Short Hops Feb. 14

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— Closest to the pin: Jim McCully (5); Nozomi Wood (8); Rick Dvorak (13); Jim McCully (17)

Coed soccer tourney needs players

Organizers for a coed soccer tournament scheduled for Saturday through Monday at Old Kona Airport Park need players for the tournament’s 45-and-over men and 25-and-over women’s divisions.

For more information, contact Urs Leuenberger at 936-8754.


Kona Bulls rugby registration

Hawaii Youth Rugby’s Kona Bulls will accept registration for the upcoming season through Wednesday.

Bulls practices take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Old Kona Airport Park behind Kekuaokalani Gymnasium.

Hawaii Youth Rugby features nontackle rugby for children ages 7-12 and tackle divisions for those ages 13-18.

For more information, visit hawaiiyouthrugby.com.


Detroit sports reporter on Emily Gail Show

Detroit reporter Jack Berry, whose five decades of sports reporting included more than 100 of golf’s major championships and earned him the PGA and Masters Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism, is a guest on the Emily T. Gail Show at espnhawaii.com available now under “lineup.”

Berry discusses his career, including coverage of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s upset of the former Soviet Union, and Secretariat’s path to the 1973 Triple Crown.

Gail will also discuss the Bike Works Beach & Sport Lavaman Sunset 5K Run/Walk at Queens’ Marketplace scheduled for March 30 at 5 p.m. The 3.1 Sunset Run throughout Waikoloa Beach Resort is a benefit for Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii and Aloha Tri Sports Goodwill Mission. Entry forms are available at bikeworkshawaii.com

For information on the Emily T. Gail Show, contact Gail at 896-6780. Past shows are available at facebook.com/emilytgailtalkstory.


Keauhou Canoe Club youth day Saturday

The Keauhou Canoe Club Youth Ocean Adventures and Fun Day will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the canoe club’s halau at Keauhou Bay.

Keiki ages 7 and older will be introduced to outrigger canoe rides, basic paddling techniques and strokes, swimming and water safety, and the Kamalii O Keauhou after-school program.

Keauhou Canoe Club will be providing lunch and beverages. The halau is located at the bottom of Kamehameha III road at Keauhou Bay.

For more information, contact Nathan Libarios at 937-5390 or Karen Hamar at 989-0574.


Waverider Volleyball Classic seeks teams

The Waverider Volleyball Classic will be held Feb. 24-25 at the Kealakehe High School gymnasium. The entry fee is $50 per team, and the tournament is limited to 12 teams.

For more information, contact coach August Dias at 542-7135 or by email to august.fordhawaii@gmail.com.


Kayak fishing clinic Feb. 25-26

P&P Kayaks is holding a kayak fishing clinic Feb. 25-26.

Safety and fishing techniques will be covered at their store Feb. 25, followed by an on-the-water trip Feb. 26. The $29 fee can also be applied to P&P’s Pelagic Pursuit Fishing Tournament March 24-25. For more details or to sign up, call Kelly or Garth at 880-1400.


Cattle Barons’ Ball and golf tourney March 3

The inaugural Cattle Barons’ Ball-Hawaii Golf Tournament will be held 10 a.m. March 3 at Waikoloa Beach Resort Kings’ Course. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the American Cancer Society of Hawaii Island.

Teams and sponsors are now being sought. Four-man teams can register for $1,000. Three levels of sponsorship are also available, silver ($1,250), gold ($1,500) and platinum ($1,750). All sponsor levels include a four-man team and a tee sponsorship.

For reservations, please contact tournament coordinators Lane Uchimura or Carol Kawakami at 533-5000 or email to ckawakami@dckww.com.


Bicycling time trials upcoming

Hawaii Cycling Club will be sponsoring a free, 10-mile time trial for interested cyclists at 8 a.m. Saturday, starting at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kaiminani Drive.

Non-HCC members are invited to join and will be required to sign up for a free one-day membership. Registration will be held from 7:15 to 7:45 a.m. Riders will start at 8 a.m. on 30-second intervals.

A 12-mile time trial will be held from Waikoloa at 8 a.m. March 18. Registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. at Bike Works Beach & Sport in the Queens’ Marketplace Waikoloa Beach Resort.

Volunteers are needed for both events. To volunteer, or for more information, please contact Dawn Henry at 756-1996 or by email to aloha@healingislandmassage.net.


Honokaa High fundraiser golf tournament Sunday

The inaugural Honokaa Dragon Baseball Golf Tournament will be held at 8 a.m. Sunday at Makalei Golf Club.

The tournament will be a two-person scramble. The entry fees are $150 per player or $250 per team.

For more information or to obtain a registration form, contact Terry Edwards at 775-1878.


