How to resolve AdBlock issue? Nordhoff hosts first-ever girls' lacrosse game
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
This year Nordhoff High School announced it would field a girls’ lacrosse team for the first time in school history. On Feb. 25, NHS hosted Cate for the inaugural game which ended in a 4-3 win for the visiting Rams.
Santa Ynez edges Nordhoff in extras
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Nordhoff junior Philip Heldwein fires a pitch to the plate against the Santa Ynez Pirates. The Rangers dropped the game in extra innings.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
On Feb. 21, the Nordhoff High School baseball team hosted its first home game of the season against the Santa Ynez Pirates. Santa Ynez opened the game with a four-run first inning, but the Rangers answered with three in the bottom of the first to remain within striking distance. After going back and forth over the next few innings, the Rangers scored four runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning to take a 7-6 lead.
Nordhoff swim teams ready to take the plunge
Ted Cotti, Ojai Valley News correspondent
Nordhoff High School’s boys’ and girls’ swimming teams are hard at work preparing for the season ahead.
The girls’ team looks to defend its Citrus Coast League crown, while the boys’ squad hopes to improve on its third-place performance.
Nordhoff track teams eye titles
Ted Cotti, Ojai Valley News correspondent
With all but one of its CIF-SS Prelims qualifiers back from last year’s Citrus Coast League championship squad, Nordhoff High School’s girls’ track and field team has its eyes on a fourth-straight league title.
Bishop Diego tops Rangers 3-1 in volleyball opener
The Nordhoff High School boys’ volleyball team hosted the Bishop Diego Cardinals Feb. 25 in what was the season opener for the Rangers. NHS lost the first set 25-20 but rebounded to take the second set 25-17. From there, Bishop Diego proved to be too much for the Rangers as they took the next two sets 25-23 and 25-20.
Campa takes over struggling Nordhoff baseball program
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The Nordhoff High School baseball program has struggled to win games in recent years, but the Rangers are hopeful new head coach Sam Campa can turn the tides this spring.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
Despite a long history of success on the diamond, the Nordhoff High School baseball program has struggled mightily in recent years. Over the last four seasons, the Rangers have only managed to win 14 games while dropping 70. The program’s last winning season was 2014, and NHS hasn’t qualified for the postseason since 2015.
Nordhoff loses quarterfinal game
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After winning its first round playoff game, the Nordhoff High School girls’ water polo team advanced to the quarterfinal game where they hosted El Rancho High School Feb. 15 at the Villanova Prep pool.
Baylor's Boyd earns first victory of the season
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Former Nordhoff High School standout Luke Boyd is pitching in his final season as a Baylor Bear and on Feb. 15, he notched his first victory over the season over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Boyd pitched the final two innings of Baylor’s 8-7 extra inning win, allowing one hit while striking out one batter.
Tough night at the line costs Nordhoff
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
The Nordhoff High School basketball team won the 2019-2020 Citrus Coast League title along with the Carpinteria Warriors and scored a big first round playoff win over Laguna Blanca. In the second round, NHS traveled to face Rancho Alamitos but lost in overtime, 61-56.
Nordhoff wrestler trio places at CIF tourney
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Nordhoff wrestlers (left to right), Michael Trejo, Connor Brooks and Nick Stringer all placed at the CIF Southern Section Wrestling Championships. Trejo and Stringer will continue on to the CIF Masters Meet which will be held Feb. 21-22 at Sonora High School.
The Nordhoff High School wrestling team had three of its members place at the CIF Southern Section tournament Feb. 14-15. Nordhoff’s top placer was senior Nick Stringer who placed third at 108 pounds. Follow senior Michael Trejo took fourth place at 197 pounds and junior Connor Brooks finished in seventh place in the 140-pound division.
Ojai Valley School sinks Cate, 9-0
Photo by Misty Hall
Ojai Valley School sophomore Brody Moller rounds third against the Nordhoff Rangers.
Misty Hall, Ojai Valley News contributor
Ojai Valley School’s baseball team came out even this week, opening the season with a 11-7 loss to Nordhoff in the teams' first battle in more than two decades. Two days later, the OVS Spuds trounced rival Cate, 9-0.
Ojai Heatwaves swimmers make a splash at coastal championships
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The Ojai Heatwaves recently sent 12 athletes to the 2020 Southern California Swimming Short Course Coastal Championships.
Twelve swimmers from the Ojai Heatwaves swim team qualified and competed at the 2020 Southern California Swimming Short Course Coastal Championships in Lompoc on Feb. 7-9. The Ojai swimmers all competed in the morning preliminary sessions, and many swam fast enough to qualify for the afternoon finals.
Nordhoff lacrosse to host golf event
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
The newest sport to hit the Nordhoff High School campus is girls’ lacrosse. The program is set to launch this spring and is hosting its first-ever nine-hole two-man scramble tournament Feb. 23 at Soule Park.
NHS wrestling sends nine to CIF
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
Nordhoff senior Nick Stringer, shown here in a match last season, is expected to be one of the top 106-pound wrestlers in the state when the postseason tournaments get underway.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
Nordhoff High School head wrestling coach Joey LeSuer was beaming with pride after the league championship meet. The Rangers had five wrestlers win league titles to go along with two second-place finishes and two third-place finishers. All nine will advance to this weekend’s CIF Southern Section meet.