SPORTS

SOUTHERN ARIZONA SPORTS CLASSIC. The annual Famous Sams/Easter Seals Sports Classic Softball and Volleyball Tournament gathers Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, at the Sportspark. There will be prizes, raffles, a BBQ, homerun derby, fast pitch contest, fashion show and dunk tank at this family event. Registration is open for men's, women's and co-ed teams; deadline is Friday, June 5. Call the Sports Classic hotline at 745-6222 for registration information.

Listings TUCSON SIDEWINDERS. The Old Pueblo's Triple-A ballclub boasts a new name, a new stadium and a new professional affiliation with the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks--but there's still plenty of old-fashioned fun at the ballpark. The Sidewinders continue the season with a series of away games in Albuquerque, Vancouver and Tacoma. Home games resume with a four-game series against the Edmonton Trappers, June 9 through 12. Games begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, at Tucson Electric Park, 2500 E. Ajo Way. Tickets range from $3 to $8. Vouchers good for $1 admission to every Monday night game are available at all Circle K stores. Two-for-one tickets are available every Tuesday night for Safeway Club cardholders. Every Wednesday, hot dogs are just 25 cents; and on Thursdays, all beer and soft-drinks are $1 from first pitch until 9 p.m. For more information, call 434-1000.

VOLLEYBALL MANIA. The 1998 USA Open National Volleyball Championships continue through Saturday, May 30, with more than 3,000 matches at the TCC, UA Student Recreation Center and UA Bear Down Gymnasium. The Championship matches in each age category are Saturday at the TCC. Call 791-5555 for information. TW


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