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Lacrosse Teams Get Physical in Culver Split Decision


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The style of play for Culver City High School’s lacrosse team became more physical last week as the varsity traveled to Redondo Beach and met up with a contentious and determined Seahawk squad.

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Collective Hearts Skip a Beat as High-Scoring Culver Lacrosse Wins Two


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Culver City High School’s arch-nemesis in lacrosse, Beverly Hills, came to town last Tuesday evening.

In years past, the Normans either have dominated the entire game or managed to take control in the fourth quarter.

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At the Middle School, a New Notion About the Big Man on Campus Idea


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Sixth-grade students in Sensei Margaret Tsubakiyama’s Japanese class received a visit last Friday from a really big man on campus – 350-pound sumo champion Byambajav Ulambayar.

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Culver Lacrosse Team Finds Adversity Tough to Digest


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There comes a time in every team’s schedule when it is tested.

The opponents are bigger, faster and stronger. Or maybe they show up with a more sophisticated offense. Sometimes that offense is complemented by an even more impressive defense, providing a lethal 1-2 punch that leaves a team searching for answers.

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Centaurs’ Varsity Lacrosse Team Is on a Roll


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The Lakers have the city abuzz, “March Madness” is upon us, and the World Baseball Classic has us breaking out our Dodger blue.

In all the excitement, it’s easy to overlook the fact that lacrosse season has begun.

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Culver High Plays It Close to the End in Lacrosse Season Finales


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Downey High School’s lacrosse team came to Culver City High last Tuesday night with a simple and effective game plan: Place a talented goalie in net to ward off the Centaur attack,and then smother that offense with a swarming defense.

The strategy worked for a 9-6 Downey victory.

By double- and triple-teaming the middies and attackmen at various times in the game, Downey was able to capitalize on changes of possession and rack up an early lead (6-2 at halftime).

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Culver High Lacrosse Is Called a Work in Progress


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The Culver City High School lacrosse team, which closes the regular season with two critical home matches, tonight at 6 against Downey High and Thursday at 6 against Beverly Hills High, played a most formidable opponent last Tuesday night. The Centaurs came away with an eye-opening and humbling 14-3 loss to Palos Verdes High, which truly ruled in every aspect of the game.

Palos Verdes won most of the face-offs, was faster, bigger, stronger and more skilled in the fundamentals. They executed more intricate plays on offense, intimidated on defense and hit so hard with their stick checks that they snapped two of the Centaurs’ poles in half.

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Culver Lacrosse — A Potent Offense Can’t Overcome Deficiencies in Narrow Loss


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The good news on Tuesday night last week was that the Culver City High School varsity lacrosse team scored eight goals.

The bad news: They allowed Peninsula to score nine.

It sounds like a cliché, but the best offense truly is a great defense.

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Culver High’s Lacrosse Team Keeps Fans on Edge of Seats


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Lacrosse, what a great spectator sport.

Combining elements that remind fans of other better known sports, like soccer, hockey, football and even basketball, it creates an exciting, unique blend of strategy and nonstop ball movement that can keep fans on the edges of their seats.

That is what happened last Tuesday night when Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, came to Culver City High.

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Culver High Lacrosse This Week Was a Tale of Two Teams


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In the course of a sports season, coaches work on the fundamentals, and drill their teams to achieve a level of consistency and talent that will provide them with the competitive edge to prevail over their opponents.

Culver City High School’s lacrosse team — which split two decisions this week — has a knack for being consistent: dominantly brilliant one night and competitively error prone the next, and there seems to be a direct correlation to the level of the competition.

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