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Woo, Vikes win

Natalie Woo of Fremont won the girls' singles title and the Lynbrook pair of Jessica Mark and Margaret Ting took the girls' doubles crown when the Central Coast Section badminton finals were held at Gunn last month.

Woo handled Bahareh Rahmatian of Leland 15-8, 15-12 in the girls' singles title match. Woo had wins over Rahmatian (11-15, 15-8, 15-1) and Ngoc Mach of Silver Creek (15-7, 15-13) earlier in the tournament.

Mark and Ting teamed for a 15-9, 15-8 win over Kim Hoang and Tam Nguyen of Independence in the girls' doubles finals. The two had beaten their Viking teammates Nancy Guang and Doris Yu in the quarterfinals, then turned back Tiph Hirata and Lucy Tang of Independence 15-3, 15-1 in the semi's.

Monta Vista's Hilbert Kwan was second in the boys' singles division. Kwan beat David Thang of Hill 15-9, 15-13, but lost to James Young of Gunn in the finals 15-4, 15-6.

Victor Chen of James Feng of Monta Vista made it to the boys' doubles semifinals before losing. Scott Hsiang and Dennis Wang of Lynbrook lost in the quarterfinals.

Gary Chen and Monika Wu of Cupertino reached the semifinals in mixed doubles play before losing. David Chao and Jennifer Chuang of Saratoga lost in the quarterfinals.

Holy City Race

The annual Holy City Race returns to the small town in the Santa Cruz Mountains on June 28. Runners will take off on the hilly 9.1-mile course at 7:30 a.m. in Holy City, Old Santa Cruz Highway off of Redwood Estates. The cost is $3 per runner. For more information, call 435-2820.

Pop Warner

Openings remain for players and cheerleaders for the fall season in the Los Gatos Pop Warner Football Association.

The Los Gatos Panthers has openings for players ages 12-14 who weigh between 120-145 pounds. For more information, call 270-1443.

Girls ages 8-14 who live in the Los Gatos, Saratoga, Campbell and Willow Glen school districts can sign up to become cheerleaders in the fall season. For information, call 353-8697.

Give us a call

Didn't find what you were looking for? Give us a call or send us a fax. Fax in your sports results to 354-3917, or give Dick Sparrer a call at 978-9665.

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