East muscles up
Stout defense helps East down West, 10-7, at All-Star football game
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      On the second play of the Ventura County High School AllStar Football Game at Moorpark High on Saturday night, West running back Raynard Pamilton from Pacifica High ran a reverse for a 27-yard touchdown to put his team on the scoreboard first.
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Area trio to play in College World Series
Three locals in UC Irvine's starting infield
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Riding on a bus en route to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., on Monday afternoon, former Westlake High standout and current UC Irvine starting second baseman Cody Cipriano prepared himself for the raucous baseball environment his team was about to descend upon.
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Senior baseball players showcase skills at county All-Star game
By Steve Ames Special to the Acorn
      Friendships were renewed between coaches and among players and new ones were formed before Sunday's annual Jim Parker EastWest Baseball All-Star Game, played for the first time at George "Sparky" Anderson Field at Ullman Stadium on the Cal Lutheran University campus.
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      I've been blessed to have a career that deals with sports writing. I have many people to thank for that, whether it's my college professors, the editors at the Acorn , or my inability to hit a curveball and make it to the major leagues.
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Giles will return to TOHS
      Updating an April 26 story in the Thousand Oaks Acorn , Thousand Oaks High aquatics coach Mike Giles will return to coach water polo and swimming at the school next season. Giles, whose future at TOHS was in doubt due to staff cutbacks within the Conejo Valley Unified School District, wi...
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Benkert now a proud member of Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Jim Benkert has known a lot of team success over the years as head coach of Westlake High's football team, winning CIFSouthern Section championships in 1999 and 2003. On Sunday night, Benkert received his highest individual honor.
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Cal Lutheran offers numerous summer camps for kids
      A variety of youth athletic camps will be held at California Lutheran University during the summer. The camps include instruction in basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, football, water polo, dance and cheerleading.
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Skateboard season blows away expectations
     IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers A PAIR OF POSES- Josh Nichols, 15, of Simi Valley High flies off a ramp and over a barricade during a California High School Skateboard Club competition at Skatelab in Simi Valley. In the background, Bryce Mandel of Oak Park High gets in a little face time with the camera...
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Oaks Christian's Clark honored as All-American
      Michelle Clark, a senior guard on the Oaks Christian girls' basketball team this season, has been named a first-team All-American by the National Christian Schools Athletic Association. Clark, who will play for Purdue University in the fall, was the only player from California ...
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