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BILL DWYRE: Rosie Casals keeps tennis alive in the desert
People change. They mellow with age. They adjust to their surroundings, rather than forcing their surroundings to adjust to them. And then there is Rosie Casals. She is 70 now, has lived in the Southern California desert since 2000, says she loves it—“especially when the high season ends and I see all those vans…
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USC’s Brandon Holt Named Pac-12 Player of the Year
The post-season awards continue to roll in for USC junior Brandon Holt as the Rolling Hills Estates resident has been named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. Currently the No. 6 nationally ranked singles player in the nation, Holt led USC to its fourth Pac-12 Tournament title and the No. 8 seed in the NCAA…
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Get a Refund on a Non-Refundable Airfare
How to Refund or Change a Non-Refundable Airline Ticket The only way to guarantee you’ll be able to get a refund for any reason is to book a refundable airfare. However, these fares are astronomically high when compared to non-refundable fares. The main consumers of refundable airfares are businesses who need the ability to make…
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How Can Muscle Weigh More Than Fat?
MUSCLE VERSUS FAT It’s important to look at the saying “muscle weighs more than fat” in context. It’s not referring to weight, but rather, the difference in density between these two tissue types. Muscle is denser, weighing more per unit of volume compared to fat. Simply put: Muscle takes up less space than fat on…
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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RESULTS FROM THE 119TH (2019) OJAI TENNIS TOURNAMENT Pac-12 Men’s Team Championship: No. 2 USC d. No. 4 California, 4-0 Pac-12 Women’s Team Championship: No. 1 Stanford d. No. 2 UCLA, 4-2 CIF Boys’ 18 Singles: Aditya Gupta (University HS-Irvine) d. Wally Thayne (Newbury Park HS), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 CIF Boys’ 18 Doubles: Kai…
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Sunday’s Hot Sheet From The Ojai
Pac-12 Men’s Championship USC def. California, 4-0: No. 2 seed and No. 8 nationally ranked USC was crowned the 2019 Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Tournament Champions at Libbey Park in Ojai, Calif., on Saturday after defeating No. 4 seed and No. 33 ranked California, 4-0. The Trojans earned their fourth Pac-12 Tournament title, tied for the…
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Friday’s Hot Sheet From The Ojai
Friday’s Pac-12 Men’s Semifinals Here’s what happened: No. 4 seed California notched a historic upset over top-seeded UCLA and No. 2 USC came up clutch against No. 3 Stanford in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Championships on Friday. Cal and USC move onto the finals match Saturday to be played at Libbey Park…
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Friday Hot Sheet at The Ojai
Thursday’s Pac-12 Men’s Quarterfinal Results No. 4 California 4, No. 5 Arizona State 1 No. 1 UCLA 4, No. 8 Utah 0 No. 2 USC 4, No. 7 Washington 0 No. 3 Stanford 4, No. 6 Arizona 3 Here’s what happened: The last match of the day came down to the final match on court…
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THE OJAI: What’s Ahead on Friday
Championship Weekend is approaching. Here’s a look at Thursday results and what’s coming up on Friday! Thursday’s Pac-12 Men’s Quarterfinal Results No. 4 California 4, No. 5 Arizona State 1 No. 1 UCLA 4, No. 8 Utah 0 No. 2 USC 4, No. 7 Washington 0 No. 3 Stanford 4, No. 6 Arizona 3…
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Julie Heldman Book Signing Is Saturday at The Ojai
Julie Heldman was twice ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 5 in the world. She played on two winning Fed Cup teams, she won a gold, a silver, and a bronze at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, and she had wins over every top player of her era. Julie won The Ojai Collegiate…