Dec. 13

The San Diego Hoops will be hosting a holiday party for all members, friends, and supporters, at Moby Dick’s starting at 7:00 p.m. Feel free to bring an unwrapped toy for a boy or girl for the Hoops’ toy drive.

San Diego’s premier gay soccer team, the Sparks, will be at Robb Field number six playing the South Bay Football Club Rangers. Game time is 2:30 p.m.

The Rainbow Volleyball Alliance takes over the Balboa Gym Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to noon and Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. On Sunday afternoons they set up courts along 6th Ave.

Dec. 17

The 2003-2004 basketball season is here. Games are held every Wednesday, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Golden Hill Recreation Center, located at 2600 Golf Course Dr. Call (619) 235-1138 for more information.

The Front Runners meet at the corner of 6th and Laurel every Monday and Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., for 3-6 mile runs or 2-3 mile walks. The Front Runners North County chapter meets at 9:00 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at Magee Park in Carlsbad.

The San Diego Bulldogs are back at The Center offering two practices a week. Saturday practices are held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Tuesday night practices are from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All practices are held in the basement of The Center. For more information, call (619) 491-4747.

Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, the swim team will be at the City Heights Municipal Pool at 4380 Landis St. from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday night practices are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday morning practices are held at the Allied Gardens Pool from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.