The Sunnyvale Sun
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Sports Briefs
Fremont camp
Registration is being accepted for the 27th annual Fremont Basketball Camp, held at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale for boys and girls ages 6-15. The camp director is former Fremont High School basketball coach Phil Kelly, and assistant directors are former Homestead boys coach Jason Townsend and current Cupertino boys coach Craig Ellegood.
The camp, which emphasizes fun and fundamentals, is being offered during the weeks of June 16-20 and June 23-27, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. daily. Cost for a one-week session is $171.
There also will be mini-camps hosted at Fremont. Campers may attend three hours a day, either 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-4:30 p.m. The mini-camps, which cost $111 for a week session, are slated for July 7-11, July 14-18 and July 21-25. The final mini-camp is July 28-31, 9:30-1 p.m.
For registration information, call Kelly at 408.253.8779 or e-mail fb-camp@pacbell.net. Registration forms can be downloaded at home.pacbell.net/fb-camp.
'Maids program
The Santa Clara Aquamaids, with more than 60 swimmers, have been the nation's top synchronized swim club and produced more than half of the U.S. Olympic synchronized swimmers since 1984. The swimmers come to the club from all over Santa Clara Valley as well as the rest of the United States and even around the world, with girls from Russia, the Netherlands, Peru, Switzerland, Aruba and Japan.
The coaches of the Aquamaids will lead fitness programs in a non-competitive environment for children ages 7-12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays April 1-24, 4 to 6 p.m., and then again May 6-29.
Visit www.aquamaids.org.
Starters softball
The Bay Area Starters girls softball program will hold clinics and tryouts for all positions on April 15 and 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, e-mail BayAreaStarters@aol.com or visit www.bay areastarters.com.
De Anza Strikers
The De Anza Strikers, a boys under-17 Class 3 soccer team, is looking for competitive field players. For more information, contact Lynn Plecque at 408.996.2310.
De Anza Hawks
De Anza Hawks, a boys under-16 Class 1 soccer team, is holding tryouts for midfielders, forwards and goalkeepers. For more information, contact call 408.446.2144.
Spring cricket
The two-time national championship California Cricket Academy in Cupertino is holding spring registration for players ages 5-17. Visit www.calcricket.org.
Boys under-11
The De Anza Force Soccer Club is looking for Class 1 and Class 3 players for its competitive boys under-11 team. For more information, contact coach Mike Kury at mike@kurigraphics.com.
Sanchez Field
A ceremony will be held on April 12, 11 a.m., for the official dedication of Tony Sanchez Field at the Bob Fatjo Sports Center in Santa Clara's Central Park. The field will be named for the late Santa Clara Parks and Recreation official who died just months after his retirement from the department.
Sanchez was active throughout his career as an advocate for softball, from the youth through adults divisions.
Rotary golf
The 15th annual Cupertino Rotary Golf Classic, a benefit for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, will be held on May 3 at the Deep Cliff Golf Course in Cupertino. The tournament features a nine-hole scramble in the morning and an 18-hole best ball event in the afternoon. Following tournament play, a dinner and auction will begin.
The Rotary Club of Cupertino annually selects a beneficiary to receive a $25,000 award, the funds generated by the proceeds from the golf tournament.
For sponsorship opportunities and golf registration, contact Larry Dean at 408.391.2521 or Dick Greif at 408.996.0977. Visit www.cupertinorotary.org for more information.
Adult kickball
The World Adult Kickball Association is holding registration for the spring season for its coed adult kickball teams. Register at kickball.com through April 9.
A free pick-up game is scheduled on April 23, 6:30 p.m. at Serra Park in Sunnyvale for CA Solar (contact CASolar1@kickball.com), with league play to begin on April 30.
Giants open
The San Jose Giants, California League champions in 2007, will begin their season on April 3 in Bakersfield and will open their home season on April 10 against the Blaze. The 7 p.m. opening night game will feature a 2008 magnet schedule giveaway and a post-game fireworks display. For ticket information, visit www.sjgiants.com.