Wedemeyer All-Star Game
Live Oak High grads Steve Conner and Daniel Salinas, along with players from Gilroy and Hollister-San Benito, will join some of the top area high school football players at the 30th Annual Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game on Wednesday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. at San Jose City College. The annual event is sponsored by the Almaden Valley Rotary Club and will feature 90 of the Silicon Valley’s best high school football players. This year’s game is dedicated to the memory of local hero and former NFL player and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman. Former football star and acclaimed coach Charlie Wedemeyer was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 1977 and was given three years to live then. He is still alive today and is the founder of the Charlie Wedemeyer Family Outreach. The program’s mission is to fight ALS. He will be at the game to encourage players and show his support for this grand tradition. Past stars of the Youth Classic include former San Francisco 49ers Jeff Garcia, Brent Jones, and Carl Monroe; former Dallas Cowboy Doug Cosbie; and current 49er Jeff Ulbrich, another Live Oak alum.
Tickets for the 30th Annual Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game are $10 and can be purchased at the San Jose Box Office. All proceeds from the game will benefit the Charlie Wedemeyer Family Outreach and other local charities. For more information about this event, visit www.youthclassic.org
Jeffries at Fight Night
Gilroy’s Kelsey Jeffries, the women’s fgeatherweight champion, will be a featured performer at Miller Lite Fight Night at the Tank at HP Pavilion at San Jose on Thursday. The impressive card includes California Super Middleweight champion Ricardo Cortes, of San Jose, and world-renowned heavyweight Eric ‘Butterbean’ Esch. Jeffries (27-8), who trains out of Gilroy and resides in Hollister, is in the featured female fight, as ‘The Road Warrior’ will take on Carla Wilcox (4-4) in an eight-round bout. Individual tickets to Miller Lite Fight Night at the Tank are on sale now at the HP Pavilion Ticket Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers located in Wherehouse Music stores, Tower Records and Ritmo Latino locations throughout the Bay Area. Tickets can also be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at (408) 998-TIXS.
SAP takes over Seibel
Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E) today announced that SAP, the world’s leader in business solutions, has been named title sponsor of the SAP Open (formerly known as the Siebel Open). SVS&E also announced that the tournament’s defending champion, Andy Roddick, has entered the SAP Open field of players for 2005. SAP’s title sponsorship was secured for a three-year period covering the tournament through 2007. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The SAP Open, Northern California’s premier men’s professional tennis event, will be played February 7-13, 2005 at HP Pavilion at San Jose. Additional information about the SAP Open can now be found on the official tournament Web site at www.sapopentennis.com.
mh pride seeks coaches
The Pride of Morgan Hill Girls Softball is accepting applications for coaches for Fall Ball “A” and “B” teams in the 10, 12 and 14 age groups. Fall Ball will start in August. Details: contact Mike Turay at 588-6534 or 779-1344 for an application.
OVYSL signups
Orchard Valley Youth Soccer League is now taking signups for the 2004/05 fall recreational season.
Cost is $120 on a space-available basis.
Boys and girls aged 4-14 (born from 8-1-99 to 7-31-91) are eligible.
Download an application from www.ovysl.org, fill it out and mail it to OVYSL, P.O. Box 0891, Morgan Hill, Ca. 95038.
Please include a copy of a certified copy of the prospective player’s borth certificate along with a 1”x11/2” color photo. Player may not be wearing a hat or sunglasses in the photo.
Details: call the OVYSL hotline at (408) 779-6696.
