Sports Briefs

Soccer tryouts

The De Anza Force, a girls under-11 CYSA District 2 soccer team, will hold tryouts for the 2000 spring and fall seasons on Feb. 5, 10 a.m.-noon, and Feb. 8, 4-5:30 p.m., at Hoover Field.

The Force will play Class 3 soccer in the spring and Class 1 in the fall. Practices will be held Tuesday and Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m., under the direction of trainer Paul Lester, the head coach of the women's soccer team at UC-Santa Cruz.

For more information, call Jim Yglesias at 408.973.9369 or email him at jjycycle@ix.netcom.com

SV Roadrunners soccer tryouts

The Sunnyvale Roadrunners, a Class 1 girls under-14 soccer team, will hold tryouts on Feb. 5 and 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at Cupertino Middle School. For more information, call 408.733.3757.

Lakewood baseball

Lakewood Youth Baseball, a Pony program now in its 42nd year of competition, will hold signups for players ages 5-12 on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Lakewood Park Building.

Everyone who signs up will play, and all players receive a participation trophy at the end of the season.

Teams begin forming Feb. 19, and the league is also looking for coaches and sponsors.

For more information, call League President Manuel Ayala at 408.363.0768.

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