Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (January 07, 2004)

OAKS CORNER . . . The Menlo College men's basketball team suffered a setback to host Humboldt State, 96-52, on Friday. Mike Watters led the Oaks (1-7) with 15 points, five assists and four rebounds. Menlo is back in action on Thursday with a home game against Cal State Monterey Bay at 8 p.m. . . . The Menlo College women's basketball team hosts Cal State Monterey Bay on Thursday at 6 p.m. The Lady Oaks (4-5) are coming off two victories in the Dominican Tournament, recording a 53-42 decision over Worcester, and beating Bethel, 60-51. Junior Maria Gomez, who scored 18 points against Bethel, set a school record for career assists with 154 . . . The Menlo College women's wrestling team will be in action this weekend with dual meets against Missouri Valley at 7 p.m. and Pacific University at 8 p.m. on Friday at Kennedy Middle School in Redwood City. The Lady Oaks Wrestling Invitational on Saturday will be held at the Menlo Gym beginning at 9 a.m. . . . The Menlo College men's wrestling team travels to Dickinson State for a meet on Friday at 9 a.m.

LOCAL SOCCER NEWS . . . The Palo Alto CYSA Soccer Club will be conducting for the upcoming season for boys and girls between the ages of 10-14 at the Cubberley fields. The Under-10 and Under-12 boys and girls teams will conduct tryouts on Saturday, Jan. 24, Sunday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Feb. 7. The Under-13 and Under-14 boys and girls teams will hold tryouts on Sunday, Jan. 25, Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 8. For more information, visit the website at www.pasoccerclub.org . . . The Union Football Club is a recently formed CYSA club located in Palo Alto and will be holding tryouts. For information, visit the website at www.unionfootballclub.com or call 387-4128 . . . The MVLA CyberRays, a CYSA Girls' U-12 Class 3 (born after 7/31/91) is looking for several fast, skilled and dedicated players to help the team move up to the next level. Players can be from Saratoga, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills. The team is trained by Simon Weiss (former player for University of North Carolina). Please contact Alberto Martin at 996-0505 or by email at almartin@stanford.edu . . . The Stanford Wildfire, a Girls' U-12 Class 3 team moving to Class 1, is holding tryouts for the upcoming spring season. Contact Barbara Zimmer at 424-0736 or kev-barb@pacbell.net . . . The Mountain View-Los Altos Earthquakes soccer club, for boys born after July 31, 1994, will hold tryouts at the Santa Rita Elementary School on Saturday, Jan. 24 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. For information, visit the website at www.eteamz.com/earthquakessoccer/.

OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Woodside Priory is looking for a girls' swimming coach for the upcoming season. Interested coaches should contact Athletic Director Mark Stogner at 851-6107 . . . Sacred Heart Prep is looking for assistant swim coaches for the spring, to work with the boys' and girls' teams. Interested coaches should contact SHP athletic director Mike Ciardella at 473-4031.

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