Youth baseball league turns 21
      Grace Brethren Youth Sports baseball will celebrate its 21st year beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 3 at Grace Brethren Elementary School, 1717 Arcane Street, Simi Valley. Kevin Malone, former Los Angeles Dodger general manager, will be the key note speaker, and he plans on bringin...
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A great signing bonus
      SUPERBOWL SWAG- Pro Football Hall of Fame member Marcus Allen signs autographs for fans, including Joyce Edman of Simi Valley and her children, Kenny, 8, and Alexa, 12, at Jared, The Galleria of Jewelry in Simi Valley on Saturday. Below left, Alfredo Oviedo shares a smile with the former Heisman T...
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Rotarians tee off for upcoming charity golf tournament
      The Rotary Club of Simi Valley (noontime club) will host its 30th annual Charity Golf Tournament on April 27 at a new venue, the Tierra Rejada Golf Club, 15187 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. The tournament will kick off with lunch at 11 a.m., shotgun start at noon, and dinner and live auc...
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Cox a force for the Highlanders
Senior third baseman is dynamite at the plate
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      During the past week the weather in Simi Valley has been mostly overcast with chances of rain. Although it's not ideal conditions for softball, Royal High senior softball player Kacee Cox has loved it. It seems the colder the weather gets, the hotter Cox's bat becomes.
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Polo players perform well in Florida tourney
      The Ventura Premier Water Polo Club traveled to Coral Springs, Fla., to participate in the fifth annual South Florida International Tournament Feb. 16-18. Twenty-four teams, including representatives from Hungary, Israel, Canada, Russia and Jamaica, joined a field of teams from across the Uni...
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Hale back in the swing of things
SVHS junior took a time-out from playing baseball to rest his arm
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Two years ago, Simi Valley junior Brett Hale decided to take a year off from playing baseball. The Pioneers sure are glad he decided to come back. After sitting out a season to rest his arm from pitching, Hale decided to give baseball another shot last season and his decision made opposing ...
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