By A 'Swell' league

The South Swell Summer Lacrosse League for boys and girls ages 9-17, runs Sunday through Aug. 18 at Whisman Field in Mountain View. The league is open to players of all levels, beginners to experienced. The league features include a professional coaching staff, clinics and league play, plus a season-ending awards ceremony. Coaches include Kristin Sommar (University of Maryland), Ben Andrews (former Olympic Club lacrosse commissioner), Kevin Higgins (Notre Dame) and Craig Grevelding (1996 Division I save percentage leader). To register and for more information, call (858) 974-5245 or logon to www.southswell.org.

Making a SPLASH

With no public swimming lessons available in Los Altos, the group Swimmers Promoting Los Altos Aquatics, Safety and Health (SPLASH) has compiled a list of swimming lesson providers, complete with contact information, in adjacent towns. The list is available on SPLASH’s Web site: www.splashcommunitypool.org/swimresources.htm. SPLASH is compiling the list as a service to the community, but doesn’t endorse any particular lesson provider and urges parents to investigate each lesson provider to determine which program is right for their children.

Play ball in the fall

Mountain View Babe Ruth on Saturday will hold registration for its fall youth baseball league for ages 12-14 (as of Aug. 1). The league will play 16 games during September and October, oriented to the needs of the younger players making the transition to the full-size diamond. Registration is set for noon to 1 p.m. at the scorer’s booth of the larger field at McKelvey Ballpark in Mountain View, one block west of El Camino Real on Miramonte Ave. Fee is $50. For more information, call 966-8027.

Tourney time

The Jewish Community Center of Palo Alto, 655 Arastradero Road, is organizing a three-on-three basketball tournament that is set to start this week. Half-court games are scheduled for 8:30-10 p.m. the next three Thursdays, with the finals on June 27. Trophies will be handed out to the winning team and there will also be an MVP award. Players must be at least 18 to participate. Cost is $10 per person. To register, call 493-9400, ext. 228, or send e-mail to Arnold 2R@aol.com.

Swim, polo sign-ups

West Bay is accepting sign-ups for its summer swim school, which starts Monday and runs through Aug. 1 at Los Altos High. The Monday-Thursday schedule is 4-5:30 p.m. for high school swimmers; 5:30-6:30 p.m. for grades 1-4 and 6:30-7:30 p.m. for grades 5-8. Cost is $225. For more information, call Los Altos coach Dan Dye at (408) 206-0647. To register, call Claudia Westrum at 949-3073 or come to the pool next week.

West Bay is also offering a girls water polo program that runs Monday through Aug. 1. The Monday-Thursday schedule is 4-5:30 p.m. for ages 11-13; 6-8 p.m. for ages 14-18. Cost: $150-$200, plus mandatory U.S. Water Polo registration fee ($35). For more information, call coach Travis Wyckoff at 941-9560.

Fifty-Plus meeting

The Fifty-Plus Fitness Association’s monthly discussion group meets 7 p.m., Thursday, at the Page Mill YMCA, 755 Page Mill Road, Building B, Palo Alto. The topic will be “Wellness Through Understanding Cross Training.” Admission is free. For more information, call 323-6160.

Hoops camps

Gunn High boys basketball coach Jeff Klenow is once again running the Titan Hoops Camp, now in its third year. The advanced basketball camp, for players ages 12-16, starts Monday and runs through Saturday in the gym at Gunn, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. The camp will be held 1-4 p.m. each day and emphasizes dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding and individual and team defense. Cost is $80, $60 for Gunn family members. A camp for ages 8-13 will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 15-19, at Gunn. Cost: $100, $80 for Gunn family members. For more information, call 341-5725.

Wanted: coaches

Los Altos High seeks several coaches for the next school year. The school needs coaches for varsity softball, girls soccer and gymnastics, plus assistants for football. For more information, call Los Altos athletic director Monica Lodge at 960-8857.

Call for volunteers

Mountain View Babe Ruth needs volunteers to keep score and do the announcing for games, through June. If interested, call 966-8027.