August 21, 2008 RSS feed / Sports

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Eight teams chasing a championship

Marmonte League preview: Girls' cross country
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
Slowly but surely, the gap is closing. More...

Players outraged by decision not to retain Drootin

By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Scott Drootin will not return as head varsity baseball coach at Newbury Park High, athletic director Richard Urias has confirmed. "We're just going to move in a different direction," Urias said. More...

USA swimmer Lezak proves dreams can come true

By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

Twice in the last four years, Conejo Simi Aquatics (CSA) had U.S. Olympic swimmer Jason Lezak come to its end-of-the-year banquet as a guest speaker. More...

Fall sports preview schedule

During the next few weeks, the Acorn will feature Marmonte League previews for all high school fall season sports. Here's the schedule: • Aug. 21 — Girls' cross country • Aug. More...

Westlake Track Club seeks top local talent

Former Italian National track and field champion Antonio Colella, a Thousand Oaks resident, has announced the opening of the Westlake Track Club. More...

Simpson helps U.S. earn show jumping gold

Will Simpson, who trains at the Thousand Oaks-based El Campeon Farms, helped lead the U.S. equestrian team to a gold medal in show jumping at the Beijing Olympics. More...