The Willow Glen Resident Sports Briefs Quicksilver Volleyball The Quicksilver Volleyball Club will hold final tryouts for the club season on Dec. 5 for girls ages 12-14 and Dec. 6 for girls ages 15-18 at the main gym at San Jose City College. The registration fee is $25 per player. For information, call Phil Beltran at 265-5172 (pager, 697-0022). 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 now on the coaching staff at Santa Clara University. For more information, call 554-5063. Hockey Clinic The Central Branch of the YMCA will host a series of roller hockey clinics for boys and girls ages 7-12 on Dec. 5, 12 and 19, 9 a.m.-noon each day. The registration deadline is Dec. 4. For more information, call 298-1717. Softball Tryouts The San Jose Lynx will hold tryouts for their 10-and-under and 12-and-under girls' summer A league teams. Tryouts are slated for Dec. 6, 1 p.m., at the Willow Glen High School field. Coaches are also needed for the summer season. For more information, call Kevin DeFranco at 778-3378 or Julie Rauschnot at 683-4480. WG Little League The Willow Glen Little League is holding signups for the 1999 season. The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-18. Players must provide an original birth certificate and a utility bill for proof of residency when they register. The league is also looking for volunteer umpires, managers and coaches. For more information, call 450-8502. Pacific Signups The San Jose Pacific Pony baseball league will hold signups for the 1999 season on Dec. 5, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Round Table Pizza Parlor at the corner of Camden and Kooser. Players ages 5-14 are eligible and must provide a birth certificate at the registration. For information, call 535-0657. Baseball Camps A pair of Stanford holiday baseball camps will be offered in December. Hitting, pitching and defensive instruction will be offered over Christmas vacation on Dec. 20-22 and Dec. 27-29. The baseball camps are open to players ages 13-18, and the cost is $100 per session. For more information, call Stanford assistant baseball coach Mark O'Brien at 650/723-4528. [ Back to Contents Page | Willow Glen Resident Home Page | Archives ] This article appeared in the Willow Glen Resident, December 2, 1998. ©1998 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.