New indoor soccer league will play five-on-five at North Oaks Sports Center
      An indoor soccer league (Futsal) will begin play at the North Oaks Sports Center at 950 Avenida de Los Arboles in Thousand Oaks. Futsal is the official five-on-five indoor soccer game. The sports center is accepting applications for the Conejo Valley Futsal League winter season for U-8, ...
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Johnson eager to regain his postseason form
Newbury Park grad, now pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, struggled with injuries this year
By Steve Ames Special to the Acorn
      While he appears relaxed in the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen, chatting with teammates during a game's early innings, left-handed relief pitcher Tyler Johnson, a 1999 Newbury Park High graduate, is fixated on his job.
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Oaks Christian to play for fifth consecutive CIF-SS championship
Lions meet Nordhoff Friday night in Northwest Division final
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Oaks Christian is on the verge of history- again. Earlier this season, the Lions won their 48th consecutive game, setting the record for the longest winning streak in CIF-Southern Section history, according to CalHiSports.com.
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CVU team reaches perfection on the pitch
      PERFECT SEASON- The Conejo Valley United U-13 soccer club completed a 14-0 season in the Coast Soccer League, winning the division title. The team scored 68 goals and allowed only 10. Team members are from Agoura, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and Simi Valley.
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Panthers' magical season ends in Canyon Country
Head coach George Hurley says he'll wait before deciding his future
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      An hour before Newbury Park High's football game against Hart of Newhall at College of the Canyons last weekend, the rain that had been pouring all day finally disappeared. Hart running back Delano Howell did not, which was unfortunate for the Panthers.
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Home-schooled hoops players sought
      Liberty Christian Academy is announcing the start of its 2008 basketball season for boys in the ninth grade (13 or 14 years old). LCA will play against other home school and Christian teams in the area and will also compete in seasonal tournaments. This is the first year of the program.
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Becerra signs with Stanford
      Westlake High senior shortstop/pitcher Jenna Becerra has signed a National Letter of Intent with Stanford. The threetime AllMarmonte League softball selection has a 1.50 career ERA with 376 strikeouts in 297 innings of work.
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Lancers have lofty goals
Girls' soccer squad expects to compete for a CIF-SS title
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      The Thousand Oaks High girls' soccer team knows expectations are high this season. Being ranked fourth in the CIFSouthern Section preseason coaches' poll made them targets. The Lancers know all of this, but they don't care. They're just focused on the task at hand.
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Heavy surf pounds coast
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      By Monday, ocean buoys off the California coast had climbed to 30 feet, an extremely large number, no matter the season for surfing. "We only usually see this every few years, if that," said Nathan Cool, chief forecaster for Wetsand.com and a Newbury Park resident. "This is...
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