T.O.'s De Mirjian soaring to new heights
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      For the past few years, Thousand Oaks High senior Garrett De Mirjian has used his 6-foot-3 frame to out-leap defensive backs on the football field. Now, De Mirjian is reaching new heights as a member of the TOHS track team.
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NPHS QB Cameron commits
      Colby Cameron, the quarterback who helped lead Newbury Park High's football team to a Marmonte League cochampionship last season, has accepted a scholarship to Louisiana Tech.
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Lacrosse heats up
      With a 14-2 victory over Calabasas last Sunday, Agoura has closed the gap on Newbury Park in the So. Cal. Lacrosse Association's varsity division.
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Great day for baseball
Area fans flock to Dodger Stadium for season opener
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Thomas Boswell of the Wash ington Post once wrote: "Time begins on Opening Day. It's a day when we know something fine, almost wonderful, is about to happen." For 56,000 baseball fans at Dodger Stadium Monday, Boswell's statement couldn't have been more accurate.
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Consolo remembered as one of the game's best storytellers
Westlake resident coached with Sparky Anderson in Detroit
By John Lowe Detroit Free Press
      Billy Consolo, the irrepressible storyteller who was a Detroit Tigers coach for much of Sparky Anderson's tenure as manager, died last Thursday, apparently of a heart attack, at his home in Westlake Village. He was 73.
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