Two at the top
Marmonte League preview: Boys' water polo
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      The Royal High boys' water polo team wants what Agoura has, and, no, it's not just a Marmonte League title. The Highlanders wouldn't mind capturing their own league title for the first time since 2005, but what head coach Steve Snyder is really looking forward to is a CIF-Southern Section Division IV championship plaque.
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Fall sports preview schedule
      The Acorn has begun previewing fall sports in the Marmonte League. If you've missed anything, Web users can read archived stories at www.theacorn.com. Here's the ongoing schedule: • Aug.
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Patriots on a mission
Viewpoint football team sets sights on playoff success
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Now that Viewpoint High senior Harrison Bernsen knows what it's like to win a championship, he'd like to make it a hobby. Bernsen, the Patriots' starting quarterback, was part of the school's baseball squad that won a CIFSS Division VII championship in the spring.
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Silver still sweet for USA water polo
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      It wasn't the gold medals they'd coveted, but silver will certainly suffice for the United States men's water polo team. After training at Oaks Christian and Cal Lutheran in the months leading up to the Summer Olympics, the U.S. squad, led by head coach Terry Schroeder, a Westlake resident, finished second to powerhouse Hungary in Beijing.
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League title chase is wide open
Marmonte League preview: Boys' cross country
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      An injury to Royal High's top cross country runner, junior Travis Edwards, has left the race for the top spot in the Marmonte League wide open. Royal head coach Ryan Luce declined to identify the type of injury, although the coach did admit it will keep Edwards out for a couple of months and possibly the remainder of the season.
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Montana named starting QB at Oaks Christian
      Nick Montana, the son of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, has been selected as Oaks Christian's starting signalcaller to begin the season, head coach Bill Redell has confirmed. Montana, a junior who transferred from De La Salle in Concord, beat out Tony Macarena for the No. 1 job.
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Tri-Valley League loaded with quality cross country teams
Oak Park boys and girls still the ones to beat
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Clearly, the cross country teams at Oak Park High, Oaks Christian and La Reina have their standards set a little higher than most schools. The Oaks Christian girls' squad claimed the CIF-Southern Section Division IV state championship last season.
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Local football standouts to meet on college gridiron
      Two of the most productive Marmonte League football players in recent memory will be on opposite sidelines Saturday at 7 p.m. when the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks do battle with the Arizona State Sun Devils at Tempe, Ariz.
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