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By Andrew Cameron, City of SM 3/17 "I felt so accomplished and felt unbeatable," said 17-year-old Audrialice Evans about running her first race. Running has become a passion for her and 7 youths, aged 12-17 who have been training to run the LA Marathon through the Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) running program and Students Run LA. Despite their best intentions, COVID-19 has complicated matters yet again. With the LA Marathon postponed, the weekly PAL running program has decided to...
Culver City's first opponent in their new league will be a familiar one. The Centaurs and the Mira Costa Mustangs have had some classic battles over the years but the one on Friday night figures to ranked at the top of the list. Not only is this the first game in a pandemic season but Mira Costa may have a quarterback that can go toe to toe with Culver City great signal caller, Zevi Eckhaus. Kick off is set for 7 p.m. at Mira Costa. Only family members will be allowed to attend the game. Culver...
The U.S. and California economies will experience near-record growth this year thanks to widespread vaccinations for COVID-19 and massive federal relief for struggling workers and businesses, UCLA forecasters at the Anderson School of Business predict. "A waning pandemic combined with fiscal relief means a strong year of growth in 2021 - one of the strongest years of growth in the last 60 years - followed by sustained higher growth rates in 2022 and 2023," according to the quarterly economic...
The past twelve months have been a challenge for everyone, including the student athletes at Culver City High School and the organization that supports them, the Booster Club. Centaur teams left the field of play in March 2020 and the wildly popular Casino Night event was canceled as well. Fast forward to today with the Corona virus situation improving, Centaur student athletes have begun training and games are on the schedule. How can you support them now you ask? You can join the Booster Club...
With a new league there will be new challenges for the Culver City varsity, junior varsity and freshmen football teams. The Bay League figures to be slightly more competitive than the Ocean League that the team played in for many years. Mira Costa, Peninsula, Palos Verdes, Redondo Union and Santa Monica are now their opponents. The good news for the varsity team is their team is loaded with a bevy of talented seniors. "We have been blessed to have a lot of seniors this year," said Culver City...
"I've been watching college volleyball for a while now and it's frustrating seeing them play cause we're not able to," Danet said. "We're not able to play the season and have the experience needed for college." "It's been a little bit annoying considering I've been working hard all this quarantine and then we just keep getting cancelled, it's just frustrating," Graham told FoxLA. Brad Graham, Caleb's dad, and a part of the "Let Them Play" movement, says the Governor has no medical evidence to...
After many months of checking tier levels, making sure coronavirus levels have dropped, the State of California, the County of Los Angeles, the CIF Southern Section office, the City of Culver City and the Culver City Unified School District have cleared most of the schools in Southern California to play outdoor sports this year. Although several sports have been cleared football is at the top of the list. "I found out that it was a strong possibility about two weeks ago that all we needed was so...
The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class was announced earlier this month and there were two selections to the Hall of Fame that were long overdue. Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson and former Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders head coach Tom Flores were finally selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Pearson was the only member of the 1970s All-Decade team that had not made the Hall of Fame. In his career, Pearson caught 489 passes with 48 going for touchdowns. He...
"We say things like: pressure is a privilege. That means people are expecting great things from us. And that can only be a positive for us." (Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA Softball Head Coach. February 2021) Some things are special. The defending National Champion UCLA softball team has successfully opened the 2021 season with five consecutive victories. After last season's remarkable 25-1 start was abruptly cancelled due to COVID, the Bruins have resumed defending their 2019 title with a...
UCLA men's basketball signee Peyton Watson has been selected as a McDonald's All-America selection, as announced on Tuesday. In all, 48 high school seniors – comprising the top 24 boys and top 24 girls in the nation – have been selected by a committee of basketball analysts. These top high school players will not face off in any McDonald's All-American Game this year (due to COVID-19). However, a virtual celebration is being planned to give these high school student-athletes the recognition they deserve. Watson, a 6-foot-7 guard/forward from Lo...
This week congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37) joined Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in introducing the bicameral U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), Judy Chu (CA-27), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Karen Bass (CA-37), and Raul Ruiz (CA-36), and Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined as chief co...
Public health officials, state and local policy makers, and teachers unions have largely driven the debate over school reopening's. But across California, establishing coalitions to demand school campuses reopen. A newly-formed statewide group, Open Schools California, has parent groups all over the state: in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Sacramento. Many mobilized after Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed his “Safe Schools for All” plan that eyed February as the month to try to reopen classrooms. Along with calling for campuses to reo...
By Craig Jennings David Dudley Jennings was born January 15, 1925 at Manhattan, Kansas, to Harry Clayton Jennings and Leona Moore Jennings. He had two brothers, Gerald and Harry Jr. Their mother died from cancer when David was three years old and his family moved to Venice, California, and then to West Los Angeles when David was of school age. He graduated from University High School. At age 18 he joined the Navy and served as a radioman on the troop transport ship, "U.S.S. Heywood" in the...
