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

• Milwaukee Bucks rookie Jennings already making an impact (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 07:01:08 am
  At the moment, he’s hotter than LeBron or Kobe, a bigger NBA story than just about any other topic this early in the regular season. A double-nickel scoring outburst can do that for a kid. Milwaukee Bucks first-year point guard...
• KEISSER: Back in the Saddle Again (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 06:58:21 am
  Willie Donerson is the patriarch of Dominguez High School football, the Don of the Dons, so it's only natural to use a famous line from the Godfather film trilogy when thinking of his coaching career: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
• M. Basketball. ASU Welcomes A King To Men's Basketball Program (Arizona State Sun Devils)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:48:48 pm
  Says Herb Sendek about his first signee this fall..."He's strong, he's tough, he's a multidimensional player. He's a winner."
• 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 ...
• Pregnant women priority for H1N1 vaccine (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 08:05:33 pm
  Officials said pregnant women are the top priority for the H1N1 vaccine.
• Youth testifies that Russell Otis propositioned him (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 02:30:30 am
  COMPTON - A 17-year-old Compton youth testified Monday that famed basketball coach Russell Otis propositioned him last fall, offering the then-16-year-old money in exchange for sex.
• Russell Otis' former accuser takes the stand (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 02:31:44 am
  LONG BEACH - A 26-year-old Compton man who accused his high school basketball coach of sexual assault back in 2000 recalled the disturbing accusations for a jury Friday.
• Basketball coach called 'predator' at trial (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 04:37:21 am
  Prosecutor tells jurors Russell Otis used his position at Dominguez High in Compton to pressure a player into a sexual encounter. Otis' attorney calls him a hero and says player made up the story. Russell Otis was "a predator" who used his position as boys basketball coach at Compton's Dominguez High School to try and pressure one of his young players into a sexual encounter with him, a ...
• Prosecution, defense describe Russell Otis as predator, victim (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 02:30:20 am
  COMPTON - The prosecution and the defense in the trial of a former famed basketball coach painted drastically different pictures for the jury in their opening statements Thursday.
• Jury selection begins in Russell Otis' trial (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 05:15:20 am
  COMPTON - Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of ex-Dominguez High School boys basketball coach Russell Otis, who is charged with child molestation, theft, forgery and burglary.
• 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.
• Ex-Dominguez High coach faces a reckoning (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 02:26:31 am
  Russell Otis, center, led the boys basketball team at Dominguez High School in Compton to five state titles and a top national ranking. He also helped dozens of players win college scholarships and saw four make it to the NBA.
• Compton Basketball Coach Investigated For Fraud (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 05:57:16 pm
  Compton Unified School District police are investigating whether a former Dominguez High School basketball coach submitted fraudulent receipts to obtain $5,100 in travel reimbursement from the district.
• Compton school police investigate basketball coach (CBS 47 Fresno)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 05:32:48 pm
  COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Compton Unified School District police are investigating whether a former Dominguez High School basketball coach submitted fraudulent receipts to obtain $5,100 in travel reimbursement from the district. The investigation was launched following an article in Saturday's Los Angeles Times that said 47-year-old Russell Otis submitted invoices bearing the letterhead of a ...
• Compton school police investigate basketball coach (Channel 8 San Diego)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 05:32:21 pm
  Associated Press - September 20, 2009 1:14 PM ET COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Compton Unified School District police are investigating whether a former Dominguez High School basketball coach...
• Decision to try Lakewood football star as an adult set for Oct. 1 (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 03:07:24 am
  COMPTON - A 17-year-old Lakewood football star projected to play college football and possibly beyond instead sat silently in orange juvenile hall garb at the Compton Superior Court Wednesday.
• Tentative trial date set in Russell Otis case (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 01:37:23 am
  COMPTON - A tentative trial date was set Wednesday for ex-Dominguez High School boys basketball coach Russell Otis, who is charged with child molestation, theft, forgery and burglary.
• Stags march through 11th straight win (The Daily Tribune)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 03:24:58 pm
  Ranged against teams with nothing to lose, San Sebastian College and San Beda College showcased their basketball prowess yesterday as they trampled their respective foes in the 85th NCAA men’s basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan.
• Grizzly hoops sign junior college standout (Missoulian)
  posted on July 25, 2009 at 05:51:58 am
  The University of Montana Grizzly basketball team added a junior college standout for the coming season in Raason Young, a 6-foot-6, 190-pounder out of Hagerston Community College in Maryland.
• State briefs (Helena Independent Record)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 05:57:00 am
  Montana wrestlers advance at nationals FARGO, N.D. Two Team Montana Cadet wrestlers remain active in the USA Wrestling Asics/Vaughn Junior and Cadet Nationals Freestyle competition after the squad battled through five rounds of competition on Tuesday.
• Around Montana: Cut Bank's Reynolds is national coach of the year (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 05:30:57 am
  The longtime cross country and track coach at Cut Bank High, Mike Reynolds, was named National Coach of the Year for girls' cross country by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.
• Around Montana: Wolfpack wins regional tournament (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 04:16:07 am
  The season continues for the Belgrade Wolfpack 16-and-under fastpitch softball team.
• Griz basketball team adds JC standout Raason Young (Seattle Times)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 10:59:29 pm
  The University of Montana men's basketball team has added a junior college standout to its 2009-10 roster.
• Former CSI guard gets shot at NBA (The Times-News)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 04:48:30 am
  He bounced around to numerous schools. His stay at CSI was brief. But now he's hoping his lights-out shooting touch can earn him a spot at the next level as he participates in NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
• Detroit Pistons Team Report (USA Today)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 09:04:22 am
  The Allen Iverson experiment taught the Pistons a valuable lesson: Better to have a roster filled with high-character guys than big talents with oversized egos.
• Dunk-crazy Daniel feels at home in San Beda (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
  posted on June 30, 2009 at 09:58:15 am
  He may be a thousand miles away from his family in California but San Beda’s six-foot-eight rookie Sudan Daniel feels at home in the Philippines.