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Sports Briefs
Girls hoop tourney
The first annual Los Gatos Basketball Tournament for girls varsity and junior varsity is set for July 9-11. All teams are guaranteed four games, and the entry fee is $250 per team.
There will be three-on-three competition, a three-point shootout and free-throw contests, and the event is open to all girls entering grades nine-12.
For more information, call Tonia Coleman at 241-3861.
NASCAR event at Home Depot
NASCAR auto racing is coming local Home Depot stores when a state-of-the-art mobile unit outfitted with a racing simulator and interactive tool workshop rolls into the area this month.
The simulator, modeled after the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Pontiac that's driven by rookie of the year candidate Tony Stewart, a former Indy Racing League champion, is life-sized and true-to-spec. Participants can take the wheel and experience the roar of the engine.
The mobile unit will visit the following locations: Milpitas, 1535 Landess Ave., on June 9, 3-7 p.m.; San Jose, 920 Blossom Hill Road, on June 10, 3-7 p.m.; Santa Clara, 2435 Lafayette, on June 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; and Sunnyvale, 680 Kifer Road, on June 17, 3-7 p.m.
Coaches needed
Special Olympics is looking for coaches for the summer softball and cycling seasons. The sports begin at the beginning of July, and no experience is
necessary to become a coach. The organization will hold a volunteer orientation on June 8, 7 p.m., at the Special Olympics office, 5730 Chambertin Drive, San Jose. For more information, call 267-2734.
Soccer signups
The Sunnyvale AYSO soccer organization will hold signups for youngsters ages 4-18 interested in playing in the 1999 fall season. Signups are scheduled for June 12, noon-5 p.m., at the Ponderosa Park Building. Players must provide the names and phone numbers of a family the doctor and emergency contact person; the name of their health insurance carrier; passport-sized photo; and proof of age.
For more information, call 739-AYSO or contact the organization's website at www.ayso44.org.
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