December 6, 2007 RSS feed / Sports

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Johnson eager to regain his postseason form

Newbury Park grad, now pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, struggled with injuries this year
By Steve Ames Special to the Acorn
While he appears relaxed in the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen, chatting with teammates during a game's early innings, left-handed relief pitcher Tyler Johnson, a 1999 Newbury Park High graduate, is fixated on his job. More...

CVU team reaches perfection on the pitch

PERFECT SEASON- The Conejo Valley United U-13 soccer club completed a 14-0 season in the Coast Soccer League, winning the division title. The team scored 68 goals and allowed only 10. More...

Home-schooled hoops players sought

Liberty Christian Academy is announcing the start of its 2008 basketball season for boys in the ninth grade (13 or 14 years old). More...

Lancers have lofty goals

Girls' soccer squad expects to compete for a CIF-SS title
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

The Thousand Oaks High girls' soccer team knows expectations are high this season. Being ranked fourth in the CIFSouthern Section preseason coaches' poll made them targets. The Lancers know all of this, but they don't care. More...

New indoor soccer league will play five-on-five at North Oaks Sports Center

An indoor soccer league (Futsal) will begin play at the North Oaks Sports Center at 950 Avenida de Los Arboles in Thousand Oaks. Futsal is the official five-on-five indoor soccer game. More...

Oaks Christian to play for fifth consecutive CIF-SS championship

Lions meet Nordhoff Friday night in Northwest Division final
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Oaks Christian is on the verge of history- again. Earlier this season, the Lions won their 48th consecutive game, setting the record for the longest winning streak in CIF-Southern Section history, according to CalHiSports.com. More...

Panthers' magical season ends in Canyon Country

Head coach George Hurley says he'll wait before deciding his future
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

An hour before Newbury Park High's football game against Hart of Newhall at College of the Canyons last weekend, the rain that had been pouring all day finally disappeared. More...

Becerra signs with Stanford

Westlake High senior shortstop/pitcher Jenna Becerra has signed a National Letter of Intent with Stanford. The threetime AllMarmonte League softball selection has a 1.50 career ERA with 376 strikeouts in 297 innings of work. More...

Heavy surf pounds coast

By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

By Monday, ocean buoys off the California coast had climbed to 30 feet, an extremely large number, no matter the season for surfing. More...