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Sports Briefs

Youth Football

The 1996 Pop Warner Football season may have just ended, but the local organization is trying to getting a quick start on the 1997 campaign.

The Los Gatos Pop Warner group is looking for qualified adults (over the age of 18) interested in coaching football and cheer squads for the '97 season.

For more information about becoming a volunteer coach, call Dave Szafranski at 291-6663. The Los Gatos Pop Warner program serves Los Gatos, Saratoga and Campbell.

Pony League

The Saratoga Pony League will hold late registation each Saturday through March 8 at Congress Springs Park. The league will also hold clinics and spring training for players ages 13-14 (as of July 31, 1997). For more information, call John at 867-7253.

Boat Show returns

The San Francisco Sports & Boat Show returns to the Cow Palace in Daly City for the 55th year when the annual event opens Jan. 17 for its 10-day run.

The admission prices are $7 for adults and $3 for children, with senior citizens admitted for half price on weekdays. Over 200,000 outdoor sports enthusiasts are expected to the attend the show that will run Jan. 17-26.

Quito Sign-ups

The Quito Little League will hold signups for the 1997 season on Jan. 15 and 22, 6-9 p.m. each night, in the cafeteria at Rolling Hills Middle School, Pollard Road at More Avenue in Los Gatos.

Players ages 5-12 (as of July 31, 1997) are eligible for the league and must provide a birth certificate for proof of age and a PG&E bill for proof of residency at the registration. An $80 donation is requested.

The league is also looking for umpires for the coming season. The league needs adult volunteers and is also looking for high school and college students who will be paid by the game. Full training will be provided.

Games begin in March and continue through June.

For more information, call Lynne Dickerson at 370-3006.

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This article appeared in the Saratoga News, January 15, 1997.
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