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Fall sports are over and it's time for winter sports. One of those winter sports is girls' soccer. This year the expectations are high after last years' team went deep into the CIF playoffs. The team is 1-1-1 this season and the head coach, Pete Bartlett hoping the older players on the team can lead by example. "We have a lot of seniors who have a lot of experience," said Bartlett last Friday after their 1-0 win over South Torrance at Culver City. "We only lost three seniors from last years' tea...
At the end of every sports season there is only one champion. There is only one team that can hold up that championship trophy so when a great team misses the championship mark it's a big disappointment. In the case of the 2019 Centaur football team the hurt runs deep because they went into the CIF semifinal Division 5 game with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 ranking. Losing to St. Paul 14-10 on November 22, was a bitter pill to swallow but sports can humble even the greatest warriors....
The Culver City Girl's Water Polo team beat Glendale's team by a score of 18-9 on Tuesday. Coached by Nestor Dordoni the teams members include Juansteen Hodur, Kira Grimes, Nyala Belinger, Katherine Osorio, Carol Quintanilha, Georgia Greenberg, Krystal Melendez, Emily Langston, Angelina Cicchini, Sakura Minamida, Jade Estrada, Brooke Butler, Alejandra Hill, Sia Arguello and Lynn Tietje....
The exciting part of the football playoffs, at every level, is that the playoffs are single elimination games. This can lead to some stunning upsets, and this season in the CIF football playoffs have been no exception. In a clash of two distinct offensive styles, the Swordsmen from St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs upset the Culver City Centaurs, 14-10. For St. Paul, the victory propels them to a Section 5 Division Championship match-up at home against Aquinas High School of San...
Turn out the Friday Night lights... there was no joy at Culver City High School last Friday as the 2019 football season came to an abrupt end. The previously undefeated Centaurs were upset by St. Paul High at home, 14-10, in the CIF Division 5 Semifinals match at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The game was a throwback to days of yore when running games dominated and scores were low. The Swordsmen (12-1) employed a power rushing game plan and stuck with it. The Centaurs (12-1) entered the game as one of...
By Nadeem Kazuhiro Wagle Culver City KidScoop Media Correspondent Age 7 Today was the best day ever because I got to interview Dav Pilkey. I am seven years old, and I am in the second grade. Dav Pilkey is the author and illustrator of Dogman, Mighty Robot, and Captain Underpants. I love to read Captain Underpants and Dogman. I have not read Mighty Robot yet. My favorite book is Dogman For Whom the Ball Rolls. This was the first time I interviewed someone. I was nervous and scared and excited whe...
1. San Francisco 49ers (10-1): The 49ers have the No.1 ranked defense in the NFL and No.1 passing defense in the NFL. Where they have showed weakness on defense is in stopping the run, giving up an average of 4.7 yards per carry. The next opponent will definitely test that weakness. Next: +6 at Baltimore Ravens – Sun, Dec. 1 2. Baltimore Ravens (9-2): Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. At this point, the award just n...
The Culver City High School Centaurs were defeated in the third round of the CIF playoffs Friday night losing to St. Paul 14-10 ending their season. The Centaurs had won the first twelve games of the season, most by wide margins. For the complete story read Sports Reporter Fred Altieri's story in this week's Culver City observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
It can be a flag football game between the Daily Bruin and Daily Trojan student newspapers or a chess match between two students from UCLA and USC the passion level will intensify. When the two schools lock horns to play a football game the whole city of Los Angeles is divided. On Saturday the annual football game will be played at the Coliseum at 12:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on Channel 7. Although the game is not the big, big game because of the team's records, it still is the...
The Chino Hills High School football team, known as the Huskies, had seen some good quarterbacks and good passing attacks. But it had not seen anything quite like what rolled in on Friday Night. In a playoff game in the city of Chino Hills, located in the county of San Bernardino, the Chino Hills football team greeted the visiting Culver City Centaurs in the second round of the Division 5 playoffs. Behind the passing of quarterback Zevi Eckhaus and his talented group of receivers, the Centaurs...
No doubt about it, the Centaur football machine keeps revving up for the CIF Division 5 Playoffs at home or on the road. After spotting host Chino Hills High an opening game touchdown and trailing 21-7 early in the second quarter, Culver City High's defense got serious while their offense shifted into high gear to inundate the Huskies, 62-35. "I give kudos to our team for being able to keep its composure and not panicking. We went one play at a time until we were able to climb back into the game...
The Culver City High School Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is having a dance camp on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 at the Robert Frost Auditorium Come DANCE with the CCHS AVPA Dance Company. There will be fun dance combinations, dance games and art activities led by the high school dancers! The cost is $50 per day and is for children from 7 to 10 years old. Camp hours are 9am-3pm at Robert Frost Auditorium. Daily register and drop off starting at 8:30 am. Lunch can be purchased for $5 (pizza/drink) along with snacks and drinks are available for...
