What to See and Do in southern California

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Friday 4

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, first post, 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, Quarter horses, first post, 6:20 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: NCAA tournament at Corona del Mar High, Newport Beach: Massachusetts vs. USC, 6:30 p.m.; UC San Diego vs. Stanford, 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA tournament, first round. At USC’s Lyon Center: Texas A&M; vs. Temple, 5 p.m.; Maryland Baltimore County vs. USC, 45 minutes after conclusion of first match. At Long Beach State’s Pyramid: Southern-Long Beach State winner vs. Arizona-Fresno State winner, TBA.

* HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: John Wooden Classic at the Pond of Anaheim. Girls: Brea Olinda vs. Chino Ayala, 4:30 p.m. Boys: San Diego Rancho Buena Vista vs. Los Alamitos, 6 p.m.; Houston Waltrip vs. Dominguez, 7:30 p.m.; Glendora vs. Mater Dei, 9 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Saturday 5

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: John Wooden Classic at the Pond of Anaheim: Kansas vs. Pepperdine, 2 p.m.; UCLA vs. Oklahoma State, about 4:30 p.m. Other games: San Diego State at Loyola Marymount, 5 p.m.; Utah at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 7 p.m.; Northern Arizona at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 7 p.m.; St. Mary’s at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, $70,000 Waya Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6:20 p.m.

* INTERNATIONAL WATER POLO: U.S. women’s national team vs. Canadian women’s national team, Corona del Mar High, Newport Beach, 1:45 p.m.; U.S. men’s national team vs Yugoslavia national team, Corona del Mar High, Newport Beach, 3 p.m.

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NAIA Playoffs, semifinals, Huron (S.D.) at Azusa Pacific,

6 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: USC at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 1 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 4 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA tournament, first round, at UC Santa Barbara: Virginia vs. UCLA, 6 p.m.; Santa Clara vs. UC Santa Barbara, 45 minutes after first match. Second round: At USC’s Lyon Center: Texas A&M-Temple; winner vs. Maryland Baltimore County-USC winner, 7 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Sunday 6

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, $100,000 Bayakoa Handicap, first post, 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post, 5:45 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: NCAA tournament at Corona del Mar High, Newport Beach: championship, 3 p.m.; third-place game 1:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA tournament, second round, at UC Santa Barbara: Virginia-UCLA winner vs. Santa Clara-UC Santa Barbara winner, TBA.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* MARATHON: Western Hemisphere Marathon, Veterans Memorial Building, Culver City, 8 a.m. Also: Bicycle Tour, Helms Building, Culver City, 6 a.m.; In-line skating marathon, Helms Building, Culver City, 6:30 a.m.; 5K run, 5K walk and half-marathon start after marathon at Veterans Memorial Building.

* 5K: Lady Footlocker 5K, Rose Bowl, Pasadena. Men’s 5K at 10 a.m.; Women’s 5K at 10:40 a.m.; Open Walk 5K 10:45 a.m. Proceeds benefit Haven House and Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women (SCCBW).

About This Listing

On Fridays, The Times publishes a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, please 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. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of http://ziira.shop, send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.