Tiger takes on field at Target World Challenge
      ON THE PROWL- Tiger Woods, above, is one of 16 players scheduled to compete in the Target World Challenge, which runs today through Sunday at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. On Tuesday, Woods was named the Professional Golfers' Association Player of the Year for the ninth time in 11 years.
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Gang green
Thousand Oak High's 'Green Hole' has established itself as the area's most electric fan base
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      T.O.! (clap, clap), T.O.! (clap, clap) . . . Waves of sound slowly begin to reverberate through the Thousand Oaks High gymnasium, getting louder with each interval. T.O.! (clap, clap), T.O.! (clap, clap) . . .
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Winning Marmonte won't be easy
Three girls' water polo teams ranked in top 10
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      It's always tough to win a championship. Repeating is even more difficult. After winning the CIFSouthern Section Division II title last season, the Agoura High girls' water polo team will now try to repeat. The Chargers' path to the top spot, however, is perilous.
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For the record
      Geoff Combe, who graduated from Newbury Park High in 1974, pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in 1980 and 1981. The Thousand Oaks Acorn wasn't notified about the change of location for last week's Oaks Christian vs. Nordhoff High football playoff game until after the paper went to press.
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Five of a kind
OCHS football team wins fifth consecutive CIF-SS title
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The Oaks Christian football team continued its assault on the California high school record books last Friday night in the CIFSouthern Section Northwest Division championship game. In rolling through Nordhoff 52-7 at Newbury Park High, the Lions (11-3), according to CalHiSports.
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