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Sports Briefs
Junior Giants need coaches
The Junior Giants, youth baseball leagues supported by the San Francisco Giants Community Fund, need coaches for the upcoming summer season.
Coaches receive professional training by a team of San Francisco Giants coaches, and each coach will attend a clinic at Pac Bell Park and receive tickets to Giants games.
Junior Giants coaches teach positive character skills to the children before the start of each game or practice session. Through baseball, at-risk children learn to interact as a part of a team, and also learn to effectively deal with events that affect their lives and community.
Opening day is June 25. Call 1.877.JRGIANT.
All-Comer Meets
Los Gatos will host the 22nd annual series of summer All-Comer Track and Field meets on the high school track.
Meets are slated for Thursday evenings (June 28, July 5, 12, 19 and 26, and Aug. 2, 9 and 16). Pole vault competition begins at 5 p.m. with the rest of the field events getting under way at 5:30 p.m. Track events begin at 6 p.m.
Competition will be in the following divisions: open men and women, high school boys and girls, masters men and women, and age group for kids in most events.
The entry fee is $3 for unlimited events, and the cost is $2 for spectators. Proceeds go towards the upkeep and resurfacing cost of the Los Gatos track.
Youth Football
The Campbell-Saratoga Wolverines will hold signups for youth football players and cheerleaders ages 8-14 on June 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Campbell Community Center. Coaches also needed. For more information, call 408.265.4599.
All-star Football
Football's finest high school seniors will be back on the field this summer when the 27th annual Silicon Valley Youth Classic Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game returns to the Santa Clara Valley.
The tradition will continue when the game, hosted by the Rotary Club of Almaden Valley, is played on July 25, 7:30 p.m., but the location will be brand new. For the first time, the game will be played at the Independence High School stadium in east San Jose.
Gatos to hold football reunion
Los Gatos is looking for former football players who participated in the high school program to attend a special alumni weekend on Sept. 14.
Former players will receive a free ticket to that Friday night game against St. Francis, and the Wildcats will announce the names of the alumni in attendance. The game will be followed by an informal reception in the gym, and there will be an auction held that weekend.
The alumni weekend will serve as a fundraiser, but it will also provide an opportunity for former Wildcats to rekindle old friendships at Helm Field.
The school is currently asking former players to send their name, address and year of graduation (not football year) to Butch Cattolico. Los Gatos High School, 20 High School Court, Los Gatos, Calif. 95030 or email to bbcatt@lghs.net.
'Ride the Edge' at Garrod Farms for two days
Well, while it may not be as common as soccer and baseball to sports enthusiasts in the area, it is an international sport.
And athletes will be showing off their talents in an international vaulting competition when the take part in "Ride the Edge" on June 30 and July 1 at Garrod Farms, 22600 Mt. Eden Road in Saratoga.
Local and national athletes will compete against international competitors when they perform gymnastics on cantering horses. The event, which will include athletes from Canada, Germany, Austria, Denmark and Australia, as well as the United States, is sponsored by Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards and is a benefit for Via Rehabilitation Services to rebuild Camp Costanoan, a summer camp for disabled children in Silcon Valley.
The competition is free and open to the public. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 30 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 1.
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