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September 24 marks the return of the Culver City Rotary Community Foundation’s Walk & Roll Festival. The Walk & Roll Festival is a free, family-friendly event focused on teaching kids how to safely ride their bikes to and from school. As part of the city-wide Safe Routes to School program, the Festival is open to all Culver City students as well as neighboring schools. Now in its 10th year, the Walk & Roll Festival has proven to be a valuable community event for kids of all ages. Participants h...
The Culver City High School lost their football game Friday night 54-20. Read the full story in this week’s Culver City or online at www.culvercityobserver.com. The Centaurs next game is this Friday at LaSerna in Whittier at 7pm....
So far this football season Culver City's defense coached by defensive coordinator Derrick Huezo has proven to be a bright spot for on a team that has several bright spots. Everyone wants to talk about the Centaurs high powered offense but it's the defense that has come up with big plays. Last Friday night in the high desert against Palmdale they came up with five turnovers. "I am proud of the defense," said Culver City head varsity football coach Jahmal Wright. "I was very pleased the way they...
For the first time in UCLA Bruins football history, the Bruins played an FCS school on Saturday, defeating the Alabama State Hornets 45-7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. It was also their first game ever in football against an HBCU school (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). UCLA plays football at the FBS level, the highest level of college football. The FCS is the second highest level of collegiate football. With the victory, the Bruins went to 2-0 for the season. The Hornets fell to...
As the late great former Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes once said, "There can be no great victories in life without great adversity." For the UCLA Bruins football team, that is a quote they should embrace. On an incredibly hot day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the UCLA Bruins overcame the heat and their own mistakes to defeat the Bowling Green State University Falcons, 45-17. The Bruins were 24-point favorites going into the game but trailed the Falcons 17-7 early in the second quarter. A...
The Culver City Sister City Committee, a non-profit organization that fosters international friendship, seeks four high school students (two boys and two girls) to participate in an exchange trip to our sister city in Kaizuka, Japan from Feb. 10-21, 2023. We will hold an informational meeting on Sept. 21, 2022, beginning at 3:30 at the Julian Dixon County Library/4975 Overland Ave/Culver City, CA 90230 Applicants must fulfill the following requirements: • Be in the 8th-11th grade. • Be an excell...
As the late great former Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes once said, "There can be no great victories in life without great adversity." For the UCLA Bruins football team, that is a quote they should embrace. On an incredibly hot day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the UCLA Bruins overcame the heat and their own mistakes to defeat the Bowling Green State University Falcons, 45-17. The Bruins were 24-point favorites going into the game but trailed the Falcons 17-7 early in the second quarter. A...
Dana Winslow was a soprano who was first an entertainer. For many years she toured throughout the West Coast with the late baritone Phil Harvey performing vignettes from musical comedies, operatic arias, and medleys arranged by the late John Rarig, their accompanist. Her first love was opera, having sung the title roles of “Tosca”, “Aida”, and “Madame Butterfly”. Other roles included the Countess in “Marriage of Figaro”, and the mother in “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, and Lady Bellow in “Alber...
Samuel Biner, John Blessing, Greg Griffin, Kevin Griffin, and Jonah Hiraoka, of Culver City, El Segundo, and Los Angeles have earned Scouts BSA’s highest rank of advancement, the Eagle Scout Award. Because of the global pandemic and limited in-person Scout activities over the last couple of years, the five Eagle recipients will be recognized in a group ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at Westchester Lutheran Church, 7831 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. Members of Westchester-based Troop 927, chartered by Covenant Presbyterian Church, the f...
The good news is it's cooling down in Palmdale, California but the bad news is it will still be 85 to 90 degrees at 7 p.m. on Friday when Culver City and Palmdale kick off to start their game between two 1-1 teams. For the first time in school history the two teams will face off on the football field. Both teams won their first game of the season a few weeks ago and both teams were beaten last Friday night. The Centaurs fell to Loyola 24-19 and Palmdale lost to Oak Hills 55-14. That's where the...
The USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins won their home openers last Saturday and both teams are looking forward to being 2-0 at the end of the day on Saturday. Both teams displayed high powered offenses and solid defenses against teams that were not on their level. "It was a fun moment to finally be here," said first year USC coach Lincoln Riley after the game against Rice at the Coliseum. "Everyone was anxious and excited to be able to play. We maintained our energy and physicality throughout the...
Culver City High School won a non-conference game against Palmdale by a score of 44-7 Read the full story in this week’s Culver City Observer....
