The first annual golf tournament to benefit the Santa Clara University men's soccer team will be held at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club in San Jose on May 18, with a shotgun start set for 1:30 p.m.

The tournament will be followed by a dinner, awards ceremony, auction and raffle held inside the banquet room at the golf course. The $250 registration fee includes green fees and cart, range balls, lunch and dinner. The cost is $50 for dinner only.

For more information, contact Rusty Johnson at 408.554.4003 or mjohnson@scu.edu.

Scholarship

The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame is now accepting entries in its annual Art Rosenbaum Sports Writing Scholarship contest for high school juniors and seniors. Sports-related articles covering high school sports should be submitted by April 15 to compete for scholarships of $2,500 (first place), $1,500 (second) and $1,000 (third). For more information, call 415.352.8827.

Sports writer

Interested in becoming a sports writer? The Silicon Valley Community Newspapers organization is looking for a part-time sports writer to cover high school and youth events. Some experience necessary. For information on this paid position, call Dick Sparrer at 408.354.3110, ext. 31.

Soccer camp

A spring soccer camp will be held April 12­16 for players ages 8­16. Jorge Espinoza is the camp director, and the cost is $150 for the full day (9 a.m.­4 p.m.) or $100 for a half day. For more information, call 408.872.3134.

Strikkers tryouts

The Strikkers, a 12 and under A-division girls fast-pitch softball team, needs a pitcher and position player for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. Call Jane Osterhaus at 408.593.1811 or Ernie Garcia at 408.281.7855 for tryout information.

Baseball camp

Blossom Valley Pony Baseball will host a baseball camp for players ages 6­14 on April 10, 9 a.m.­4 p.m., at Calero Elementary School in San Jose, led by instructors from America's Baseball Camps.

The cost for the hitting and defense camp, from 9 a.m.­1 p.m., is $65 and the cost for the pitching camp, from 1:30­4 p.m., is $50.

Instructors will include Ben Boulware, a former Los Gatos High School star who went on to play in the Chicago White Sox organization, and Ron Hall, a former coach at the University of Utah. Boulware is the CEO of America's Baseball Camps.

For more information, visit www.baseballcamps.com or call 800.222.8152. Pre-registration is required.

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