Browse past news stories for Compton High School in Compton, CA.

• Ex Compton HS coach convicted of child molestation (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 08:16:53 pm
  A former Compton high school basketball coach has been convicted of misdemeanor child molestation, but acquitted of felony theft and forgery.
• Former Compton Coach Guilty Of Molesting Child (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:57:19 pm
  A former Compton high school basketball coach has been convicted of misdemeanor child molestation, but acquitted of felony theft and forgery. The jury's verdict against Russell Otis on Tuesday will bar him from coaching or teaching minors. Otis was fired in May after being charged with offering to pay one of his players for sex.
• Ex SoCal HS coach convicted of child molestation (CBS 47 Fresno)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:47:49 pm
  COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A former Compton high school basketball coach has been convicted of misdemeanor child molestation, but acquitted of felony theft and forgery. The jury's verdict against Russell Otis on Tuesday will bar him from coaching or teaching minors. Otis was fired in May after being charged with offering to pay one of his players for sex. The former Dominguez High School coach was ...
• Ex SoCal HS coach convicted of child molestation (Channel 8 San Diego)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:18:03 pm
  Associated Press - November 4, 2009 1:14 PM ET COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - A former Compton high school basketball coach has been convicted of misdemeanor child molestation, but acquitted of felony...
• Ex-coach At Compton's Dominguez High Is Convicted Of Misdemeanor Child Molesting (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:55:30 am
  The jury deadlocks on a felony charge against former basketball coach Russell Otis: meeting a minor for lewd purposes. He is acquitted of felony theft and forgery. Russell Otis, who directed Dominguez High School in Compton to five state boys' basketball championships, was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor child molesting, a crime that, withstanding appeals, would bar him from coaching or ...
• More News (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:08:02 am
  LONG BEACH - Dwayne DeSpain's status at Los Altos, and in the Valley, was legendary. The former Los Altos High School football coach is arguably the best coach in the area's history, and now he has his spot among the best in the CIF-Southern Section.
• Elizabeth Edna Reed (The Fallbrook Village News)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 08:32:22 pm
  Elizabeth Edna Reed passed away Tuesday, September 29, at the age of 89. She was born February 7, 1920, in Dominguez, CA, daughter of Charles and Josephine Eilers. Elizabeth graduated from Compton High School in 1938. She then attended Compton Jr. College and studied dress design and business. After working as a beauty operator at a beauty school in Belmont Shore, she found her real passion and ...
• BET TAKES “FIRST IN” TO COMPTON COMMUNITY: Host Tyrese to join in today's planned high school visits. (Eurweb)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 07:15:49 am
  *Tyrese Gibson, BET personality Alisha Renee and Compton Fire Department firefighters kick off the premiere of new BET series "First In" by reaching out to high school students in Compton, where the show takes place.
• 09-23-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 07:15:39 am
  'ADVANCE SCREENINGS' SET FOR MJ'S 'THIS IS IT': Also, global premiere events planned around the globe. *The Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" -- based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June – will begin showing in movie theaters the night before its official Oct. 28 release.
• Youth help clean up Compton (Daily Pilot)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 06:42:16 pm
  A 12-foot-high wrought-iron fence topped with slanted spikes completely surrounds Centennial High School in Compton, which sits across the street from a boarded up fast food restaurant.
• Raptors Sign First-Round Pick DeRozan (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
  posted on July 10, 2009 at 12:20:52 am
  The Toronto Raptors have signed first-round draft pick DeMar DeRozan through the 2010-11 season.
• Raptors sign first-round pick DeRozan (The Sports Network)
  posted on July 10, 2009 at 12:18:50 am
  Raptors sign first-round pick DeRozan
• Toronto Raptors sign 2009 first round draft pick DeMar DeRozan (Inside Hoops)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 11:45:09 pm
  The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have signed first-round draft pick DeMar DeRozan (duh-MAR duh ROSE-ann) from the University of Southern California to his rookie scale contract. He is under contract through the 2010-11 season, with two team option years to follow. The Raptors selected DeRozan with the ninth overall pick of the 2009 NBA [...]
• Valley actress dies at 82 (The Valley Chronicle)
  posted on May 22, 2009 at 03:06:03 pm
  Marian Carter was known by many in the San Jacinto Valley for the role she played for 22 years as Señora Moreno in the “Ramona” outdoor play. Carter, who performed her last season as the Señora in 2005, died May 9 of cancer at her home in Hemet. She was 82.
• Chula Vista survives brunt of USOC job cuts (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 09:10:06 am
  The U.S. Olympic Committee announced yesterday that it's eliminating 54 jobs, or 13 percent of its work force, but the Chula Vista training center appears to have survived the brunt of the cutbacks.
• Compton HS basketball coach charged with theft (San Diego 6)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 03:21:53 am
  A Compton high school basketball coach facing child molestation charges has been charged with additional counts of grand theft, forgery and burglary.
• Compton HS basketball coach charged with theft (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 01:34:28 am
  A Compton high school basketball coach facing child molestation charges has been charged with additional counts of grand theft, forgery and burglary. Read comments
• Compton high school basketball coach charged with theft, forgery (Seattle Times)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 01:33:24 am
  A Compton high school basketball coach facing child molestation charges has been charged with additional counts of grand theft, forgery and burglary.
• Compton HS basketball coach charged with theft (Channel 8 San Diego)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 01:29:53 am
  Associated Press - March 18, 2009 9:24 PM ET COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - A Compton high school basketball coach facing child molestation charges has been charged with additional counts of grand...
• Is NBA next for DeRozan? (The Press-Enterprise)
  posted on March 15, 2009 at 06:05:53 am
  After a season of steady, if unspectacular play, USC freshman DeMar DeRozan came out of the weeds. Just in time to help save USC's season. Just in time to re-establish himself as a potential prize in the NBA draft. Oh, the dilemma in Troy.