Culver City football team lost to Loyola 24-19 last Friday night at Culver City. The Centaurs were down 17-0 in the first half but made a comeback in the second half scoring 19 points after halftime. The 1-1 Centaurs travel to Palmdale on Friday for a 7 p.m. game....
The much-anticipated Jackson Browne tour will land at the Greek Theatre on September 4, Labor Day weekend. Perfect timing since many people have the day off the next day and can really let loose and celebrate at the concert. He'll have a solid five-piece band with two female background singers and is calling it his "Evening With" tour, supporting his 2021 GRAMMY-nominated album "Downhill From Everywhere." Legendary singer-songwriter Browne, at 73-years-old, has kept his voice in good shape, so...
If the first game of the season is any indication the young and inexperience Culver City football may surprise a lot of people. Their 35-13 win over West Torrance last Friday at Culver City showed that the Centaurs might be ready to battle a school like Loyola that has a long history of athletic excellence. Loyola, the All-Boys school near downtown Los Angeles lost their first game of the season at home 34-7 to Damien so they will be looking to redeem themselves. The Centaurs will face the Cubs...
Taken from the words of the late great Dodger broadcaster, Vin Scully, it's time for Culver City football. The young and inexperienced Centaurus will open the 2022 season at home on Friday against longtime foe, West Torrance at 7 p.m. inside the Jerry Chabola Stadium. For the first time in many years the Centaurs will rely on a lot of unproven talent, but head coach Jahmal Wright and his staff are ready for the challenge. "We are excited," said Wright after practice last Monday. "We are just loo...
Los Angeles right-handed pitcher Dustin May made his first highly-anticipated start on Saturday night, his first appearance in a Major League game since May 2, 2021 at Milwaukee when he suffered a season-ending elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. And the Texas native did not disappoint, holding the Miami Marlins to one hit while striking out nine over five scoreless innings at Dodger Stadium. It was the Dodgers 11th shutout of the season, blanking the Marlins 7-0. May, 24, made five...
The Sparks season turned into a perfect storm or should we say a destructive tornado and kept getting worse every week. During media day in May the team looked like they were ready to contend for a championship. Everyone in the building was upbeat and they had talent. After that general manager/coach, Derek Fisher made some questionable roster moves when he cut some promising young players. As the season went on injuries and strange coaching decisions lead to the firing of Fisher when they had...
Culver City's varsity football team will open its football season next Friday night, August 26 at 7 p.m. at home against long time opponent West Torrance. Their next home game will be against always talented Los Angeles Loyola on Friday, September 2 at 7 p.m....
March 29, 1929 - July 29, 2022 Aaron 'Ron' Nathanson passed away peacefully on July 29th at the age of 93 after a long illness. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 9, 1929. His family moved to Los Angeles at age 14, where he attended Fairfax High and met his wife Janet (Samuelson). In 1950, he was called to active duty two weeks after they were married. He served in the US Army for two years in Korea. Ron and Jan were married for 72 years. Ron attended LA City College and went on to a...
With their opening preseason game days away, the Los Angeles Chargers have released their first unofficial depth chart of the 2022 season. While most of the starters will not play in Saturday night's game at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood at 7 p.m. against the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, the game will give Charger fans a chance to see some of the starters. The Chargers staged their first intrasquad scrimmage of the 2022 season on Sunday evening at Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex in Costa...
For the first time in 20 years the Culver City high school boy's lacrosse team will be led by someone not named Chabola. Jerry and his son Casey were the name and face of a program that they were instrumental in building from the ground up. The new face Is long time assistant coach Adam Eskridge. Eskridge is no stranger to city of Culver City, the Culver City school system and the high school athletic program. Growing up in the city and coaching and playing sports at the high school made...
For the first time in 20 years the Culver City high school boy’s lacrosse team will be led by someone not named Chabola. Jerry and his son Casey were the name and face of a program that they were instrumental in building from the ground up. The new face Is long time assistant coach Adam Eskridge. Eskridge is no stranger to city of Culver City, the Culver City school system and the high school athletic program. Growing up in the city and coaching and playing sports at the high school made E...
The six-time national champion USC women’s volleyball program received the 2021-22 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the first time, the AVCA announced on Monday, July 18. The award—co-presented by the United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association—was first initiated during the 1992-93 academic year and honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale. More than 1,200 collegiate and high school volle...
When the UCLA Bruins made the surprising decision to leave with USC and head to the Big Ten Conference, a conference located in the Midwest and the Eastern part of the nation, the Bruins had to know that the decision to leave the Pac-12 Conference was not going to be a popular decision. Sending student-athletes on long trips back east and walking away from long-time rivals was not going to go unanswered. Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom was asked about UCLA's impending conference swit...
