Royal takes Round 1
Highlanders prevail in first of four Marmonte League boys' golf championships; Westlake is second
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      One down, three to go. The boys' golf teams from Westlake and Royal high schools entered the first of four Marmonte League championships Tuesday deadlocked in first place, with each team having lost only one league match all year- to each other.
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T.O. Thunder strikes in Moorpark
      FIRST PLACE- The Thousand Oaks Thunder girls' U-10 soccer All-Stars won its division at the Moorpark Apricot Jam. Pictured in the back row, from left, are coach Karun Kapur with mascot Avi Kapur, Jessica Hui, Allison Webb, Lauren Anderson, Celia Jardine, Julia Weiss, Karsyn Kapur and coach Rodger...
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Free football camp this weekend at Calabasas
      The Ventura County Nike SPARQ football combine will take place Saturday at Calabasas High. Free registration will take place between noon and 2 p.m. Incoming freshmen and high school players are eligible to participate.
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Kiani finds his calling in volleyball
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Yariv Lerner's gamble has paid off. Two years ago, the former Thousand Oaks High head boys' volleyball coach decided to bring sophomore Cyrus Kiani up to the varsity team because of a lack of youth on the squad. "I didn't expect at all to make the varsity team that year," Kiani said.
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Lightning still searching for first franchise victory
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      There were many firsts for the Los Angeles Lightning last Friday night. The International Basketball League's newest expansion team played its inaugural game in front of 861 fans at Gilbert Sports Arena on the campus of Cal Lutheran University.
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Newbury Park All-Stars win championship
      DOMINATION- The Newbury Park U-10 boys' All-Stars from AYSO Region 42 went undefeated to win the Apricot Jam Tournament in Moorpark. Newbury Park played four rounds, defeating the T.O. Thunder in the championship game. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Ryan Brecht, Logan Bertram, Matt Sch...
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Ventura County Championships on tap
      LIFTOFF- Newbury Park High senior Jill Losey clears the bar during a Marmonte League meet Tuesday afternoon at NPHS. On Friday, the Ventura County Championships will take place at Moorpark High. The track and field action begins at 3 p.m.
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Lions take TVL tennis title
Oaks Christian boys ranked sixth in Division III
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The Oaks Christian boys' tennis team has wrapped up its third Tri-Valley League championship in the past four seasons, and for the first time in program history, the Lions are back-to-back league title winners. Entering Wednesday's TVL regular-season finale against Oak Park High, OCHS was 150 ove...
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Showdown with Simi looms for TOHS softball team
      Two of the state's top-ranked softball teams will do battle today as the Simi Valley High Pioneers (22-0, 9-0 in the Marmonte League) host the Thousand Oaks Lancers (16-3, 8-1) at 3 p.m. at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park in Simi.
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OCHS swimmers ahead of the pack at Royal Invite
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Thirtytwo schools competed in the 28th annual Royal Swim Invitational/Josh Mlakar Memorial Meet last weekend, but it was Oaks Christian that dominated the event.
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Westlake netters can't overcome injuries, Agoura
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      For the third time this season, the Agoura High boys' volleyball team got the better of its rivals from Westlake. The Chargers' latest victory over the Warriors came Monday night at home in front of a raucous pro-Agoura crowd.
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