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Sports Briefs
26th All-Star Football Game
The 26th annual Silicon Valley Youth Classic Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football game returns to the Santa Clara Valley this week with the North and South to collide on July 26 at San Jose State University's Spartan Stadium.
Kick-off for the game, sponsored by the Almaden Valley Rotary Club, is set for 7:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at $10 each, and proceeds go to the Rotary charity and scholarship programs. Children under 8 will be admitted free when accompanied by a parent.
The game resumes a tradition that was born in 1974 when future NFL stars Doug Cosbie and Don Schwartz topped a talented field in the first-ever all-star classic.
Cosbie, a tight end from St. Francis, would go on to star at Santa Clara University before becoming an outstanding tight end for the Dallas Cowboys. Cosbie was an All-Pro in Dallas and played for the Cowboys in the NFC championship game.
Schwartz, a defensive back from Mitty, was Cosbie's North teammate in the All-Star game of '74. He went on to play for both the St. Louis Cardinals and New Orleans Saints in the NFL.
Other all-stars who went on to great things after playing in the first "Best Game in Town" included: Millard Hampton of Silver Creek, Olympic gold medalist; Otis Page of Saratoga, a tackle for three victorious Rose Bowl teams at the University of Southern California; Pete Pele of Mitty, lineman for UCLA in its 23-10 Rose Bowl win over Ohio State in 1976; and Steve Bauer of Los Gatos, who went on to the University of Washington where he played for the Huskies in the 1978 Rose Bowl.
Spartan Camp
San Jose State University baseball coach Sam Piraro will direct the annual Spartan summer baseball camp for players ages 6-17 at the Spartan practice field across from Kelly Park and Municipal Stadium.
The schedule includes:
July 31-Aug. 4-- pitching camp, ages 13-17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $125; and hitting camp, ages 12-17, 2-4 p.m., $125 (both sessions $200).
The camp, run by Piraro with the help of assistants Doug Thurman and Dean Madsen and other area high school and junior college coaches, stress fundamentals.
For more information, call 408.924.1467 or 408.924.1255.
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