GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene.
LORETTA BEGINS TO MULL FUTURE OPTIONS
With the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings having begun Monday in Nashville, many teams have started to map out plans to improve by making offseason acquisitions through trades and free-agent signings.
One player possibly searching for a new team is veteran infielder Mark Loretta, who graduated from St. Francis High in 1989.
It will mark the second consecutive year that Loretta, a two-time All-Star, is a free agent. He signed a one-year deal last winter with the Houston Astros after spending 2006 with the Boston Red Sox.
Loretta, who played in the 2004 and 2006 All-Star Games, played four infield positions with the Astros.
Bob Garber, Loretta’s agent, told the New York Times on Saturday that the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies have indicated interest in Loretta, who is a .298 career hitter during 13 seasons.
“There’s been talk with the Yankees and the Rockies, but also some other teams,” Garber said. “Nothing is imminent and nothing’s going to happen until the winter meetings.”
Loretta has also played for the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres.
AYSO SOCCER TEAMS CONCLUDE SEASONS
Five AYSO Region 88 under-19 girls’ soccer team recently qualified for the West San Gabriel Valley playoffs. The Glendale teams finished second, third and fourth in the finals behind unbeaten South El Monte.
The Glendale B team advanced to the finals before falling to South El Monte at the Glendale Sports Complex. Glendale had earlier toppled Alhambra and the Glendale E team.
Glendale’s C squad beat Glendale’s D team to reach the semifinal before losing to South El Monte to finish third overall. Glendale defeated Glendale’s E team in the consolation match.
After finishing second in pool-play competition, Glendale’s A team fell to Glendale’s E team in a quarterfinal match. For more info, visit www.ayso88.org.
HOOVER-GLENDALE GAME TO BE AIRED
The Hoover-Glendale high Pacific League football game, which was played Nov. 9, will be aired at 7 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and 8 p.m. Thursdays through December on Charter Communications Channel 15.
The commentators are Dick Holway and Dave Greenbaum.
