Monday: Upcoming sports and Yemeni rebels
Happy Monday, Oak Park. Here’s what you need to know to wrap up your weekend and begin your week:
Last week: volleyball, football, cross country and golf
Girls’ volleyball won 3-1 in their home game against Camarillo Tuesday, Oct. 4 and won 3-1 against Simi Thursday, Oct. 6.
Football won 28-0 in their away game against Nordhoff Friday, Oct. 7.
Cross country attended the Clovis Invitational Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8.
Girls’ golf won 238-254 in their away match against Camarillo Tuesday, Oct. 4 and won 217-230 in their away match against Simi Thursday, Oct. 6.
This week: volleyball, tennis, cross country and others
Girls’ volleyball will play an away game against Royal today, Oct. 10. Frosh-soph will play at 4 p.m., junior varsity at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6 p.m.
Girls’ tennis will play an away game against Royal today, Oct. 10 at 3 p.m. They will play a home game against Chaminade Thursday, Oct. 13 at 3 p.m.
Cross country has its second league meet Thursday, Oct. 13 at 3 p.m.
Girls’ golf has a match against Calabasas at the Los Robles course today, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. and have League Finals number 1 at Elkins Ranch at 12 p.m.
Junior varsity football will play a home game against Grace Brethren Thursday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m.
Varsity football will play Grace Brethren at Moorpark College Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
Next week: Football and other sports
Football will play away at Simi Friday, Oct. 21. Junior varsity will play at 4 p.m. and varsity will play at 7 p.m.
Girls’ tennis will play Moorpark at home Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. and Camarillo at home Thursday, Oct. 20 also at 3 p.m.
Girls’ volleyball plays Moorpark at home Tuesday, Oct. 18 and has their final game before playoffs on Thursday, Oct. 20 against Camarillo at home. For both games, frosh-soph will play at 4 p.m., junior varsity at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6 p.m.
Cross country will run at the Mt. Sac Invitational Friday, Oct. 21,
Girls’ golf has League Finals 2 and 3 at 10:30 a.m. at Soule Park Thursday, Oct. 20
Beyond Oak Park: Yemeni rebels fire missiles at U.S. Navy ship
Two missiles were fired by Yemeni rebels Sunday, Oct. 9. They were aimed at a U.S. Navy ship in the Red Sea, but they hit the water before they reached their target. As a result, no injuries or damages resulted. In a statement released shortly before midnight of yesterday, the Pentagon said the attack occurred while the USS Mason was conducting routine operations in international waters. Read more from NBC News.
More beyond Oak Park:
- The United Nations humanitarian coordinator appealed to the world for $120 million in aid to help local aid officials in Haiti today, Oct. 10, a week after the impact from Hurricane Matthew. U.N. officials stated earlier that at least 1.4 million people across the region need assistance, and that 2.1 million have overall been affected. Read more from the Washington Post.
- Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said today, Oct. 10, that he would not defend Trump nor campaign for him after hearing his sexual comments about women Friday, Oct. 7. The statement was made in a conference call with congressional Republicans, and received backlash from lawmakers and other Republicans. Read more from Reuters.
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Michelle Chen served as the opinion editor for the 2016-17 school year; she served as the online editor from August to October of the 2017-18 school year.
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