Ashley MacDonald, 13, of Saratoga and Pat McGale each placed first in broadsword, and McGale added a second in the staff men's division.

JoAnne Fitzsimmons nailed first in both straightsword and open hand contemporary, and she was second in the traditional open hand women's division.

Casey Dahlbeck, 10, of Saratoga was second in broadsword, with Kyle Mui, 12, of Los Gatos third in both broadsword and open hand and Nick Smith, 14, of Los Gatos second in open hand and third in broadsword.


Quakes tryouts

The Silicon Valley Quakes, the South Bay area's longest uninterrupted traveling roller hockey program, will be holding its 2002­03 tryouts on Sept. 8 and 15 at Rollin Ice in San Jose.

The Quakes plan to field four teams the upcoming season--mites (birth years 1992, '93), squirts ('90, '91), peewees ('88, '89), and bantams ('86, '87).

Tryouts for mites and squirts will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m., and tryouts for peewees and bantams will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The cost to try out is $5, and players should bring both a light and dark jersey to tryouts.

Anyone interested in an assistant coaching position with the Quakes, or anyone seeking additional information on the Quakes program, should contact Dave Inouye at sportcrze@aol.com.


Roller hockey

Los Gatos High School's club roller hockey program is looking for players for the upcoming school year. The fall season will begin on Sept. 13 with an exhibition game, followed by a 10-game regular season and playoffs.

There are typically three seasons each school year--fall, winter and spring. Eligible players must be enrolled at Los Gatos High School. Games are played Friday evenings, with one practice during the week. Games and practices will be held at Rollin Ice, which is located at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose.

Interested roller hockey players should contact team advisor and coach Randy Frey at 408.356.1412.