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Falcons Split

Ramon Patino and Peter Flobecker each scored second-half goals to lead the Saratoga boys' soccer team to an exciting 2-1 win over Los Gatos in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League last week.

The win left the Falcons with a split in the first week of the league season. Saratoga had opened division play by losing a tough 2-1 nod to Los Altos.

The Falcons and Wildcats fought through a scoreless first half, but Patino scored off an Elliott Jones assist, and Flobecker knocked in a goal to lift Saratoga to the victory.

The Falcons, 2-4-1 for the year, lost to the Eagles earlier in the week. Takeo Tomine scored a first-half goal off an Eric Bickenbach assist to send Saratoga in at intermission tied 1-1, but the Eagles broke the tie in the second half with an unanswered goal.

The Saratoga girls, meanwhile, lost a 5-0 nod to Los Gatos in their league opener but came back to beat Los Altos 2-0 a couple of days later. Meghan Miyamoto scored both goals for the Falcons in the win.

Saratoga is 6-2 for the year.

Soccer Camp

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

The camp is 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.

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 Bay Area.

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

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. Doors open at noon on weekdays and at 11 a.m. on weekends. The admission price is $7 and $3. Seniors are admitted for half price on weekdays.

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