Back from the brink
Dmitri Young having a career year for Washington Nationals
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Welcome back, Dmitri Young. Returning to Southern California this week as the starting first baseman of the Washington Nationals, Young, who from 1988 to 1991 rewrote the varsity record books at Rio Mesa High, sent the first pitch he saw Monday night from Los Angeles starter Derek Lowe dee...
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Young one of county's all-time great sluggers
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com
      Dmitri Young was born in Vicksburg, Miss., on Oct. 111973. Young's father was stationed at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, and he grew up in Oxnard, attending Rio Mesa High from 1988 to 1991.
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Spartans prepared to get defensive in '07
By Thomas Gase tgase@theacorn.com
      Last season Rio Mesa High's football team rolled to a 10-2 record and captured the Pacific View League title behind a high-powered offense that scored more than 40 points on seven occasions. This year the Spartans will look to once again win the league crown, but they'll have to ...
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