Hawes a quick learner
SVHS golfer works hard, shoots low
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com
      Amanda Hawes never picked up a golf club . . . until a week before she started high school. Now Hawes is the best golfer in the Marmonte League and one of the finest in all of Ventura County. A senior standout for the girls' golf team at Simi Valley High, Hawes was encouraged to give the sport a try from her sister, Christina Ball.
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V.C. Cross Country Championships will go on
     Acorn File Photo IT'S A GO- Laura Cadwell, left, and Nicole Trent of Simi Valley High work out earlier in the season. Despite concerns over air quality because of the fires, the Ventura County Cross Country Championships will proceed as originally scheduled today at Lake Casitas in Ojai, said Terry Hurst, the Championships' coordinator. Teams from all over the region are expected to compete, including Royal and Simi Valley high schools.
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