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Published on 09/21/1998 All articles from this issue

Sports On The Side

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O'Brien to Stanford

De Anza College baseball coach Mark O'Brien, a St. Francis High graduate, has been hired as an assistant coach at Stanford University. O'Brien, 28, guided the Dons to a third-place finish in the Coast Conference last season. He played for San Jose State in 1991 and '92 and then spent four years assisting at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Trailblazer sign-ups

The fifth annual Trailblazer Race, a 5K/10K run along the Stevens Creek Trail, is set for 8:30 a.m. Oct. 11 at Charleston Park in Mountain View. There will also be a three-mile nature walk for those who don't run. Race-day registration starts at 7 a.m. and costs $24 for adults and $13 for those age 12 and under. Proceeds will be used to protect the Stevens Creek Trail and wildlife corridor. For more information, call 903-6067.

Hit the slopes

Sundancer Ski Club, a non-profit organization serving the Mid-Peninsula and South Bay, is recruiting new members for the 1998-99 ski season. Alpine and Nordic skiers and snow boarders are welcome. Meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month, October through April, at Harry's Hofbrau, 399 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View. For more information, call Earl at 967-5394.

Call for coaches

Los Altos High needs head coaches for boys and girls varsity soccer, boys frosh-soph soccer and an assistant for wrestling. For details, call Monica Lodge at 960-8857. Mountain View High needs coaches for girls junior varsity basketball and girls varsity softball. For details, call Barbara Kaufman at 940-4626. Gunn High needs coaches for girls junior varsity basketball and soccer, plus boys frosh-soph basketball and soccer. For details, call Steve Ames at 354-8214.