Bailey Richardson of Los Gatos and Katie Sang of Cupertino were among three area field hockey players picked to play in the 2003 Junior Olympics in Ann Arbor, Mich., July 27­Aug. 2.

Sang played for the Orange team that finished first at the Junior Olympics. Richardson's Gold team placed fifth and Sang's Navy team was eighth.

The girls were selected for the Junior Olympics after playing in the national field hockey tournament in Virginia Beach, Va., earlier in the summer.


Off and running

Fremont High School will host the 21st annual Watermelon run on Sept. 4 on the high school's campus. The 2.05­mile run begins at 3:30 p.m. and is open to all Fremont students, staff and alumni. The run begins and ends at the school's track, and there will be free watermelon for all participants.

Fremont will then host the 17thh annual Firebird Invitational on Sept. 11 on the same 2.05­mile course. Racing begins at 3:30 p.m., and there will be more than 15 schools competing.


Montanez stars

Dan Montanez of Cupertino finished third in the state to earn a berth on the U.S. National wrestling team for high school wrestlers. Montanez, who finished third in the Central Coast Section at 152 pounds as a sophomore at Monta Vista last winter, posted a 6-1 record with five wins by fall at the state tournament this summer to earn his place on the national team.

Montanez, who competed for Bobby Soto's Sunnyvale freestyle team at Fremont this summer, won his second straight national berth. A year ago, he was fourth in the state and competed for the U.S. National team for 15- and 16-year-olds.

The Monta Vista star will return to wrestle for coach Brian Woo and the Matadors in the 2003­04 season.


Contacting sports

Didn't find what you were looking for in today's issue? Send us an email, give us a call, ship us a fax or drop us a line. Email us at dsparrer@svcn.com or dispar@aol.com, fax in your sports results to 408.354.3917, or give Dick Sparrer a call at 408.354.3110, ext. 31. We look forward to hearing from you.