Wrestling at the UFC Gym
The Sunnyvale Wrestling Club will hold a wrestling tournament at the UFC Gym in Sunnyvale on July 11. Former Fremont High School wrestling star Jeremy Piamonte, a two-time Central Coast Section placer for the Firebirds, is the gym’s general manager.
Piamonte “is working to get UFC Gym to partner with the Sunnyvale Wrestling Club, a local non-profit that provides free programing to Sunnyvale kids,” said Daniel McCune, a Fremont teacher who helps run the wrestling club.
The day features a wrestling clinic with Honduran freestyle wrestling Olympian and current UFC Gym Sunnyvale wrestling coach Brandon Escobar at 11:30 a.m., with wrestling to begin at noon.
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Football stars
The 41st annual Silicon Valley Youth Classic–the Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game–will be played on Aug. 1, 4:30 p.m., at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
The game, sponsored each year by the Rotary Club of Almaden Valley, features the top players among the recently graduated high school seniors. Pioneer’s Eric Perry will be the head coach for the South team and Jake Messina of Fremont will lead the North.
Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for children 18 and under. For ticket information, visit santaclaraallstar.com.