The City of Culver City is pleased to announce the appointment of Armando Abrego as Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Director. Mr. Abrego officially assumed the role on February 8. "Since I've known Armando, I've been consistently impressed by his steadfast dedication to delivering high-quality recreation services to the Culver City community," said City Manager John Nachbar. "He has many admirable qualities, including his leadership skills, professionalism, experience and easy...
Atlanta, Ga. – Sophomore guard Charisma Osborne and senior forward Michaela Onyenwere have been named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy midseason list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday. The pair make up two of the 30 candidates for Women's Player of the Year. The original preseason watch list for the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy named 50 players, of which Onyenwere was included. Osborne was not named to the preseason watch list, but has since played her way into running for the n...
In early November of 2019, Rob Gronkowski came to the Culver City High School campus to visit the undefeated Culver City Centaur football team. Gronkowski, a four-time All-Pro tight end, had retired in March of 2019 at the age of 29 after winning a 3rd Super Bowl title with the Patriots. Gronkowski, nicknamed "Gronk", decided to retire due to being physically and mentally worn out from injuries. He had one year left on his contract at the time. Gronk was visiting the Culver City High School camp...
Leave no doubt. That is what Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback Tom Brady did win he won his record setting seventh Super Bowl last Sunday. Without a doubt he is the best quarterback in history at any level. The 43-year-old quarterback from northern California and the University of Michigan proved once again that he can make a gigantic difference on almost any team he plays on. Brady deserves a lot of credit for Tampa Bay’s turn around, but the real hero is their speed and conditioning coach R...
In a move that many people felt was long overdue, the Pac-12 Conference announced on January 20th that they had decided to part ways with Commissioner Larry Scott. On the same day that a new U.S. President was being inaugurated, the Pac-12 decided that it also needed new leadership. They will officially part ways on June 30th, 2021. The search for a new commissioner is already underway. Scott's tenure began on July 1, 2009, so he will have lasted exactly 12 years in his current position. Scott...
Fans Can Visit TheRams.com/blackhistorymonth to View the Artwork and Learn More To celebrate Black History Month this year, the Los Angeles Rams are partnering with four local Black artists to tell powerful stories about people in the Rams organization who exemplify leadership, commitment, and a strong sense of community. Fans can learn about each story and view the artwork by visiting www.therams.com/blackhistorymonth. On Monday, February 1, the team is kicking off the Black History Month celebration with a short film about Linebacker MICAH...
Amanda Gorman, 23, read a poem at incoming US President Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. The poem entitled "The Hill We Climb" had no obvious Santa Monica connection, but Gorman is a 2016 New Roads High School graduate. Jill Biden invited Gorman to speak at the inauguration after seeing her read her poem "In This Place: An American Lyric," at the Library of Congress in 2017, NPR reports. Gorman joined WriteGirl 9 years ago. It is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that engages teen girls in...
It's hard enough being a teenager navigating the bridge between childhood and adulthood while acclimating to a pandemic, school shutdowns, remote learning, and all the attendant anxiety of these surreal times without also having to cope with the emotional stress, stigma, and financial impact of a family member's incarceration. Nearly three million children in this country have at least one parent in prison, jail, or detention, and author and prison rights activist Amy Friedman knows how those...
At the end of the 2020 regular season, there was only one certainty for the Chargers. They had their franchise quarterback. Everything else was uncertain, including the status of their head coach, Anthony Lynn. That uncertainty was resolved less than 24 hours later, when the Chargers fired Lynn with one year left on his contract after a second consecutive losing season. Exactly two weeks after the Chargers final game, the question of who would replace Lynn was finally answered when the team...
The season is still early but if the early returns are factual the UCLA men's basketball team, USC men's basketball team and the UCLA women's basketball team are moving in the right direction. Throw in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers and the local basketball landscape in Los Angeles looks very impressive during this pandemic season. Despite the challenges presented by the virus these teams have been successful so far this season. The Lakers have the best record in the NBA at...
Despite closing out the 2020 regular season with a four-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Chargers have decided to part ways with head coach Anthony Lynn after four seasons at the helm. Lynn was informed Monday morning, less than 24 hours after the Chargers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on the road, 38-21. The Chargers ended the season with a record of 7-9 and the Chiefs finished at 14-2. Chargers owner Dean Spanos made the decision to go in a different direction. In a statement, Spanos...
Destiny comes in different forms. For Culver City volleyball player Brandon Horn-Bostel his destiny was to be a volleyball player and his story started many years ago when his grandfather attended Culver High School and played sports. Then it was his mother's turn to continue the athletic excellence at Culver City. Now Brandon completed the third-generation cycle at Culver City high school. Horn-Bostel accepted a scholarship offer from Charleston University in West Virginia a few months ago to...
