NJB needs referees

The National Junior Basketball youth basketball league is recruiting referees for the 2009-10 Season.

Games will be played at Tracy and West High schools on Sundays from December through March.

NJB will host a referee orientation at 3 p.m. Sunday and a referee clinic at 3 p.m. Nov. 8. These are mandatory meetings for those who want to be certified as NJB referees.

For information: Janine Burgess, 609-4011.

Free physicals for prep athletes

Free physical exams will be availabe Thursday at West High for all high school athletes, including athletes from West, Tracy and Kimball high schools, who plan to participate in winter and spring sports.

Boys physicals will begin at 5:30 p.m. and girls physicals will begin at 6:30.

For information: 482-9001.

Youth Hoops sign-ups

The Department of Parks and Community Services is now taking registration for its Youth Hoops basketball league. The league is open to boys and girls in third through eighth grades, with a coed league for the older players.

Registration fee is $70 per player, $75 for out-of-town players, and players can sign up through the city’s Web site, www.ci.tracy.ca.us/stareg, through Oct. 29. If space is still available after that, the city will host a sign-up day during the skills assessment Oct. 31 at West High.

For information: 831-6200.

Falcon volleyball benefit

The Millennium High volleyball team will have a benefit at the Falcons’ last home volleyball game against Lodi Academy at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at West High.

The night will include a varsity vs. faculty game after the Lodi Academy game, and players are seeking sponsors for their serves and aces in both games.

The team also seeks donations for two gift baskets that will be raffled off, and gifts and cash donations to Millennium athletics are welcome.

For information: 814-4947.

Club Levile tryouts

Club Levile Volleyball will have tryouts from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 8, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church gym, 1635 Chester Drive, for the upcoming season, which runs from December to May. Club Levile has teams in four age levels for players 12 to 18. There is a $15 tryout fee for all players, who must also bring a copy of their birth certificates, plus athletic attire and water. Registration forms are available on the club’s website, www.clublevilevolleyball.com.

For information: 814-4947, or e-mail bhaldi@msn.com.

Little League signups

Tracy Little League is now taking signups for the 2010 season. The league is open to players ages 4 to 14 as of April 30, 2010. Fees are $50 for ages 4 and 5 and and $135 for ages 6-14. New and returning players are encouraged to register on-line, and registration will close on Dec. 31. Try-outs are scheduled for Jan. 9 and 10.

For information contact: 221-9495, or go to www.TracyLittleLeague.org.

City needs basketball coaches

The Tracy Parks and Community Services Department needs volunteer coaches for the upcoming Youth Hoops basketball league. Youth Hoops is a recreation league for boys and girls in third through eighth grades. No previous coaching experience is necessary and free training is provided to all volunteers. Potential coaches must submit a volunteer application and pass a background check.

For information: 831-6200.

Trout Bout at Oak Grove

San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation and the Delta Fly Fishers will host the 25th annual Trout Bout on Nov. 21 at Oak Grove Regional Park on Eight Mile Road in Stockton. About 2,500 pounds of trout will be planted for the tournament, which is free for kids 15 and younger.

There will be four age divisions: 8 and under; 9 to 12; 13 to 15; and 16 and older, with first place prizes going to the heaviest fish in each division.

There is no registration fee for the event, but a $3 fishing permit fee and valid California fishing license are required for participants age 16 and older. A $5 parking fee will also apply. Participants must supply their own fishing equipment.

Park gates open at 6:15 a.m., registration closes at 10 a.m. and the last weigh-in is at 12:30 p.m.

For information: 331-2050 or go to www.mgzoo.com.

Tracy High sports info

Statistics, schedules, photos and videos of Tracy High athletes can be found at www.tracyhighfootball.com and www.tracyhighwaterpolo.com. Website creator Stu Jossey posts game results as well as information for team members and their families on upcoming games and other events.

Fastpitch tryouts

The Tracy Titans 14-and-under fastpitch softball team seeks a few more players to complete its roster for the fall tournament season. Girls born from 1994 through 1997 are welcome to try out.

For information: Ray Misfeldt, 510-812-2797.

Baseball tryouts

The Nor Cal Nationals baseball team seeks experienced players, age 14 to 15. The team is especially in need of pitchers.

For information: 207-4587.

Baseball clinics

Local baseball coach Kevin Saenz hosts baseball fielding and hitting clinics every Monday, with one session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and another from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at 1416 Mariani Court, Suite 120. Cost is $10.

For information: 614-0428, or kbaseball1334@yahoo.com.

Stadium signs available

West High School’s Athletics Department has space available in Steve Lopez Stadium for businesses that want to buy signs. Different levels of sponsorship are available, depending on size and location of signs, and signs will be visible year-round as many teams in addition to those from West High use the stadium.

For information: Athletic Director Matt Loggins, 830-3370 ext. 3064, or e-mail mloggins@tusd.net.

Open gym night

The Seventh Day Adventist Christian School, 126 W. 21st St., will open its gymnasium at 8 p.m. every Saturday evening for volleyball and basketball games. The public is invited and there is no charge.

For information: 835-5342.

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