Three teams, one dream
CIF-SS Division I baseball playoffs start today
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
     None of it matters now. The stats don't matter. The home runs don't matter. The seedings, the ERA's, the hype, the press clippings-it won't make any bit of difference at this point.
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Area softball squads open postseason Friday
Nine teams from the Conejo Valley are in the mix
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
     The CIF-Southern Section softball playoffs begin Friday with nine area teams representing five divisions set to battle for the right to hang a coveted CIF championship banner.
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Lancers advance to quarterfinals with three-game sweep
Thousand Oaks will face second seeded Edison tomorrow night
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com
     After they survived a grueling five-game match in the first round against lower-seeded Peninsula, it's difficult to blame members of the Thousand Oaks boys' volleyball team for wanting to get out of their second round match against HarvardWestlake in a hurry.
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Oaks Christian Division IV swim champs again
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com
     Lookout football-it looks as if boys' swim team has the makings of the next sports dynasty at Oaks Christian.
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TOHS girls' swim team finishes third at CIF
     Photo courtesy of Margo Plummer SWIMMERS OUT OF WATER-The Thousand Oaks girls' swim team posted a third-place finish at the CIF-SS Division II Swimming Championships last Saturday in Long Beach. Pictured from left to right are: Head coach Mike Giles, Vanda Gyuris, Caitlin Meehan, Alex Henley, Stephanie Pierson, Ian Haga, Brendan Donohue, Hank Yan, Kat Plummer, coach Melissa Salderfar (the one being picked up) and Ryan Vick. All of the girls pictured took part in Saturday's championship meet.
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La Reina captures second CIF swim title
By Steve Ames Special to the Thousand Oaks Acorn
     Six years ago Joe Comeau wondered if he could help a La Reina High swim team with four members establish itself.
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Westlake tennis squad bounced by Corona del Mar
     RETURN TO SENDER-Westlake's Mykai Collins connects on a backhand during the second round of the Division I CIF-SS playoffs against Corona del Mar. The Warriors lost the match, 14-4. WHS finished the regular season in second place in the Marmonte League, behind champion Calabasas. ADAM DAVIS/Acorn Newspapers
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Ullman brothers donate $1.5 million to CLU
     Even though Corky (George Jr.) and Steve Ullman played football and wrestled, respectively, when they were students at California Lutheran University, their latest donation will benefit the baseball program at their alma mater.
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OCHS running back Tyler featured on ESPN.com
     Oaks Christian's highly touted running back Marc Tyler has a diary on ESPN.com.
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For the record
     Last week's tennis article on the Marmonte League Tournament reported Thousand Oaks won the regularseason team championship. Calabasas was the league's title winner. Thousand Oaks finished third.
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