Los Gatos Weekly-TimesSports BriefsValentine Run The annual Valentine 10K fun run and 5K walk returns to Campbell on Feb. 13, 9 a.m. The event begins at Water Tower Plaza, First Street and Orchard City Drive in downtown Campbell, and costs $15 per entrant. Awards will be presented in the 10K division only. For more information, call 866-2105. Coaches needed The Los Gatos United Soccer League is looking for coaches in the Class 1 (select) and Class 3 (comp) divisions for the 1999 season. Anyone interested in coaching a Class 1 team should contact John Cleveland at 358-9289, ext. 4. Anyone interested in coaching a Class 3 team should contact Scott Keesling at 358-9289, ext. 7. All-Comers Meets Los Gatos will host a series of all-comers track and field meets on Saturdays, 12:30 p.m., through Feb. 27. Athletes will compete in open, masters men, women's, boys and girls divisions. The cost is $3 for athletes and $2 for spectators. Proceeds go toward track resurfacing at the high school. For more information, call Willie Harmatz at 354-7365. Pitching Clinic Former local fast-pitch superstar Whitney Floyd will host lessons and clinics for girls softball pitchers. Floyd starred locally at Lynbrook High School and went on to All-American status at UC-Berkeley. She is now on the coaching staff at Santa Clara University. For more information, call 554-5063. Baseball Tryouts The Los Gatos Pony-Colt baseball league will hold mandatory tryouts for all Pony players Feb. 6 at Fisher Middle School. Tryouts will be held at 9 a.m. for 14-year-olds and 10 a.m. for 13-year-olds. For information, call Dennis Furia at 358-1478. WVC program West Valley Community College pitching coach Burch Boehner is presenting a winter pitching program Wednesday evenings through March 10, in the West Valley gym in Saratoga. Players ages 9-10 attend at 7 p.m., and players ages 11-12 attend at 8 p.m. Preseason arm conditioning, pitching fundamentals, arm care and defensive skills will be covered in the program. For more information, call Boehner at 998-5338.
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This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, February 3, 1999. |