Eric Byrnes of the Oakland A's and Jason Simontacchi of the St. Louis Cardinals will be among the honorees at the 20th annual Hot Stove Banquet coming up Feb. 3 at the San Jose GI Forum, 765 Story Road in San Jose.

The event annually honors area professional, college and high school baseball players and raises funds for youth baseball programs. A 6 p.m. no-host cocktail hour is followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. awards presentation. John Shrader of KNBR radio is the host.

Tickets are priced at $35 per person, but youth baseball, high school and college groups can reserve a table for 10 for $300. For more information, call Al Talboy at 408.446.3443.

De Anza soccer

The De Anza Youth Soccer League will tryouts for all of its Class 1 and Class 3 under 13 and younger teams on Jan. 24 and 25 at Collins Elementary School in Cupertino. Players should attend both days of the tryouts if possible.

The league is open to boys and girls ages 7­13 (born after July 31, 1990). Players should have some experience playing soccer, either at the recreation or competitive level. Team play will include practices, scrimmages, league play and tournament play.

For more information, visit www.deanzayouthsoccer.org.

Girls lacrosse

There are a few openings remaining for girls interesting in playing in the Girls Lacrosse of San Jose program in the spring season. The club is open to girls in the fifth through eighth grades.

The season runs from February through May with weekend games against other Bay Area teams and practices twice weekly. The fee of $190 per player includes a uniform and membership in U.S. Lacrosse.

For more information, visit www.sjextreme.org or call John Fensterwald at 408.265.2224.

All-comers

The Los Gatos All-Comer Track and Field winter series will run Saturdays through Feb. 28 at the high school's all-weather track. The cost is $4 for unlimited events or $2 for spectators. For more information, call Athletic Performance at 408.354.7365.

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