Marmonte League
The Marmonte League is a high-school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County and the far western edge of Los Angeles County, California.[1] The Marmonte League is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule.
Schools
Presently, the league consists of the following eight public high schools:
- Agoura High School
- Calabasas High School
- Moorpark High School
- Newbury Park High School
- Royal High School
- Simi Valley High School
- Thousand Oaks High School
- Westlake High School
Starting in the fall of 2010, the following schools will join the league for football only:
- Oaks Christian High School
- St. Bonaventure High School
Previously these schools had been part of the Marmonte League:
before they joined the Pacific View League on its formation. Adolfo Camarillo High School will rejoin the Marmonte League in Fall of 2014 and Oak Park High School will also join the league in 2014.
Sports
The following are the sports in which the schools of the Marmonte League participate. The division(s) in which the schools of the league compete is listed for each sport.
Fall Season
- Cross Country, Boys/Girls (Divisions I-IV)
- American football (Northern Division)
- Golf, Girls
- Tennis, Girls (Division I)
- Volleyball, Girls (Division IAA)
- Water Polo, Boys (Division II)
Winter Season
- Basketball, Boys (Division IAA)
- Basketball, Girls (Division IAA)
- Soccer, Boys (Division I)
- Soccer, Girls (Division II)
- Water Polo, Girls (Division II)
- Wrestling, Boys/Girls (Division II)
Spring Season
- Baseball (Division I)
- Softball (Division I)
- Golf, Boys
- Swimming/Diving, Boys/Girls (Division I)
- Tennis, Boys (Division I)
- Track & Field, Boys/Girls (Divisions I-IV)
- Volleyball, Boys (Division I)
Banning Teen
In 2011 Marmonte League decided to ban Derrick Brown from playing basketball. After Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High basketball coach Richard Endres decided to become guardian of Derrick. Derrick was the victim of horrific violence in 2009, when his stepfather attempted to kill both Brown and his mother by stabbing them in the face.
At the hearing to determine Brown's eligibility, Marmonte league principals barred Endres from speaking or arguing on behalf of Brown. "They don't like it that he's living with me", said Endres, regarding Marmonte principals.[2] The decision to ban the teen from playing is widely disagreed upon by the community.
Forced Forfeit
On January 5th, 2012, the Marmonte League ruled that Westlake's varsity victory over Agoura was invalid due to the fact that Westlake's junior varsity coach, John Elliot, sat on the varsity bench after having been ejected in the preceding junior varsity game. The ruling came despite the fact that game referees approved Elliot's presence on the bench.[3]
Westlake followed protocol, obtained necessary approval from game officials, and were forced to forfeit as a result.
Notable alumni
The following athletes are of particular interest:
- Bryan Dameworth (Agoura High '90) - 3 time California State Cross Country Champion, 1989 Foot Locker National Champion
- Marion Jones (Thousand Oaks High School) - 5 time Olympic medalist but disqualified for doping
- Deena Kastor (Agoura High) - US Olympic Marathon Bronze-Medalist\
- Don MacLean (Simi Valley High School (1988) CIF Champion, CIF Player of the year, UCLA and Pac-10 All Time Leading Scorer, 12 Year NBA Career, Fox Sports Basketball Analyst, Frequent Guest Host of the Petros and Money Show on 570 AM
- Jared Weaver (Simi High) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- David Anderson (Thousand Oaks '02) - Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans
- Clay Matthews III (Agoura High '04) - Linebacker for the Green Bay Packers
- Jim Rome (Calabasas High '82)- Host of Jim Rome is Burning
- Gary Wellman Westlake High School, 1986. USC Trojans. Houston Oilers.
- Curtis Marsh, Jr. (Royal High School '06) - Cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Scott Radinsky Simi Valley High School -MLB Relief Pitcher- Retired
- Jessica Mendoza Adolfo Camarillo High School (prior to Pacific View League formation) - Star international Softball player and ESPN analyst
Coach of the year
Boys and Girls Basketball
2007-2008
Boys Basketball Coach of the Year- Christian Aurand (Simi Valley High)
Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
Varsity- Nori Parvin (Newbury Park) Junior Varsity- Chuck Aplin (Thousand Oaks) Frosh/Soph- Neil Foreman (Thousand Oaks)
2008- 2009
Boys Basketball Coach of the Year- Richard Endres (Thousand Oaks)
Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
Varsity- Nori Parvin (Newbury Park) Junior Varsity- Chuck Aplin (Thousand Oaks) Frosh/Soph- Kerrie Marshall (Westlake)
2009-2010
Boys Basketball Coach of the Year- Richard Endres (Thousand Oaks), Jon Palarz (Calabasas)
Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
Varsity- Steve Scifres (Agoura) Junior Varsity- Chuck Aplin (Thousand Oaks) Frosh/Soph- Nick Kindel (Westlake)
2010-2011
Boys Basketball Coach of the Year- Craig Griffin (Royal) Christian Aurand (Simi Valley)
Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
Varsity- Darren Burge (Newbury Park) Junior Varsity- Chuck Aplin (Thousand Oaks) Frosh/Soph- Kyra Wendling (Agoura) and Ken Hill (Newbury Park)
2011-2012
Boys Basketball Coach of the Year- Jon Palarz (Calabasas)
Varsity- Gary Wallin (Thousand Oaks) Junior Varsity- Harry Carbonati (Moorpark) Frosh/Soph- Rob Douglas (Newbury Park)
External links
- Marmonte League website
References
- ↑ Marmonte League website
- ↑ Smith, Cameron (27 December 2011). "Teen banned from playing after coach’s samaritan act". Yahoo! Sports Prep Rally. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ Smith, Cameron (9 January 2012). "Win becomes loss after truly bizarre forfeit". Yahoo! Sports Prep Rally. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
"Camarillo High School headed to MArmonte League in 2014" http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2013/04/oak-park-camarillo-are-headed-to-the-marmonte-league-in-2014.html