Westlake boys' soccer squad drops a grudge match against Loyola
WHS ousted on late score
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      The two may be located 41 miles apart, but Westlake and Loyola High schools seem to be developing an intense rivalry in boys' soccer.
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La Reina advances to CIF quarterfinals
      BREAK ON THROUGH- La Reina guard Liz Kotake, center, splits the Oakwood double team during last Saturday's 74-69 overtime victory. On Wednesday night the Regents hosted Maranatha in the CIF-SS Division VAA quarterfinal round. The final score wasn't available prior to press time.
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Warriors win one, lose one
      BLOWOUT- Westlake point guard Kyle Olandt, left, gets around Downey's Bryan Lopez during the first round of the CIF-SS Division IAA playoffs last weekend. WHS won the game 60-33. On Tuesday night, Westlake hosted Mater Dei, the top-ranked team in the state. WHS lost 7453, ending the seaso...
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Oaks Christian roughed up by Campbell Hall
      TOO MUCH- Matt Johnson of Oaks Christian, left, is bumped by Campbell Hall's Robert Ford during Tuesday night's CIF-SS playoff game at OCHS. The Lions were defeated 99-34.
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Lancers ready for postseason showdown vs. Warriors
Victories during Tuesday's second round sets up all-Marmonte quarterfinal soccer matchup
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      There is only one way two rival soccer teams can play each other without a chance of a tie: by meeting in the playoffs. Thousand Oaks will match up against Marmonte League rival Westlake today after defeating Crescenta Valley 2-0 at home on Tuesday. TOHS and Westlake had previousl...
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Panthers pounce on Dos Pueblos
      UNDER CONTROL- Shari Harris, left, of Newbury Park looks to make a pass around Dos Pueblos' Gabriella Delmese during Saturday's CIF-SS playoff game at NPHS. The Panthers won 48-43 to advance to Wednesday's second-round matchup vs. Rancho Santa Margarita.
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Fantasy baseball's new marketplace
Longtime T.O. resident adds updated twist to an old game
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      David Wu wants to give you $100,000. The 36yearold is the cofounder and CEO of RotoHog.com, a fantasy sports website. Wu, who lived in Thousand Oaks for 27 years before moving to Simi Valley last year, and his business partner, Kent Smetters, spent almost a year fine-tuning ...
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CVU Pride shows who's No. 1
      TAKING PRIDE- The CVU Pride girls' U-11 club soccer team tied for first place to win the Alpha Bronze Division. They also took second place in the Irvine Winter Classic Soccer Tournament in January and advanced to the second round at State Cup.
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Lady Lions catch fire
      WINNING STREAK- Caroline Cislo of Oaks Christian goes in for a goal during Tuesday's 7-1 playoff victory over Bell Gardens. After qualifying as a wild-card team in Division V, the Lions have won three postseason games and will now host El Segundo today at 3 p.m. in the CIF-SS quarterfinals.
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