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		<title>A banner year for NAC Avalon Ocean Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What a year it’s been for NAC Avalon Ocean Club — a small but mighty nonprofit founded by Southern California lifeguards Dempsey Haynosch and Madison Feldman. What started as a simple ocean safety initiative has grown into a thriving program that’s trained over 40 island kids in all things ocean. From their first duck dives [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon Ocean Club empowering youths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon Ocean Club &#8211; Water Safety Program for Local Youth – is making strides on Catalina Island with its goal of building a connection between young people and the ocean that surrounds them. The club works with youths to teach them safety and confidence when engaging and connecting with the ocean. With the help [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon junior golfers compete at Irvine tournament</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Bill Sewell Two of our local junior golfers, Jose Pedroza and Aaron Meza recently competed in a Southern California Section Professional Golfers’ Association of America Junior Tour event at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course in Irvine. Both boys played well and did a fine job representing Avalon. The tournament staff were pleasantly surprised and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Margaret G. Hall Scholarship Golf Tournament returns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the past 17 years the Hall family has organized a golf tournament at the Catalina Island Golf Course to raise money for a scholarship given to a senior basketball player who plans on continuing their education in either college or a trade school. Tournament organizers announced that this year’s recipient is Darren Hall. Darren [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘Just for the Halibut’ crowns champs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The ‘Just for the Halibut’ Fishing tournament fundraiser recently crowned this year’s winners. In first place was Billy Katkov, who hauled in a 19.78 lb. halibut. Jeffrey McElroy took second with a 14.78 lb. catch and Nathan Lins was third with a 9.84 pounder. The event was started 35 years ago by Steve Bray, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jr. Golf Tournament returning to Catalina</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Apodaca]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former golf dad giving back by reviving event As a part-time Catalina Island resident, Bill Sewell has a lot of fond memories of his time on the island. Last summer he was reminiscing with family about some of his favorite memories and realized that many were of weekends when his son was playing in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Buck$ from ‘Bobby’ tourney a success</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the Islander Thank you to all 95 golfers that participated in this year’s 5th annual golf tournament. In addition to the golfers, a big shout out to all our hole sponsors, donors, and every one that purchased Hunt Pig merchandise or a delicious burrito. The team of Ed, Chris and Joanna Arnold, Marty Saldana [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lancers expect bigger, better season</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Apodaca]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unlike many high school football programs, the Avalon High team did not attempt to put together a shortened season in the spring, when many teams played up to five games in a makeshift 20-21 season. Nevertheless, the Lancers did not just take time off, they were hard at work. Head Coach Nick Morones said one [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>LASD holds program for Catalina kids</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Capt. Joseph A. Badali]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Avalon School on Catalina Island welcomed the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Community Partnership Bureau, Youth Service Unit. Members of the Youth Services Unit and Sheriff’s Youth Foundation Board joined Avalon Station’s Capt. Joseph Badali in hosting a program for kids in the summer school program with backpacks stocked with school supplies. More than 65 kids [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon High School golf season begins</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 18:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Michael Alegria The Avalon High School Varsity Boys Golf team started the season on Tuesday, April 27, at home against The Webb School which is in Claremont. Freshman Rigo Pedroza started off his high school career with a solid round of even par but unfortunately it was not enough as we lost as a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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