Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (January 09, 2004)

LOCAL SOCCER NEWS . . . The Menlo-Alpine Pumas, a CYSA Class-3 for girls born after July 31, 1992, will be holding tryouts Saturday and Sunday at Menlo Park's La Entrada School from 1- 3 p.m. For more information: 851-8263 . . . The Stanford Tornados, a new Girls Under-10 CYSA Class 3 team, will hold tryouts Sunday from 1-3 p.m., and again Wednesday from 2-4 p.m., both at Greer Park, Field 5. For more information: 856-4744 . . . The CYSA Strikers FC will hold tryouts Saturday (10-11 a.m.) and Sunday (1:30-3:30 p.m.) at Hillview School in Menlo Park for Class 1 and 3 teams for boys U-8 through U-13. For more information: 324-9088 . . . The Stanford Earthquakes CYSA U-14 boys' Class 3 team will hold a tryout at Greer Park (Field 5) on Sunday, Jan. 18. For more information: 858-2076 . . . The Stanford JV, a Boys' U-12 Class I team that plays in the Ambronzino League, will hold tryouts Jan. 24 and 31 at Mitchell Park. The team is coached by European pro Chris Sullivan. For more information: 269-4971 . . . The Palo Alto CYSA Soccer Club will be conducting tryouts 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. For more information: 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/.

SOFTBALL SIGNUPS . . . The first day for walk-in registration for the 2004 Palo Alto Girls' Softball league season will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon in Room H-1 at the Cubberley Community Center. Other signup sessions at Cubberley will be Jan. 21 from 7-9 p.m. and again Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon. Players ages 5-15 also can register online at www.paloaltogirlssoftball.org. The league, affiliated with the Amateur Softball Association (ASA), serves players from Palo Alto, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills. The spring season begins in March and runs through June.

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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