LOCAL NOTES : ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Youth soccer: The Valley United Boys Under 15 soccer team finished second in last weekend's Camarillo Eagles Cool Classic Tournament, losing in the 13th minute of overtime to the Redlands Los Guachos Red Team.

Chad Donahue scored two goals in the game and Jacob Boeding put in one. For the tournament, Johann Perez scored three goals, Donahue scored two, and Boeding, Juan Vega and Jared Weinryt put in one apiece.

Girls' volleyball: The Valencia High School team has a new coach in Zach Ambrose, a 20-year-old former Saugus player. But Ambrose will not have to rebuild the program very much thanks to the addition of two club players.

Kristin Webster is a six-foot junior middle blocker, and senior Jessica Vigil will set, although she was an opposite hitter for the Valley Thunder club team.

Another player Ambrose said to watch for is freshman Jennifer Edwards, an athletic type with the nickname ``Speedo.'' Ambrose said he gave her that nickname when she showed up on the first day of practice June 24 with a Speedo shirt on.

Clark transfers: Former Hart High School girls' basketball player LaCresha Clark has left Evanston (Ill.) University and has enrolled at College of the Canyons.

Baseball: Here are the final standings for American Legion Baseball, District 20 Northern Division: Newhall/Saugus 21-5; Palmdale 18-8; Antelope Valley South 18-8; Santa Clarita North 14-12; Antelope Valley North 12-14; Tri Cities 11-15; Quartz Hill 9-17 and Santa Clarita South 0-26.

Running: The High Desert Runners Club will again sponsor a summer series of cross country runs for all comers from the Antelope Valley. This year's series will run seven Wednesdays through Aug. 7. A one-mile run will start about 6 p.m. and a three-mile run will begin at 6:20 p.m. Although primarily aimed at conditioning and training youngsters who plan to compete on their school cross country teams this fall, the runs are open to people of all ages and ability levels. There will be no awards or entry fee, although runners will be asked to donate $1 a week to defray expenses. For more information, contact either of the HDR X-C series coordinators - Alan Brown at [phone], or Johnny Johnston at [phone] or [phone].

Baseball: William S. Hart 14-year-olds opened the Simi Valley Invitational with two wins over teams from Mid Valley and Chatsworth. Hart pitchers Jamie Shields, Matt Palmer, Tim Baresi, Matt Friedrichsen, Tim Hutting and Jason Goss limited their opponents to three runs on four hits in both games. Hart generated 38 hits, including home runs by Ryan Haag, Brandon Montemayer and an in-the-park home run by Palmer.

Roller hockey: The Santa Clarita Roller Hockey Center will hold youth and adult roller hockey camps and clinics beginning Aug. 5. Sign-ups are now under way. For more information, call [phone].

Baseball camp: The Master's College is accepting registration for its summer baseball camps for youngsters. The camp will run from Aug. 5-9. For details, call [phone], Ext. 222.

Soccer: Palmdale AYSO will hold registration for the 1996-97 season from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McAdam Park in Palmdale. For information, call [phone].

Basketball: Hart High School Indians basketball coaches Dave Munroe (girls') and Mike May (boys') will hold a basketball fundamentals camp at the Boys & Girls Club in Newhall for children who will be in third through eighth grades in the fall. The camp will run Aug. 5-9. Sessions set for 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. will be for boys and girls going into third, fourth and fifth grades. Sessions scheduled from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. will be for older children. The cost will be $60 per child, which will include a camp T-shirt. Registration will be held at the Parks and Recreation Department at City Hall. For information, call Barbara Coats at [phone].

Baseball camp: Hart baseball coach Pete Calzia will conduct a one-week fundamentals camp running August 12-16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call Parks and Recreation for more details at [phone].

Volleyball: The Master's College will conduct its annual volleyball camp on campus this summer for girls 12 to 17. The program will offer three sessions. An overnight camp will run from July 29 to Aug. 2, and will include three meals a day, lodging in the campus dorms and three periods per day of instruction and tournament play. Another session is planned as a day camp July 29 to Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will include lunch. The final session will be an evening camp from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 5 to 9. For more information or a camp brochure, call [phone], Ext. 312.

Basketball camp: College of the Canyons basketball coaches Lee Smelser and Greg Herrick will direct the Santa Clarita basketball camp for boys and girls age 6 to 17. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily July 29 through Aug. 2 at College of the Canyons, and will include instruction from local high school and college coaches. For information, call [phone], Ext. 200, or [phone].