Loren Ledin

• When it comes to QBs, we have the technology Published 05/21/2012 at 7:38 p.m.

  Bigger, faster, stronger.

• CIF Baseball pairings announced Published 05/14/2012 at 10 p.m.

  Playoff dreams don't only belong to league champions.

• Ledin: Coaches take a stance on the Great Bat Hoopla Published 05/14/2012 at 8 p.m.

  Al Tarazon thinks the furor has subsided.

• Ledin: Westlake's Cobleigh a quick learner in pool Published 05/07/2012 at 2:26 p.m.

  Achieving success in the sport of swimming is not unlike making a great cup of coffee. There's only one sure method: Drip by drip by drip. Yep, it can be that slow and painstaking. Work hard for months, show up ...

• Ledin: Jaguars picking a punter shouldn't be cause for any Anger Published 04/30/2012 at 8:14 p.m.

  Some observations, quick facts and just plain opinions: Bryan Anger's selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the just-completed NFL draft was widely derided by so-called "experts."

• Marmonte League football appeal has one last shot Published 04/23/2012 at 7:05 p.m.

  Now it's The Appeal, the Final Chapter.

• State playoffs push start of football season to Aug. 24 Published 04/16/2012 at 8:40 p.m.

  Here in April, with spring football practices set to begin in the next couple of weeks at area schools, I can already offer one guaranteed-to-come-true prediction for the upcoming season next fall.

• Marmonte's logic doesn't sway playoff committee Published 04/02/2012 at 5:35 p.m.

  Thousand Oaks High Principal Lou Lichtl went armed with logic, a league's unanimous backing and an emphasis on geography. What he couldn't do was change any minds.

• Royal's season ends with 2-0 loss Published 05/22/2012 at 8:23 p.m.

  Mark Campbell, the softball coach for Pacifica-Garden Grove, knows all about Royal High ace pitcher Nancy Bowling. So does senior outfielder Erika Campbell.

• Oak Park wins CIF-SS Div. 2 volleyball title Published 05/19/2012 at 9:23 p.m.

  In its fifth try, the Oak Park High boys volleyball team got it right. What began with a pregame hug circle ended with a joyous team embrace at mid-court following the final point. For the first time in five final ...

• Redell accepts Occidental head coaching job Published 05/19/2012 at 2:22 p.m.

  It's a done deal: Bill Redell is ending his retirement after two months to become the new head football coach at Occidental College. The former Oaks Christian School coach and Occidental reached agreement late Friday night, the school announced.

• Eubank tosses shutout in Newburk Park playoff win Published 05/18/2012 at 8:36 p.m.

  There were two aces in play, but only one Luke Eubank. No matter the stakes, that's been an unbeatable hand for the Newbury Park High baseball team all season. Matched up against Long Beach Wilson and standout pitcher Chase DeJong, ...

• Oak Park ready for another shot at volleyball title Published 05/18/2012 at 2:41 p.m.

  It's one thing to earn a No. 1 ranking. It's another to hold onto the top spot all season long, handling every pressure spot, vanquishing all challengers.

• Redell considers coaching at Occidental Published 05/18/2012 at 2:37 p.m.

  Hold off on that easy chair. Bill Redell apparently isn't yet ready for retirement. The 71-year-old Redell, who resigned as the football coach at Oaks Christian School in March, confirmed Friday that he is in serious talks to become the ...

• Agoura makes quick rise in baseball Published 05/16/2012 at 4:35 p.m.

  This couldn't have been a rarer sighting if the Abominable Snowman ambled up the dugout steps and took a stroll along the third-base line. On the playing field at Newbury Park High, in the closing game of the Marmonte League ...

• Oak Park reaches Div. 2 volleyball final Published 05/15/2012 at 10:10 p.m.

  There were pre-match nerves, admitted Oak Park senior captain Bradley Sakaida. "But they were good nerves," he said. "The kind you can use to your advantage." Whatever jitters the Oak Park High boys volleyball team carried into its semifinal contest ...

• Agoura earns first Marmonte baseball title Published 05/09/2012 at 9:01 p.m.

  There are pressure spots, then there was the Atlas-with-the-world-on-his-shoulders load that Agoura's Tyler Cohen had to bear Wednesday afternoon.

• Westlake wins opener in volleyball playoffs Published 05/08/2012 at 10:10 p.m.

  At key moments Tuesday night, the Westlake High boys volleyball team could draw upon assets apparently not yet available to their opponent. "It's experience and confidence," said Warriors senior outside hitter Jacob Delson. "We've played a lot of playoff matches ...

View all stories for this staff member.