Agoura's title hopes dashed by Moorpark
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      After playing to a draw in their two regular-season games this season, it was no surprise that the Agoura and Moorpark high school girls' soccer teams had to go to suddendeath overtime to determine the winner of Tuesday's CIFSouthern Section Division II semifinal match at MHS.
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Late rally keeps Lions alive
Oaks Christian beats rival Oak Park, 2-1
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The first goal lifted their spirits. The second goal sent the Oaks Christian girls' soccer team to the CIF-Southern Section Division V championship match for the fifth time in six years.
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OCHS boys advance to championship game, too
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers POSTSEASON PUSH- With a 4-3 victory over Salesian Tuesday in the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division V boys' soccer playoffs, Patrick Harmon, left, and the Oaks Christian Lions have qualified for Saturday's championship match vs. Hesperia. G...
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Area grapplers to test skills at state meet
Agoura's Pascal Combes-Knoke qualifies in 173pound division
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      This weekend in Bakersfield several of the area's top wrestlers will be competing in the CIF State Championships. Thousand Oaks, which finished second in the Marmonte League's regularseason standings, will be represented by seniors Behrod Katebian (137 pounds) and Dillon Brock...
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Eagles poised for a big season
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      On paper, the Oak Park High softball team is very similar to the Los Angeles Dodger teams of the 1960s. The Eagles are quick on the bases, their defense is solid and they have the best pitcher in town.
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Oak Park hoops squad eliminated in semis
     IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers ANOTHER FANTASTIC RUN- Oak Park High's Nick Stalzer drives toward the basket during the first round of the CIFSouthern Section Division IIIAA boys' basketball playoffs. On Tuesday night in the semifinal round, OPHS lost to Price 4644 on the road in overtime. The Eagles, T...
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Wolves clamp down on the opposition
     ON THE PROWL- The California Wolves inline roller hockey team, featuring 11- and 12 year-olds from throughout Ventura and Los Angeles counties, won its first three tournaments of the season, going undefeated in the process. Team members include Connor Chilton (Oak Park), Trent Dolabson (Oak Park), M...
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      Time for another installment of Four for the Month, the book recommendation column that's sweeping the Conejo Valley (actually, one of our writers thinks he heard a guy talking about it at the bookstore, but we'll take whatever we can get).
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Top golfers compete at Oak Park Invitational
      The eighth annual Oak Park Invitational golf tournament took place Monday at North Ranch Country Club and the Harvard Westlake boys' squad took the overall team title with a total score of 228. Brentwood High was second with a score of 229, followed by West Ranch (232).
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Viewpoint's postseason run comes to an end
     IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers PATRIOT PRIDE- A Viewpoint defender tries to slow down Desert Christian's Robyn Estrada, right, during Tuesday's CIFSouthern Section Division VI girls' soccer semifinal match at VHS. The Patriots were defeated, 2-0, and finished with a 14-9-3 record.
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