the Teachers Union president, was there to address the Board about School District salaries. While he was handing out an L.A. County salary survey and before he could get to the rostrum, Kathy Paspalis set the desired tone for Mr. Mielke’s address. She chirped in with a well-placed exclamation, “We’ve moved up!” Arriving at the speaker'...
Culver City High beat Beverly Hills High football team by a score of 49-0. It was the third shutout in a row for Culver City, increasing their record to 9-1 this year. For the full story read Fred Altieri's story in this week's Culver City Observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com on Wednesday....
Culver City High football crowned its 2017 Homecoming Game with a 47-0 victory over visiting Hawthorne High on Friday, October 20, before an overflowing crowd of reveling students and jubilant supporters at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The 6-1 Centaurs, ranked #1 among CIF Division 11 schools, overwhelmed the 5-3 Cougars from the opening kickoff. It took all of eight seconds from the opening whistle for Culver's premier returner, Alex Smith, to attack the Cougar's spearheaded coverage, cut right and...
While watching a video of one of last month’s School Board meeting, online, something happened that set me back. At the one-hour, seven-minute mark David Mielke, the Teachers Union president, was there to address the Board about School District salaries. While he was handing out an L.A. County salary survey and before he could get to the rostrum, Kathy Paspalis set the desired tone for Mr. Mielke’s address. She chirped in with a well-placed exclamation, “We’ve moved up!” Arriving at the speaker'...
Vincent J Motyl passed away on September 13, 2017 following surgery at Cedar Sinai Hospital. He is preceded by the death of his wife of 50 Years, Linda Motyl. He is survived by his children, Debbi Catallini (Jeff), Theresa Todd (Mike Puebla) and Vincent Motyl III (Taniesha), his grandchildren, Brandon and Brianna Catallini, Nicole Chan (Kenny) and Shawn and Kassandra Ody, his great grandchildren, Cynthia and Phillip Chan, his sister, Barbara Korbeck, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins....
Friday the 13th lived up to its unlucky reputation as Culver City High lost 33-14 to visiting Lawndale High in front of a capacity home-crowd at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The mid-October battle between the Ocean League's football powers featured the Centaurs' swift aerial attack against the Cardinals' dominant ground assault. Ultimately it was Lawndale junior running back Jordan Wilmore who stole the show with his dynamic and relentless rushing. He cut through the Centaur defensive line and punishe...
Culver City High football successfully began the 2017 Ocean League season with a 46-27 win at El Segundo High on Friday night, October 6, before a near-capacity crowd at intimate Hazeltine Field. The Centaurs took a 33-7 lead at halftime before an endless deluge of penalty flags bogged down the game, the players, the coaches and the fans in the second half. The two excellent football programs on the Westside deserved better. El Segundo took an early 7-0 lead on a 41-yard interception return for...
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse the City Council’s pitcher threw a spitter high and outside. Most of us who knew his Honor Judge Harold Cherness to be honest, fair and just; a person who had the respect and admiration of the community upon his passing the Council said no tributes could be installed for at least one year. So, we waited and waited and waited some more; until a member of the Council said they were developing a new policy and there was no telling when this phase wou...
I would like to share some information regarding our new tennis program here in Culver City. As a resident of Culver City with four children in the school district I looked into the middle school for what they offered for tennis. At the time, September 2016, there was no middle school tennis program and other than a small serving of classes being held through the parks and recreation, there was not much in terms of classes, teams or tournaments within Culver City. I am by trade a tennis coach/instructor. I have owned two tennis facilities and h...
Culver City High School football team beat El Segundo High Friday night to remain undefeated. Read the full story by Observer Sports Reported Fred Aliteri here on Wednesday afternoon or in this week's print edition of the Culver City Observer...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter There's a reason they call it football. With 6.9 seconds on the clock Carlos Barillas kicked the game winning field goal for Culver City High as they beat the Dorsey High Dons, 30-27, in dramatic fashion. The game lived up to its billing as both teams rallied and scored on dynamic plays. It all boiled down to the Centaurs' left-footed weapon. The Centaurs improved their perfect 2017 season record to 5-0 as quarterback Jonathan Martin threw three touchdowns to comp...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Centaur Football Express continued to gain steam after derailing the University High Wildcats, 59-0 at Jerry Chabola Stadium on the first night of Autumn 2017, September 22. Culver City High has opened the season with four wins for the first time since 2011, a start that propelled that team all the way to the CIF Championship game. The Centaur offense under senior quarterback Jonathan Martin swept through the Wildcat defense with dynamic aerial strikes along...
Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers marked the return of a successful veteran NFL head coach to his hometown of Los Angeles and the return of more frustration for a rookie NFL Head Coach. Kansas City Head Coach Andy Reid returned to his hometown of L.A. to lead his Chiefs to a 24-10 win over the Chargers and Head Coach Anthony Lynn at the Stub Hub Center before 25,386 fans. The Chiefs improved to 3-0 and the Chargers fell to 0-3. Reid, who was born and raised in...
I enjoy reading my copy of Bloomberg Business Week but the March 27, 2017 – April 2, 2017 was just full of surprises. For example, the F.B.I. gave a guy that just agreed to be an informant several high-tech devices, a set of keys with a hidden recorder and realistic Starbucks gift cards that recorded audio. The bad guy working for the good guys sometimes wore a white dress shirt with a button that concealed a tiny camera. In the same magazine on page 72 was a lot about Wendy Williams, such as w...
The Culver City High's third straight win to open the 2017 football season began with swift combinations... until a rash of penalty calls in the second half brought the game to a grind. The Centaurs dismissed North High of Torrance, 42-7, completing a trifecta sweep against three Torrance high schools, including West and Torrance, to open the schedule. The visiting Centaurs took a 28-0 lead at halftime with an offensive unit that wasn't hitting on all cylinders. Regardless, quarterback Jonathan...
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The trap was set at Torrance High's Zamperini Stadium last Friday against a very lethal Culver City High football team. The opening chess-like strategy worked for much of the first half as the Centaur high-octane offense was fundamentally kept off the field. But eventually talent, speed, coaching and execution won the nightas the Centaurs routed the Tartars in the second half for a 48-20 victory. "I'm always pleased when our team gets a victory," said Culver head coach Jahmal Wright. We knew...
The Playa Vista Orioles baseball academy will conduct a very special instructional clinic at the Culver City High School baseball field, with UCLA Head Coach John Savage as the featured guest instructional speaker, on Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is designed for high energy and accomplished youth baseball players, from 11 to 13 years of age, and pre-registration is recommended, as there is only a limited number of participants that will be accepted via online...
