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A Letter from Executive Director, John Poch |
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Planning for Postponements … Eventually Sports Will Return
The great majority of our sporting events have been on hold in Santa Clara County in order to keep our community healthy. With exception to a few San Jose Earthquakes matches and one San Francisco 49ers home game, all of our sporting event plans have come to a halt. Events that have taken months and in some cases years to secure, have been removed from our calendar. It is always a difficult process for us to update our website with a “postponement” or “cancellation” tag on the Calendar of Events. Our thoughts are with our event and hospitality partners during this difficult time. We are working swiftly to get events rescheduled as well as evaluate future events that may be affected.
As we prepare to enter the month of October, we have had our fair share of cancellations due to the pandemic. The month of March we were to host the US Judo Collegiate National Championships at San Jose State University. In addition to hosting the very best collegiate judo student-athletes, we were also looking forward to honoring our very own San Jose treasure - Yosh Uchida – with a gala to celebrate his 100th Birthday. April would have brought our victorious Women’s World Cup Champion USA Women’s Soccer National Team for a friendly match versus Brazil at Earthquakes Stadium. The thought of the thousands of young girls seeing their idols on the field would have been every bit as exciting as the match itself. May was annually the month for San Jose to host the premier cycling event in America; the Amgen Tour of California, unfortunately the organization has disbanded and the race is gone. June would have seen the rich golf history of Santa Clara County in the spotlight with the American Junior Golf Championship at San Jose Country Club, showcasing our phenomenal youth golf scene in Northern California and July was no different as we were scheduled to have the USA Water Polo Boys & Girls Junior Olympics in the pools all over Santa Clara County. August would have scene the Women’s Tennis Association’s longest continuous professional tournament return to the South Bay for the 49th consecutive year with the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose State University and the theme continued in September with the Premier Lacrosse League changing their plans and our annual celebration of music and running with the Ironman Rock and Roll Races and Health Expo no longer taking over the ‘streets and beats’ in Downtown San Jose the first weekend of October.
Despite these setbacks, we are determined more than ever to continue to pursue the sporting events our community covets. Thanks to the leadership and guidance of our COVID Sports Advisory Committee, we will see a return to play in the South Bay. We have plenty of events in the works and we are excited to share some exciting announcements in October. A lot of things have changed in the world of sports, but one thing hasn’t, and that’s our commitment to continue to bring the premier sporting events to the South Bay. Sports will be an important part to rebuilding our community and economy—and we look forward to being part of it. Thank you for your continued support and stay tuned for some exciting announcements coming this Fall.
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San Jose State, Stanford, WCC Set Dates for Fall Sports Return |
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SJSU (MWC) - The Mountain West Conference put forth an amended regular-season football schedule that will begin on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the intent to play eight games. The MW Football Championship Game is slated for Saturday, Dec. 19. To read the official announcement from SJSU Athletics, visit here.
Stanford (Pac-12) - The Pac-12 announced a revised football schedule that features a seven-game conference season, with three home games, three road games and an additional game for teams not participating in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, scheduled to be played Dec. 18. For the official statement from Stanford Athletics, click here.
WCC - The West Coast Conference will pencil in a November 25th start date for the WCC men's and women's Division I basketball 2020-2021 season. The new date is 15 days later than the regularly scheduled November 10th date. Teams must play at 13 games to be eligible for the NCAA championship consideration. For more information, visit the NCAA website here.
*Any return to competition is subject to state, county and local approvals. The decision to not allow fans at NCAA competitions will be revisited based upon health and safety considerations in January 2021.
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Rock 'N' Roll Virtual Running Club visits San Jose this weekend |
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Following another exciting weekend of running that saw nearly 9,500 participants hit the virtual streets of Dallas, Texas, the Rock ‘n’ Road Trip tour bus packs up and heads west to California’s Speed City – San Jose, California. Home of the booming tech industry, Northern California vibes, and one of the fastest half marathon courses on the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series circuit. The fifth stop in the 15-race virtual running tour across the United States, Rock ‘n’ Roll VR San Jose will offer Rock ‘n’ Rollers the opportunity to set their personal best on the streets of California’s third largest city.