The Culver City High School football team beat host Chino Hills Friday night 62-35 in the second round of the CIF playoffs. Read the full story by sports writer Fred Altieri on this week's Culver City Observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
Transparent California, California’s largest public pay, and pension database said recently nearly 900 percent increase in CalPERS benefits dwarfs economic growth, taxpayers’ ability to pay. The total pension benefits promised by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Increased 886 percent from 1987. 2016 – a rate 21 times greater than the cumulative increase in the states’ population, according to a just-released analysis from Transparent California. California Economic...
The Chargers and the Rams are falling fast in the NFL standings. The Chargers are in third place in their division with a record of 4-6 and the Rams are in third place in their division with a record 5-4. Both teams lost their games last week and they hope to rebound this weekend and Monday night. The Rams play the Chicago Bears Sunday at the Coliseum at 5:20 p.m. and the Chargers battle the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football at 5 p.m. in Mexico. The USC and UCLA football teams are on...
1. San Francisco 49ers (8-1): The 49ers finally fell from the unbeaten, losing in overtime to the Seahawks at home. The difference in this game was a missed field goal in OT. They have not played a bad game this season, which the Pats, Ravens, Saints and Packers cannot say. Next: -10.5 vs Arizona Cardinals – Sun, Nov. 17 2. New England Patriots (8-1): The Patriots give up an average of 4.7 yards per carry, one of the worst in the NFL. Few teams have been able to exploit this weakness, because t...
Chino Hills or Bust! Culver City High football is ready to take their unbeaten record on the road after eliminating visiting Bishop Diego High, 34-6, in the opening round of the 2019 CIF Division 5 Playoffs at Jerry Chabola Stadium this past Friday, November 8. The top-seeded Centaurs will now travel to take on the Chino Hills High Huskies this Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Centaurs won their 11th game of the season without a loss. Chino Hills is coming off a convincing 42-12 playoff road win over May...
The Friends of the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Culver City High School Library. Refreshments will be available before the start of the program. At 7 p.m. featured presenter Georganne Bruce will speak about “Keeping the Lines Open: Communication Between Parents and Children.” Ms. Bruce has been the executive director of the Exchange Club Family Support Center in Downey for 28 years. The center provides counseling and support services for families at the facility and wit...
The Chino Hills High School football team, known as the Huskies, had seen some good quarterbacks and good passing attacks. But it had not seen anything quite like what rolled in on Friday Night. In a playoff game in the city of Chino Hills, located in the county of San Bernardino, the Chino Hills football team greeted the visiting Culver City Centaurs in the second round of the Division 5 playoffs. Behind the passing of quarterback Zevi Eckhaus and his talented group of receivers, the Centaurs...
Folks, the information I requested have not arrived. Today, I am devastated is to put it mildly but eventually it will be here. Until then some resumes should be updated. Every year the Honor Flight organization honors veterans with a free chartered flight to visit war memorials in Washington DC. Since 2015, the Coastal Georgia Honor Flight hub has flown more than 346 veterans from Brunswick, Georgia to the nation’s capital for a day of celebration, reflection and recognition. Between 2018 a...
If you are looking to watch a live football game this weekend Culver City high school is your best bet. The Rams are on the road, the Chargers played last Thursday, USC is on the road and UCLA has a bye. The Culver City football team is the No. 1 ranked team in CIF Division 5 and they go into the playoffs with a perfect record of 10-0. They have one of the most exciting offenses in the state and their defense is getting better every week. Their first playoff game will be Friday, Nov. 8, against...
CCUSD announced that the District's school nurses are offering FREE flu vaccines again this year. The flue shots are available in the Culver City Middle School/High School Nurse's Office between 8 am and 3:30 pm. FluMist nasal spray will be available. Pre-school and elementary students, all family members, and community members are welcome to stop by the free evening Flu Clinic on Nov. 8 between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the CCMS/HS Nurse's Office. Middle school and high school students will have an...
Undefeated! For the first time since 2007 Culver City High has a perfect record entering the CIF Southern Section football Playoffs. The Centaurs closed the 2019 regular season with a 55-0 shutout over Beverly Hills High to run their record to 10-0. Earning their first shutout of the season was an appropriate way to honor the team's seniors on Senior Night last Friday night. The Centaurs will host Bishop Diego High from Santa Barbara this Friday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The...
It's not every day that high school students get a chance to work shoulder-to-shoulder with successful television and motion picture writers to hone their craft – unless those students are part of the St. Bernard High School Film and Television Academy. Just two years old, the Academy on the school's Playa del Rey campus allows students to learn the industry from the inside, working closely with the successful brother writing duo of Todd and Richey Jones. Todd and Richey Jones began their w...
In what is becoming a typical Friday Night performance, quarterback Zevi Eckhaus threw for 4 touchdowns and 262 yards, as the Culver City Centaurs rolled over Bishop Garcia Diego High School, 34-6. The Centaurs improved to 11-0 with the first round Division 5 playoff victory over the Santa Barbara based school. Bishop Garcia Diego High School, known as the Cardinals, jumped to a quick 6-0 lead at Jerry Chabola Stadium in Culver City. The Cardinals came out running the ball, with the obvious...
