Agoura, with a sweep of Calabasas this week along with an Oaks Christian loss, would finish in first place. Named to the first team wereCarter Busch,John Everett andTony Hahn of Newbury Park;Eddy He andColin Walton of Thousand Oaks;Payton Miller and Owen Ye of Westlake; andRy Kagan of Calabasas. Earning first-team honors wereJohanna Nio, Haven Tan and Eden Tan of Oaks Christian;Jennifer Liu andGrace Williams of Thousand Oaks; andCaroline Canales and Asha Patel of Calabasas. I believe they should look at the high school experience as an investment. Id love to have everybody get a scholarship. Chad Scott Website Admin Westlake High School [email protected] Our Favorite Links. Named to the first team wereSam Klaasen and Jon Spayne of Agoura;Quincy Bentley of Newbury Park;Caleb Chin of Thousand Oaks;Isaiah Matute of Westlake; Gavin Murphy of Calabasas; andJohnnie Walter of Oaks Christian. Named to the second team wereAbigail Seawright,Kira Mark,Amanda Parks andYzabel Melgoza of Oaks Christian;Lex Sahagian,Ava Castle andEmma Naftzger of Westlake;Leah Forde,Allison Mosher and Kendall Case of Thousand Oaks;Samantha Mendes,Lillian Werner and Nina Krassner-Cybulski of Agoura;Alexis Cortez,Lauren Scully and Eleni Vodantis of Newbury Park; andCaitlin Walters andPepper Galassi of Calabasas. This week is Marmonte League finals for Track and Field. The Lions finished in sixth place a season ago at 4-11. Lees case also offers the dilemma faced by high school administrators today. It becomes a big distraction for the whole team. Bruce Bryde, the athletic director at CLU, wonders if the hunt for a scholarship isnt the principal concern for parents. NCAA Conferences legislate to cover athletes attendance expenses. When Mike Lee accepted his dream job come true as head coach of the Newbury Park High School baseball team, he figured his primary obstacle would be succeeding in the competitive Marmonte League. I think I coach a low profile sport where, maybe, the parents dont know the game as well as the baseball or softball parents might. Jen Trephan and Cam Baklenko of league championWestlake were the named the league's MVP Pair. Administrators conducted one-on-one interviews at seasons end, and Lee was eventually rehired for the 2004 season. And many are disappointed if they dont get a scholarship to a Division I school. Three years later, fired from his coaching position last summer, reeling from what he believed were attacks on his character and integrity, Lee remains shocked by what befell him in his baseball job. Here's the good news for Marmonte League baseball teams: Win league, and you're ready to do serious damage in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. It no longer seems like people play for fun.. Be on the lookout for lists that highlight the areas best pitchers, infielders, outfielders and hitters. Parental pressure and dissentby what he says was a small minority of team parentswas sufficient to force him out and turn his dream job into an angst-filled nightmare. Just a handful of players are going to get a scholarship, she said. As a parent, I need to put my son in the very best situation I can. Agoura earned the top seed from the Marmonte League after winning three games vs. Calabasas and learned its postseason placement with the release of the Southern Section brackets Monday. There has been a parents posse, where the parents act like theyre a parent/agent., Thats part of the job, he said. If my son has the ability to earn an athletic scholarship, then he should have every opportunity to do so. BASEBALL Varsity Junior Varsity Frosh/Soph GIRLS BEACH VOLLEYBALL . Oaks Christian has never won a Marmonte League championship since joining the circuit in 2015. Earning second-team honors wereCaroline Oates (200 free),Eleanor Mashkovich (50 free, 100 free) and the 200 IM relay of Westlake;Claire Daland (200 IM, 500 free) and the 400 freestyle relay of Agoura; Josephine Hein (100 butterfly),Kim Costantino (100 back) and the 200 freestyle relay of Calabasas; andElla Wiegand (100 breast) of Oaks Christian. They want immediate results, and if they dont get it, theyre going to assign blame. Calabasas returns senior Peter Lynch and junior Jordan Kingston. They dont see that maybe their child isnt good enough. They have the best interests of their child in mind, and thats fine. Named to the first team wereKennedy Bunker and Mariah Elohim of Westlake;Anahi Arreola,Heaven Oliva andRylee McCoy of Oaks Christian;Amelia Lech,Jami Obringer andKaylee Clarkson of Newbury Park;Adriana Gonzalez and Payton Houston of