Joe Curley

• Fusion, Cal FC ready for second round of Open Cup Published 05/21/2012 at 7:57 p.m.

  A competitive match against Major League Soccer opposition is the reward tonight as two county teams go on the road in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

• Community colleges start fundraising plans to sustain sports Published 04/07/2012 at 4:43 p.m.

  Like its feathered namesake, the Oxnard Condor is an endangered species.

• State Final Four a predictable bunch Published 03/08/2012 at 11:26 a.m.

  If Brian Critchlow had taken the time to fill out a bracket, chances are he'd have a big lead in his CCCAA women's basketball office pool right now.

• Fullerton an early challenge for VC Published 09/09/2010 at 10:44 p.m.

  Ventura College football team will take on the No. 2-ranked team in the nation, Fullerton, on Saturday. The Pirates lost the matchup 36-35 last season on a missed 2-point conversion with nine seconds to play

• Scholarly discovery Published 08/12/2010 at 11:10 p.m. 1 Comment

• Fieldhouse recognizes Kelly Published 08/06/2010 at 11:05 p.m. 3 Comments

• Fusion peaking as playoffs begin Published 07/30/2010 at 11:12 p.m.

  Fusion advance for PDL playoff opener

• Thinking on his feet Published 07/28/2010 at 11:40 p.m.

• Influential from the start Published 07/23/2010 at 10:46 p.m.

• Four-year schools signing Oxnard's baseball players Published 07/21/2010 at 11:21 p.m.

• Local Soccer Notebook: Barrera brothers enjoy amateur team's Cup run Published 05/24/2012 at 3:08 p.m.

  As if combining with his younger brother on an amateur team to beat his former professional team 4-0 on Tuesday to book a date at one of Major League Soccer's best venues wasn't surreal enough for Diego Barrera.

• Community College Notebook: Five to be inducted into Moorpark College Hall of Fame Published 05/23/2012 at 7:02 p.m.

  These five were worth the wait. The Moorpark College Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its first class in four years June 24 at Moorpark County Club. The five-person class includes two National Wrestling Hall of Famers, a two-time All-State ...

• Fusion to host Chivas USA on Tuesday Published 05/23/2012 at 3:51 p.m.

  The Ventura County Fusion has plenty of experience playing the biggest clubs in the country and world, but it has yet to do so in a competitive match. Until next Tuesday.

• County soccer teams make U.S. Open Cup third round Published 05/22/2012 at 10:27 p.m.

  There are three amateur teams left in the U.S. Open Cup. Two of them hail from Ventura County. Earl Edwards saved a penalty kick with eight minutes left in regulation and Frankie Lopez and Travis Bowen scored in extra time ...

• Santa Clara reaches baseball quarterfinals Published 05/22/2012 at 9:18 p.m.

  Senior Patrick Herrera struck out the side and jumped into catcher Issic Cortes' arms, setting off a 15-player pileup on the infield. After more than 20 years without a postseason victory, the Santa Clara High baseball team didn't need to ...

• Hasental has unbeaten streak end at four Published 05/19/2012 at 10:01 p.m.

  It was a turnover five minutes after halftime that snapped F.C. Hasental's four-game unbeaten streak Saturday night in Oakland.

• Moorpark College's Althaus takes third in pole vault Published 05/19/2012 at 10 p.m.

  Moorpark College sophomore Niko Althaus finished third in the men's pole vault at the CCCAA state championships at Cerritos College Saturday, earning All-American status by reaching heights of 14 feet, 11 inches.

• Fusion win 2-0, improve to 1-1-1 Published 05/18/2012 at 9:52 p.m.

  The Ventura County Fusion has shown a finishing kick to start the season. Substitutes Victor Chavez and Kennedy Chongo scored second-half goals as the Ventura County Fusion held off the visiting Ogden Outlaws2-0 on Friday night at the VC Sportsplex.

• Washington transfer Ortiz gives Camarillo baseball a boost Published 05/17/2012 at 4:53 p.m.

  Robert Ortiz just wanted to be able to go outside and play in the sun. So the 18-year-old senior exchanged the Puget Sound for the Channel Islands, bringing a different type of sunshine with him.

• Weekly fish report: May 17, 2012 Published 05/16/2012 at 2:42 p.m.

  As the water temperature warms and summer approaches, the attention turns towards surface fishing and the exotics it yields.

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