Sun Devil fans embrace Carpenter
Westlake grad quarterbacks ASU to a 9-1 start, first win at Rose Bowl since 1996
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Rudy Carpenter is feeling the love. Prior to their team's 2420 victory over UCLA at the Rose Bowl last Saturday, a large contingent of Arizona State football fans partied outside of the stadium at Sparky's Touchdown Tailgate. Sprinkled into the maroon-and-gold-clad mix were several suppor...
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CHS girls' tennis team upended in quarterfinals
      COYOTES FALL- Calabasas High junior Afton Ashforth hits a serve during Tuesday's CIF-Southern Section Division I quarterfinal match against Palos Verdes. The Coyotes lost the match, 11-7, and finished the year with a 19-3 overall record.
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Chargers to play for water polo title
Agoura beats Arroyo Grande, 18-13; advances to Saturday's Division IV final in Irvine
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Despite their No. 1 seed in CIF, Agoura High's boys' water polo team no doubt had some fears heading into Wednesday's Division IV semifinal game against Arroyo Grande after last year's premature playoff loss.
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Oaks Christian, Oak Park primed for gridiron glory
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      The Oaks Christian football team as playoff underdogs? Although the idea may sound absurd, when the CIF-Southern Section Northwest Division playoffs begin Friday night, the Lions will be just that- a team on the road looking for an upset.
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Kang concludes amazing golf run
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Danielle Kang. Remember the name. Kang, a 15yearold sophomore at Oak Park High, shot a 77 on Monday at the Women's Southern California Golf Association Championship Tournament in Murrieta. Although her score garnered a top15 finish, Kang didn't advance to the CIF State Championship at P...
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Playoff chance slips away from CLU
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Cal Lutheran University's football team was hoping to turn a new page last Saturday. Instead, the Kingsmen kept turning the ball over. Trying to make the playoffs for the first time since 1982, the Kingsmen committed five turnovers that led to 28 points for the University of Redlands a...
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Cross country runners ready for Mt. SAC
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      When high schools begin their cross country seasons, the one goal most teams share is to make it to Fresno for the CIF-Southern Section Finals. During the CIF-SS Prelims last week at Mount San Antonio College, many local area schools and runners qualified for the finals this Saturd...
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WHS braces for Camarillo's air attack
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      In the playoffs, execution in all three phases of the game- offense, defense and special teams- is often the difference between moving on and going home. It should be of little surprise, then, that both the Westlake and Camarillo high school football teams were stressing special-teams p...
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