Against doctor's orders
Oaks Christian pole-vaulter Lauren Radke battles Graves' disease, but it hasn't slowed her down one bit
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      If Lauren Radke's doctor is reading this, then she just got busted. If not, trouble remains for Radke's pole-vaulting competition. Radke, an Oaks Christian senior, was diagnosed with Graves' disease during March 2005. The disease is an autoimmune disorder that involves overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism).
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Sacrifice fly lifts Thousand Oaks to victory
Lancer softball team earns nineinning playoff win at home over Rosary
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The second time around, Thousand Oaks High senior left fielder Brooke Johnson seized the moment. Johnson's runscoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday afternoon lifted the Lancers to a 3-2 victory over visiting Rosary in the second round of the CIFSouthern Section Division I softball playoffs.
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Titans capture tourney championship in Simi
      GOOD AS GOLD- The Thousand Oaks Titans took first place in the Gold bracket of the Simi Valley Spring Cup Club Tournament. Pictured in the back row, from left, are Tiernen Brazier, Bobby Alvarez, Kassem Hamideh, coach Greg Wain, Brenden Valentine, Jimmy Tatum and Conrad Wahl. Bottom row: Connor Pieczynski, Tyler Clem, Ethan Winkler, Spencer Wain and Crawford Pierson.
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Nestlerode headed to USC
      Matt Nestlerode, a righthanded pitcher for the Oaks Christian baseball team, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for USC. Nestlerode missed his entire senior season with the Li ons after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his pitching arm in January.
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Track and field standouts moving on to Masters meet
Area athletes have strong showing at CIF Divisionals
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      At the beginning of each season, many track and field hopefuls make it a personal goal to compete in the state meet. The best of the best are now just one step away.
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TOHS baseball team bounced from playoffs by Norco
      There will be no championship game trip to Dodger Stadium for the Thousand Oaks High baseball team.
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Schedule for upcoming USA Water Polo matches
      The USA Men's Water Polo team continues to train locally for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing. Here's a list of the team's scheduled matches in the 2008 America's Cup and beyond: 2008 America's Cup May 22 -- 6:30 p.m. USA Red vs.
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Cuadrado, 7, dominates local track meet
      Last Saturday at the Ventura County Youth Track Conference Varsity Finals at Moorpark High, Rowan Cuadrado, a 7-year-old on the Thousand Oaks Flyers Gremlin girls' team, won gold medals in all four track and field events she competed in- the long jump, 4x100 relay, 1,600-meter run and the 800.
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Thousand Oaks Girls Softball Association hosting tournament
      The Thousand Oaks Girls Softball Association is hosting its 17th annual softball tournament on Memorial Day weekend. Games are scheduled to begin Friday at Los Cerritos Middle School and the Thousand Oaks Community Center.
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Street fighting legend training in T.O.
      GENTLE GIANT- Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, signs autographs at Bas Rutten's Elite Mixed Martial Arts Gym in Thousand Oaks. Slice is training for his upcoming Mixed Martial Arts bout against James "The Colossus" Thompson on May 31 in Newark, N.J. The match will be televised on CBS' "Saturday Night Fights.
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Team Blaze melts the competition
      WHAT A RUN- Team Blaze, playing in the Westlake-Agoura Girls Softball (WAGS) U-12 National Division, went undefeated throughout the postseason to win the division championship. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Gabriela Ojalvo, Clarise Compton, Brittany Mazal and Sydney Werdesheim.
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