BRIEFLY

Drug Workshops planned for JCs

A series of three substance abuse awareness workshops for California community college intercollegiate athletic programs will be held in May, state Athletic Commissioner Walt Rilliet announced this week.

The workshops, designed to initiate anti drug-abuse programs on junior colleges, are being sponsored by the Ford Motor Co.

Said Thomas Clements, Foothill College president and chair of the Substance Abuse Task Force for the state’s Commission on Athletics: “Our research has told us that we need to find methods of educating our students. It is our hope that these workshops will provide our college substance abuse awareness programs necessary information to coordinate a successful campus program.”

The first workshops will be held May 10-11 in South Lake Tahoe as part of the annual conference for athletic directors. The second workshops will be May 14-15 at the Amfac Hotel in Burlingame.

The Southern California workshop is May 19-20 at the Westin Hotel in Costa Mesa.

Registration will be at the site of each workshop.

Cycling Program

Opens in Encino

Members of the U.S. women’s cycling team will be at the Encino Velodrome on Monday to help open a new youth cycling program supported by Olympic surplus funds.

The program, for athletes aged 10-17, is free. There will be two sessions: April 20-May 15 and May 18-June 13.

Participants will learn about equipment, safety, training and cycling for fitness.

Information: (213) 730-9600.

Registration Open

for Beach Basketball

Registration ends Monday for the California Basketball Championship tournament, to be held May 16-17, 23-25 at Venice Beach. The tournament, in its seventh year, is open to men and women and features competition in three divisions: Open Pro-Am, 6-2 and under, and Ladies Open.

Information: 818-899-5345.

Agoura Hills Sponsors

Tennis Tournament

The Agoura Hills Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a men’s round-robin tennis tournament April 26 at Agoura High.

The tournament, open to men 16 and over, will feature competition at the A, B and C levels.

Information: 818-889-5131.