LOCAL NOTES : ANNOUNCEMENTS . . .

Basketball Valencia High's junior varsity team ended the season with a 16-7 record, 6-4 in the Foothill League. Freshman Manuel White led the Vikings in scoring, averaging 18 points. White was promoted to the varsity at the end of the season and got nine rebounds in the Division II playoff game Friday against Compton.

``He has a lot of quickness, and is a good post player. But as a freshman he still has a lot to learn,'' said coach Rocket Collins.

Freshman point guard Royce Minor led the team with six assists per game and also averages 10 points. ``I think that Minor is very mature for his age. I'm confident that he will be the one to run the offense for the varsity next year,'' Collins said.

Others to watch: Junior Brian Otis averaged 10 points a game. And sophomore Mark Sisson was the best defender on the team. ``I put Mark on the other teams best player, he normally shut them down,'' Collins said. Freshman John Harris replaced Manuel at center when he was moved up and averaged 14 points per game the last three games of the year.

``I was very proud of my team this year. Everyone played hard. Our goal was to hold the other team to 10 points or less per quarter and score 15 points per quarter, I feel we did that.'' Collins said.

Basketball sign-ups:The American Roundball Corp. Instructional Basketball Academy will hold sign-ups at 9 a.m. Saturday at North Hollywood High. The academy is for boys and girls in grades 1 to 8 and teaches fundamentals. Information: [phone].

T-ball: Registration is open until March 7 for an expanded season of spring youth T-ball through the Lancaster Parks, Recreation and Arts Department. The 12-week season is for children 5 to 10.

Registration is $50 for Lancaster residents and $55 for nonresidents. The fees include team shirts and caps, individual awards and a picture package.

The age divisions offered: A (9 and 10), B (7 and 8) and C (5 and 6). Coaches pitch in Division A; traditional T-ball is played in divisions B and C. Children may play up one division, but may not play down.

Practices will be held at local city parks from 4 to 6 p.m. Volunteer coaches are needed.

To register, come to the parks, recreation and arts counter at City Hall. For information, call Jeff Campbell at [phone].

Softball: Registration for the 1997 spring softball season is open through Friday. The registration fee is $330 plus a $5 nonresident team member fee. Games are played every night except for Saturday and include play in men's B and C, women's C, coed C, and coed hardball leagues. Rosters are limited to 16 players, including manager.

The managers meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the activity center of Lancaster City Park. Classification games will begin March 5 and run for two weeks with league games beginning March 16. Leagues fill up quickly and space is limited.

Baseball: Valley Cobras, a club team for 11- and 12-year-olds, will hold tryouts. Information: [phone] or [phone].

Youth roller hockey: The deadline is March 21 to register for Palmdale Department of Parks and Recreation youth roller hockey. Sign-ups are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at the park office, 38260 10th St. E.

The cost is $37 and includes a jersey, pictures, trophy, practices and 10 league games.

The league is separated into four divisions: instructional (ages 7-8); bantam (9-11); minors (12-14); and majors (15-17). Proof of age is required at time of registration. Information: [phone].

Adult roller hockey: Palmdale's adult coed hockey league is registering players from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at the parks and recreation office, 38260 10th St. E. The deadline is March 17. The fee is $300 per team and includes practices, a classification game and a 10-game schedule. Information: [phone].