ICEF Rugby students tell their story in the documentary “An American Rugby Odyssey: Fiji-NZ The Student Cut.” The documentary consists of footage shot by students when they traveled to New Zealand and Fiji in 2023.
During her senior year, Kloey Bacchus was the captain of the ICEF girls rugby team. She learned being a captain means being a sounding board for her teammates. Previous captains provided that for her.
The View Park (ICEF) boy’s and girl’s rugby teams culminated their season with a trip to the Urban Rugby Championship and Japan.
The Hawkins Hawks executed their 32-8 victory over the View Park Knights with their strong rushing game. Every touchdown the Hawks made were on the ground.
View Park senior Kamora King began playing rugby during her senior year. During that time, she learned how to play in several different positions. King recalled her first game as being “intense.”
Kaitlin Lewis is a junior scrum half of the View Park girls rugby team. Seeing the opportunities that her sister reaped from the program inspired her to join.
View Park high school recently became the National Winner of the Aspen Institute’s Reimagining School Sports in America Initiative, earning a $20,000 grant meant to help them pursue their athletic endeavors.
View Park alum and Grand Canyon University student Andrew Joseph Summerfield, 20, was recently shot and killed at Darby Park in Inglewood. Known for being an exceptional student and athlete, Summerfield was a recipient of the Obama Award for Excellence in Academics when he was in junior high school.
On April 3, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced that high school sports were canceled for the rest of the school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order terminated all basketball state championship games. Spring sports like track and field, baseball, softball, boy’s tennis and boys’ volleyball were cut short. Senior student athletes face new challenges in the college recruitment process.
Player of the Year: Fidelis Okereke / King/Drew / 12th
Most Outstanding Player: D’Anthony Ward / Washington Prep / 12th
The Pan African Film Festival is the epicenter of Black cinematic storytelling every February. One of the films profiled was “Another Red, White, Black & Blue Odyssey,” a documentary on the ICEF View Park Rugby program.
Senior hitter Makenzie Carter is co-captain of the View Park girls’ volleyball team and senior class president. She has played on the varsity squad for all four years.
View Park Junior Haley Veazie is a multi-sport athlete, playing softball, volleyball, and basketball for the Knights. When she’s pursuing endeavors, Veazie strives to do the best that she can.
For the sixth consecutive year, the Carson Colts girls track team won the City Section title on Friday. The team scored 130 points, 76 more points than second place winner Granada Hills. The Palisades boys team snapped the Dorsey Don’s three-year Championship streak. Carson reigned over the sprinting events with junior Ryan Lacefield pacing the 200m and the 400m. The Colts finished the 4x100m in first place in 48.61s and came in second in the 4x400m in 4:03.23. “We just want to continue the legacy of our previous track stars and we want to be on top just like them,”
View Park sophomore Chima Uka enjoys a solid team effort, his involvement with the Knights football and track and field teams reflect that.