Konawaena football game and food drive
Konawaena football game and food drive
The Wildcats will partner with Hawaii Food Basket on Friday for a food drive at their Green & White game at Konawaena High School.
Fans who donate four cans or five pounds of food will receive complimentary tickets to the game. Admission is $4 for adults; $2 for senior citizens; and free for children 12 and younger. Nonperishable food items must be in cans or unopened bags.
The Green & White game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., preceded by a 5:30 flag football game between the police and fire departments.
Senior kicker John Replogle will be honored at a halftime ceremony for accomplishments that earned him a spot on the 2013 All-BIIF First Team.
On the Emily T Gail Show
- Jeff Manzo, Max LaFortune and Ian Reddekopp at Bike Works Beach & Sport Queens Marketplace talk story about the Honu IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii this week and other multisport events. The Honu expo at the Orchid at Mauna Lani is open to everyone.
- Emily has information on how to enter, volunteer or be a sponsor for the 12th annual Mixed Plate golf fundraiser for the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association at the Club at Hokulia on June 30.
- Emily has more information on the Hapuna Beach Roughwater Swim.
Gail shows are available at espnhawaii.com, under the “lineup” tab, or on iTunes as a free podcast.
For more information, contact Gail at 896-6780 or emilytgail@gmail.com.
Hapuna Beach Roughwater Swim
The Hapuna Beach Roughwater Swim, part of the Bike Works Triple Crown Series, will take place June 14 at Hapuna Beach.
To register, visit flpreregister.com. Early registration guarantees a race shirt.
Water patrol volunteers are needed for the event. For more information, contact Ed Doherty at eddoherty1@me.com.
Free tennis lessons at Holua
Holua Resort will hold free tennis clinics Saturday through the “Tennis Across America” program of the United States Professional Tennis Association.
Tennis professional Don Guluzzy will conduct the three one-hour sessions, scheduled between 8 and 11 a.m. Racquets and balls will be provided.
Registration must be made in advance; call the Holua pro shop at 322-6090.
Basketball camp in Honokaa
The Big Island All-Stars Honokaa Basketball Camp will be held Friday to Sunday at Honokaa Parks and Recreation Gym.
The camp is for children who just completed kindergarten through eighth grade.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. May 30 for kindergarten through third grade, or 8 and younger; noon for fourth- through eighth-graders, or keiki 9 and older.
The session for the younger group runs 8:30 a.m. to noon, while the older group goes 1 to 4:30 p.m.
The $50 fee — payable to Big Island All-Stars with “Honokaa Basketball Camp” in the memo — and application are due by Wednesday. Mail them to Daphne Honma, P. O. Box 355, Paauilo, HI 96776.
Each session is limited to 90 applicants. Applications can be picked up at Honokaa Gym from Anna Muranaka or at Honokaa High and Intermediate School, ask for Daphne Honma. For more information, contact Honma at 937-3223 or daph_o@hotmail.com.
Free bowling for keiki
KBXtreme in Kailua-Kona is partnering with Kids Bowl Free, a national summer bowling program for children under 15, to allow two free games on weekdays.
More than 8.2 million children have participated in the program, in which bowling centers, schools and youth organizations provide a summer activity for families.
This year, KBXtreme is nominating Big Island elementary and intermediate schools for the Bowling for Schools $50,000 grant program. The program runs June 1 to Aug. 31.
Register at www.kidsbowlfree.com/KBXtreme.
Golf benefit for HPA athletics
The 18th annual Headmaster’s Cup for HPA Booster Club and Athletics is scheduled for noon Saturday at Hualalai Resort.
The tournament is a 2-player format.
For more information, contact Julie Kojima at 881-4056 or jkojima@hpa.edu.
Makalei summer tournament
The second of four events of a summer tournament at Makalei Golf Club is scheduled for June 21.
The other dates are: July 19 and Aug. 16.
Prizes are given at each event, and points accumulate toward qualification for the Makalei Cup Challenge.
For more information, call 325-6625.
AYSO soccer camps
AYSO Region 527 and Team Soccer Direct are offering camps June 24 to 26 at Old Kona Airport Park.The Day Camp, for U-6 to U-14, is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $130.
The High School Camp, for U-14 to U-18, is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $85.
