The fall session runs through Dec. 8 with practices on three weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $150. Interested rowers must be able to swim.

For more information, contact Wieslaw Kujda at 408.829.1114 or tovees@yahoo.com, or visit www.lgrc.org.


Quakes tryouts

The Silicon Valley Quakes, the South Bay area's longest uninterrupted traveling roller hockey program, will be holding its 2002­03 tryouts on Sept. 8 and 15 at Rollin Ice in San Jose.

The Quakes plan to field four teams the upcoming season--mites (birth years 1992, '93), squirts ('90, '91), peewees ('88, '89), and bantams ('86, '87).

Tryouts for mites and squirts will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m., and tryouts for peewees and bantams will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The cost to try out is $5, and players should bring both a light and dark jersey to tryouts.

Anyone interested in an assistant coaching position with the Quakes, or anyone seeking additional information on the Quakes program, should contact Dave Inouye at sportcrze@aol.com.


NJB registration

National Junior Basketball (NJB) Saratoga will be hold walk-in registration for new and returning players on Sept. 15, noon to 2 p.m., in the Saratoga High School gym.

NJB is a competitive basketball league for boys and girls in the first through eighth grades. Separate boys and girls divisions are offered for players in grades 3­8, and new this year are coed leagues for players in grades 1­2. The fee is $175 for the first player from a family and $150 each for each additional family member. Players must provide a copy of their PG&E bill for proof of residency.

NJB depends on volunteers. Parents are expected to volunteer for a job or choose a $100 buyout. Confidential scholarships are available for families who qualify.

For more information, email admin@saratoganjb.com or call 408.354.7463.


Notre Dame golf

A golf tournament to benefit Notre Dame High School in San Jose will be holding Oct. 7 at The Villages Golf and Country Club in San Jose. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at noon.

The entry fee of $195 includes lunch, golf, contests, auctions, a cocktail party, dinner and an awards ceremony.

Proceeds benefit the Notre Dame Tuition Assistance Program. For more information, call 408.286.2057 or email mbarclay@ndsj.org.


Soccer training

High-level soccer training for girls age 11­13 is held locally every Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30­7:30 p.m. For more information, call Tom Morman at 408.872.3134.


Golf tourney

The 20th annual Crime Stoppers of Silicon Valley golf tournament and

dinner auction will be held Sept. 16 at the La Rinconada Country Club in Los Gatos.

An entry fee of $170 includes golf with community and celebrity players, a golf cart, tee prizes, beverages, lunch and dinner. The cost is $40 for the dinner and auction only. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a putting contest at 10 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m., a shotgun start at noon and dinner at 6 p.m.

Crime Stoppers receives no public funding. The annual golf tournament is the primary income source for the organization. For more information on the tournament, contact Ben Angileri, Crime Stoppers president, at 408.997.1198 or at btasr@aol.com. BR>

Masters swim

A masters swimming program for those age 19 and older is offered Monday through Thursday, 7­8 p.m., at the Los Gatos High School pool. The program features regular structured workouts for swimmers of all ability levels. The cost is $40 per month. For more information and for registration, call the Los Gatos-Saratoga Department of Community Education and Recreation at 408.354.8700, or coach Kevin Koskella at 408.356.6872.