Goal for the governor
     DISTINGUISHED VISITOR- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, back row, second from right, meets members of the Westlake Raiders traveling lacrosse team during a game in Brentwood recently. Westlake was victorious over the host team, whose roster included Schwarzenegger's son. Raider Coach Dennis Ray is m...
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Thunder rolls in at No. 1
     STORM WATCH- The SoCal Thunder 11yearold boys' travel team defeated the 12yearolds in a World Series qualifier. Front row, from left: Parker Selby, Ryan Meredith, Tommy Savitch, Wes Kinder, Mikey Wilson. Middle row: Brett Weisberg, Ryan Fineman, Jake Garfinkel, Chase Lambert, Bryce Fehmel and...
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Bulldogs take a bite out of competition
     BIG WINNERS- It's all smiles for the Agoura-Westlake AYSO Boys' U12 All Stars, the Bulldogs, who have been named California state champions. The team won 7-to-0 in the section and championship tournaments to claim the top spot. Front row, from left: Darin Klein, Justin Saeidian, Chase Martin, Weslet...
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Smashing a school record
     FAST TRACK- The Agoura High School Girls' 4 x 400 relay team celebrates after breaking a 27-year school record with a time of 4:02.08. The team placed fifth among 42 high schools in their division at the 50th annual Mt. SAC Relays. From left, Emily Hahn, Rebecca Wong, Taryn Kurcz and Alex Smith. Coa...
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Elite Cheer team makes it to the top
      The Elite Cheer girls all-star team recently performed at several competitions in Long Beach, Anaheim, San Diego, Irvine and Agoura. The program has two teams, youth and juniors, that work out two days a week at Monarch's Gymnastics in Newbury Park. There are 50 girls in the program from a...
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Royal takes Round 1
Highlanders prevail in first of four Marmonte League boys' golf championships; Westlake is second
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      One down, three to go. The boys' golf teams from Westlake and Royal high schools entered the first of four Marmonte League championships Tuesday deadlocked in first place, with each team having lost only one league match all year- to each other.
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Free football camp this weekend at Calabasas
      The Ventura County Nike SPARQ football combine will take place Saturday at Calabasas High. Free registration will take place between noon and 2 p.m. Incoming freshmen and high school players are eligible to participate.
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Lacrosse players make college commitments
      Three local lacrosse athletes announced their college commitments last week. Agoura attackman Mike Cammorata will be heading to the University of Arizona. Cammorata, who's led Agoura in goals and assists for three seasons, was named to the Southern California Lacrosse Association's...
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Ventura County Championships on tap
     WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers SHOWDOWN- Calabasas High's Taylor Reed prepares to launch the shot during a Marmonte League meet Tuesday in Newbury Park. On Friday, the Ventura County Championships will take place at Moorpark High. The action begins at 3 p.m.
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Lions claim TVL tennis title
Oaks Christian boys ranked sixth in Division III
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      The Oaks Christian boys' tennis team has wrapped up its third Tri-Valley League championship in the past four seasons, and for the first time in program history, the Lions are back-to-back league title winners. Entering Wednesday's TVL regular-season finale against Oak Park High, OCHS was 150 ove...
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OCHS swimmers flex their muscles at Royal Invite
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Thirtytwo schools competed in the 28th annual Royal Swim Invitational/Josh Mlakar Memorial Meet last weekend, but it was Oaks Christian that dominated the event.
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Agoura netters take down shorthanded Westlake squad
Chargers overcome slow start
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      For the third time this season, the Agoura High boys' volleyball team got the better of its rivals from Westlake. The Chargers' latest victory over the Warriors came Monday night at home in front of a raucous pro-Agoura crowd.
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FOR THE RECORD
      The Red Rockets U-12 girls' soccer team from AYSO Region 4 advanced to the finals at the California State Championships in Bakersfield. They weren't, however, Region 4's only team to make it to a state final, as the U-12 Bulldogs, a boys' soccer squad, won a state title in its division.
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