Volleyball team finishes 11th
      Reef Volleyball Club's Girls 18 team finished in 11th place at the national Las Vegas Tournament Feb. 17 through 19, its highest achievement in five years of competing in the tournament.
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Thousand Oaks swimmers ready to challenge for a league title
Westlake expected to be top competition for TOHS
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The Thousand Oaks High swim teams are looking to reclaim a pair of Marmonte League titles. League champions in both girls' and boys' swimming during the 2004 and 2005 seasons, the Lancers were swept by Westlake a year ago.
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Track and field athletes warm up at Royal Twilight Invitational
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      For the past six months Royal High's girls' track coach Heather Ream has had to endure the task of making sure everything ran well at the Royal Twilight Invitational. Last Saturday at Royal, 19 schools did just that- they ran well. The track and field season officially kicked off last weekend...
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Panthers relying on newcomers to produce net gains
NPHS boys' volleyball squad returns just one varsity player
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      With only one varsity returnee on the roster, the Newbury Park High boys' volleyball team is officially flying under the radar. What the Panthers- fifthplace finishers in the Marmonte League last season- lack in experience, though, they make up for in talent.
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Sparky spotted at CLU
      BIG FANS- George "Sparky" Anderson of T.O., left, chats with fans Paul Barton and his children Reece, 5, and Gage, 8, and gives them signed baseballs after the dedication of California Lutheran University's Ullman Stadium on Saturday. Ullman Stadium surrounds the George "Sparky" Anderson Fie...
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Young talent gives WHS softball team a boost
Warriors' goal is to win league
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      A small group of underclassmen and four veteran juniors have helped revitalize the Westlake High girls' softball team. Fifth-place finishers in the Marmonte League a year ago, the Warriors (3-3) head into next Tuesday's league opener at Thousand Oaks sporting a roster that features three...
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Red Rockets power their way to first place
      ROCKET FUELED- The AYSO girls' U-10 Westlake-Agoura Red Rockets won all four of its games and took the top spot in the Thousand Oaks Pot O' Gold Tournament. The team's strong defense, anchored by Rachel Mach, Dani Reda and goalkeeper Madison Gebbia, gave up only one goal in four matches.
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