January 17, 2008

SPORTS

High School Sports Schedule Jan. 18 – Jan. 24

Leland

Friday—Boys basketball vs. Pioneer—JV at 6 p.m. and varsity at 7:30 at Leland
Friday—Girls basketball vs. Evergreen—JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7 p.m. at Evergreen
Friday, Boys soccer vs. Mt. Pleasant—JV at 3:15 followed by varsity at Mt. Pleasant

Tuesday—Boys basketball vs. Westmont—JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7 p.m. at Leland
Tuesday—Girls basketball vs. Westmont—JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7 p.m. at Westmont
Tuesday—Girls soccer vs. Pioneer—JV at 3:15 with varsity after at Leland

Wednesday, Boys soccer vs. Branham—JV at 3:15 followed by varsity at Leland
Wednesday—Wrestling vs. Pioneer at 6:30 at Leland

Thursday—Boys basketball vs. Sobrato—JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7 p.m. at Sobrato
Thursday—Girls basketball vs. Gunderson—JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7 p.m. at Leland
Thursday—Girls soccer vs. Del Mar—JV at 3:15 followed by varsity at Leland

Pioneer

Friday—Boys soccer vs. Piedmont Hills—JV at 3:15 followed by varsity at Piedmont Hills

Tuesday—Boys basketball vs. Piedmont Hills—F/S at 5:30 and varsity at 7 p.m. at Pioneer
Tuesday—Girls basketball vs. Branham—JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7 at Branham
Tuesday—Girls soccer vs. Leland—JV at 3:15 with Varsity to follow at Leland

Wednesday—Boys soccer vs. Sobrato—JV at 3:15 followed by varsity at Pioneer
Wednesday—Wrestling vs. Leland at 6:30 at Leland

Thursday—Boys basketball vs. Westmont—F/S at 5:30 and varsity at 7 at Westmont
Thursday—Girls basketball vs. Sobrato—JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7 at Pioneer

For more information about Leland and Pioneer sporting events, go to:

Pioneer Athletics: www.phsathletics.com
Leland Athletics: www.lelandathletics.com
Blossom Valley Athletic League: www.bval.org

Sports Briefs

Almaden Stealth Boys U12, Class 3 soccer Tryouts

The Almaden Stealth Boys U-12 soccer team in Almaden Valley will be holding tryouts for the upcoming season for boys born after 8/1/96.

Jan. 26 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) at Steinbeck Middle School

Feb. 2 (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) at Steinbeck Middle School

In order to obtain more information, please contact Robert Cerone (408)268-9547 (ncerone@sbcglobal.net) or Tom Geraghty at (408) 204-7475.

Boys U12 Class 1 Select tryouts
The Almaden Venom - Boys U12 Class 1 Select - are looking for highly competitive soccer players with birthdates between Aug. 1, 1996 and July 31, 1997. The Venom are part of Almaden Valley Youth Soccer League and CYSA North -Abronzino District II .

We are a Select team that plays and practices in Almaden Valley and attend numerous tournaments, District Cup and State Cup. We are holding tryouts at the following time and date:

Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Gunderson High School.

Please send an e-mail to sabra.underwood@sbcglobal.net for more information and get on the list. See you then!

The De Anza Force Soccer Club tryouts for the 92 Girls age group
De Anza Force announces tryouts for the 92 Girls group. The dates are:

Saturday, March 1 and 8 from 10 a.m. - noon at Garden Gate Elementary in Cupertino.

Both teams will be Division 1 Abronzino in the fall. All positions will be looked at - for State Cup and beyond. Both teams will play Y-League and attend top tournaments, including Las Vegas Showcase March 14-16, and the Texas Shootout, May 30 - June 1st.

Force Black is coached by Owen Flannery, head Women's coach at Foothill College, and by Colin Corstorphine. Force Blue is coached by former MLS Player Shawn Medved. For more information, contact either Shawn at shawnmedved@hotmail.com, Owen at owenflannery@hotmail.com, or Colin at colin.corstorphine@gmail.com.

Almaden Wildcats Girls U-13 soccer tryouts
The Almaden Wildcats girls under-13 soccer team will hold tryouts for girls born after July 31, 1995 at the following dates, times, and locations;

Jan. 20 (3 to 5 p.m.) at Bret Harte Middle School,

Jan. 23 (4 to 5:30 p.m.) at Bret Harte MS

Jan. 26 (Noon to 2 p.m.) at DeAnza Park. 

The Wildcats will be moving up to Class 1 (Select level) play in 2008.  In order to obtain more information and pre-register, contact Ron Richardson at 997-6168 or rkrichardson@sbcglobal.net.

Almaden Valley Girls’ Softball League holds Sign-ups
The Almaden Valley Girls’ Softball League is holding sign-ups. Our league is a Santa Clara County-wide League and available to all Santa Clara County girls which means we are not restricted by territory. The age range is 5 to 16 years.  We welcome all applicable ages and every skill level.  We will be holding sign-ups on the following dates at Greystone Elementary School, 6982 Shearwater Drive in San Jose.:

Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 6 to 9 p.m.

For more information, please visit our website at www.avgsl.org.


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