Oak Park boy finds success in jumping
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
      Aidan Kastenberg loves the excitement he feels when arching his back and sailing over a high bar. The Oak Park 11yearold channeled that emotion into a successful track season last spring, qualifying for the high jump at the Junior Olympics held in Detroit in July.
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The Acorn's High School Football Game of the Week
Diamond Ranch Panthers (1-1) at Oaks Christian Lions (2-0) Friday, 7:30 p.m.
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Local high school football fans will finally get a glimpse of one of the state's top-ranked teams Friday night when the Oaks Christian Lions host the Diamond Ranch Panthers. OCHS, No. 16 in the latest CalHiSports.com state rankings and No.
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Weekend schedule
      Oak Park at Royal Friday, 7 p.m. Hueneme at Calabasas Friday, 7 p.m. Saugus at Westlake Friday, 7 p.m. Camarillo at Agoura Friday, 7 p.m. St. Genevieve at Viewpoint Saturday, 1 p.m.
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Marmonte standings
      Westlake Agoura Calabasas
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Tri-Valley standings
      OCHS Oak Park
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Other local football matchups
      Camarillo (0-1) at Agoura (0-1) Outlook: With both teams dropping their season openers last weekend—Ventura came back to beat Agoura 27-21 and Newbury Park upended Camarillo 14-7— this matchup takes on some added significance.
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Last week's top performers
      Malcolm Jones, RB/LB, Oaks Christian: Jones, a junior, scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, including two on defense, during Oaks Christian's 43-14 beat down of Muir on the road. Oak Park defense: So what if the Eagles allowed 306 yards of total offense to Grace Brethren.
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Westlake may be the team to beat
Marmonte League preview: Girls' golf
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      The Westlake High girls' golf team didn't lose any players from last season's team. The Warriors also haven't lost a beat. After winning a Marmonte League title in '07, the Warriors are on an early roll with a 9-0 overall record.
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Young golfers hit the mark
      Listed below are the winners of each age division at the Westlake Junior Golf Club Championship held in August. More than 280 junior golfers representing Westlake, Thousand Oaks, Agoura and Oak Park participated in the event.
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Conlin earns everyone's respect in Warrior Country
Quarterback has overcome tumultuous junior season
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Junior year was tough on Westlake High quarterback Ben Conlin. Senior year has started out much better. For the first three games of the 2007 season, Conlin was splitting reps with then-senior quarterback Nick Owens.
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