The Senior Games, hosted by the City of San José Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Office on Aging, are coming up soon and feature competition in basketball and track and field.

Athletes ages 50 and over will compete in the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Oct. 25, 9 a.m., at Mission College in Santa Clara. The event will also feature a hot shot and free throw competition. The cost is $20 per player ($10 for the hot shot and free throw competition only).

Athletes ages 40 and over are eligible for the track and field meet to be held Nov. 2, 9 a.m., at Los Gatos High School. The $20 entry fee includes all events.

The registration deadline is Oct. 17 for basketball and Oct. 24 for track and field. For more information, call 408.297.0247.

Coach needed

Willow Glen High School is looking for a new head varsity baseball coach for the 2004 spring season. Interested candidates should call Willow Glen athletic director Peggy Booth at 408.535.6330, ext. 745.

Golf tournament

The Autumn Chill Charity Classic golf tournament, hosted by Paul B. Newman of Intero Real Estate Services in Los Gatos, will be held Oct. 19 at the Summitpointe Golf Club in Milpitas. Registration will be held at 10:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon.

The registration fee is $115 per player, and a box lunch will be provided for each golfer. Proceeds from the tourney benefit the Intero Foundation.

For more information, call Linda J. Brown at 408.357.5721 or email lbrown@interorealestate.com.

Adult tennis

Local players were in action for teams from Los Gatos and Santa Clara competing in the USA League Tennis Adult National Championships held over the Oct. 3­5 weekend.

The Los Gatos women's 2.5 team competed in the national tournament held in Palm Springs. Team members included Allison Pickering, Carol La Marre, Sheryl McCoy, Elizabeth Zientek, Milada Senna, Helen Stone, Mary Bergland, Linda Bostrom, Karen Thiel and Jill Bess of Los Gatos; Barbara Phipps, Lorelei Clement and Chandra Adkins of San Jose; Jackie Lytton of Redwood Estates; Jennie Kennedy of Cupertino; and Maria Sarver of Los Altos.

The Santa Clara men's 3.5 team took part in the national tournament played in Tucson, Ariz. Team members included Ray Jaeger, James Brownell, John Zhuge, Anil Guram and Kirt Iverson of San Jose; Eric Gocka and Mark Wheatley of Sunnyvale; Jerry Marenghi of Morgan Hill; David Nguyen of Cupertino; Bruce Campbell of Santa Clara; Sanjeev Singh of Hayward; and Robert Larson of Mountain View.

The Santa Clara men finished second in their division, losing 3-2 to a team from Annapolis, Md. Santa Clara had defeated Marietta, Ga., 3-2 in the semifinals.

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