Culver City senior basketball player Jordan Njoku tries to get around an opponent during a game last season. Centaurs are currently 1-4. (All photos by George Laase)
Thanksgiving was last week but sports fans in Culver City and the greater Los Angeles area have a lot to be thankful 365 days of the year. There are 23 sports at Culver City High School. USC and UCLA along with many other colleges in the greater Los Angeles area have some of the best teams in the nation. There are 11 professional teams in Los Angeles and most of them play at an elite level.
The sad part about Los Angeles is you must win because there are so many other things to do, but if you are a true fan of a team you continue to support them even if they don’t. Regardless it’s a lot of fun living in Los Angeles if you are a sports fan.
Culver City High School girls volleyball player Anaiya Thornton leaps high to spike the ball. The Centaurs were 15-12 overall and 7-0 in the Ocean league and they made it to the CIF Playoff Division 5 quarter finals before losing to Ontario Christian. (All photos by George Laase)UCLA’s Angela Dugalic beats a Southern University player to the basketball last month at UCLA. The No. 4 Bruins will face Oregon on Sunday at 12 p.m. inside Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus.
USC’s women’s basketball player Kennedy Smith No. 11 and her Trojan teammates battle the University of Washington on Sunday at 5 p.m. USC is ranked No. 16 in the nation.
The UCLA women’s volleyball player spikes the ball during a home match this year. The 18-12 Bruins will battle Georgia Tech in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, December 4, in Lexington, Kentucky at 1:30 p.m. If they win that game they will play on Friday.
