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Adult sports

Registration is now under way for the fall adult softball and basketball leagues offered by the City of Sunnyvale.

The 11-week adult basketball season begins Sept. 8, and there are leagues scheduled Sunday through Thursday evenings. The cost is $520 per team, plus $10 for each non-resident.

The seven-week adult softball season also begins Sept. 8, and there are leagues scheduled Sunday through Thursday evenings. The cost is $350 per team, plus $10 for each non-resident.

The registration deadline for each league is Aug. 19. For more information, call Gary Brown at 730-7334.

Fall baseball

For teenagers who didn't get enough baseball through the spring and summer months, there are a couple of area baseball leagues now holding signups for the fall season for players ages 13-18.

Former De Anza Community College coach Terry Hardtke is holding signups for a fall ball league that begins Sept. 12 and is geared to high school-aged players. There will be divisions for varsity and junior varsity players. For more information, call 997-6868.

Another fall-winter baseball league will run from Sept. 8-Dec. 6 with games played on five San Jose baseball diamonds. For more information on the program, call 287-4284.

Soccer signups

The De Anza Destiny is looking for experienced players for its girls' under-17 and girls' under-19 Class 3 soccer programs. For more information, call Doug Huston at 446-5320.

Special Olympics

Volunteers are needed for the fall Special Olympics program. Athletes will participate in cycling, long distance running, soccer and ice skating in the months ahead, and volunteers are needed to help with the program.

An orientation meeting will be held on Aug. 11, 7 p.m., at the Special Olympics office, 5730 Chambertin Drive, in San Jose for anyone interested. For more information, call 267-2734.

Dammit Run returns

The 25th annual Dammit Run returns to Los Gatos Aug. 22 with another dedicated field of runners expected to make the trek from Los Gatos High School to Lexington Dam and back again.

The 5.0-mile run is set for an 8:30 a.m. start. For more information, call 354-7365 or 395-4311.

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This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, August 5, 1998.
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