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What Champions Are Made Of
LACES boys varsity basketball team moves up in the rankings
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By Michele Robinson inning a City Championship is an unparalleled victory, especially when it is seven years in the making. Not since 2015 has the boys varsity basketball team at Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) won a championship in the CIF Los Angeles City Section. LACES is a Magnet Title 1 School located in Mid-City. It is academically rigorous with 50.4% of the student body identified as gifted/talented. With a very diverse student body, the school draws students from over 50 zip codes in LA. Many of LACES’ team players including Cody Yamaki, Donovan Cormelius and Bradyn Sochiratna come from the Westside to attend the prestigious school. “The first task was to change the culture with the goal to win the City Championship,” said head coach David Trujeque. Trujeque, who is relatively new to LACES, is in his second year at the school. However, his coaching time with the team was limited last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. “When I came to LACES, the team was in
The boys varsity basketball team at Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) won a championship for the first time in seven years in the CIF Los Angeles City Section.
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