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On Saturday at Moorpark high school Culver City high school girls will try to run their way into the history books when they try to win the school's first CIF Championship in track and field. The boys will also be represented but it's the girls' team that has a chance to walk away with the top trophy. The Centaurs will put it all on the line Saturday in the Division 2 CIF Track and Field Finals. "Our athletes have been training and working so hard," said the boys head track and field coach...
For the first time in school history the Culver City high school girls track and field team is on top of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 track and field world. The Centaurs scored 62 points last Saturday at Moorpark high school to capture the crown. The second-place team, Golden Valley scored 51 points and JW North placed third with 50 points. It's been a 12-year process under former coach Rayfield M. Beaton and current coach LaShinda Demus. Beaton set the table by winning many league...
The 2023 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships were held this past weekend at historic Hilmer Lodge Stadium, on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The USC Trojans finished a strong second to the Washington Huskies on the men's side, 151 to 137 and second on the women's side to the Oregon Ducks, 158.5 to 127 points. USC had the most total points with 264 between both the men's and women's track team. USC won six events on the final day, and a total of nine events over the...
Howard Mitchell, a former long-time Culver City resident, passed away at his Palm Desert, CA home on April 23, 2023. He was 93. Mitch, as he was known to almost everyone, was predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Charline, in 2007. Charline taught for many years in the Culver City Unified School District, first as an elementary school teacher and later at the Independent Learning Center. Mitch is survived by sons, Chuck (Angela), Andy (Sandra) and Doug (Sharon); grandchildren, Valerie (Steve),...
On Saturday at Moorpark high school Culver City high school girls will try to run their way into the history books when they try to win the school's first CIF Championship in track and field. The boys will also be represented but it's the girls' team that has a chance to walk away with the top trophy. The Centaurs will put it all on the line Saturday in the Division 2 CIF Track and Field Finals. "Our athletes have been training and working so hard," said the boys head track and field coach...
The Los Angeles Sparks selected Zia Cooke out of South Carolina with the 10th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm. “We are thrilled to add Zia to a growing list of quality players on and off the court,” said Sparks CAO and GM Karen Bryant. “In evaluating Zia, there are so many aspects of her game coupled with intangibles that made her an obvious choice with the 10th pick.” The 5-9, Toledo native played in 137 games (all starts) for the Gamecocks, holding averages of 13.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.9 steal...
PASADENA, Calif. (April 13, 2023) – The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Association has selected eight high school seniors as the 2023 ROSE Scholars. This year, the program awarded $20,000 in scholarships to eight graduating seniors from the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD). ROSE Scholars, presented by Citizens Business Bank, is a program designed to help students in our community thrive and to foster their potential. 2023 ROSE Scholars: Arleth Angeles – Marshall Fundamental Sec...
The Culver City high school girls softball team won their at-large play-in game last Tuesday on the road against Rancho Cucamonga 5-4. Their next first round game in the CIF Division 3 Playoffs is Thursday (Today 5/4) on the road again against Norwalk at 3:15 p.m. Norwalk is 22-5 overall and 14-0 in the Suburban league while the Centaurs are 15-10 overall and 6-4 in the Bay league. Looking at the schedules it appears that Culver City played in a much tougher league. Hopefully that will put the...
The 2023 NFL draft was held from last Thursday, April 27th through Saturday, April 29th in Kansas City, Missouri. The Los Angeles Chargers had seven picks in this year's seven round NFL draft. Below is a review of the Chargers seven selections: Round 1 - Quentin Johnson, Wide Receiver, TCU – 6-foot-3, 208 pounds. The Chargers like big wide receivers and Johnson will fit in well. Johnson is big, strong and long. He had a vertical leap of 40.5" at the NFL combine. He ran a 4.49 forty on his pro d...
Some high schools are fortunate to send four or five student athletes to the CIF Track and Field preliminaries but when you send 16, that's quite an accomplishment. That's how many the Centaurs will be sending to the Division 2 prelims on Saturday, at Ventura high school. Leading the way for the girls' team will be one of the fastest runners in the nation, Joelle Trepagnier, and the boys' team is led by Kaiden Whitt. Both athletes will be competing in multiple events. Make no mistake, both...
The Los Angeles Chargers enter the 2023 season with high hopes after making the playoffs in 2022. They were able to work around their salary cap issues and retain their key players for the 2023 season, but they have been relatively quiet in free agency due to their lack of salary cap space. That means the NFL Draft will be the significant source of new talent on the Chargers this off-season. The Chargers need to use this draft to find some offensive talent to help quarterback Justin Herbert....