Phenom basketball exposure camp upcoming

The Phenom Top 150 camp designed to give high school basketball players exposure to college programs will be held next month on Oahu.

The Phenom 150, for students in ninth through 12th grades, will be March 10-12 at the Manoa Valley district park gyms.

The cost for each camp is $195 per player.

The regional camps are designed to allow Phenom to select players for its national camps in the summer. The national camps will have college coaches in attendance.

For more information, contact either John Noland by phone at 747-9887 or by email to madeinhawaiitv@yahoo.com, or Regional Camp Director Kalani Silva by phone at 557-9001 or by email to kalani@phenomhawaii.com. For more information on the summer camps, visit adidasjrcamp.com and phenom150.com.


Local golf tourney results

M&M’s Ladies Golf Club

Tuesday’s results

— A flight low net scores: 1. Hanni Kozler 66; 2. Diane Ilstrup 72; 3. Mary Desisto 77

— B flight low net scores: 1. Mitsuyo Oshima 74; 2. Linda Hogan 79; 3. Gayle Scroggin 80

— Low putts: 1. (tie) Yuko Suzuki 31; 1. Norma Julia 31; 1. Diane Ilstrup 31

— Chip-ins: Sue Ostrowski; Linda Hogan


Na Wahine O Waikoloa

Club Championship, Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 results

— Club Champion: Ailota Nesheim 167

— Overall low net score: Kay Bryant 142

— Championship flight low gross scores: 1. Margaret Dewers 193; 2. Mary Desisto 208

— Championship flight low net scores: 1. Joy Aslett 155; 2. Sylvia Longman 164

— A flight low gross scores: 1. Dee Dee Kosa 211; 2. (tie) Betty Box 215; 2. Noriko Kato 215

— A flight low net scores: 1. Darlene Peters 154; 2. Carole Abarcar 160

— B flight low gross scores: 1. Margaret Tigue 223; 2. Audrey Hamilton 227

— B flight low net scores: 1. Shirley Clark 149; 2. Sandy Price 159

— Feb. 2 closest to the pin: Ailota Nesheim (3); Dee Dee Kosa (6); Hawn Hakins (12); Noriko Kato (16)

— Birdie: Noriko Kato (26)

— Feb. 9 closest to the pin: Margaret Dewers (3); Dee Dee Kosa (6) Sandy Price (12); Betty Box (16)

— Birdies: Betty Box (6); Ailota Nesheim (9); Noriko Kato (16)

— Chip-ins: Noriko Kato (6); Audrey Hamilton (14)


Lea Lea Women’s Golf Club

Tuesday’s results

— Low gross score: 1. Penny Knowles 81

— Low net scores: 1. Karin Hughes 68; 2. Sara Ito; 3. Debbie Mitchell 73

— Low putts: Penny Knowles; Karrin Hawkins

— Chip-ins: Karrin Hawkins (15); Gayle Osterloh (17)

— Closest to the pin: Debbie Mitchell (12); Karin Hughes(17)


Thursday’s results

— First flight results: 1. Yuko Suzuki; 2. (tie) Ann Wilkie; 2. Debbie Mitchell 35

— Second flight results: 1. Hanni Kozler; 2. Judy Clark; 3. Elaine Tews

— Low putts: Karrin Hawkins; Penny Knowles

— Chip-ins: Ann Wilkie; Connie McLaughlin; Gayle Osterloh; Andrea Galli

— Closest to the pin: Yuko Suzuki (12); Connie McLaughlin (17)

— Note: Members played “par 4s.”


Keauhou Kona Men’s Golf Club

Saturday’s results

— A flight low net scores: 1. Len Fellez 69; 2. Peter Liljeholm 70; 3. (tie) Steve Kimes 71; 3. JC Carlton 71; 3. Mike Nichols 71

— B flight low net scores: 1. Jon Karwoski 68; 2. Denny Wade 69; 2. John Wade 69

— Closest to the pin: Bruce Cook (3); Brian Hansen (5); Joe Goldscharek (12); Len Fellez (17A); Ollie Olinger (17B)

— Low gross scores: 1. (tie) Cullen Burgess 74; 1. Peter Liljeholm 74


Big Island Country Club

Feb. 4 results

— Scores: 1. Al Akana/Shirley Akana/Don Wood/Nozomi Wood 25 under; 2. Ron Ahlers/Rodney Kebo/Reed Bender/Steve Sarkissian 25 under; 3. Rick Robinson/Jim Stafford/Barb Millslagle/Darlene Peters 21 under

— Individual low net score: Rodney Kebo 63

— Closest to the pin: Jim McCully (5); Nozomi Wood (8); Rick Dvorak (13); Jim McCully (17)