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- Oxnard wraps up sweep of Cuesta (Ventura County Star)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 06:44:00 am
Justin Bricker allowed three singles and a run over eight innings and Blake Adame and Jonathan Erb had two doubles apiece as the host Oxnard College baseball team completed a two-game sweep of Cuesta with a 8-1 win Tuesday afternoon. - Christine happy to be part of VC's state championship (Ventura County Star)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 06:24:00 am
Even after five previous state titles, Maria Christine looked out at the celebration unfolding before her Sunday afternoon at Cal Lutheran’s Gilbert Center and considered herself fortunate. - Santa Monica’s Newest Firefighters (Santa Monica Mirror)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 06:36:44 pm
Santa Monica Fire Department welcomed a batch of new recruites at its Graduation Ceremony at Barker Hanger on March 6.Their graduations are the culmination of a nine-week training academy program and all graduates are also California EMT or NREMT certified. - Senior briefs: Program on annuities set (Ventura County Star)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 02:36:00 am
Program on annuities setMOORPARK — Barbara Orechoff, financial services specialist, will be at the Moorpark Active Adult Center March 16 to discuss annuities.This free, no-sales question-and-answer program will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and will include information such as what annuities do, how they work and how they have changed over the years.To RSVP, call 517-6261. The center is at 799 ... - In uniform: March 10, 2010 (Ventura County Star)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 01:47:00 am
Army National Guard Pvt. Richard C. Zavala has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky.The private is a 2009 graduate of Porterville High School. He is the son of Richard A. Zavala of Santa Paula and Lonette L. Zavala Pope of Porterville.Air Force Airman Rowell Flora has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.Flora graduated in 2004 ... - Baseball. Dawgs Set Out For Three Games At BYU (GoHuskies.com)
posted on March 9, 2010 at 06:53:41 pm
The Washington baseball team (6-5) wraps up a stretch of eight consecutive road games with a three-game series this Thursday through Saturday at BYU (4-7). Game times are 2 p.m. PST on Thu. and Fri. and noon on Sat. - SCHEDULE (The Glendale News-Press)
posted on March 9, 2010 at 01:03:09 pm
TODAY COLLEGE BASEBALL Glendale Community College at Oxnard College, 2 p.m. - FILLMORE GAZETTE (The Fillmore Gazette)
posted on March 8, 2010 at 07:08:13 am
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posted on March 5, 2010 at 08:01:00 am
Priscilla Garcia was 2 for 4 with a two-run home run and Candice Amaro was 2 for 4 with a triple as the Oxnard College softball team opened Western State Conference play with a 9-4 win at cross-county rival Moorpark.The Condors (9-5, 1-0 WSC Gold) put up five runs in the fifth inning and four in the seventh.Down five runs, Moorpark (5-6, 0-1) pulled to within 5-4 with a four-run sixth inning as ... - Baseball. Dawgs Travel To Long Beach For Three-Game Set (GoHuskies.com)
posted on March 4, 2010 at 09:09:59 pm
The Washington baseball team, which split a pair of non-league games at Oregon in the midweek, continues a stretch of eight straight road games this weekend with a three-game series at Long Beach State. - Oxnard Career Fair offers students options in a tough economy (Ventura County Star)
posted on March 3, 2010 at 11:38:00 pm
Speaking with the enthusiasm of a carnival barker, Jeff Hiben did his best to persuade students at the Oxnard Union High School District’s Career Fair to consider a career in automotive technology.Small crowds of students constantly formed around Hiben at Wednesday’s event as he enthusiastically ticked off the advantages of studying in his department at Oxnard College .“It’s a great career and ... - Local calendar: February 28, 2010 (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 28, 2010 at 07:24:00 am
TODAYCOMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALLNon-conference: At 12 p.m.: Los Angeles Valley at Oxnard.COLLEGE WOMEN’S WATER POLOCal Lu Fornia Spring Classic: TBD at Cal Lutheran.MONdayBOYS’ TENNIS Non-league: At 2 p.m.: Oak Park at Viewpoint; At 3 p.m.: Nordhoff at Villanova.BOYS’ GOLF Non-league: At 1:30 p.m.: Dos Pueblos at Oxnard, Ventura vs. Rio Mesa at Saticoy, Fillmore vs. Pacifica at River Ridge; At 2 ... - ROUNDUP (The Glendale News-Press)
posted on February 28, 2010 at 06:48:22 am
COLLEGE BASEBALL Glendale Community College 9, Mount San Antonio College 1: Hoover High graduate Jason Ochart went four for five, scored four runs and stole two bases Friday to spark the visiting Vaqueros (6-4). - Baseball. Huskies Open Home Slate Friday Vs. Fresno State (GoHuskies.com)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 09:57:38 pm
The Washington baseball team opens the 2010 home slate this weekend when Fresno State comes to Husky Ballpark for a three-game series Friday through Sunday. - No regrets for VC's Harris (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 20, 2010 at 08:01:00 am
When Jordan Harris was a senior at Channel Islands High, he figured he was on his way across Rose Avenue to be a Condor.Somehow, he became a Pirate during one of the more unique and maddening two-year periods to be a part of the Ventura College men’s basketball team.Which is somewhat surprisingly satisfactory for the 6-foot-6 sophomore forward.“This is a great place to be, no matter the wins or ... - New baseball coach Lindsay Meggs hopes to upgrade Husky Ballpark (Seattle Times)
posted on February 17, 2010 at 02:06:12 am
Washington baseball coach Lindsay Meggs says Husky Ballpark needs to be upgraded for team to compete nationally. - Baseball. Diamond Dawgs Open 2010 Slate Friday In Tucson (GoHuskies.com)
posted on February 16, 2010 at 07:05:50 pm
The Lindsay Meggs era begins this weekend as the Huskies face New Mexico State (twice), Gonzaga and Missouri at a tournament in Tucson, Ariz. - Colleges add services to help veterans (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 16, 2010 at 06:54:00 am
