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Sports Briefs
Pitching Program
A program for baseball pitchers that covers fundamentals, arm care and defensive skills for youth players ages 9-12 will be held Tuesday evenings Oct. 17 though Dec. 5 in the gym at West Valley Community College in Saratoga. For more information, call Burch Boehner at 408.615.7957.
Quicksilver Challenge
The annual Quicksilver Challenge Half-Marathon and 10K run will be held Oct. 7, 8 a.m., at Castillero Middle School in the Almaden Valley. Entry forms are available at Athletic Performance in Los Gatos and on the Web at www.quicksilver-running.com. For more information, call Steve Lorenz at 408.395.2734.
Carousel to Coaster
The annual Carousel to Coaster 10K run/5K walk returns to Paramount's Great America on Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m. All finishers receive a ribbon plus free admission to the park that day.
The start-finish line and the registration table are in the Great America parking lot, and the course runs through the park and on neighboring streets. The registration fee is $20 on race day.
For information, call 408.615.2260.
YMCA Fall Sports
The Central YMCA is looking for volunteer coaches in basketball, indoor soccer and roller hockey for the fall sports season. Teams of youngsters ages 3-6 and 7-14 will compete in the season that starts in the end of September and runs through Nov. 18. All games are played on Saturdays and there is one weekly practice at the Central YMCA. For information, call 408.298.1717, ext. 60.
Coaches Needed
St. Christopher's School in Willow Glen is looking for coaches for its flag football and volleyball teams for the fall season.
For more information, call Ed Dolores at 408.578.1342 or 408.391.3584.
BASHOF Donations
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame will donate more than $120,000 in athletic-equipment grants to boys and girls youth sports organizations in the area as part of its youth fund.
BASHOF has distributed more than $1.6 million in grants through its youth fund since 1981. The grant-application filing period runs through Jan. 31. For information regarding grant applications, call 415.352.8827 or check www.bashof.org.
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Willow Glen, California Since 1992