Agoura; and Summer Voth of Calabasas. Hes a great coach, said Sanoja. Earning second-team honors were Jackson Riggio (106), Matthew Siegel (126), William Ramos (132), Ryan Leonhardt (145), Jason Menendez (152), Michael Ostrow (170), Robert Svitek (195), James Gentry (220) and Dean Drello (285) of Thousand Oaks; Aiden Vazquez (113) of Westlake; Owen Greding (120) andCaden Terry (160) of Newbury Park; and Michael Romero (138) and Micah Kokin (182) of Calabasas. Tournament News Follow teams from the Marmonte league as they compete in the following tournaments Simi Valley baseball coach John Arisohn steps down two weeks before season opener, Basketball coaches Andre Chevalier of Sierra Canyon and Tafts Derrick Taylor face off like old times, El Camino Real wrestler Alex Waitsman made school history at CIF State meet, CIF State playoffs: Sierra Canyon girls basketball receives No. Earning second-team honors wereJahzara Richardson (100),Payton Godsey (1,600),Elise Craft (100 hurdles),Tenly Kuhn (pole vault),Danielle Irvin (long jump),Hannah Portzel (triple jump) andNailah Bombata (shot put) of Oaks Christian;Zanae Woods (200),Mya Collins (300 hurdles),Amia Witt (high jump) and the 4x100 and 4x400 relays of Calabasas;Ruby Sirota-Foster (800) andCordelia Wild (discus) of Westlake;Shelby Richmond (400) of Thousand Oaks; and Georgia McCorkle (3,200) of Agoura. Tarek also covers the UCLA men's basketball team for the Southern California News Group and can be seen on CBS Los Angeles on weekends serving as co-host/sports analyst with TV legend Jim Hill. Ive seen physical altercations as the tension escalates.. St. Bonaventure remained in the Tri-County Athletic Association for all sports except football. There is no related content available. Named to the second team wereCameron Theus of Agoura;Jacob Davis andElijah Elohim of Westlake;Jadin Benioff of Thousand Oaks;Taylor Golden of Calabasas;Micah Jackson of Oaks Christian; andCooper Lucas of Newbury Park. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Luke Benson of league champion Newbury Park and Owen Birg of Thousand Oaks were named co-MVPs, andBenny Grieder of Newbury Park was the Libero of the Year. Now, its more of a me-first thing. Westlake Warriors. In it's inaugural season, the league included 10 varsity teams and 10 junior varsity teams, represented by 7 different clubs. Earning first-team honors wereNick Waldock, Jay Martinez andNick Benton of Oaks Christian;Christian Shackelford andConner Shackelford of Newbury Park;Ryan Arnold of Agoura; andGavin McCormick of Thousand Oaks. Earning first-team honors wereArielle Hayon (50 free, 100 butterfly),Caroline Oates (500 free) and the 200 and 400 freestyle relays of league champion Westlake; Laura Kelly (200 IM),Ella Wiegand (100 free) and the 200 medley relay of Oaks Christian;Ellie Shorten (200 free, 100 back) of Agoura; andCharlotte Sams (100 breast) of Newbury Park. Maybe theres a loss of self-esteem, some insecurities at work. Earning first-team honors wereChase Farrell (100, 200),Jake Reed (pole vault) andGabriel Martin (long jump) of Oaks Christian;Colin Sahlman (800),Aaron Sahlman (1,600) and Lex Young (3,200) of Newbury Park;Taylor Johnson (400),Adam Laycock (shot put, discus) and the 4x400 relay of Westlake;Milo Hudak (high jump) of Agoura; andRyan Tischhauser (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles),Powell Williams (triple jump) and the 4x100 relay of league champion Thousand Oaks. Thousand Oaks High School. Named to the first team wereAnahi Arreola,Ilove'a Brittingham,Justine Lambert andRylee McCoy of Oaks Christian;Kennedy Bunker andMariah Elohim of Westlake;Abigail Lockman andSamantha Tagawa of Agoura;Paige Henry andArden Miller of Newbury Park; andAmanda Chung and Amy Ross of Thousand Oaks. Parents, appreciating the cost of the college education, see athletics as the answer to defray expenses. Hoornstra: Can analytics prevent youth baseball injuries through the power of public pressure? Some coaches have unique insight, since they are both coach and parent. Menu. Earning second-team honors wereEmily McCormick,Ingrid Slattum andBailey Glass of Thousand Oaks;Hailey Katofsky andJacqui Shvartsmann of Calabasas;Clarissa Navis of Westlake;Catz Laranang of Oaks Christian; andKimberly Luby of Newbury Park. Tarek was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, a community he now serves as a sportswriter for the LA Daily News covering high school sports since 2015. Gavin McCormick of Thousand Oaks earned Player of the Year honors. (t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o