By Tarek Fattal | [email protected] | Daily NewsPUBLISHED: March 30, 2019 at 4:47 pm | UPDATED: March 30, 2019 at 4:47 pm There’s no place like home. At least that’s the case for Thousand Oaks baseball coach Jack Wilson, who has had 13 members of his family come through the high school. “I don’t think I’m allowed to coach anywhere else,” Wilson said with a chuckle. Thousand Oaks head coach Jack Wilson, former major leaguer, has the Lancers in first place in the Marmonte League.(photo by Andy Holzman). Thousand Oaks starting pitcher Scott Ellis delivers a pitch against Birmingham Saturday morning.(photo by Andy Holzman). SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThousand Oaks catcher Roc Riggio makes a play on a foulball Saturday morning against Birmingam.(photo by Andy Holzman). Birmingham’s Massai Dorsey tries to make a play on a ground ball in front of Thousand Oaks baserunner Jacob Wilson Saturday morning.(photo by Andy Holzman) Maxamillion … [Read more...] about Jack Wilson’s return to Thousand Oaks impacting baseball and community
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Thousand Oaks softball shocks Westlake in dramatic Marmonte League duel
By Ethan Hanson | PUBLISHED: March 28, 2019 at 7:34 pm | UPDATED: March 28, 2019 at 7:34 pm WESTLAKE >> The energy and the emotion of Thursday’s Marmonte League matchup between Thousand Oaks and Westlake went from stagnant to drama that contained its fair share of big plays, close calls and plenty to talk about before the two teams next meet. Thousand Oaks, amid controversy, rallied from down three runs in the seventh inning before scoring six runs in the top of the 10th inning to stun first-place Westlake on the road 10-4. The play in question in the seventh inning left Westlake coach Bob Creamer frustrated. After outfielder Jagger Datan scored on a fielder’s choice from senior Lindsey Archer, freshman Shelby Smith followed Datan. Smith slid past catcher Kennedy Bunker and was ruled safe by the home plate umpire that tied the game at 3-3. “She was not safe, it wasn’t even close,” Creamer said. “We have it clearly on the cameras and the base … [Read more...] about Thousand Oaks softball shocks Westlake in dramatic Marmonte League duel
Baseball roundup: Thousand Oaks tops Oaks Christian in Marmonte League duel
By Tarek Fattal | [email protected] | Daily NewsPUBLISHED: March 13, 2019 at 7:27 pm | UPDATED: March 13, 2019 at 7:32 pm WESTLAKE VILLAGE >> Oaks Christian senior Rhylan Thomas showed off his speed in the bottom of the first inning. His inside-the-park home run – with a little help from a mishandled relay – gave the Lions a one-run lead. But it never flustered Thousand Oaks, which displayed great ability to score runners Wednesday afternoon with a 7-2 win over Oaks Christian to move into first place in the Marmonte League. Thousand Oaks pitcher Blake Reilly threw seven innings, struck out eight batters, and walked none in the win. The Lancers (7-2, 3-0) took the lead in the fifth inning after Josh Williams hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game before Vince Reilly doubled down the left field line to score two more. Later in the top of the seventh, a Ryan Turner sacrifice fly scored Reilly, then a Spencer Sperry single scored Max Muncy. Oaks Christian (10-3, 4-1) will … [Read more...] about Baseball roundup: Thousand Oaks tops Oaks Christian in Marmonte League duel
Obama Pushes Gun Control for ‘Trayvon’ and ‘Those Congregants in Thousand Oaks’
Barack Obama pushed gun control for “Trayvon” and “those congregants in Thousand Oaks,” among others, during a December 13 acceptance speech for the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award. Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in self-defense on February 26, 2012, after attacking a neighborhood watchman, and 12 people were killed in Thousand Oaks’ Borderline Bar & Grill on November 7, 2018.During his acceptance speech, IJR magazine quoted Obama saying: “The horror of gun violence continues to plague our nation, a pain that many in this room know too well,” he said. “The bullets that took Bobby, JFK, and Dr. King are just like the bullets that took Trayvon, and those school children in Newtown, and those police officers in Dallas, and those concertgoers in Vegas, and those congregants in Thousand Oaks.” On October 29, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Obama reacted to the Tree of Life Synagogue attack by lamenting … [Read more...] about Obama Pushes Gun Control for ‘Trayvon’ and ‘Those Congregants in Thousand Oaks’
Police: Deputy Killed in Thousand Oaks Attack Died from Friendly Fire
Police say the deputy who died responding to the November 7 Thousand Oaks attack died from friendly fire. Breitbart News reported that 12 people were killed in gun-free Borderline Bar & Grill when an attacker opened fire with a legally owned .45 caliber handgun. One of the deceased was Sgt. Ron Helus.Helus was believed to have died as the result of shots exchanged with the attacker, but although he was shot by the attacker police now say he was killed via friendly fire. CBS News reports that Helus entered the Borderline Bar & Grill with a highway patrolman. They came under fire and took cover in separate places and a round from the patrolman proved to be the fatal one for Helus. Helus had been with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office for 29 years. He would have retired in 2019. AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News, the host of the Breitbart podcast Bullets with AWR Hawkins, and the writer/curator of Down Range … [Read more...] about Police: Deputy Killed in Thousand Oaks Attack Died from Friendly Fire