GOOD SPORT BE ONE, PLAY ONE ATHLETIC EVENTS PLENTIFUL IN L.A. AREA.Byline: - Dave Shelburne Whether yourdesire is to watch sports or to participate in them, you have plenty of opportunity to do both in the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange . In 2003, Southland sports fans got to watch the Mighty Ducks advance to the Stanley Cup final. The Lakers advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs in pursuit of a franchise-record fourth consecutive title, and USC's Trojans won the Rose Bowl game and Associated Press national college football championship. The Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, they are one of the 8 original WNBA teams and were one of the teams that participated in the league's inaugural game. , bidding for their third consecutive WNBA championship, advanced to the title WNBA final before losing to Detroit. The Dodgers remained in playoff contention until the final weeks of the National League baseball season. Golf fans also had the opportunity to watch eventual Masters champion Mike Weir defeat Nick Price in a playoff in the PGA Tour's Nissan Open at Pacific Palisades' Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. in February. LPGA superstar Annika Sorenstam won the Office Depot Championship The Office Depot Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1997 through 2005 at various sites in the South Carolina and in the Los Angeles area. at Tarzana's El Caballero Country Club in April, and the Champions Tour (formerly called the PGA Senior Tour) made a stop in March at Valencia Country Club, where Tom Purtzer's 58-foot eagle putt on the final hole won the SBC Senior Championship. For Daily News area sports enthusiasts more interested in participation, opportunities abound in community adult recreation with many muni leagues available throughout the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Here are phone numbers for those opportunities and organizations: RECREATIONAL SPORTS SOFTBALL/BASKETBALL Burbank, adult league play, (818) 238-5300 Glendale, adult league play, (818) 548-2000 Lancaster, adult league play, (661) 723-6077 Palmdale, adult league play, (661) 267-5611 San Fernando Valley, adult league play, (818) 765-0284 Simi Valley, adult league play, (805) 584-4400 BASEBALL San Fernando Valley, adult league play, (818) 765-0284 HOCKEY Burbank, Pickwick Ice Center, (818) 845-5300 North Hills, Iceoplex, (818) 893-1784 Valencia, Ice Station, (661) 775-8686 TENNIS Burbank, (818) 238-5300 Glendale, (818) 548-2000 Lancaster, (661) 723-6077 Palmdale, (661) 267-5611 San Fernando Valley, (818) 765-0284 Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , (661) 255-4900 Simi Valley, (805) 584-4400 WATER SPORTS Castaic Lake: fishing, swimming, sailing, skiing, (661) 257-4050 Lake Piru: fishing, swimming, skiing, (805) 521-1500 Pyramid Lake: fishing, swimming, skiing, (661) 295-1245 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). , (323) 224-1448, www.dodgers.com Anaheim Angels, (714) 663-9000, www.angels.mlb.com Los Angeles Clippers, (213) 742-7555, www.clippers.com Los Angeles Lakers, (213) 742-7400, www.lakers.com Los Angeles Sparks, (310) 330-2434, www.wnba.com/sparks Anaheim Mighty Ducks, (714) 740-2000, www.mightyducks.com Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). , (888) 516-4752, www.lakings.com Los Angeles Galaxy, (877) 342-5299, www.lagalaxy.com Los Angeles Avengers, (213) 480-3232, www.laavengers.com COLLEGE TEAMS University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , (213) 740-4676, www.usctrojans.com University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , (310) 825-2946, www.uclabruins.com California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , (818) 677-2488, www.gomatadors.com Pepperdine, (310) 506-4935, www.pepperdine/edu/athletics Loyola Marymount, (310) 338-5466, www.lmulions.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) University of Southern California's LenDale White, right, ekes out a touchdown against Michigan's Ernest Shazor. David Sprague |
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