July 23, 2009 RSS feed / Sports

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Preparing for baseball tourney in T.O.

HEARING FROM A PRO— Baseball legend and former Dodger Steve Garvey gives instruction and inspiration to Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Diamond Dawgs baseball team. More...

Newbury Park All-Stars win Shetland World Series

By Carrie Ann Ross Special to the Acorn

The Shetland Division AllStars from Newbury Park PONY Baseball made history last weekend by winning the Shetland World Series at Simi Valley. At the World Series, the local 5- and 6-year-olds won all five of their games. More...

Thousand Oaks' Big League sluggers whaling away in Washington

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

The Thousand Oaks Big League All-Star team hopes to catch the big fish. The local squad is playing in this week's Western Region Tournament at Bremerton, Wash., the final leg before the Big League World Series in Easley, S.C. More...

Community sports briefs

A 9-year-old Thousand Oaks boy qualified for the Junior World Golf Championships at San Diego. More...

Lightning to play for hoops crown at CLU

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

The Los Angeles Lightning will attempt to make history. More...

Apex '95s rise to the top

IN FIRST— The Apex '95 girls' soccer team won the U-13 title at the Johnny Lopez Memorial Cup. Apex, with players from Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo and West Hills, was unbeaten in pool play. More...

Time to join curling club

The SoCal Curling Club will host an open house and learntocurl session for anyone interested in the sport from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. Sat., Aug. 1 at the Easy Street Iceoplex, 131 W. Easy St., Simi Valley. More...

A hero's welcome

Fans, media flock to greet Sunderland as he returns from worldwide sailing adventure
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

Brad Dobin perfectly summarized Zac Sunderland's 13-month journey sailing alone around the world in a small boat. "I think it's one-half crazy and onehalf really cool," said the 14yearold spectator from Simi Valley. More...

T.O.'s Miller making up for lost time

Gridiron impact report: Thousand Oaks Lancers
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

Daniel Miller is chomping at the bit. More...

No luck involved for Irish to finish first

GREEN WITH ENVY— The Sunset Hills men's super senior tennis team, the Irish, won the local United States Tennis Association league championship, completing an undefeated season, which qualifies the team for the Southern California Sectional c More...

It's OK to cheer for this group of Yankees

PRIDE OF THE YANKEES— The Newbury Park PONY Baseball Pinto 'A' Yankees finished in first place during the regular season and went on to take first place in their postseason tournament with an overall record of 14-4-2. More...