May 2, 2008

Sports announcements

Daily News staff

YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUES FORMING

AYSO fall soccer registration is about to begin for boys and girls born between Jan. 31, 2004 and Aug 1, 1989. Learn skills, make friends. Everyone plays! Online pre-registration opens Monday with walk-in registration set for Saturday, May 10 and Saturday, May 17 at Hillview Middle School. Go to www.mpsoccer.org or call 650-261-0858 for more information.



YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Atwater Alley-Oop will present the "King of the Court" youth basketball tournaments for boys ages 11-and-under through 17-and-under on Saturday, May 17. Teams from throughout Northern California will compete. It's open to all AAU, school and club teams. There will be a three-game minimum in the one-day tournament played on four courts in Delhi. Entry fee is $210. Contact Robert at 209-947-3888 or rgarrett3@sbcglobal.net. For more info, visit www.atwateralleyoop.com



YOUTH SOFTBALL SPONSORS SOUGHT

The San Carlos Youth Softball Association (SCYSA) is looking to for community support through a tournament sponsorship for the upcoming Jan Macpherson Memorial Tournament, set for May 24-26 in San Carlos and Belmont. Almost 40 teams come from the Bay Area and beyond to the annual event that draws more than 2,000 people over three days. All of the money raised during this tournament directly support SCYSA's summer San Carlos Force program for youth. Some of last year's funds helped local girls teams compete in state and national tournaments in San Diego and New Mexico. SCYSA is a non-profit organization operated by volunteers that provides a softball program for girls ages 5 1/2 to 14. If you want to help, options include a program sponsorship ($50), a home run fence banner sponsorship ($250) a tournament sponsorship of $500 or $1,000. Contributions are tax-deductible. For more info, call 925-285-7717



FUNDRAISER FOR YOUTH BASEBALL

The Bay Area Blazers will host a no-limit holde 'em poker tournament to raise funds for the upcoming season, including expenses surrounding a July trip to Colorado for a national tournament. The event will take place at 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Pudley's Tavern and Grill in San Carlos. Donations/buy-in will be $100, 50 percent of which will go to the team, with the other half being paid to the tournament winners in first through sixth place. There will be 20-minute blinds and hourly breaks. For reservations, call Jeane Martin at 650-589-1346 or Jose Razo at 650-799-2741.



PREP FOOTBALL OFFICIALS NEEDED

The Northern California Football Officials Association (NCFOA) is recruiting men and women to be high school football officials for games in San Francisco and San Mateo counties. No experience is necessary. The only prerequisite is the love of football. Many of our high school officials have moved on to junior college, Div. I NCAA football and even the NFL. Hard-working and dedicated officials can earn up $1,000 per season. Officials are currently paid $59 for varsity, $46 for non-varsity and $44 for Pop Warner games. During a typical fall schedule, officials can work between four to eight games from Thursday to Sunday. Currently, there is a shortage of officials. The NCFOA has 68 members to officiate all high school games in three leagues (AAA, PAL and WCAL), plus several Pop Warner programs from Daly City to Palo Alto. The NCFOA will have its spring meeting Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. at Mills High School in Millbrae. Anyone interested in attending should e-mail Brent Baumann at brentbaumann@yahoo.com.



PREP COACHING OPENINGS

n Menlo-Atherton High is looking to coaches for the following sports for 2008-09: varsity football defensive coordinator, assistant varsity football, boys frosh/soph soccer, wrestling, girls varsity soccer and head track. Please call Pam Wimberly at 650-322-5311, ext. 5706, or e-mail a resume to pwimberl@seq.org

n San Mateo High has varsity openings in girls tennis (fall), girls soccer (winter) and boys basketball (winter). There also are teaching positions open in various subject areas. Contact Steven Kryger (mrkryger@mrkryger.com) or Jeff Scheller (jscheller@smuhsd.org) or call 650-558-2338.

n Pinewood School in Los Altos Hills is looking for a head varsity coach for a new eight-man football program. Contact Matt Stimson at 650-941-6044 or e-mail mstimson@pinewood.edu

n Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton is seeking assistant football coaches at both the varsity and junior varsity levels. Contact Frank Rodriguez at frodriguez@shschools.org or at 650-473-4031.

n Los Altos High is looking for a head varsity football coach. E-mail resume and references to kim.cave@mvla.net or call Athletic Director Kim Cave at 650-960-8857.

n St. Francis High is looking for a varsity boys basketball coach. E-mail Michael Pilawski at mipilaws@sfhs.com.



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