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The China Flat Trail in Cheeseboro Park

By: Denise Arledge

One the fabulous perks of living in Agoura Hills and Oak Park is the close proximity to the Cheeseboro trails. China Flat, one my favorite trails in the area, is the newest addition to the Cheeseboro Canyon/Palo Comado Canyon Site. It sits beneath the 3,000ft Simi Peak, the highest peak in the Simi Hills.

The China Flat Trail, which can be accessed from Old Agoura or Oak Park, is a steep hike with expansive, panoramic views of Simi Valley, Oak Park, and Agoura Hills. From the top, the trail follows the southern perimeter of China Flat.

Read more at Trails.com: China Flat Trail

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Congratulations to Oak Park’s Santos FC Academy soccer club
on a terrific season and recognition by Soccer Nation

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By: Steve Tipp

In honor of the Santos FC Academy Club, headed by JR Lobo, I wanted to point out a recent article that was written on this great young team.

“The Academy has one team which is composed of players from various teams ranging from silver to gold. The team entered the CSL 2010 Spring League where they took first place. The team’s success continued as they then took on the CSL Spring Cup where they also earned the titled of champions. The team then finished in first place in the 2010 CVU Tournament of Champions.

During regular league play, the team got off to a slow start, still working on positioning, and lost their first two games. The dedicated players returned to the soccer fields to win seven straight and a total of ten of the last twelve games to clinch first place honors in the final match. The soccer players worked very hard to pull together as a team. They lived out their coach’s philosophy which is; ‘hard work and team play’.

Coach Lobo believes in letting the kids play, and play a lot, creating the fluid style of soccer Brazilians are known for and fostering creativity. Each game begins with the cheer “What wins games? Hard work. What wins games? Team.”

The team consists of sixteen players including one girl. As Media Representative Eric Newberg told SN, the team has probably one of the few girls to ever to play BU14 silver elite, next year.

According to Newberg, “The team is very diverse, with kids from Africa, Europe, Israel, Latin America, and home grown Angelinos. We invite individuals and teams of all levels and areas to come play or practice with us.”

“We just want the kids to play and have fun as much as possible, whether it’s a tournament or pick-up games, just enjoy and be creative, the success will come,” says Newberg.

Newberg suggests that we all viisit them at www.santosfcacademy.com – SN did and we liked what we saw! Congratulations Santos FC for following your championship path to success.