Monarch's athletes take home the gold
      Gymnasts from Monarch's Gym in Agoura Hills and Newbury Park fared well in recent competitions in the Southland. The Monarchs Gym boys' gymnastics team participated in its first competition last month at the Men's Gymnastics Assocation meet in Chino, Calif.
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Coyotes can hold their heads high
Despite injuries, the Calabasas girls' basketball team can still reach double figures in the win column
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      If the Calabasas girls' basketball team had played a theme song before each of its games the last four years, it might have been Social Distortion's "Bad Luck." Like the man described in the song, the Coyotes always seemed to lose, especially in 2004 and 2005 when the team didn't win a s...
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Viewpoint soccer teams lock down Liberty League titles
      The varsity soccer teams at Viewpoint School reign supreme in the Liberty League. Behind a rock-solid defense that's allowed only eight goals, the Patriot boys' squad entered yesterday's match vs. Providence with a 9-0-2 league record. They were 13-1-6 overall.
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Agoura, Westlake prepping for postseason water polo
Chargers dominate league, while Warriors earn first playoff berth
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The Agoura High girls' water polo team earned its 20th win of the season Monday afternoon at Westlake. The very next day, the Chargers made it lucky No. 21 with a victory at home against Thousand Oaks. AHS completes its Marmonte League schedule today at Newbury Park. A win against the...
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Local football players make college choices official
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CLASSY LOOKING GROUP- Wednesday was the first day football recruits could sign NCAA national letters of intent. A ceremony featuring area players was held at Clarion Palms Hotel in Newbury Park. Pictured from the left are Oaks Christian standouts Justin Lanseadel (Air Fo...
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Oaks Christian girls' basketball team peaking at the proper time
Commitment to defense has helped the Lions reel off nine straight wins
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The new year was less than two weeks old, yet 2007 was already becoming a disaster for the Oaks Christian girls' basketball team. On Jan. 11 the Lions allowed 72 points in a loss at Fillmore High. The team's record stood at 5-9 overall, and they were giving up an average of 5...
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Apex youth soccer squad finishes strong
      NEW HEIGHTS- The Apex Girls U-11 soccer team tied for first place in league play and took second place in the Rich Bailey Girls' Friendship tournament in January. The players, who hail from Agoura Hills, T.O.
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Agoura's Ritterbush honored as top coach
      Agoura High's Dennis Ritterbush has been named the Marmonte League's Coach of the Year for wrestling. "I was shocked, surprised," Ritterbush said. "At the end of the year we just came on. We wrestled well the last half of the season and turned things around.
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