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Softball tryouts

The Los Gatos-Saratoga Girls' Softball Association will hold tryouts for the 1996 season on Feb. 3 and 19 at Foothill School in Saratoga.

Tryouts will run 9 a.m.-noon for girls ages 11-12, and noon-3 p.m. for girls ages 13-14. All girls ages 11-14 must try out.

For information, call 291-2148.

Hot start for Vikes

The West Valley Community College men's basketball team got off to a hot start in Coast Conference play with a convincing 73-57 win over Foothill.

The Vikings opened up a 47-24 lead by intermission and coasted from there to the easy victory.

Big 6-foot-8 sophomore Bennett Davison pumped in 28 points to lead all West Valley scorers. Andy Newman and Taplar Mvogo pitched in nine points apiece and Jacobi Thompson, Bob Ladine, Jamaal Sanford and Toby Vares had six each. Scott Reeves added three and Derek Mickle hit two.

The Vikes had whipped the City College of San Franciso 77-56 in nonconference action earlier in the week. Davison led the Vikings with 23 points and Thompson nailed 17.

West Valley will host local rivals San Jose City College (Jan. 17) and De Anza Community College (Jan. 19) in a couple of 7 p.m. games this week.

Former Panthers star

Former Prospect basketball stars Jenny Miller and Scott Beamish are starring on the floor at De Anza Community College this winter.

Miller poured in 24 points, including six three-pointers, to help the De Anza women pound the City College of San Francisco 69-32. The Dons are 4-0 in the Coast Conference.

Beamish had five points for the De Anza men in a tough 78-69 loss to Chabot.

Quito Little League

The Quito Little League will hold signups for the 1996 season on Jan. 23 and 25, from 6-9 p.m. each evening, at the Rolling Hills Middle School gym. The league is open to players ages 5-15 living in the West San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos and Saratoga areas.

The league is also looking for volunteer managers and coaches.

For more information, call Mike at 378-4442.