San Diego Roundup : Padres Are Set to Play Co-Host to 10-Kilometer Race Sunday

With the speedy St. Louis Cardinal team in San Diego this weekend, it’s ironic that the Padres are the ones hosting a race Sunday.

The sixth annual Lions/Padres 10-kilometer race, set to begin at 7 a.m., has been designated as the 10-kilometer road race championship for San Diego and Imperial Counties by The Athletic Congress. TAC championship categories include: Women’s Open (18-39), Youth (12-and-under and 13-16) and Masters (40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-and-over).

The race will begin in the parking lot at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium and finish inside the stadium. Runners will go west on Friars Road.

All 10-kilometer and two-mile fun run entrants will receive a free general admission ticket to the Padre-Cardinal game Sunday afternoon and a free T-shirt. Entry forms are available at the Padre box office at the stadium. The entry fee for the 10-kilometer race is $10 and $12 on the day of the race. It is $8 and $9 for the two-mile fun run.

Sam Snead, Gene Littler, Scott Simpson and Phil Rodgers are among the past winners of the San Diego County Open golf tournament, which will be played this weekend at Cottonwood Country Club in El Cajon.

In keeping with the tournament’s traditional format, the golfers will play 18 holes today and Saturday and 36 holes on Sunday.

Golfers with a valid handicap are eligible to participate in the San Diego Match Play championship, beginning today and running through Aug. 4 at courses throughout the county. The championship round will be held at Singing Hills Country Club in El Cajon on Aug. 15.

The one-day, match-play, computerized scoring system will be used throughout the championship. Golfers will be awarded one match point for each golfer they defeat on a particular hole.

Golfers may compete at their local course as many times as they wish between now and Aug. 4. Course winners will be those players with the highest number of match points.

On August 15th, men’s, women’s and team championships will be determined. The team championship will be awarded to the club with the highest combined total of one-day match scores for its men’s and women’s champions and professionals.

The Amateur Softball Assn. of the United States will hold its state softball championships at the Imperial Beach Sports Center during the next three weekends. This weekend, the state coed slow-pitch championship will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Coed teams have five women and five men on the field. The champions will compete in the national tournament in Oklahoma City, Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.

Mark Norris and Jerry Gay of Lakeside, the point leaders in the super stock and pro stock divisions of the El Cajon Stock Car Racing Assn., will race in Saturday’s 15-card event at the El Cajon Speedway. Race time is 7:30, with qualifying runs beginning at 6.

Mike Baron and Mike Lambresi of Oceanside are among the local surfers scheduled to compete in the Professional Surfing Assn. of America Graydog Grand Prix event at the Oceanside Pier at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Alisa Schwartzstein of Laguna Beach and Jolene and Jorja Smith of San Clemente head the women’s field.