Tennis

T.O. players advance

As expected, the city of Thousand Oaks was well represented on Friday at the 106th annual Southern California Jr. Sectionals at Fountain Valley.

Thousand Oaks residents Denis Lin, Kyle McMorrow and JT Sundling each advanced to the Round of 16 of the Boys' 18 singles with victories while Marcos Giron advanced to the Round of 16 in the Boys' 16s.

Savannah Ware and Sivan Krems of Thousand Oaks advanced to the quarterfinals of the Girls' 14 singles along with Ojai's Riko Shimizu and Yuki Chiang.

The top-seeded Shimizu faces No. 8 Krems today at 2:45 p.m.

Lin and McMorrow, the top-seeded team in the Boys' 18 doubles, advanced to Sunday's final with another straight-set victory. The duo will play No. 2-seeded Alex Brigham and Walker Kehrer for the title.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Ceballos, Alston, 36 Mafia highlight VC alumnae game

The eighth annual Jox vs. Jocks game this afternoon at Ventura College will, once again, pit the DJs from Q104.7 FM against the VC women's basketball alumnae.

But the annual charity event is expected to offer much more this year, including appearances by former VC stars Cedric Ceballos and Rafer Alston, who led the Houston Rockets to a 22-game winning streak earlier this year.

Oscar winners 36 Mafia will judge the pregame slam dunk competition. Former VC star Anthony Pimble is expected to defend his title.

The Ventura County Spirit Company will perform throughout the event. R&B singer Lloyd and other musical guests will perform at halftime.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Tipoff is at 1 p.m. Tickets are $12 at the door.

Baseball

Komatsu, Vargas sign deals

Camarillo High graduate Erik Komatsu and Ventura High graduate Jose Vargas have signed contracts to begin their professional careers.

Komatsu signed a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and will forgo his senior season at Cal State Fullerton. Vargas, who just completed his sophomore season at Ventura College, signed with the Chicago White Sox.

Komatsu, an outfielder, was drafted by the Brewers in the eighth round of this month's draft. The Oxnard College product is heading to Helena, Mont., to play in the Pioneer League.

Vargas, a third baseman, was taken in the 22nd round by the White Sox and is already playing in the Appalachian League.

High school football

Oxnard's Smith commits

Oxnard High wide receiver Jamal Smith has made a verbal commitment with the Utah football program. Smith caught 31 passes for 594 yards and three touchdowns last season.

baseball

Conejo Oaks extend streak

The Conejo Oaks picked up their sixth consecutive victory with a 7-5 win over the Santa Barbara Foresters on Thursday.

The victory gave the Oaks (8-2, 8-2) back-to-back win against the Foresters (6-6, 4-5) and moved up their season total to 3-0 against their rivals from Santa Barbara.

The Oaks mounted their seventh comeback of the year on a seventh-inning grand slam from outfielder Nick Pinneri.