Former Olympic hammer thrower Ed Burke of Los Gatos will be one of those honored on Feb. 13 prior to the start of the 2003 Titan Games.

Olympic Titans to be honored at the "Titan Games Night of Champions" will be Burke, boxing great Evander Holyfield, Olympic wrestling gold medalist Dan Gable, six-time Olympic fencer Peter Westbrook, two-time gold medal­winning weightlifter Tommy Kono, judo star Mike Swain and tae kwon do superstar Steven Lopez.

The Titan Games will be held at the San José State University Events Center and will run Feb. 13­15. The format is the USA vs. the world.

The VIP event to honor the former Olympians will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, with the first round of the Titan Games to begin at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $90 for both events. General admission tickets for the competition only are $24 and $28. Tickets can be purchased at the event center ticket office at San José State University or at www.ticketmaster.com and local Ticketmaster locations.

Athletes will compete in weightlifting, boxing, fencing, the shot put, wrestling, judo, tae kwon do and karate in the competition.


Soccer tryouts

Soccer tryouts for girls under-12 and 13-, 14- and 15-year-old teams and a boys and girls under-11 team will be held Feb. 15, 9­10:30 a.m. each day, at Del Mar High School. Professional training will be provided by Jorge Espinoza. For more information, call Valerie at 408.810.3539.


Strikers tryouts

The West Valley Strikers, a boys Class 1 soccer team, will hold tryouts on Feb. 15 for the fall 2003 season. Boys born after August of 1990 are eligible. For more information, call Shannon Impey at 408.353.2461.


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