Mizuno Sluggers take second place The Mizuno...

Mizuno Sluggers take second place

The Mizuno Sluggers, a 12-and-under traveling baseball team

featuring several players from Huntington Beach, recently captured

second place in the 14-team President’s Day Classic tournament at

Chino Hills.

The Sluggers met the nation’s top-ranked 12-and-under team, host

Chino Hills Storm, in the tournament final.

The teams were tied, 4-4, in the sixth inning but a late Chino

Hills rally resulted in a 6-4 Storm victory.

To reach the tournament final, the Sluggers first had to get past

the second-ranked Corona Yankees in semifinal round action.

Tied at 1-1 through eight innings, the Sluggers grabbed the lead

for good in their ninth at-bat when Steve Ledesma tripled to begin

the inning and later scored for a 2-1 lead. Two more runs crossed the

plate to give the Sluggers a 4-1 victory.

Soccer club tryout dates are set

Gold Coast Xtreme Soccer Club will hold its next tryout sessions

on March 15 and 16 for its girls’ under-9 and under-10 divisions.

The tryout is open to girls born after July 31, 1993, and is for the 2003 spring and fall seasons.

The soccer club serves the youth of Huntington Beach, Fountain

Valley, Westminster, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.

For tryout times and location call (714)-878-0751 or visit the Web

site www.goldcoastsoccerclub.com.