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Spring and hot weather are in the air and for several Culver City high school athletic teams that means they are heating up with the weather. The boy's baseball team, girl's lacrosse and boy's lacrosse are in first place in their leagues and tennis has an 8-4 overall record. Boys' volleyball is struggling this year with a 2-8 record but the girls' softball team is hoping to get pass the .500 mark in the next few weeks. The softball team has an overall record of 8-11 and they play a very...
The four Culver City high school track and field teams continue to prove that they are some of the best in Southern California. In the dual meets, the tri meets and the prestigious invitational meets, the Centaur frosh/soph boys and girls and the varsity boys and girls are turning in some impressive performances every week. On Saturday, April 9, some of the varsity girls and boys will running in one of the top track and field meets in the nation, the Arcadia Invitational. On Friday and...
By Sarah Storkin 3.18.22 The Los Angeles Unified School District announced today a deal with the United Teachers of Los Angeles Union, to end its indoor mask mandate effective next Wednesday, March 23. LAUSD has been one of the few SoCal districts to stick with masking after California State and Los Angeles County orders lifted. “Only public school kids in LA are still required to wear masks,” grumbled one parent on social media. Many parents blame United Teachers of Los Angeles, the school union. “Public school parents have so few optio...
Memorial Services for long time Culver City high school football coach and former Culver City high school star quarterback Greg Goodyear is set for Friday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the Culver City high school football field. The service is open to the public. Goodyear died of prostate cancer last year....
Culver City high school spring athletic teams will once again leap into action during the next week. The boys' and girls' lacrosse teams, girls' softball, baseball, boys' volleyball and boys tennis will all continue to play at a high level but the highlight of the week will be the track and field teams competing in the prestigious Mustang Relays at Mira Costa high school on Saturday. The meet starts at 10 a.m. The All-Day meet will feature some of the top track and field teams in Southern Califo...
In 2021, the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team made it to the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament, their best finish since the 2008 season. In 2021, the USC Trojans men's basketball team had their best finish since the 2001 season, landing in the Elite Eight of the NCAA basketball tournament. Both the Bruins and the Trojans are once again returning to the NCAA basketball tournament in 2022. The Bruins finished the season with a 25-7 record, and they were the runner-up to the Pac-12...
By Mykell Mathieu Sports Reporter Most people start their Saturdays off pretty slow but not the student athletes that competed at last Saturday's Culver City Invitational track and field meet at Culver City high school. Over 20 schools throughout the area were well represented. Some of the local schools were Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Palisades, Hamilton and Venice. The all-day meet included athletes from frosh/soph and varsity teams. From the field events to the races, it was a very...
As expected, the Los Angeles Chargers have reached a contractual agreement with wide receiver Mike Williams, one of their key unrestricted free agents in NFL free agency. Williams is coming off his best season, with career highs in receptions with 76 and in receiving yardage with 1,146. Williams was a first-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft, the seventh pick overall in the 2017 NFL draft. The contract that the two sides agreed to is a three-year, $60 million dollar deal, with $40 million guarante...
Major League Baseball maybe on strike but Culver City's varsity baseball team swung into action a few weeks ago. This week they continue their pre-season schedule against some of the best teams in the South Bay. All three teams that they will play this week are from Torrance. The 3-2 Centaurs lost to Torrance last Tuesday 3-1 and on Friday they play North Torrance at home at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday they battle West Torrance at home at 11 a.m. Both North and West Torrance are ranked as two of the...
By Mykell Mathieu Sports Reporter Most people start their Saturdays off pretty slow but not the student athletes that competed at last Saturday's Culver City Invitational track and field meet at Culver City high school. Over 20 schools throughout the area were well represented. Some of the local schools were Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Palisades, Hamilton and Venice. The all-day meet included athletes from frosh/soph and varsity teams. From the field events to the races, it was a very...
Indoor mask-wearing is no longer mandatory in Los Angeles County thanks to revised data released by federal health officials Thursday showing a decreased impact of COVID-19 on the county's health care system. Yesterday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially moved the county out of its "high'' virus activity category and into the "low'' category and the County Public Health Department issued a modified Health Officer Order lifting the mask mandate on Friday. The CDC updates its county-level data every Thursday. It...
As expected, the Los Angeles Chargers have reached a contractual agreement with wide receiver Mike Williams, one of their key unrestricted free agents in NFL free agency. Williams is coming off his best season, with career highs in receptions with 76 and in receiving yardage with 1,146. Williams was a first-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft, the seventh pick overall in the 2017 NFL draft. The contract that the two sides agreed to is a three-year, $60 million dollar deal, with $40 million guarante...
Track and Field is back in a big way in the form of the Culver City High School Invitational meet on Saturday at the Culver City high school track. The meet starts at 10 a.m. and over 20 schools will be running and jumping on Saturday. Culver City will be trying to improve on their inspiring start of the season last Saturday when they dominated all four Divisions against Torrance and Palisades high schools. The Girls varsity and freshmen/sophomore teams and the boys' varsity and...
