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Kickers, Earthquakes Prepare for Rematch

The last time the California Kickers and San Jose Earthquakes met, it was the Kickers who did most of the kicking, smashing their northern rivals, 6-2, last July en route to the Western Soccer Alliance title.

The two meet again Sunday at Cal State Northridge’s North Campus Stadium at 3:15. It’s only the second match of the year for the Kickers, but they already enjoy a four-point advantage over the rest of the league because California’s 2-1 victory over the L.A. Heat last week remains the only WSA game played. Under WSA rules, teams get three points for a win and a point for each goal up to three.

Kicker midfielder Amir Darabi, a former member of the Iranian national team, scored both goals.

The Quakes’ strength is in their back line, where Player-Coach Barney Boyce is joined by veterans Robby Zipp and Joe Silveira.

Garza Enters Forum Boxing Tournament

Jaime Garza, the former World Boxing Council super-bantamweight champion, faces Joaquin Acuna (35-8-2) of Mexico on April 9 in a first-round match of a $100,000 featherweight tournament at the Forum. Acuna had been ranked as high as seventh by the World Boxing Assn. before he lost last July to Mauro Gutierrez.

Garza, a former Pacoima resident with a 44-2 record and 42 knockouts, was expected to be the tournament favorite. But that was before his upset loss to Darryl Thigpen in January. Thigpen knocked out Garza in the sixth round of a planned 10-round fight in Irvine.

The Garza-Acuna bout is scheduled for 10 rounds.

Sheriff’s Golf Event to Benefit Youth Club

The 2nd annual Sheriff Sherman Block Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held Monday at the El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana. The event is a benefit affair for the Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley, an organization that provides counseling, tutoring and various recreational activities for young people.

The tax-deductible entry fee of $300 per person or $500 per couple covers greens fees, cart, driving range and locker room privileges, meals, dancing and a celebrity show at the daylong festivities. There also will be a raffle and an auction.

Information: (818) 343-8218.

NOTABLE

Jon Fiedler of the Los Posas Country Club in Camarillo shot 2-under-par 214 last weekend to finish in a three-way tie for second place at the $26,000 Riverside Open, a Golden State Tour event at Quail Ranch. Fiedler shot a 4-under 68 in the final round of the 54-hole event to finish a stroke behind Dennis Paulson of Costa Mesa, who earned $4,000 for the victory.

Fielder, Mike Miles of Cypress and Tommy Tomanaga of San Francisco each won $1,700. Louie Garcia of Camarillo finished in a tie for fifth with at 218 and earned $1,125.

Dennis Metz of Tarzana and Tariq Wadood of Reseda beat Guy Chadwick of Manhattan Beach and Solaiman Jonatan of Hawthorne, 15-10, 15-17, 15-6, to win the men’s doubles title at the California Badminton Championships at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Sunday.

Chuck Hansen of Northridge totaled 6,036 pins in 26 games to tie for fifth in a Pro Bowlers Assn. regional tournament at Rialto last weekend. Hansen earned $620. Winner Larry Gray of Torrance scored 6,140 to earn $2,500. It was Gray’s 13th regional tournament victory, equaling the PBA record