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Camarillo breaks ground on poo...

Camarillo breaks ground on pool April 19, 2013 | Camarillo High students and Oxnard Union High School District officials break ground on the new pool slated to open at the Camarillo campus in the fall. The district will spend about $8 million for two pools—one to be built in...

Baseball rivals ready to tangl...

Baseball rivals ready to tangle under lights April 12, 2013 | The Camarillo and Rio Mesa high school baseball teams will play at 7 tonight under the lights of Veteran Field at Freedom Park. “It’s going to be an exciting atmosphere,” Camarillo head coach John Gonzalez said. “With most of our games...

Big week looms for Camarillo b...

Big week looms for Camarillo baseball April 5, 2013 | Blake Redman and the Camarillo High baseball team play at 11 a.m. Saturday at Granada Hills. The Scorpions, 7-6 overall and 4-2 in the Pacic View League, battle rival Rio Mesa twice next week, at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at home...

Player to Watch: Hayley Chambe...

Player to Watch: Hayley Chamberlain April 5, 2013 | Hayley Chamberlain is Camarillo’s version of New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter. Chamberlain has occupied the starting shortstop position all four seasons for the Scorpions. A University of Houston commit, Chamberlain is a versatile slugger. She has a batting average of .444...

Rio Mesa stages Broadway play

Rio Mesa stages Broadway play April 5, 2013 | The Rio Mesa High School drama club will present the musical comedy “My Favorite Year” on Fri. and Sat., April 12 and 13 at Pacifica High School’s auditorium, 600 E. Gonzales Road, Oxnard. The show will be staged each evening...

Optimist Club honors youth sup...

Optimist Club honors youth superstars April 5, 2013 | The Camarillo Noontime Optimist Club hosted its 32nd Annual Youth Appreciation banquet at the Camarillo Community Center on March 14. Wyatt McCrea, grandson of actor Joel McCrea, center, was on hand to give out the Joel McCrea award to, from...

Students, parents all smiles a...

Students, parents all smiles at gallery show April 5, 2013 | At left, Rio Mesa High School student Anna Nolan, 17, shows her grandmother, Shirley Grant, some of the art pieces made by fellow students during the high school’s International Baccalaureate Art Show at the Camarillo Ranch House on March 27....

Scorpions ready to bring the s...

Scorpions ready to bring the sting April 1, 2013 | Camarillo High baseball inelder Chris McKee makes a leaping catch for an out during a game against Calabasas, whichfired head coach and former Cincinnati Reds World Series championship pitcher Rob Dibble earlier this week. The Scorpions entered Thursday’s game against...

Player to Watch: Sabrina Garci...

Player to Watch: Sabrina Garcia April 1, 2013 | Sabrina Garcia is a beast at the plate. The senior shortstop has hammered two home runs. “She has a very powerful swing,” Rio Mesa head coach John Velasquez said. “You have to see the home runs to believe it. She crushed both...

Swimmers break school record

Swimmers break school record April 1, 2013 | Rio Mesa High School’s girls’ 200 medley relay team broke a school record during the Vetura County Swimming Championshop in Ventura on March 21 to takefirst place in the event. Those on the team are, from left, senior Abbey Brooks...