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Camarillo opens spring practice

Camarillo opens spring practice May 17, 2013 | Camarillo is in search of a fifth straight Pacific View League football championship, but will do so with a new Head Coach, as Jack Willard has taken over. There is an air of excitement at Camarillo practice, as the Scorpions...
 

Athletic club shapes future scholars

Athletic club shapes future scholars April 19, 2013 | Josh Harrison was a studentathlete who made a name for himself as a member of Rio Mesa High School’s football and track teams. Upon graduation in 2007, he was offered scholarships to 15 schools and eventually played Division I football as...
 

Carl Thompson, 76, was architect of Camarillo...

Carl Thompson, 76, was architect of Camarillo High championship teams February 22, 2013 | Quarterbacks Joe Borchard and Scott Cline guided Camarillo High to CIF football championships in two separate decades, Behind their success, stood an architect named Carl Thompson. The longtime Camarillo football coach, who had been battling leukemia, died Feb. 17 at age 76...
 

Camarillo names Willard head football coach

Camarillo names Willard head football coach January 25, 2013 | Camarillo High didn’t need to look very far to find its new football coach. The Scorpions stayed in-house, announcing they had hired Jack Willard on Friday afternoon. Willard is a Camarillo High graduate and longtime teacher at the school. He spent last...
 

The Acorn counts down the top five local spor...

The Acorn counts down the top five local sports stories of 2012 December 28, 2012 | With 2012 coming to a close, there were many memorable moments in Camarillo sports. The Camarillo High football team continued dominating the Pacific View League while a former Scorpion made headlines in the NFL. Rio Mesa High’s swim team had another outstanding...
 

Resilient Pacifica ready for playoff opener

Resilient Pacifica ready for playoff opener November 8, 2012 | Not to suggest that Donnie Rea has been around awhile, but his high school football uniform as a senior at Villanova Prep in 1964 featured an interesting adornment. “We wore leather helmets,” he said. “That’s the truth. I think we were...
 

Channel Islands tops Hueneme 24-20

Channel Islands tops Hueneme 24-20 November 2, 2012 | The 2012 version of the South Oxnard rivalry would determine whether it was Channel Islands or Hueneme Vikings that ended its season with its first and only Pacific View League win. Channel Islands came out the winner, as running back Richard...
 

Oxnard gamble pays off in OT

Oxnard gamble pays off in OT November 2, 2012 | After his team scored the tying touchdown in the first overtime period in its game with Pacifica, Oxnard High coach Mark Beckham rolled the dice. Beckham called for a two-point conversion rather than playing for another overtime period and the strategy...
 

Rio Mesa routs Hueneme, 62-6

Rio Mesa routs Hueneme, 62-6 October 26, 2012 | If Rio Mesa High was looking to build momentum for next Friday’s rivalry matchup against Camarillo, the Spartans got themselves off to a good start Friday night by defeating hos Hueneme 62-6. “What we get out of this game is some...
 

Oxnard beats Channel Islands, 40-7

Oxnard beats Channel Islands, 40-7 October 26, 2012 | The 1-2 rushing attack of Adam Espinosa and Andrew Valenzuela is tough for any team to slow down. When the Oxnard High football team is able to complement its running game with an efficient passing attack, the Yellowjackets become that much...
 

Camarillo takes control of PVL race

Camarillo takes control of PVL race October 26, 2012 | The two heavyweights of the Pacific View League slugged it out Friday night. Call it the Thrilla in Camarilla. Corbin Covey caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Travis Valdez with 2:18 left to give host Camarillo High a 31-26 victory over...