Cartoonist always tackled controversy
Westlake resident worked at Daily News for 25 years
By Shuhei Matsuo Special to the Acorn
      Jim Thompson always enjoyed receiving hate mail from readers. He still takes pleasure in people who oppose his expressive opinions. "I always thought I would really have made it as a cartoonist if I got a death threat," said Thompson, a 22-year resident of Westlake Village.
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McBride makes college choice
      Stephanie McBride, a senior on the Newbury Park High girls' volleyball team this past season, has signed a National Letter of Intent with The Master's College in Santa Clarita. McBride was a four-year Scholar Athlete for the Panthers and helped lead NPHS to the CIF-Southern ...
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Outstanding effort from Newbury Park Chivas
      CUP CRAZY KIDS- The Newbury Park Chivas U-10 girls' soccer team finished in second place in its division at the Santa Barbara Spring Cup. Pictured, from left, are Leeza, Mariana, Emily, Hannah, Kallie, Samantha, Sarah, Gemma, Katie and Carly. Rossano Ranucci is the head coach. Glenn Williams is t...
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Power surge
Westlake sophomore making pitchers pay
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      In a league loaded with lefthanded sluggers, Westlake High first baseman Christian Yelich may be the best of the bunch. Only a sophomore, Yelich has begun the 2008 campaign with a bang, cranking out four home runs in the Warriors' first 11 games.
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The Acorn's 2008 National League West showdown
Sportswriters Thomas Gase and Stephen Dorman debate who will win MLB's toughest division
      Not since the days of Billy the Kid and "Doc" Holliday has the West been this wild. This year the National League West Division will be a race between four solid teams- San Francisco doesn't belong in this conversation- and no longer will 85 wins be good enough to capture the title.
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Professional basketball team to play at CLU
Los Angeles Lightning to hold first round of tryouts this weekend
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com
      Mark Harwell was nicknamed "White Lightning" at Prairie View A&M University. Fittingly enough, Harwell now owns the Los Angeles Lightning, the newest franchise in the International Basketball League.
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Invitation only hoops camp coming to CLU
      Applications are now being accepted for the Ten Star AllStar Summer Basketball Camp, to be held June 22 through 26 at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. The camp, for boys and girls 10 through 19, is invitation only. Past Ten Star participants include Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince C...
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Soccer squad wins Santa Barbara Cup
      THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS- The Barcelona California GU-10 Red girls' soccer team won thSanta Barbara Cup earlier this month. Pictured, from left, are Emma Loewenthal, Kelly Lucas, AleHainer, Mo Moore, Chloe Montano, Isabella Keane, Lauren Starkey, Kaitlyn Kruger, Lea LemusGrace Nelson and Annie Evan...
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