Thousand Oaks one step closer to elusive title
Boys' basketball team will play for section banner Saturday at Anaheim
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Will the third time be the charm? That's the milliondollar question locally as the Thousand Oaks High boys' basketball team prepares to make its third CIFSouthern Section title-game appearance since 2002.
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Brea Olinda ends Lancers' magical ride
      The Thousand Oaks High girls' basketball team's magnificent postseason run ended with a 79-43 loss to state powerhouse Brea Olinda in a CIF-Southern Section Division IIAA semifinal game last Saturday night at Newbury Park High.
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OCHS girls' soccer squad upset by South Torrance
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      A highly successful season for the Oaks Christian girls' soccer team ended Tuesday with a 1-0 loss to South Torrance in the CIFSouthern Section Division V semifinals. It's only the second time in the last seven years that OCHS (222) has failed to make the section title game. Oaks Christian, a fivetime CIF-SS champion, also lost in the 2005 semifinals.
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Top grapplers advance to state meet
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      It can be lonely at the top. Eight local high school grapplers have advanced to this weekend's CIF State Championships at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.
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USA Field Hockey relying on area athletes to produce
      Several local athletes will represent USA Field Hockey at the 2009 Men's Pan American Cup, to be held today through March 15 in Santiago, Chile. Players from the city of Moorpark include Jed Cunningham, Jonathan Ginolfi, Pat Harris and Sean Harris.
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TOHS tennis players honored
      The Conejo Recreation and Park District honored Thousand Oaks High tennis players Denis Lin and Kyle McMorrow with its Young Athlete Recognition Award. The two Lancers were nominated by head coach Dave Assorson for their accomplishments as juniors in 2008.
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Lions' shooters go cold
OCHS offense overmatched vs. Chaminade
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      All season long it seemed as if the Oaks Christian boys' basketball team could do no wrong. Against Chaminade last Friday night, however, OCHS could do no right.
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Viewpoint boys unable to find net vs. Mountain View
League champion Patriots finish with 15 wins
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      The Viewpoint boys' soccer season came to an end Tuesday when the Patriots fell on the road to Mountain View, 1-0, in the CIF-Southern Section Division VI semifinals. The game's only goal came from Mountain View's Diego Rodriquez in the 60th minute.
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SAS Kickers take league championship
      GETTING THE JOB DONE— The SAS Kickers 'B' U-11 soccer team, coached by Frank Ozello and Gregory Wain, took first place in the Bronze Beta group with 47 goals for and only one goal against. Pictured in the top row, from left, are Caden Martin, Bobby Alvarez, Kassem Hamideh, Coach Ozello, Frank Ozello, Jimmy Tatum, Brendan Valentine, Jared Repich.
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