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At press time (Tuesday 5/10) four Culver City high school teams were still alive in the prestigious CIF playoffs and track and field meets. The girls’ and boys’ lacrosse teams and the girls and boys track and field teams were still trying to win championships. The baseball team and softball team were eliminated from CIF competition last week and this week. The boy’s lacrosse team played their CIF semifinal game last Wednesday against Aliso Niguel on the road. Aliso Niguel came into that game...
Incoming UCLA freshmen Kiki Rice, Gabriela Jaquez and Londynn Jones have been selected as High School All-Americans by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Rice, the Gatorade and Naismith National Player of the Year, is a first-team selection, while Jaquez and Jones earned honorable mention acclaim. Rice, a point guard from Washington D.C.’s Sidwell Friends School, is the first UCLA recruit to earn first-team WBCA High School All-America honors since Michaela Onyenwere in 2017. Rice averaged 15.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.1 ass...
A brother and sister combination on the Culver City high school golf teams enjoyed success during the recent Bay league finals. They both played a great two rounds of golf in the finals. Senior Mahamed Ibrahim came in third place. By coming in third he also qualified for the CIF Golf Tournament this week. His sister, Salma Ibrahim, who is a sophomore came in seventh place in the league finals. Both players received All-League honors and it’s the first time for Culver City that a girl made the A...
“I love Culver City, but our city is at a crossroads. We need a City Council that is truly inclusive, that can take on the difficult issues without becoming divisive and a City Council that especially puts public safety first. I believe I can make that happen,” proudly says Denice Renteria, a lifelong Culver City resident who has announced her candidacy for one of the two open seats on the Council this November. Born to immigrant parents, Denice is a first-generation American who seeks to help build a community with a City Council that is mor...
In order to combat the issues of food waste, it is essential that people start connecting with their food. There will be free USDA Certified Organic compost and a selection of non-GMO seeds available for anyone who is interested in gardening to pick up. Another important aspect of this project is education, so Ava will be reaching out to her community to educate them on the importance of composting and shopping for food sustainably. With this small event, Ava hopes to encourage people to start connecting with their food through gardening and r...
The Culver City high school track and field teams did not score a lot of team points last Friday night at the Bay league Finals at Mira Costa high school but their individual performances lit up the night sky. Varsity runners Zaire Waring, Joelloe Trepagnier and Morgan Maddox and freshman Naomi Kim kept the Centaurs in the spotlight. Waring won the 200 meters in fast time of 21.48 and he also won the 400 meters with a time of 48.89 on a cold night in Manhattan Beach. "I am happy with my times,"...
After being unable to consistently establish a running game and being unable to stop the run on the defensive side of the ball in 2021, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telesco were determined to address the issue in both free agency and in the 2022 NFL draft, which started last Thursday, April 28, and ended on Saturday, April 30. The running game was a real concern for Charger management. "What I think that the running game does for a quarterback is it give...
The most exciting time for any sport is the playoffs. The Culver City high school Centaurs are fortunate to have six teams in the spring sports playoffs. Baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys and girls track and field teams started or will start their quest to be crowned CIF Champions this week. The baseball team got off to a great start when they beat Santa Barbara 7-3 last Tuesday at home. They advanced to the second round on Thursday when they travel to Ventura high school for...
Culver City High School ranked among the top schools in California and nationwide, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Culver High came it at 237 in California and 1,657 nationally. The school has a 96 percent graduation rate, according to U.S. News. Nearly 18,000 high schools in 50 states were ranked by U.S. News, including 1,603 in the Golden State. The rankings were based on how students performed on state assessments and how well they were prepared for college. The LA County schools that received top rankings nat...
Four Culver City High School teachers have been selected as winners of Intuit’s 100 Champions contest. Susana Fattorini, Paige Shakeri, Cathy Grasso and Kathleen Rowley were nominated by one or more of their peers and students for the award, which is given out to just 100 educators throughout the Los Angeles area who are having a positive impact on students and preparing them for future success. Intuit sent each teacher a care package valued at $500 each filled with classroom resources and goodies for them, personally. “We hope this serves as...
When high school sports move into the month of May that can only mean one thing, playoffs. After completing their regular season on Thursday against Santa Monica at home at 3:30 p.m. the baseball team will start their quest to try win a CIF championship. It's what high school teams dream about. The baseball team is hoping their dream will come true after they got back on the winning track last Tuesday when they beat Santa Monica on the road 2-0 after dropping two close games to Palos Verdes last...
It has not always been easy for UCLA Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, but he seemingly has arrived in his final season. Thompson-Robinson, a two-time Pac-12 second team All-conference selection, looked sharp during a practice that was held at Drake Stadium last Saturday. Thompson-Robinson looked and sounded comfortable in his fourth and final spring training. "It's been fun, and I've enjoyed every second," said Thompson-Robinson. "Just showing up every day, being grateful and being...
