Memories will last a lifetime for Cipriano, Anteater baseball team
Area trio helped UC Irvine become darlings of College World Series
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      From the banks of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska from Iowa, to the outskirts of Boys Town, located off a stretch of pavement known as Route 6, Omaha, Neb., quickly became the epicenter of Anteater Country.
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T.O. Bulldogs pounce on trophy
     DOG DAYS OF SUMMER- The Thousand Oaks Bulldogs, a U-12 travel baseball team, played in the Father's Day Classic at Big League Dreams Park in Riverside. Competing in the AAA division, the local ballplayers finished in second place. Pictured in the front row are Ryan Chavez, Tanner Kovach, Jacob Lachina, Patrick Burns, Ryan Kort, Joshua Halstead and manager Roger Kovach. Back row: Coach Robert Kort, Johnny Stuart, Zach Portnoy, Kevin Bacarella, coach Joe Burns, Elliot Keene, Casey Ryan, Chandler Whitbord, John Ennis, Colby Wolffe and coach Taz Wolffe. Coach Phil Lachina is not pictured.
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Tri-Valley League honors spring standouts
      The Tri-Valley League has announced its AllLeague selections for the spring sports season. Here's a list of the local names who were recognized for their performances this year: Baseball First Team: Blair Walters, Mitch Halpert, Ty Muller and Zach Granowitz of Oak Park; Tommy Grillo, Jason Brooks and Mark Gose of Oaks Christian.
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CLASS finishes sixth in Ventura
      CLASS Aquatics scored 1795.5 points to grab a sixthplace combined finish at the Southern California Swimming June Age Group Invitational. The CLASS girls' squad took fourth with 1044.5 points, and the boys were seventh with 751 points.
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Don't call him 'Rudy'
Sunset Hills resident kept his football career alive by walking on at Notre Dame
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Three years ago Kevin Brooks was just hoping for another chance to play football after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during a game for Crespi High School. Now Brooks is hoping for a chance to play in a game with one of the best college football programs in the nation- the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Pepperdine tennis team lends a helping hand in D.C.
      Ten members of Pepperdine University's 2006 NCAA Division I national championshipwinning tennis team spent Father's Day afternoon conducting a tennis skills clinic for approximately 20 youths in southeast Washington, D.C.
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