Attention retro enthusiasts. The Ventura College athletic department
will sell old uniforms and practice gear from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. today
on the patio adjacent to the VC Sportsplex.

Items from nearly every VC program are available from 1980s to
present, including basketball uniforms and warmups going back to the
Phil Mathews era, football uniforms going back to the Phil Passno era
and baseball uniforms going back to the Gary Anglin era.

"We've never been given this chance before," said Ventura equipment
manager Peder Nielsen. "There's some really nice stuff... It's all
been in storage."

The garage sale will continue into the football scrimmage this evening.

Here's a list of this week's college football preview coverage.

Pacific-10 Conference: Breaking from tradition
UCLA: Taking higher aim
USC: Dynasty remake?
Community College football: Much seems to be new with Moorpark, Ventura and Ventura, Moorpark add more fuel to their rivalry
Ventura College: After a few doubts, VC upbeat about 2010 season and Sims' versatility a plus for VC
Moorpark College: (coming Friday)

We'll be reporting live from the Ventura College and Moorpark College football scrimmages today:

The Pirates' offense may be built around sophomore Antavius Sims, but his two backups shone in Saturday's first scrimmage. Freshman quarterback Shawn Robinson, Sims' former backup at Americus (Ga.)-Sumter High, hit receiver Kordarius Rice for a 53-yard touchdown pass and freshman quarterback Sean Madlem, from Villanova Prep, connected with freshman receiver Golden Head for a 65-yard scoring strike.

Rice, a transfer from Southern Mississippi, will compete for a starting spot, said VC coach Steve Mooshagian.

Freshman running back Dezerick Reed, the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Nevada a year ago, ran seven times for 45 yards. He piled up 1,885 yards and 22 touchdowns for Las Vegas-Del Sol High.

Besides that, the first-team defense dominated, which included big plays by Wayne Blackwell and Jon Lattimore on the offensive line and Valtray Jackson in the secondary.

Ventura natives Adam Flores (Ventura County Christian) and Jordie Escalante-Rising (Buena) intercepted passes.

Moorpark starts at 6 p.m.

Follow live here.

It's a morning-night doubleheader for community college football fans Saturday, when the Ventura College and Moorpark College football teams will hold intrasquad scrimmages at their home stadiums.

The Pirates will scrimmage at 9:30 a.m. at the VC Sportsplex. The Raiders will scrimmage at 6 p.m. at Griffin Stadium.

We'll have plenty of live coverage of the events here on the blog and on Twitter.

The teams open up Sept. 4 against each other in the annual Citrus Cup at the VC Sportsplex.

Despite a new direction and a new format, the California Community College basketball championships will remain local this season.

For the first time in decades, Ventura College will host the 2010-11 championships in March.

The school last hosted the tournament women's tournament in 1993 and the men's tournament in 1972 and 1973.

In the interest of "cost containment," the California Community College Athletic Association decided to reduce the tournament to a Final Four format and hold the event on a community college campus this season.

The event was held in Thousand Oaks, at Cal Lutheran University's Gilbert Center, last March. Ventura College and Saddleback College won the women's and men's state titles, respectively.

"We are pleased to announce that the 2011 CCCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will be held at Ventura College Athletics Event Center (AEC)," wrote Carlyle Carter, the CCCAA president, in an e-mail announcing the decision Monday. "Less than 30 miles west of the site of the 2010 Championships, Ventura College is very accessible and the Ventura administration is enthusiastic and looking forward in assisting us in planning for a spectacular event for the participating student-athletes.

"In addition, the willingness of the Ventura County Visitors & Convention Bureau to assist us in securing competitive bids from various hotel properties to house the participating teams, CCCAA, and the CCCWBCA/MBCA was a huge selling point. Our site visit allowed us to see the venue and the necessary auxiliary facilities as well as the proximity of multiple lodging and restaurant establishments within minutes of the campus.

"The seating capacity at the AEC is also slightly larger than the 2010 facility which was primarily bolstered by the attendance of fans from nearby Ventura. In addition, the venue features items such as a scrolling matrix board, enhanced scoreboard and double tier seating creating an arena type atmosphere. We believe these added enhancements will allow for a true state championship environment for the student-athletes and fans."

We'll have more on the decision later in the weekend.