Several local colleges are opening veterans centers and adding other services for vets, whose numbers are growing on campuses as they take advantage of the expanded GI Bill .Colleges are offering these services partly because veterans sometimes struggle with the transition from the military to the classroom, where fellow students often are younger and more liberal and haven’t experienced war ... - Two transit agencies plan studies on how to improve county's bus service (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 14, 2010 at 01:48:00 am
Tesha Lewis lives in southwest Oxnard, not far from Victoria Avenue. Oxnard College, where she takes video production classes, is a little more than 4.5 miles away, a 10- or 12-minute drive when traffic isn’t bad.Most days, her boyfriend drops her off in the morning, and she takes the bus home. On the bus, she said, the trip takes 90 minutes. If her first bus is late and she misses her ... - County rivals foil Moorpark men (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 12, 2010 at 08:01:00 am
First came Jordan Harris’ 24-point performance in host Ventura College men’s basketball team’s 79-61 win Saturday night.Then came Ryan McLucas’ dagger Wednesday night, when the Oxnard College guard splashed a buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer for a 67-65 win at Raider Pavilion.Over the past week, the Moorpark College men’s basketball team saw its Western State Conference title challenge ... - Patrons jam Oxnard College eatery as students learn restaurant biz (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 11, 2010 at 07:47:00 am
At any other French restaurant, slipping a $20 bill to the maitre d’ might get you a table.Not so at the Three Red Roosters Bistro, where the gesture will earn you a hearty thanks as the cash disappears into an envelope earmarked for the scholarship fund.Run by students in the culinary arts and restaurant management program at Oxnard College, the spring-semester restaurant exists just one night ... - Electrical Fire Damages Fisherman's Wharf In Oxnard (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara)
posted on February 10, 2010 at 12:33:07 am
An electrical fire at Fisherman's Wharf in Oxnard damaged several businesses and left one fire captain and a woman injured. - SCORE seminar to provide business basics (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 9, 2010 at 07:40:00 am
VENTURA COUNTY — The SCORE Ventura County chapter, an all-volunteer organization of professionals and executives, will conduct a workshop on how to start a business from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Oxnard College, Room JCC-1, 4000 S. Rose Avenue.The workshop will provide the basics of marketing, financial and business plans; it will also explain how to research an idea, obtain necessary ... - Oxnard College lecture series is a diverse offering (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 9, 2010 at 06:10:00 am
From an update on Guantanamo Bay to a presentation commemorating African American History Month, the spring Literature, Arts & Lecture Series at Oxnard College will feature a range of topics designed to expand education beyond the classroom to an open forum for the public.“This is unique because of its scope; the topics vary broadly, but all have educational value,” said Shelley Savren, an ... - Driving riskiest thing people do, yet traffic safety gets little notice (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 6, 2010 at 08:00:00 am
Joe Escobar almost made it that morning.If he’d talked a little longer with his wife or hadn’t made a traffic light on his way to work, he might not have died in August.“You do that, you wonder,” Deborah Escobar said of the accident that killed her husband and high school sweetheart.The Oxnard College professor and father of three was one of 67 people who died in traffic accidents last year in ... - Local Briefs: Feb. 1 (Ventura County Star)
posted on February 1, 2010 at 03:31:00 am
Drop-in classes offered for teensMOORPARK — An after-school program for high school students is ongoing and includes classes such as cooking, sports and dance at the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 p.m.“The Drop” program for teens, grades 9-12, is at 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, near Moorpark High School.The program is flexible, inexpensive, and includes a range of ... - Winslow must stand trial, judge says (Ventura County Star)
posted on January 28, 2010 at 08:35:00 pm
A judge Thursday ordered former Ventura College athletic director and coach Greg Winslow to stand trial on charges that he cheated the college out of more than $100,000.Prosecutors allege he misused donations and rent for the college gymnasium, and helped student-athletes underpay their tuition.Winslow, 45, of Ventura is charged with six counts of grand theft and one count of theft involving ... - Oxnard rallies to defeat Ventura in overtime, 85-82 (Ventura County Star)
posted on January 28, 2010 at 08:00:00 am
The Oxnard College men’s basketball team has become accustomed to digging out of deep holes, nearly recovering from 15-point deficits in the second half of recent losses to Cuesta and Moorpark.With no more room for error in the Western State Conference’s North Division, the Condors, trailing by 14 points with 17 minutes to play, finally figured out a way to finsih the job in their 85-82 overtime ... - In brief: Home sales rose in ’09; prices plunged (Ventura County Star)
posted on January 26, 2010 at 05:22:00 am
Home sales rose in ’09; prices plungedWASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied homes rose in 2009 for the first time in four years, despite a December slump that was caused by a tax credit that led many buyers to complete sales earlier.Still, prices plunged more than 12 percent last year, the sharpest fall since the Great Depression. The price drop for 2009 to a median of $173,500 showed the ... - Oxnard falters late in loss at L.A. Pierce (Ventura County Star)
posted on January 24, 2010 at 07:23:00 am
WOODLAND HILLS — Regrets? They have a few.In a season full of rued chances and missed opportunities, this was merely the latest and perhaps last for the Oxnard College men’s basketball team.Despite 21 points from Ryan McLucas and 20 points from James Ennis, the Condors fell 71-66 to host Los Angeles Pierce on Saturday night in the first game at renovated Brahma Gym.“Turnovers down the stretch ...