How to resolve AdBlock issue? Nordhoff football schedule released
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- Published: Friday, 11 September 2020 08:33
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all high school sports in the state of California have been pushed back and will begin later in the year. The Nordhoff High School football team will kick off its season Jan. 8 against the Dos Pueblos Chargers. Due to the schedule change, the Rangers did lose their game against Cabrillo High School so their regular season schedule will consist of nine games this season.
Honoring Nordhoff High School’s Hall of Fame athletes, Part 5
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- Published: Friday, 04 September 2020 08:45
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Scott Stallings (No. 31) was an all-CIF player for Nordhoff who later went on to play at Claremont College.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
In this multipart feature, we continue our effort to honor student-athletes who have been inducted into the Nordhoff High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The week we’ll recognize the members of the eighth class, which was inducted in 2001. The featured outstanding student-athletes include:
Ojai loses coaching legend
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- Published: Friday, 04 September 2020 08:39
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Longtime volunteer coach Kevin “Cheetah” Barker passed away Aug. 31 and some of his former players created a makeshift memorial outside of the Nordhoff High School gymnasium in his honor.
Gibson captures record fifth Soule Senior’s crown
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- Published: Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:11
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Five-time Soule Park Senior Men’s Golf Men’s 2020 Champion Lonnie Gibson (right) is congratulated by runner-up Rick O’Hara.
Ojai native and former Nordhoff standout golfer Lonnie Gibson captured his fifth Soule Park Senior Golf Club Championship in the last six years. Gibson’s 153 two-day total edged runner-up Rick O'Hara by a narrow margin of six strokes. Gibson overcame some rust after not playing much since the COVID shutdown and a sore knee to become the winningest senior of the annual club championship in the club’s 50-year history.
Honoring Nordhoff High School’s Hall of Fame athletes, Part 4
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- Published: Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:10
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The 1983 Nordhoff's girls' volleyball championship team included five future Hall of Fame athletes on the roster. The team include (back row left to right) Heather Lindblom, Lisa Dalmatoff, Amy Svikhart, Christy Sawyer, and Coach Cher Glass. Front row (left to right): Leeana Merriweather, Joy Beckett, Kari Zimmerman, Lucy Tautz, and Stephanie Shank. The five Hall of Famers included Zimmerman (inducted in 1990), Beckett (inducted in 1992), Svikhart and Merriweather (both inducted in 1996), and Glass (inducted in 2001).
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
In this multipart feature, we continue our effort to honor student-athletes who have been inducted into the Nordhoff High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The week we’ll recognize the remaining members of the sixth class as well and class number seven, which was inducted in 1996. The featured outstanding student-athletes include:
Honoring Nordhoff High School’s Hall of Fame athletes, Part 3
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- Published: Friday, 21 August 2020 09:17
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Manuela Coronel finished her career as one of the most decorated distance runners in NHS history. She would go on to earn multiple degrees from Stanford University.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
In this multipart feature, we continue our effort to honor student-athletes who have been inducted into the Nordhoff High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The week we’ll recognize four classes which were inducted between 1989 and 1992. The featured outstanding student-athletes include:
Settem named Villanova Prep athletic director
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- Published: Friday, 21 August 2020 09:09
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Villanova Prep water polo coach Tim Settem celebrates poolside during a recent match. Settem was recently named athletic director for the Wildcats.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
Tim Settem has been the water polo and swim coach at Villanova Preparatory School for the last five seasons and his teams have seen a great deal of success in and out of the pool. Settem recently added athletic director to his title, something he is thrilled about.
Honoring Nordhoff's Hall of Fame athletes, Part 2
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- Published: Friday, 14 August 2020 09:23
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
As part of our coverage of local sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, last week we shared a brief summary about the history of the Nordhoff High School Athletic Hall of Fame. We also broke down the inaugural class, which consisted of the first 10 student athletes to be inducted. This week we honor the second class of hall of famers, who were inducted in 1988. The second NHS hall of fame class included:
Sundowner Golf League crowns 2020 champion
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- Published: Friday, 14 August 2020 09:20
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The 2020 Callender Cup winners included (left to right) Gene Berben, Mike Dawkins, Mischa Dvortcsak and Jethro Todd. Not pictured, Peter Crane.
