The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
Camarillo Scorpions (1-0) at Newbury Park Panthers (0-0) Friday, 7 p.m.
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The season is here, finally. After weeks of beating each other up in practice, grinding things out in the weight room and studying film throughout campus classrooms, the Newbury Park High football team finally gets to play for real Friday night at home against Camarillo High.
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Weekend schedule
      Muir at Oaks Christian Friday, 7 p.m. Ventura at Agoura Friday, 7 p.m. Chaminade at Royal Friday, 7 p.m. Oak Park at Cathedral Saturday, 7 p.m. Thousand Oaks at Loyola Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
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Marmonte standings
      Westlake Newbury TOHS 0-0-0 0-0-0
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Tri-Valley standings
      OCHS
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Other local football matchups
      Muir (0-0) at Oaks Christian (1-0) Outlook: The faces and names have changed, but if the first game of the season was any indication, Oaks Christian football hasn't skipped a beat.
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Last week's top performers
      Westlake, Moorpark defenses: Behind stout defensive efforts, the Marmonte League's top two teams from a year ago both recorded shutouts in their season openers. Playing on the island of Oahu, the Warriors defeated Waipahu 210, while the Musketeers downed Mayfair, 12-0.
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Clausen will start for Notre Dame
      Oaks Christian graduate Jimmy Clausen has been named Notre Dame's starting quarterback for Saturday's game at Penn State. The freshman signal-caller, who ranks as the state's alltime leader in touchdowns, was undefeated as a starter in high school.
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Top teams to compete in Conejo Classic
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The Conejo Classic Water Polo Tournament keeps getting bigger every year. This year, the event has expanded to 24 boys' teams and four different venues over two actionpacked days. Host pools include Thousand Oaks, Westlake and Newbury Park high schools, as well as Mavericks Gym in Moorpark, home of the Moorpark High aquatics program.
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It'll be a tall order trying to stop Thousand Oaks
Girls' volleyball team eyeing Marmonte League threepeat
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      It seems as if the Thousand Oaks girls' volleyball team is trying to reach new heights. This season, James Park's squad at TOHS features seven players that are 5-foot-10 or taller. If everything goes according to plan, Park is hoping the team will be looking down at everyone else in the Marmonte League standings as well.
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Dragicevich makes most of second chance
Westlake grad, released by Blue Jays, finds success in Golden Baseball League
By Steve Ames Special to the Acorn
      As he prepared for his sixth year in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, Scott Dragicevich of Westlake Village didn't expect to be released on March 30 as spring training was winding down.
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