In the house on Super Sunday



LOCAL TURNOUT—Left, T.O. resident Michael Miskinnis with winnings from a pool in which he guessed that the first Super Bowl spot would be a car commercial. Above, Conejo Valley residents Kiki Garcia and his wife, Linda, cheer for the Rams during the full-house celebration at Tavern 101 grill in Agoura Hills. Photos by RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers

LOCAL TURNOUT— Above, Conejo Valley residents Kiki Garcia and his wife, Linda, cheer for the Rams during the full-house celebration at Tavern 101 grill in Agoura Hills. Photos by RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers

Conejo Valley football enthusiasts who couldn’t make the trek to downtown Los Angeles for the Rams championship parade on Wednesday may get something a little closer to home.

The city managers of Thousand Oaks (where the Rams practice) and Agoura Hills (site of the Rams’ front office) are in discussions with the team—fresh off its Feb. 13 Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals—to organize a local celebration in the coming days.

“We don’t have any details yet,” Thousand Oaks City Manager Drew Powers said on Wednesday. “We’re talking late in the week. They have obviously had their hands full with the parade in L.A. today.”

The Rams won 23-20 on Sunday to capture their second Super Bowl win and first since relocating back to Los Angeles in 2016.

Local residents reacted with jubilation to see the team in their backyard win sports’ biggest prize.

“ Very happy for our # TORams,” Alison Waters wrote on social media. “Will never forget how the team supported the community after the Borderline shooting and Woolsey fire.”

 

Above, T.O. resident Michael Miskinnis with winnings from a pool in which he guessed that the first Super Bowl spot would be a car commercial.

“ Congrats to our literal hometown team!” Michael Millar tweeted.

Prior to the game, at Rams media day at Cal Lutheran University, site of the team’s practice facilities, safety Eric Weddle remarked about the bond that’s formed between the organization and the local community.

“You just feel the love, you feel the excitement, I mean, you literally have an NFL team in your backyard, like, how does that happen?” Weddle said. “And you just see the players walking around and they say ‘What’s up.’ It’s just cool . . . it’s very unique. It’s always nice to have the support and the love from anybody, let alone the people in your community.”

Powers said as soon as information on a local celebration becomes available, it will be shared through official social media channels. He asked fans to be patient.

“(We) just need to do it in coordination with the team and I know they will be pulled in a million different directions,” he said.

OUR HOUSE—Westlake resident Jason Frase cheers at the Tavern 101 Super Bowl party. Local fans consider the Rams somewhat of a home team. RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers

OUR HOUSE—Westlake resident Jason Frase cheers at the Tavern 101 Super Bowl party. Local fans consider the Rams somewhat of a home team. RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers