The Sun Sunnyvale's Newspaper Sports Briefs High School Heisman Ricky Williams of Texas won't be the only athlete walking off with a Heisman Trophy this year. Thanks to the sponsorship of Wendy's, there are also high school Heisman awards presented to top male and female athletes in the country. Local high school athletes nominated for the coveted national award include Kevin Brown (Bellarmine) and Danielle LeBaron (Presentation) of San Jose, Victoria Doane (Wilcox) of Santa Clara, Alexander Shoor (Saratoga) of Saratoga and Jason Dent (Wilcox), Sueh Han Liew (Fremont) and Frederick Lwee (Fremont) of Sunnyvale. The award honors the top scholar-citizen-athletes at the high school level. YMCA basketball It's time for basketball at the Northwest YMCA, and the organization is looking for players and coaches for the coming season. Registration is currently under way for boys and girls in grades K-3 who want to learn the basic fundamentals of basketball. The league emphasizes good sportsmanship, fair play and skill development. There are no standings kept, and every player plays at least half a game. League play runs Jan. 9-March 13 with games on Saturdays and one practice during the week. The cost is $72 per player (a $25 program membership is required). For more information, call Matt Klock at 257-7160, ext. 19. Pitching clinic Former local fast-pitch superstar Whitney Floyd will host lessons and clinics for girls softball pitchers. Floyd starred locally at Lynbrook High School and went on to All-American status at UC-Berkeley. She is currently on the coaching staff at Santa Clara University. For more information, call 554-5063. Stanford baseball camps Stanford will host a holiday baseball camp December 27-29 for players ages 13-18. Hitting, pitching and defensive instruction will be covered, and the cost is $100. For more information, call Stanford assistant baseball coach Mark O'Brien at 1-650-723-4528. Pitching program West Valley Community College pitching coach Burch Boehner will present a winter pitching program Wednesday evenings, Jan. 27-March 10, in the West Valley gym in Saratoga. Players ages 9-10 attend at 7 p.m. and players ages 11-12 attend at 8 p.m. Preseason arm conditioning, pitching fundamentals, arm care and defensive skills will be covered in the program. For more information, call Boehner at 998-5338. [ Back to Contents Page | Sunnyvale Sun Home Page | Archives ] This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, December 30, 1998. ©1998 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.