'Without a doubt, we're No. 1'
     NEVER LOST- The Real So Cal Girls U11 Black Team won first place in the Coast Soccer League Silver North Division. Front row, from left: Rachel Finegold, Megan Demijohn and Nicki Volante. Middle row: Rachel Julius, Brooke Stark, Natalie Weinberg, Makenzie Hall and Milana Kazmer. Back row: Eloise Hendricks, Makayla Bush, Katie Sacha, Annie Chambers, Jordyn Bradbury and Laurel Graf. Not in photo: Madison Rutter and Eva Klein. The team is coached by Kevin Madden.
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Straight to the top
Surf team from Los Cerritos a force in its first competitive season
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Give them cheese and pepperoni, and they will come. And that's how the surf team at Los Cerritos Middle School in Thousand Oaks got started—a morning announcement over the loudspeaker informing those who were interested about a lunchtime meeting in the classroom of sixthgrade math, science and physical education teacher Steve Sipes.
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Soccer squad claims pair of crowns
     TWICE AS NICE—The Region 4 BU-14 All Star soccer team won a doubleheader, taking first place at the Panther Shootout tournament in Newbury Park and also finishing first in the Shootout competition. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Sergio Rivas, Charlie Bond, Kai Convery, Jake Stanton, Noam Harari and Erik Makitilo. Back row: Coach Jorgen Makitilo, Ian Markham, C.J. Sheltz, Matt Byer, Sam Felton, Hayston Durrant, Dean Alibrandi, Chris Kimes and head coach Steve Bond.
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Perfect finish for 14-0 Westlake Braves
      The Westlake Braves defeated the Santa Barbara Chargers in a United Bowl championship Senior Division game. Westlake is from the Gold Coast Youth Football League, while Santa Barbara competes in the Tri-Valley Youth Football League.
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Polo players honored by SoCal coaches
      The Southern California Water Polo Coaches Association has announced its AllCIFSouthern Section teams. In Division IV, junior P.J. Iannone of Agoura High and Royal senior Scott Snyder made the first team.
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Newbury Park truck racer takes checkered flag
      Newbury Park's Jeff Williams raced to another victory and his third straight championship in his Ford powered F-150 West Coast Pro Truck at I-10 Speedway. Williams is the first driver in the history of the series to win three championships.
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January an important month for boys' basketball teams
Thousand Oaks to host Simi Valley on Jan. 7 in a highly anticipated Marmonte match-up
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Marmonte League boys' basketball action will resume next week, but three of the league's teams are already off to blazing starts. Last season's league champion, Simi Valley High, has come out of the gates strong by winning 10 of its first 13 games, including a pair of Marmonte contests.
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