Stanley Dunn Special to the Observer Think back for a moment to the place you grew up. You may be living elsewhere now yet when you go back to where you are from, a rush of memories spring about. A state of nostalgia may be induced, remembering the 'good old days.' There may be some major changes such as new buildings and old hang out spots that are no longer there; yet a sense of community - what it meant to grow up there - remains. Nestled just west of the hustle and bustle that is Los...
Making it to the third round of the CIF Division 2A girls' playoffs was a great accomplishment for the undersized Culver City high school girls basketball team. They made it that far because they displayed true grit and determination and a group of dedicated seniors. Although they lost to Santa Margarita last Saturday in the quarterfinals 58-42, making that far was a great achievement. Having what head coach Julian Anderson described as a roller coaster season, but in the end, it was all down hi...
If you are a Culver City high school sports fan the next few months will be extremely enjoyable. All games listed below are home games at Culver City high school. Thursday: Girl's lacrosse vs La Crescenta Valley at 5 p.m. Friday: Softball vs El Segundo at 3:30 p.m. Baseball vs Paramount at 3:30 p.m. Saturday: Track and Field vs Palisades and Torrance at 10 a.m. Monday: February 28, Boys Tennis vs West Torrance at 3 p.m. Boys Lacrosse vs Saugus at 6 p.m. Tuesday: March 1, Swimming and Diving vs...
By Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer SMC Graduate Mickey Guyton sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. She is black, female and a country music singer, making her pretty much unique. Country Music artists who are black and female are a rarity, and Guyton has said that she has been the subject of discrimination. In 2019, Guyton chose to write music that reflected more of her struggles as a black woman. In early 2020, she released a single that came from those songwriting sessions titled "...
Last week four Culver City high school varsity teams entered the prestigious CIF Southern Section playoffs and only one team made it through the first round, girls' basketball. Boys' basketball, girls water polo and boys' soccer were eliminated last week. The girls head basketball coach Julian Anderson said he had a special group of girls in September of last year. "It feels good, making it to the second round of the CIF playoffs," said Anderson in a phone interview last Tuesday. "This...
The second season started this week for four Culver City high school varsity teams. Making the CIF playoffs is what high school teams play for because once you are in anything can happen. Just ask the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Every team that is invited to the Big Dance is hoping to be in the spotlight when it comes down to the final game in their division. The boys' basketball team hopes to catch lighting in a bottle when they start their Division 1 playoff run on Friday at home against...
“Creativity takes courage.” ~ Henri Matisse The chaos resulting from the continuing battle with COVID has certainly confirmed that. And the Culver City Arts Foundation (“Culver Arts”) has again stepped up through its Arts Resiliency Fund campaign to aid those in the arts who are struggling to survive. Several months ago the first 11 grants totaling just under $10,000 were awarded. A second round of grants totaling $11,000 has been awarded to 13 recipients who represent a diverse and intrigu...
Micaela Trujilo Ponce, 17 KidScoop Media Correspondent Through my extracurricular work with the nonprofit organization KidScoop Media, I was able to interview Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the third woman and first Latina Justice of the United States Supreme Court who recently wrote a children's book called Just Help! The interview took place over the phone at Immaculate Heart High School. My teacher and principal let me sit out of class for 15 incredible minutes. I remember feeling extremely...
Vietnam Veteran and Culver High Grad Jerald “Jerry” Rose, a resident of Mendenhall, MS., passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 28, 2022, at the age of 71. Jerry was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Robert and MaryNell Rose. He graduated from Culver City High School in California and enlisted in the United States Navy shortly after graduation. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served as a Radioman Petty Officer 2nd Class aboard the USS Midway and USS Halsey from 1970-1978....
Tom Nakayama, a longtime math teacher at Culver City Middle School, passed away last week, according to local school officials. Affectionately known as “Coach Nak,” Nakayama helped coach and assist the trainers for Culver City High School’s football, girls’ basketball and track teams for more than 25 years. “He was well-loved by students,” said CCHS Athletic Director Tom Salter. “He always had a smile on his face and would bring snacks for all the student athletes.” Nakayama was also in charge...
When you play in the super competitive Bay league you expect challenges. That’s what happened to one of the best Culver City boys’ soccer teams in the last 10 years. With one game to play at press time the Centaurs are hoping to advance to the prestigious CIF playoffs next week. Culver City placed third in the Bay league with a 2-2-1 league record. Their overall record is 6-5-4. If this was a regular high school soccer season the Centaurs would be a lock to make the playoffs but because of the...
Dear CCUSD Community, I want to thank you for your understanding, patience and cooperation as we made the difficult decision to cancel school for the remainder of this week. We realize that having your children home from school so unexpectedly undoubtedly caused hardship for many families. However, given the rapid rise in positive Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County, and among our students, faculty and staff, we believe this short-term closure was the most prudent thing to do. CCUSD’s top p...
