How to resolve AdBlock issue? NHS Gridiron Club event carries different meaning in 2020
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
The Nordhoff Ranger Gridiron Club will be hosting its annual golf fundraiser Aug. 1 to raise money for traditional football equipment as well as supplies to keep players safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to head coach Lance Wiggins, players like Eli Dvortcsak (left) are itching to return to action in the near future.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
This year, Nordhoff High School’s main fundraising event for the football program will carry a different kind of significance. Each year the Gridiron Club hosts its annual golf tournament, which ends up being the most lucrative event of the year for the football program. In previous years, the event was mostly about the much-needed financial support, but this year is a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two teams surge ahead in Sundowner standings
The Sundowner golf league finished the eighth week of play July 7, and two teams have surged ahead in the overall and second half standings.
The team of Captain Camo and the SniPARS had impressive 63-point weeks to take the early lead in the second-half standings with 125 total points.
Ojai Valley Inn golf reopens
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The Ojai Valley Inn has started accepting advanced tee times for members of the public as of June 22. The beautiful resort course is taking precautions to ensure a safe and enjoyable golf experience.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
As golf courses across the state of California continue to reopen after the COVID-19 shutdown, local golfers recently got the good news that the Ojai Valley Inn course was going to be open for business once again.
Nordhoff football gearing up for summer activities
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The Ojai Valley Community Stadium has remained empty for months. The Nordhoff High School football program hopes to return to action next week, but several boxes need to be checked before players hit the field for offseason workouts.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
A group of Ventura County high school football coaches have been meeting to discuss how to safely return to the field of play amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and Nordhoff High School head coach Lance Wiggins has been a part of those discussions, plus many more through other channels.
Wunderlich grabs Ojai Valley Inn President's Cup
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Claudia Wunderlich (left) recently won the 2020 Ojai Valley Inn Ladies Presidents Cup. Wunderlich narrowly edged Sally Matteson 3 and 2 to capture the 2020 title. The ladies who competed in the event were sure to thank Dave Doerr, the Director of Golf, and his team for putting on a safe and fun event during the COVID-19 environment.
Celebrating Ojai's Seniors
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Recent Nordhoff High School graduate Shawn Rothermel has been one of the most accomplished high school tennis players in the Ojai Valley over the last few years. Rothermel competed in The Ojai, Junior Team Tennis, the New Balance High School Championship Finals and for the NHS program in the last year.
Captain Camo SniPARS the Sundowners competition
The team of Captain Camo and the SniPARS were able to put together their best week of the season to take an early lead over the field in the second-half standings of the Sundowner Golf League.
Local rowers leave competition in virtual wake
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Members of the Casitas Rowing team celebrate their national level success after shifting to virtual racing through Zoom.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
In the spirit of virtual competition, members of the Casitas Rowing team recently faced off against teams from across the nation, via Zoom. The competition was a way to allow athletes to compete while still practicing safe social distancing.
Boyd earns academic honors
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Former Nordhoff Ranger and current Baylor Bear pitcher, Luke Boyd, recently earned a spot on the Academic All Big 12 team. This is the second time Boyd has earned this recognition in his time at Baylor. In order to be eligible, student athletes must earn a 3.2 grade point average or better. At the time the NCAA baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Boyd was having a terrific season and was tied for the national lead in saves with 6. He also posted an impressive earned run average of 0.83 through 9 appearances.
Sundowner golf hits the midway point of season
The first half of the Sundowner golf league season wrapped up June 23 at Soule Park Golf Course. Team Bogeymen were able to fend off a furious charge by the team of Shut The Putt Up to hang on to the title of the highest-scoring team in the first half.
Remember when?
Ojai Valley News photo by Ken Brown
Very few local football players saw the kind of success former Villanova Preparatory School star Raegan Mang did during his four-year varsity career. Mang started at quarterback as a freshman, and then eventually made the transition to running back and wide receiver later in his career and put up some of the most impressive stats in Ventura County history. The former Wildcat was best known for his productivity on offense, but he was also a force for VPS on defense and special teams.
CIF to determine fate of fall sports by July 20
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Schools like Nordhoff High School hope to open athletic facilities in anticipation of fall sports getting underway. The CIF recently announced it hopes to make a decision on fall sports by July 20, but uncertainty around COVID-19 continues to slow the decision-making process.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
As high school athletes, coaches and fans across the country eagerly await word on whether or not fall sports will kick off as planned, the California Interscholastic Federation recently released a statement about its timeline to make a decision.
Celebrating Ojai's seniors
Ojai Valley News photos by Ken Brown
This week we celebrate Nordhoff High School standouts Carla Rodas and Korey Stevens. Rodas was a star track and field athlete and she was also a force on the soccer field for the Rangers as well.
Davis' albatross highlights Sundowner golf league play
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Scotty Davis stands on the 5th green at Soule Park after his double-eagle albatross on the par five hole.
Scotty Davis stole the show in week five Sundowner play by hitting one of the most memorable shots in recent league memory. Davis, of Bob Martin's Leftovers, was able to jar a five-iron from nearly 200 yards away on the par-5 fifth hole at Soule Park to record an extremely rare double-eagle. The gross score of 2 is referred to as an "albatross" and is one of only a handful that have occurred over the course of the league's 30-year history.
Nordhoff Ranger cheer squad to be led by Avila
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Paola Avila was recently named head coach of the Nordhoff High School cheer team.
Mike Miller, Ojai Valley News sports editor
Paola Avila joined the Nordhoff High School cheer team as a freshman and was a member of the squad all four years of her high school career, now the 2017 graduate will serve as the program’s head coach.
Teams jockey for position in Sundowner standings
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Matt Buck of the Scramblers hits his tee shot on the first hole in recent Sundowner golf action.
The Scramblers team exploded for 71 total points June 4 as part of the Sundowner Golf League week three play. The 71-point total is the highest team total in recent memory, and helped the team jump from tenth place all the way into the top spot for the week.