Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (June 11, 2004)

A GOOD DEED . . . Former Stanford soccer player and a current member of the San Jose Earthquakes, Todd Dunivantwill take part in the 2004 Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay Leukemia and Lymphoma fundraising campaign in honor of his brother, who is an acute Leukemia survivor. Dunivant will attempt to raise the most funds in an eight-week period out of five other competitors to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Todd has been actively involved with the society since his brother, Luke, was diagnosed with Leukemia and was forced to have two bone marrow transplants, both from his brother. The Earthquakes will hold a silent auction to support LLS and Dunivant's campaign during tonight's 7 p.m. game with the MetroStars at Spartan Stadium.

OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Gunn High's Arjan Ligtenberg and Menlo School's Jimmie Sandman have been named to the USA Water Polo Men's National Youth Team. Ligtenberg is a field player and Sandman is a goalie. They both represent the Pacific Zone. A third player from the area is Tyler Smith of Los Altos . . . Menlo School grad Jason Armstrong was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round of this week's Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. The Menlo Park native rewrote the record books at Trinity University (Texas) the past four years. The 6-foot, 180-pound shortstop hit .461 this season in addition to hitting 10 homers, producing 59 RBI and earning NCAA Division III All-America honors . . . The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce will host its annual best-ball golf tournament on Monday, June 21 at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club. The tournament will benefit the Palo Alto Foundation for Education, a non-profit organization that supports local Palo Alto schools. Cost is $250 per player, including a round of golf, refreshments, a barbeque lunch, a sit-down dinner at 5:30 p.m., tee gifts, a silent auction and a raffle. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. For information about sponsorship and registration, call the tournament organizers at 324-3121 . . . The 26th annual Los Gatos Summer All-Comer Track and Field meets will be held every Thursday evening between June 24th and August 12th at Los Gatos High. The pole vault begins at 5 p.m., while the rest of the field events will commence at 5:30 and running events start at 6 p.m. There are five divisions: open, high school, women, masters, and kids under seven. There is a four dollar entry free and a two dollar charge for spectators . . . The Stanford Water Polo Club will begin a new 11-under program for girls beginning June 14. Practices are Monday through Thursday, 2:45-4 p.m. at Menlo College. To sign up for one of the few remaining spots, visit www.stanfordwaterpolo.com for forms and further information . . . The Union Football Club, a Palo Alto-based CYSA soccer program for girls U10-19, Class 1 and Class 3 levels, will hold tryouts in June. For more information and tryout dates e-mail admin@unionfootballclub.com, or call (650) 799-7984.

COACHING CORNER . . . Woodside Priory School is looking for a boys' junior varsity and girls' varsity soccer coach. Contact Athletic Director Mark Stogner 851-6107 mstogner@woodsidepriory.com

BANK OF THE WEST . . . 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 and Lindsay Davenport have committed early to compete at Stanford. Williams won the title in 2000 and 2002 and Davenport won in 1998 and 1999. Williams missed last year's tournament with a strained abdominal muscle. 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.

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