Students in the Culver City Unified School District will still have to wear masks inside the classrooms another week. The local school district issued the following statement this week: “Due to the new highly transmissible Omicron variants that have been circulating since mid-March and the recent acceleration in COVID-19 cases nationally, in California, and in Los Angeles County, the Culver City Unified School District has decided to extend the in-door mask mandate for an additional two w...
Because of the disappointing and frustrating end to the 2021 season, the Los Angeles Chargers have been very aggressive in NFL free agency and with their off-season acquisitions, they have put themselves in a good position heading into the 2022 NFL draft, which begins on April 28th in Las Vegas. The Chargers have revamped their defense and will have at least four new starters on defense in 2022. The Chargers traded with the Chicago Bears for Pro Bowl linebacker Khalil Mack and signed free agent...
The Culver City boys high school volleyball team is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The 2022 team has a lot of inexperience and young players, and they are competing in one of the best leagues in the nation according to head Culver City coach Joe Manzo. Manzo, who has been playing or coaching volleyball most of his life keeps a positive attitude despite facing top teams almost every week in the Bay league. "I have known about this league for years and years," said Manzo who is in his...
Earnest Sears III was named Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week for April 11-19 as he won the Invitational Elite men's high jump competition at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 16 with the second-leading clearance all-time by a Trojan and equaled the 2022 world-leading height, it was announced today (April 19). Sears III won the Invitational Elite men's high jump competition at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays with a personal-best clearance of 7-6.50 (2.30m). That clearance moved Sears III to...
By John Alle, Local Business Owner I am responding to the Opinion piece co-authored by City Manager David White and Police Chief Ramon Batista. They responded to the "recent local and regional news coverage of a report portraying Santa Monica as unsafe". I have lived, played and/or worked in Santa Monica since the 1970's. My son attended and graduated from from school here in Santa Monica. The City Manager's and Police Chief's only factual statement is that the "messages (from the media) are...
Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff, NFHS Chief Executive Officer @KarissaNFHS @KarissaNFHS The shortage of officials in high school sports has been well documented. As we noted in this column a couple of months ago, a survey of state high school associations indicated about 50,000 individuals have ended their days as high school officials since the 2018-19 school year. In addition to trying to interest more people in officiating high school sports, the NFHS and leaders in state associations have been...
The Culver City high school varsity baseball team appears to be peaking at the right time. The Centaurs are 11-4 with an eight-game winning streak. During that streak they have outscored their opponents 66-8 and all cylinders are clicking. Eight players are batting over .300 and two of those players, Justin Roulston and Alonso Reyes are batting over .500. Both of those players will be playing college baseball for Long Beach State next year. The team is moving in the right direction at the right...
Culver City high school spring sports teams hope to continue their winning ways after taking some time off for spring break. Baseball, softball, boys' and girls' lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, boys volleyball and tennis will restart their seasons this week and next week. The baseball team is 7-4 overall and 4-0 in league play. They travel to Windward for a 3 p.m. game (today) Thursday and they play a double header on Saturday against Paramount at home at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. They hit th...
The Los Angeles Chargers have made several improvements in the off-season to their roster, but they are far from finished, especially in the highly competitive AFC West. The Chargers added four new starters on defense in linebacker Khalil Mack, cornerback J.C. Jackson, nose tackle Austin Johnson, and defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day. Those additions will help a Charger defense that was last in the NFL in third down defense. On offense, the Chargers ranked 5th in total offense in the NFL in...
Tennis has always been a popular sport in Southern California mainly because of the weather but when the pandemic appeared a few years ago the sport took off like a rocket ship especially in the Culver City parks. Parks like Lindberg, Culver West, Fox Hills and Vets have some of the best tennis instructors in the city. One of those instructors is Mike Lanahan. "The pandemic gave tennis a boost that it not had in years," said long time tennis instructor and coach Lanahan. "Not since Billy Jean...
On paper, the UCLA Bruins were a strong favorite to return to the Final Four 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. With all five starters returning from the 2020-2021 team that made it to the Final Four, the 2021-2022 squad seemed to be poised to make a run at a national championship. The Bruins entered the season as the No. 2 ranked team in the nation in the Associated Press Poll. Unfortunately for Bruin fans, the 2021-2022 squad was unable to replicate their NCAA Tournament performance from l...
The family of Thomas "Tom" Ron Thomas sadly announces his passing on February 26 after a traumatic bicycle accident. Tom is survived by his wife of 47 years, Ann; daughters: Katie, husband Mike Vernoy; Elizabeth, husband Guillermo Peralta, their children Skyler and Lluvia; Maggie, husband Ryan Murphy, their children Alia and Kira; sisters Patricia McMorrow and Tina Miranda, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Shirley and Ron Thomas, and his brother Dave....
