Agoura American Legion baseball team ends great season at regional tourney in Wyoming
Special to The Acorn
By Steve Ames
      When Agoura’s baseball team returned from Sheridan, Wyo. Tues. Aug. 21, it wasn’t with the Northwest American Legion Region 7 Tournament championship trophy or a World Series title.
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Sports Junkie
Story of the Week
by Irv Lippel
      "It’s Not So Easy Bein’ Green." Not only was that the title of a hit song "Old Blue Eyes" did in decades gone by, but it describes us, the young and innocent and naive L.A. Kings hockey fans.
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Referees get chance to be evaluated
 
     WATCHING THE ACTION––Chad Hansen, 16, of Simi Valley referees an AYSO game at Brookside Elementary on Saturday. Young referees were being graded and the best referees were to officiate the championship game. The tournament emphasized how well the youngsters can do without adults.
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For the record
      In last week’s Acorn story about Calabasas head football coach, Larry Edwards, the name of his college coach at Rice University was noted incorrectly.
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Local girl again proves to be a winner
Acorn Sports Writer
By Wayne Harrison
      Jamie Rauchwarger, who last winter as a freshman helped the Oak Park High School girls’ basketball team win its first-ever California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship, recently played for the L.A. Maccabee team, again helping her team to a first-place finish.
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Agoura Vipers finish successful season of baseball at AAU Nationals
Special to The Acorn
By Steve Ames
      While the Agoura Vipers baseball team broke even—-three wins, three losses—in the Amateur Athletic Union 14 and under National Championship at Sarasota, Fla., earlier this month, head coach Steve Rivetti said the team can be happy with its performance.
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Girls’ softball team celebrates after winning nationals in Texas
Acorn Sports Writer
By Wayne Harrison
      When Mike Best was a junior at Cal State Northridge, he took a course called "Visualization in Sport."
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Practices start
by Wayne Harrison
      The Newbury Park football team, coached by George Hurley, had its first week of practice last Mon., Aug 20. "The weather cooperated," Hurley said. "It was nice and cool for us, probably the best in 20 years." There weren’t a lot of surprises for the Panthers the first week. &quo...
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Agoura hoops’ coach resigns
      Ollie Otis, the varsity girls’ basketball coach at Agoura High School for the past 10 seasons, has announced his resignation.
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Golf tournament fundraiser set
      Interface Children Family Services will host its seventh annual Women’s Golf Clinic, "Learn with the Pros," on Mon., Sept. 17 at Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo. All proceeds from the event will benefit the effort of the Council Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) and Interface’s Family Vio...
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