November 6, 2008 RSS feed / Sports

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Some shining stars in soccer

HAVING FUN WHILE WINNING—The Conejo Valley Unified Strikers GU-15 team is all smiles after their first-place finish in the Coast Soccer League Silver North Division. More...

Weekend schedule

Westlake at Thousand Oaks Friday, 7 p.m. Newbury Park at Simi Valley Friday, 7 p.m. Moorpark at Calabasas Friday, 7 p.m. Royal at Agoura Friday, 7 p.m. Oak Park at Nordhoff Friday, 7:30 p.m. More...

Marmonte standings

TOHS Westlake Newbury More...

Other local football matchups

Newbury Park (6-2) at Simi Valley (2-6) Outlook: The Newbury Park rushing attack continues to churn out big-time yardage, and that trend should continue this week at Simi Valley. More...

Thousand Oaks boys take first at county cross country meet

Marmonte, TVL finals today
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

The Ventura County Cross Country Championships were held last Friday at Lake Casitas in Ojai, and no schools ran faster than the Thousand Oaks High boys' squad and the Simi Valley girls' team. More...

Team Double Nickels cashes out

THESE GUYS ARE MONEY—Double Nickels, an adult softball team with members from Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, Moorpark and Camarillo, won the senior men's 55AAA division at the Las Vegas World Masters Tournament. More...

Bicycle excitement

HIGH RIDER— As local families watch, BMX Pros trick team rider William Task of Chula Vista launches off a ramp to fly over the head of Janss Marketplace employee Danielle Caples during the inaugural Adventure Day on Saturday in the mal More...

The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week

Santa Clara Saints (8-0) at Oaks Christian Lions (8-0) Friday, 7:30 p.m.
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Everyone's an underdog against Oaks Christian. More...

Tri-Valley standings

OCHS More...

Last week's top performers

Jim Benkert, head coach, Westlake: With his squad's victory vs. Simi Valley, Benkert tied former St. Bonaventure coach Jon Mack for first place on Ventura County's all-time win list (163). More...

Leaving a legacy

Mallen makes positive impact on NPHS cross country program
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com

Upon entering Newbury Park High three years ago, Jenny Mallen was faced with a dilemma. Her older brothers, Alex and Blake, had played sports at NPHS, and she wanted to do the same. More...

Warriors unable to overcome injuries

Girls' volleyball squad loses at Moorpark
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Playing another Marmonte League match without its best player, UCLAbound senior outside hitter Michelle Ketter, the Westlake High girls' volleyball team started hot but fizzled down the stretch in a four-game loss at Moorpark Tuesday n More...