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Soccer Camps

Professional soccer coach David Gold will serve as the director for the Winter Holiday Soccer Camps set for Dec. 22-26 and Dec. 29-Jan. 2 in San Jose.

The camps are open to boys and girls ages 8-18, from novice to select ability levels. Players will be grouped by age and ability. For more information, call Gold at 997-7775.

Quicksilver Volleyball

The Quicksilver Volleyball Club, the oldest club in the greater San Jose area, will hold tryouts for the 1998 season in December at San Jose City College.

Try-out dates include: 14-and-under, Dec. 14, 9-11 a.m. (coaches Anne Finney and Scott Silva); 16-and-under, Dec. 14, noon-3 p.m. (coaches John Milkovich and Tony Germano); and 18-and-under, Dec. 14, 3-5 p.m. (coaches Randy Ranoa and Andrew Kim).

The registration fee is $35. Quicksilver is open to all girls interested in gaining club volleyball experience.

For more information, call Phil Beltran at 265-5172 or 697-0022 (pager).

Sports Grants

The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame will continue in its tradition of supporting youth sports by offering grants to youth sports organizations through its BASHOF Youth Fund.

The grants are available for youth sports groups to purchase sports equipment. Applications for the grants must be completed and returned by Dec. 31.

The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame has provided over $1,325,000 to youth sports organizations in the nine counties of the Bay Area. Last summer, the fund provided grants to 48 different groups.

Grants will be distributed in the summer of 1998. For more information, call 415/352-8835.

Annual Sports & Boat Show

The 56th annual San Francisco Sports & Boat Show returns to the Cow Palace in Daly City for its 10-day run Jan. 16-25.

Shrine Tickets

Tickets are currently on sale for the 73rd annual East-West Shrine Football Classic, set for Jan. 10 at Stanford Stadium. The game features 78 of the nation's top collegiate football players. For ticket information, call 800/227-8881.

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