The Willow Glen Resident

Sports Briefs

Spring Training

Area youngsters are invited to participate in spring training.

No, not with the Giants and A's in Arizona, but rather, right here in Willow Glen.

Willow Glen varsity baseball coach Gary Rose will host a Little League Spring Training Day on Feb. 14 on the high school baseball field.

The training day is open to youngsters ages 8-12, and it will be broken into two 3-hour sessions of drills and instruction, from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Each session is limited to the first 100 players to sign up.

The cost is a $10 donation to the high school baseball program, and players should sign up in the front office at the high school by Feb. 10. For more information, call Rose at 535-6330.

Pioneer holds rummage sale

An all-school rummage sale to benefit athletics and other programs at Pioneer High School will be held on Jan. 31, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., in the cafeteria at the school, 1290 Blossom Hill Road in San Jose.

Annual Valentine Day Run returns

The annual Valentine 10K run and 5K walk down the Los Gatos Creek trail returns to Campbell on Feb. 14. The race begins at 9 a.m. at the Water Tower Plaza in Campbell. The cost for the event is $15 for those who register by Feb. 6. For more information, call 866-2105.

Soccer School

The Go 4 Gold Soccer School will be held Feb. 16-20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, at Homestead High School in Sunnyvale. The school will feature instruction by professional coaches and is open to boys and girls ages 5-18 from novice through select skill levels. For more information, call 997-7775.

Baseball sign-ups, tryouts underway

Sign-ups are winding up and try-outs are under way in local youth baseball leagues. For information on league play in 1998 for the different leagues:

Willow Glen Little League, call 450-8502; Lincoln Glen Little League, call Tom Feasby at 264-1125; San Jose Pacific Boys Baseball, call 536-0657; San Jose PAL Pony Baseball League, call 277-4725.

Willow Glen Colt League

Phone registration is now being accepted for the 1998 Willow Glen Colt League season. The league is open to players ages 15-16. For more information, call 294-7109 or 526-1600.

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