Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (August 19, 2005)

CARDINAL CORNER . . . The Cleveland Indians claimed former Stanford pitcher Jason Young off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Buffalo of the International League (AAA). Young is 0-3 with a 9.71 ERA in 29 2/3 innings in the major leagues between 2003 and 2004. Young had spent the entire 2005 season with Colorado Springs (AAA), going 9-8 with a 6.39 ERA. "I've never seen Jason throw one pitch," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. But Young should feel at home with Buffalo because he'll be playing with former Cardinal teammate Jason Cooper as well as former Stanford stars Jeremy Guthrie and Ryan Garko. Young holds Stanford's single-season record for strikeouts with 178 in 1999 . . . Stanford sophomore Candice Wiggins was named one of 25 preseason candidates for the Wade Trophy, the women's Division I player of the year award.

MASTER SWIMMERS . . . Palo Alto High grad Al Humphrey placed in the top eight of two events in the USMS Long Course National Championships, which ended Monday, at Marguerite Aquatics Center in Mission Viejo. Swimming in the 44-49 age group, Humphrey turned in a 28.72 to finish seventh in the 50 fly, and swam 26.79 for an eight-place finish in the 50 free. Humphrey also placed 13th in the 100 free with a time of 1:00.76. Dr. George Tidmarsh, who received his medical degree from Stanford, set a world record for the age group, swimming a 17:10.90 in winning the 1,500 free. He also won the 400 free in 4:23.49. Stanford faculty member Dr. Matthew Kanzler was fourth in the 1,500 free (18:35.80), fourth in the 200 fly (2:27.99) and fifth in the 400 IM (5:22.64). Menlo Park resident Philip Arcuni finished third in the 100 back in 1:04.28, fourth in the 50 back (31.79) and sixth in the 200 fly (2:30.18).

GOLF TOURNAMENT . . . The Palo Alto Oaks semipro baseball team will host the annual Tony Makjavich Memorial Golf Tournament on September 10 at Moffett Field Golf Course in honor of their legendary former coach. The tournament begins with a 2 p.m. shotgun start and costs $125 per person, including greens fees, a cart, prizes and a Tri-tip dinner. The Oaks will be offering a car with a hole-in-one on a selected par-three.

OF LOCAL NOTE . . . The Menlo Park Strikers FC girls' 10-under soccer team, based in Menlo Park, is looking for experienced players for the upcoming fall season. For more information, contact Chris at 1-408-497-3816 . . . Registration is open for City of Palo Alto's Fall Adult Sports Leagues in basketball, softball and volleyball. Leagues are accepting complete teams, and individuals can be placed on a free agent list. Palo Alto is also looking for coaches for the Middle School Athletics program. Sports include cross country and flag football. For more information, call 1-650-463-4926 or e-mail sabine.sander@cityofpaloalto.org . . . The Stanford Water Polo Club is accepting registrations for the fall session which runs between Sept. 6 and Oct. 30 and is designed for boys aged 14 and under. While there is no minimum age or skills requirement, athletes are expected to be able to swim 100 yards within two minutes. Deadline is Aug. 31. Additional information is available at www.stanfordwaterpolo.com . . . Palo Alto Babe Ruth is now conducting online registration for their Fall Baseball league, which is open to Babe Ruth age players (incoming 13-, 14- and 15-year olds) residing in Palo Alto Babe Ruth's local area. Details and registration information can be found at www.eteamz.com/palo_alto_babe_ruth. Cost is $135 for the season, which runs from Labor Day through October. All registration will be on-line.

COACHING CORNER . . . Menlo School is looking for a girls' varsity basketball assistant coach and girls' frosh-soph basketball coaches. Call 330-2001 (ext. 2282) or e-mail bmckinney@menloschool.org. . . Menlo-Atherton is looking for coaches for the 2005-06 school year: wrestling, track and field assistant (shot and discus), JV boys' and JV girls' water polo, girls' varsity and JV lacrosse, and frosh-soph softball. Those interested should contact M-A Athletic Director Pam Wimberly at 322-5311 (ext. 5706) or e-mail resumes to pwimberl@seq.org.

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