Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (May 12, 2004)

KENNEY HONORED . . . Stanford men's swimming coach Skip Kenney was one of eight people inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Kenney, the 1996 Olympic men's coach, has coached 11 Olympic swimmers who have won 11 Olympic medals, including gold medalists Pablo Morales and Jeff Rouse. In addition to coaching the Olympic team, Kenney has served as U.S. coach at the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1993 Pan Pacific Championships. In 25 years at Stanford, he has won seven NCAA titles.

NOTEWORTHY . . . Former Stanford women's tennis star Marissa Irvin captured the title of the USTA Challenger in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Mashona Washington . . . Stanford assistant women's basketball coach Julie Rousseau was named head coach at Pepperdine on Friday, replacing Mark Trakh, who took the same job at Southern California . . . Former Sacred Heart Prep star Haley Woods hit her team-leading 14th home run of the season, a three-run shot, on Sunday to lead California past visiting Washington, 3-1, in a Pac-10 softball contest.

COACHES' CORNER . . . Sacred Heart Prep has openings for a boys' varsity basketball coach and a girls' varsity soccer coach. Interested applicants should send resumes to Rich Dioli, Principal, Sacred Heart Prep, 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton, 94027. Further information: 473-4020.

TENNIS TICKETS . . . Individual tickets for the Bank of the West Classic are now on sale. The Classic, a WTA Tour Tier II event, will be held July 12-18 at the Taube Tennis Stadium on Stanford's campus. Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Lindsay Davenport have all committed early to compete at Stanford. The trio represent the past six championships in event, with Clijsters the defending champion. She also won in 2001, while Williams won the title in 2000 and 2002 and Davenport won in 1998 and 1999. Williams, who missed last year's tournament with a strained abdominal muscle, won the Family Circle Cup title on Sunday in Charleston, South Carolina. It was her first tournament win since February of 2003. "We are excited to be able to announce that Kim, Venus and Lindsay are coming back this year," said Tournament Director Gus Sampras. "We are expecting a great week of tennis." Tickets are priced between $10-$80 per session and are available through City Box Office at 1-415-392-4400 or through Tickets.com at (650) 478-2277. Day sessions Monday through Thursday begin at 10 a.m. and Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m. Evening sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday at 8 p.m. Sunday's final is scheduled for 1 p.m.

SOCCER REGISTRATION . . . Walk-in registration for Menlo Park and Atherton AYSO programs will continue on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Hillview Middle School Library. Pre-register at www.mpsoccer.org, and then turn in fees and forms, including proof of age for all new players. The program is open to those born between Aug. 1, 1985 and Jan. 31, 2000. Visit the website for more information.

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