Sports Briefs
SJ Pacific Pony
San Jose Pacific Pony Baseball will hold signups for the 2000 season for players ages 5-14 on Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Round Table Pizza Parlor, corner of Camden Avenue and Kooser. New players must provide a birth certificate.
For information, check the league's website at www.sjpacificponybaseball.org, or call 408.536.0657.
Run to Far Side
The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco will host the Run to the Far Side, a 10K and 5K run/walk set on Nov. 28, 8:30 a.m. The deadline is Nov. 19, and the cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Race-day registration is $25. For information, check their website at www.sfgate.com/runtothefarside/.
Speed Training
Athletes training for football, basketball, soccer, baseball and track get together for a speed, quickness and jumping clinic on Dec. 11, 9-11 a.m., at the Los Gatos High School track.
Cost is $25 per person. Call John Shepardson at 408.871.9805.
Roller Hockey
The Southwest YMCA will host Saturday morning roller hockey leagues for beginner and intermediate players ages 6-11. League play begins Jan. 8, and there will be one weeknight practice each week. The cost is $80, plus program membership. Call 408.370.1877, ext. 19.
Pitching Program
An eight-week fall pitching program for baseball players ages 9-12 will run Tuesday evenings, through Dec. 14, in the gym at West Valley Community College in Saratoga.
The program teaches fundamentals, arm care and defensive skills. Players 9-10 attend at 7 p.m., players 11-12 at 8 p.m.
Call Burch Boehner at 408.998.5338.
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