At first glance at the Culver City girl's lacrosse team, it's hard to figure out who the coach is. Everyone on the sideline looks like high school student athletes. The coach is a recent Culver City high school graduate, Catie Shin. After talking to Shin after her team beat Beverly Hills last week you quickly realize why she is the head coach. She is confident and mature beyond her years. "I started coaching in high school and I have coached at the club level (lacrosse)", said Shin after the...
At first glance at the Culver City girl's lacrosse team, it's hard to figure out who the coach is. Everyone on the sideline looks like high school student athletes. The coach is a recent Culver City high school graduate, Catie Shin. After talking to Shin after her team beat Beverly Hills last week you quickly realize why she is the head coach. She is confident and mature beyond her years. "I started coaching in high school and I have coached at the club level (lacrosse)", said Shin after the...
For the past 12 years the Culver City girls track and field teams have climbed to the top of the high school track and field world. Under the guidance of former girls' head coach Rayfield M. Beaton the Centaurs have been in the spotlight every year. Beaton was a world class runner who attended USC. Now another world class runner, Lashinda Demus has stepped in to coach the girls and she has continued to keep the light burning as bright as ever. The No. 1 ranked CIF Division 2 Centaurs showed the...
Senior Imaan Minwalla , freshman Leena Powell, junior Morgan Maddox and sophomore Joelle Trepagnier all smiles after they ran the 4X100 meter relay race. The same four girls also ran the 4X400 meter relay. They placed sixth in the 4X100 and second in the 4X400 meter relays at the Arcadia Invitational. Photo By Culver City High School...
Culver City senior baseball player Max de la Fuente takes the extra base on a single from first to third with a head first slide....
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks selected Zia Cooke out of South Carolina with the 10th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State FarmÒ. "We are thrilled to add Zia to a growing list of quality players on and off the court," said Sparks CAO and GM Karen Bryant. "In evaluating Zia, there are so many aspects of her game coupled with intangibles that made her an obvious choice with the 10th pick." The 5-9, Toledo native played in 137 games (all starts) for the Gamecocks, ho...
The Los Angeles Chargers have been quiet since the start of the 2023 NFL free agency period began, which officially started on March 15th. The Chargers needed to restructure some contracts to get under the salary cap. They added former All-Pro linebacker Eric Kendricks but lost linebacker Drue Tranquill, who was a free agent and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chargers did re-sign starting right tackle Trey Pipkins, defensive end Morgan Fox, and quarterback Easton Stick. But for the...
Culver City high school outdoor spring teams are finally experiencing stable weather and that means more games and more practice times. The baseball, softball, boys' and girls' lacrosse and boys' and girls' track and field teams are gearing up for the final three weeks of Bay league play starting next week. Next week spring break will be over and then the most important part of their seasons will take place. It's important because teams will be trying to make the playoffs and the track and field...
Culver City high school senior, outside hitter David Valenzuela, right and junior middle blocker Henry Brownlow returned this season to help lead the Centaurs through a tough Bay League schedule. Their next home match is April 12 at 3:30 p.m....
Culver City high school pitcher Sunnie Suarez has done a good job on the mound for the Centaurs this season. Culver City faces Mary Star on Wednesday, April 5, at home at 3:30 p.m....
HOUSTON – UCLA senior Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been honored as the Lute Olson National Player of the Year, as announced on Thursday by CollegeInsider.com. Jaquez Jr. was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year earlier this month, having finished his senior season with averages of 17.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He ranked second in the Pac-12 in scoring (17.8 ppg), fourth in steals per game (1.5) and fifth in rebounding (8.2 rpg). Jaquez Jr., a 6-foot-7 guard/forward from Camarillo, Calif., has b...
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The Centaurs baseball and track and field teams are fighting against a different opponent. It's not Santa Monica, Mira Costa or Redondo Union. It is Mother Nature. For the first time in many years rain has hit Southern California extremely hard. Outside sports at all levels must make adjustments. "We are doing the best that we can," said Culver City varsity baseball coach Devaughn Wallace last Tuesday. "It stopped raining today (Tuesday) for a few hours, so we got out there and had a short...
Culver City's speedy guard Brycen Matthews was named to the CIF Division 2AA first team this week....
