Westlake boys' soccer team undergoes attitude adjustment
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      The Westlake High boys' soccer team is hoping a new attitude can help bring them new results in the postseason. After losing to Loyola High for the second straight season in the CIFSouthern Section Division I playoffs, the Warriors (139 overall last year) took a good look in the mi...
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Locals make college commitments
      A trio of area athletes recently signed their National Letter of Intent to play college sports. Kelsey Conway of La Reina High will compete on the golf team at College of William and Mary in Virginia. Conway was a three-time MVP in the Frontier and Tri-Valley leagues.
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Lions cross country team runs away with state title
      FAST TRACK- The Oaks Christian girls' cross country team finished in first place in Division IV at last weekend's CIF State Cross Country Championships in Woodward Park in Fresno. The Lions finished with 149 points, edging St. Mary's (158) and La Reina (167). It was the program's first state t...
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Oak Park, Oaks Christian football teams ready for Round 2
'The team that has an advantage is the team that got beat.' - OCHS head coach Bill Redell
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      It had to end this way. It almost always does. For the eighth time since 2003, and the fourth occasion in the playoffs during the same span, the Oak Park (9-3) and Oaks Christian (9-3) football teams will meet on the gridiron, this time in a CIF-Southern Section Northwest Divisi...
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NPHS keeps finding ways to win
Panthers prepping for semifinal showdown with Hart
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      What was the secret ingredient that helped the Newbury Park High football team serve up its first trip to the CIFSouthern Section semifinals since 1999? A whole bunch of Muscarella. Phillip Muscarella, that is.
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Parvin has Panthers thinking league title
Girls' basketball team has no interest in splitting another Marmonte crown
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Last season, the Newbury Park High girls' basketball team earned a share of the Marmonte League championship. A year later, the Panthers want the title all to themselves. "There are two things I really don't like: sharing and losing," Newbury Park senior Shari Harris said. "We shared the...
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