The 2020 Sundowner Golf League season came to a close this past Saturday at Soule Park Golf Course. The Bogeymen have sat atop the leaderboard for most of the season and they capped off their memorable year by taking home the league championship trophy.
Andrews in search of more powerlifting records
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 11:08
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Dave Andrews shows off some of his recent hardware from his makeshift gym in his backyard.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
The Ojai Valley is home to one of the world’s strongest men. Longtime Ojai resident Dave Andrews currently holds two powerlifting world records, as well as a handful of national and state records. He has his eye on a few more in the future.
Sundowner Golf League to conclude with Saturday playoff
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 11:05
The fast-charging team of Bugsy's Bandits took home the second-half championship in the Sundowner Golf League this past Tuesday at Soule Park Golf Course.
The Bandits had their third consecutive week of 60 points or more to win the title by a three-point margin.
Nordhoff High School rich in athletic history
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 11:05
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The 1966-67 Nordhoff High School boys' basketball team won the first CIF championship in any sport in the school’s history. The team was composed of (back row, left to right): Stan Coburn, Mike Torres, Mark Mulleneux, Bruce Brubaker, Mike Probyn, Jim Sandefur, David Brown, and Coach Fred Linkenhelt. Middle (left to right) Mike Terry, Mike Cook, Tom Spraggins, and George Valle. Front row (left to right) Richard Conrad (manager) and Mike Ingles (manager). Valle, Sandefur, Linkenhelt and Coburn all earned a spot in the NHS Hall of Fame.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
The Ojai Valley has been home to many great athletes and as the valley’s only public high school, Nordhoff has a rich tradition of athletics as well. In order to properly honor those standout athletes, team, coaches and administrators, the Nordhoff Hall of Fame was started back in 1987.
Ojai AYSO getting creative with fall season
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- Published: Friday, 31 July 2020 09:14
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Hundreds of local youth will be without a traditional AYSO season this fall due to COVID-19, but the league’s board is doing all it can to serve the community in other ways.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
Normally more than 400 youth soccer players turn out to play the fall season of AYSO, but this year the popular program is looking to pivot as a result of COVID-19. Regional Commissioner Cindy Carver said, “We opened registration using a waitlist format so that families can register without paying in case there was a season. At this point it is not looking like we’ll be able to offer a traditional season, but we have a lot of creative people in this town, so we are going to come up with something.”
Rice rules Ojai Valley Inn Club Championship
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- Published: Friday, 31 July 2020 09:13
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Lois Rice is defending her Ojai Valley Women's Club Championship title again this year with Claudia Wunderlich capturing the runner-up title. Rice has won this event an estimated 12 times over the years, according to event organizers.
Celebrating the NHS Athletic Hall of Fame
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- Published: Friday, 31 July 2020 09:12
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Dick Sebek has been part of the Nordhoff High School faculty for 45 years and was one of the founding members of the school’s athletic Hall of Fame.
With high school sports on hold again until at least December, the Ojai Valley News continues to celebrate past sports legends by highlighting the Nordhoff High School Athletic Hall of Fame. This three-part series will feature some of the area’s best student athletes and administrators. We start by featuring sports historian and 45-year teacher and coach Dick Sebek.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
Dick Sebek came to Nordhoff High School in 1975 when he was hired to teach English and coach the boys’ varsity basketball team. During his tenure at the school, he also taught physical education, served as the athletic director, coached baseball, and has been the boys’ golf coach for an amazing 41 years and he has also coached the girls team for 20 years. If you attend any NHS football games, you’ll also recognize Sebek’s voice because he is also the longtime announcer.
Ranger football fundraising efforts in full swing this weekend
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- Published: Friday, 31 July 2020 09:09
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The Nordhoff High School football program and the Ranger Gridiron Club are working hard to raise funding this weekend for the upcoming season.