Registration for the Rock ‘n’ Roll VR San Jose is open and available for FREE to the entire global community from October 2-4, with options of a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and Remix challenge. All Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running™ (VR™) Series races during the Rock ‘n’ Road Trip begin weekly on Fridays at 5 a.m. ET and close Sundays at 11:59 p.m. ET with participants being able to compete in the virtual tour stop anywhere, indoors or outdoors, as long as the distance of their choosing is completed in one session. Participants that are in California, including the host city of San Jose, should be sure to follow local guidelines and check the air quality in the area before participating outdoors. For more information about registration, local running trails, and San Jose's featured Rock 'n' Roller, click here.
Giving Back While Rock’n This Town
When disaster strikes our race communities, like the serious situation with the California wildfires, we call upon our Rock 'n' Roll and IRONMAN community to support relief efforts. It is the mission of the IRONMAN Foundation and Rock This Town to create positive, tangible impact in our race communities through grant funding, volunteerism and relief efforts. Rock This Town, the charitable program of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series will be donating $5,000 to support San Jose's wildfire recovery through the San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties Wildfire Relief Fund. Interested in helping with the wildfire relief, visit www.ironmanfoundation.org/relief/ or City of San Jose Wildfire Relief: How you Can Help.
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'Quakes get 1st win vs. LAFC, Cali Clasico set for Oct. 3rd |
The San Jose Earthquakes rallied late from a 1-0 deficit to beat LAFC 2-1 for their 1st victory over the club. The Quakes comeback win was an instant classic with 2 late goals, one of which - an exhilarating extra time goal in the 93rd minute scored by Jackson Yueill.
Homegrown goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski made his second start of the season and seventh of his MLS career, earning his first win and the Man of the Match honor. Marcinkowski is exceptional off the field as well and made a special guest appearance on the Sports Authority's REACH Youth Scholarship Awards Show earlier this spring.
The Quakes will now return to San Jose to host Cali Clasico rivals LA Galaxy on Saturday, Oct. 3. Kickoff from Earthquakes Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. PT and the match will be broadcast on NBC Sports California, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF.
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San Francisco 49ers dominate the New York, Improve to 3-1 |
San Francisco 49ers backup QB, Nick Mullens led the team to a 39-9 rout over the New York Giants on Sunday. Mullens shined in his first start of the 2020 season as he filled in for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo, completing 25 of 36 pass attempts for 343 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. He had a 108.9 passer rating and connected with 10 different recievers on the day.
Rookie WR Brandon Aiyuk (pictured above) added a spark to the offense in his NFL encore performance, scoring on a 19-yard run and totaling a team-high 70 receiving yards on five catches for the day.
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AL West Champions, Oakland A's force Game 3 in WC Series |
Chicago White Sox (No. 7) at Oakland A's (No. 2):
Game 3 (In progress): ESPN/TBS
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Silicon Valley Panthers Added to List of ABA Expansion Teams |
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San Jose, CA — The American Basketball Association (ABA) announced earlier this year that it has added the Silicon Valley Panthers to its growing list of expansion teams for the upcoming season. “This is a wonderful group of people who will be operating this team,” stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. “Tremendous experience on and off the court and they should be a terrific addition to our largest region, the Pac West Division.” The Silicon Valley Panthers is the only ABA team
to represent the Silicon Valley.
Leilani Llantero will be the CEO. A graduate of San Jose State University with a Masters in Kinesiology and a BS in Business Management, she was formerly Events and Facilities Coordinator for SJSU Athletics and is currently in her 8th season at the Golden States Warriors specializing in Game Operations. She has also coached at the high school and college levels.
The Silicon Valley Panthers have the honor of hosting the ABA’s very own Jump Off Tournament to officially kick start the ABA Season the first weekend of January. This tournament will consist of 6 teams from the Bay Area, as well as teams from Fresno and Sacramento, to showcase their incredible talents locally. Be sure to visit www.siliconvalleypanthers.com for more information.
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Upcoming Event Schedule
Oct 2nd-4th (Virtual Event): Rock 'N' Roll Marathon San Jose
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