There is a $10 discount for registration online at teamsoccerdirect.com. Each player receives a T-shirt and certificate.
Participants must bring balls.
For more information, contact Kim Evans at 960-2097 or ayso527@yahoo.com.
20th annual King’s Swim
Kona Aquatics will host the 20th annual King’s Swim on July 5 at Kailua Bay.
The 1.2-mile course begins at Kailua Bay and ends at Kamakahonu Bay. No wetsuits or fins are permitted.
Applications are available at Bikeworks in Kona. A nonrefundable entry fee of $15 must accompany application. The registration deadline is June 30. Late registration will be held at Kailua Pier from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. race day for $20.
Division awards will be presented to the top three finishers and special prizes will be drawn throughout the postrace ceremonies.
Volunteers with kayaks, surfboards, or standup paddleboards who volunteer for safely patrol are welcome; report to the pier before 7:30 a.m.
For more information, call Steve Borowski at 334-0083.
High school rodeo at Paniolo Park
The Hawaii High School Rodeo at Paniolo Park in Waimea features the state finals high school division June 12 to 15.
The competition is free; donations are welcome. Food will be sold, with proceeds to benefit the program.
For more information, contact DeeDee Bertelmann at 325-5937 or paniolomau@aol.com.
Big Island soccer camp at HPA
The Big Island I.D. Soccer Camp will be held June 23 to 26 at Hawaii Preparatory Academy.
The camp is divided into two sessions:Youth Camp, Under 7-U14, runs from 8 a.m. to noon.
College I.D. Camp, U15-U18, runs from 3 to 6 p.m.
Cost is $165 per camper.
To register, email the player’s name and date of birth to bigislandsoccercamps@gmail.com or call 285-4815.
Half-court hoops for 50-over
A 3-on-3 half-court league for players 50 and older begins Wednesday at Kekuaokalani Gymnasium.
The games are from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. There will be 12 teams.
For more information, call Chuck Corbe at 327-3287.
Registration for Hilo’s triathlon
Hilo’s first official triathlon will start at 7 a.m. July 13 at James Kealoha Beach Park.
The Olympic-distance race — 1.5-km swim, 40-km bike ride and 10-km run — is limited to 500 participants.
Registration is $150 through May 30 and $175 to midnight June 30.
For more information and registration visit hilotriathlon.org.
Summer hoops camp at Konawaena
Huntington Prep’s Rob Fulford will be the guest coach at the 2014 Hawaii Island Hoops College-Prep Basketball Camp.
The camp is scheduled June 16 to 20 at Konawaena High School.
Fulford has a 138-17 record in five years at Huntington Prep and sent 30 players to the Division 1 level. In that five-year span, he coached 15 McDonald All-American nominees and current NBA player Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The HIH camp features coaches from the NCAA, NAIA and junior college levels.
The camp fee is $350. For more information or to register, contact camp director Andy Smith at hawaiiislandhoops.com.
Sports festival at Waimea Park
The second annual Waimea Sports Expo will be held July 26 at Waimea Park.
Vendors, sports affiliates and health fitness groups interested in participation should contact Waimea Recreation Director Melissa Samura at 887-3014 or parksandrecwaimea@gmail.com.
Deadline for registration is May 30.
WEEKLY GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Big Island Country Club
May 17
1. Jim McCully (65); 2. Dick Peters (69); 3. Frank Jung (72)
Closest to the hole: Kelly Lowe (5); Steve Rickard (8, 17); Jim McCully (13)
Format: Individual low net
Keauhou Kona Men’s Golf Club
Saturday at Big Island Country Club
Flight A: 1. Jim Geiser (67); 2. JC Carlton (69); 3. Eric Hosticka (70)
Low gross: Jim Geiser (80)
Closest to the pin: Chuck Coupe (5); Cullen Burgess (8); Walter Welton (13); JC Carlton (17)
Na Wahine O Waikoloa
Thursday
Flight A: 1. Yuriko Daniel (33.5); 2. (tie) Margaret Dewers, Dee Dee Kosa (36.5)
Closest to the pin: Margaret Dewers (6); Sally Evans (12); Yuriko Daniel (16)
Chip-ins: Fletcher Olson (7); Carole Abarcar (8)
Format: Even holes only half-handicap