Hard slide lifts Highlander baseball team over Simi Valley
Rivalry game played under protest
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      <!-- Page Number: 23--> Although Simi Valley High head coach Matt La Belle was hoping Royal junior Mike Vinyard barreled into second base illegally in the eighth inning on Wednesday, it was the crosstown rival Highlanders that slid past the Pioneers in the Marmonte League standings.
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Three-peat for Meister
Royal junior diver wins another Marmonte League title
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      <!-- Page Number: 24--> The third time was definitely a charm for Royal High junior diver Melani Meister. Meister defended her crown at the Marmonte League Diving Finals last Friday at Rancho Simi Community Park pool, where she posted a total score of 442.25 in 11 dives.
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RHS softball team looking to rebound from loss
      <!-- Page Number: 24--> The Royal High softball team gets a shot at redemption Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. when it travels to Thousand Oaks High for the semifinals of the Thousand Oaks Tournament. On Tuesday, the Highlanders lost a 2-1 nail-bitter to the Lancers at TOHS.
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County's finest converge for track and field championships
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      <!-- Page Number: 25--> Stars shined and records were shattered during last week's Ventura County Track and Field Championships at Moorpark High. Oak Park High got the action started on the track with a victory in the girls' 4x800 relay. Eagle runners Sarah Kiner, Julie Kopstein, Aimee Sands and Kari Miller posted a time of 10:02.
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