WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS / FRIDAY 4

* GOLF: Ralphs Senior Classic at Wilshire Country Club, 8:30 a.m.

* HOCKEY: New York Islanders at Kings, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree meeting, Santa Anita, 1 p.m.; quarter horses, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Cal State Fullerton at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: California at USC, noon

* TENNIS: U.S. Tennis Assn. women’s challenger, Newport Beach Marriott and Tennis Club, 10 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Portland at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* WATER POLO: California vs. Long Beach State at Belmont Plaza pool, 7 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS / SATURDAY 5

* AUTO RACING: NASCAR Coors 100 sportsman stock cars, train race, Cajon Speedway, El Cajon, 7 p.m.; factory stock enduro, Santa Maria Speedway, 7 p.m.; street stocks, Ventura Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m.; dwarf cars, mini sprints, IMCA sprints, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.

* BOAT RACING: Drag boats, Puddingstone Lake, San Dimas, qualifying, 9 a.m.

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: California vs. USC at Coliseum, 12:30 p.m.; Portland State at Cal State Northridge, 6 p.m.

* GOLF: Ralphs Senior Classic, Wilshire Country Club, 8:30 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree meeting, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m.; quarter horses, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.

* MOUNTAIN BIKES: Bud Light California Mountain Bike Challenge downhill racing, Lake Castaic, 11 a.m.

* RODEO: Western Days Rodeo, Tex Shoemaker Arena, San Dimas, 2 p.m.

* SKATEBOARDING: Vans/Hard Rock Cafe World Championships of Skateboarding, Hard Rock Cafe at Universal City Walk, 9 a.m.

* WOMEN’S SOCCER: Pepperdine at CS Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* SURFING: International Surfing Assn.’s World Surfing Games, featuring nearly 600 competitors from 40 nations, run through Oct. 13 at Huntington Beach.

* TENNIS: U.S. Tennis Assn. women’s challenger, Newport Beach Marriott and Tennis Club, 10 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Portland at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount.

* WATER POLO: California at USC, 10 a.m.; UC Irvine at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Santa Clara at Long Beach State, noon; Loyola Marymount at Claremont-Mudd, 2 p.m.; Occidental at Long Beach State, 3 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Pomona-Pitzer, 7 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS / SATURDAY 5

* BIATHLON: Summer Biathlon National Series age-group competition at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. training center in Devore. Biathlon certification card holders can register at 6 a.m. for $20. Uncertified competitors must attend free safety clinic at 6:30 a.m. Competition begins at 8:30. Target rifles and ammunition are provided. Information: (909) 786-3477.

SPECTATOR SPORTS / SUNDAY 6

* BOAT RACING: Drag boats, Puddingstone Lake, San Dimas, eliminations, 9 a.m.

* BOXING: Jose Luis Lopez vs. Yory Boy Campas, welter- weights, Sports Arena, 6 p.m.

* GOLF: Ralphs Senior Classic, Wilshire Country Club, 7:30 a.m.

* HOCKEY: San Jose at Kings, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree meeting, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m.; quarter horses, Los Alamitos, 5:30 p.m.

* MOUNTAIN BIKES: Bud Light California Mountain Bike Challenge cross country racing, Lake Castaic, 8 a.m.

* RODEO: Western Days Rodeo, Tex Shoemaker Arena, San Dimas, 2 p.m.

* SKATEBOARDING: Vans/Hard Rock Cafe World Championships of Skateboarding at Hard Rock Cafe, Universal City Walk, 9 a.m.

* TENNIS: U.S. Tennis Assn. women’s challenger final, Newport Beach Marriott and Tennis Club, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: San Diego State vs. UCLA, at El Camino College, 4 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at CS Fullerton, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: San Diego State vs. UCLA, at El Camino College, 1 p.m.; California at UC Irvine, 1 p.m.

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About This Listing

On Fridays the Times will publish a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, send a fax with the date, location, and time of competition to (213) 237-7876 or write to Sports Weekend, Sports Department, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, Ca., 90053. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.