Echo City roller derby Saturday
Echo City roller derby Saturday
The Echo City Knockouts roller derby team hosts PRG’s Killer Bees at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Kekuaokalani Gymnasium in Kailua-Kona.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. There will be vendors and food.
For more information, visit echocityknockouts.com.
Kona fishing action Saturday on ABC
Kona-based Farish Media, in association with California-based Corday Productions, will air “Pacific Blue Marlin — Tag and Release Tournament (T.A.R.T)” at 8 p.m. Saturday, on KITV.
The tournament promotes conservation of marlin through the tag and release format while educating viewers about marlin biology, science and habits.
The special was written, filmed and edited in Kona by Farish Media Inc., a full-service production house since 1994.
On the ‘Emily T Gail Show’
Guests: Frank Sayre and Laura Mallery-Sayre share why they started the Daniel Sayre Foundation after their son died in a hiking accident in Pololu Valley. The 17th annual Daniel Sayre Foundation Dinner and Silent Auction is slated for Aug. 30 at the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii. Funds benefit Hawaii Fire Department. To register for the dinner or make a donation, visit danielsayrefoundation.org.
Andrea Bess of Bike Works Kona Beach & Sports talks about her Ironman Brazil experience in which she earned a spot in Kona’s Ironman World Championship in October.
Note: 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.
Fishing tournament a benefit for veterans
The Veterans Helping Veterans fishing tournament is slated Aug. 29-30.
Registration, food and a silent auction will be 5-7:30 p.m. Aug. 29, at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club clubhouse. Fishing starts at 7 a.m. Aug. 30, and the banquet follows at 6 p.m.
The entry fee is $300 per boat/team of four anglers and two crew. A portion of the fees plus all of the silent auction proceeds will go to the Kona Posts of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
For more information, call Jill Jermann, Pacific Rim Supplies, sponsor, at 326-4994, or Don Zero, Legion Public Information Officer, at 509-879-1040.
Senior softball fall league
The senior slowpitch softball fall league will begin Sept. 7. Games start at 10 a.m. at Old Kona Airport Park.
Players must be 50 or older. The fee is $10 per player.
For more information, contact Martin Hauser at 443-9724 or giggleshawaii@yahoo.com.
Kealakehe seeking assistant coach
Kealakehe is seeking an assistant cross-country coach for the fall season.
For more information, contact Kealakehe athletic director Alan Vogt at 313-3774 or 960-2809 or Alan_Vogt/KEALAKEH/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us.
Konawaena football ticket information
At the gate: Adults $6; senior citizens/active military, $2; grades one-eight, $1; under 6, free; high school students with BIIF card, free; visiting high school students with BIIF card, $1.
Packages: adult five-game, $24; Ohana Family (2 adults, 2 children), $53; Club 55 (age 55 and over), all home games, $8
Benefit for season ticket and package holders: VIP express entrance
Note: Sales begin 1 1/2 hours before game time, at 3:30 p.m. There is no early admission, and set-up is not permitted.
Waimea offers bubble ball soccer league
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, is registering participants for an indoor bubble ball soccer league from Aug. 26 to Sept. 2 at Thelma Parker Gym.
Games will be played at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Rosters are limited to six players, age 12 and older. There are eight teams in the league.
Email parksandrecwaimea@gmail.com to register. For more information, visit waimeaathletics.org.
Waimea offers instructional tennis
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, is holding sign-ups for instructional tennis at Waimea Park.
The free clinics are instructed by tennis pro Jeff Lewis, director of Rutgers Tennis Center at Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Clinics will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 18. The program is limited to the first 12 participants in two divisions offered: ages 6-9 and 10 and older.
To sign up, email parksandrecwaimea@gmail.com. For more information, visit waimeaathletics.org.
Waimea offers Biddy Basketball
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, will hold a Biddy Basketball league.
The league will be Sept. 15 to Oct. 22. The games will be played at various gyms, starting at 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Fees are $10, payable to Waimea Athletics.
For more information, email parksandrecwaimea@gmail.com or visit waimeaathletics.org.
HCC Time Trial
The Hawaii Cycling Club’s 22.2-mile “Out n Back Training Time Trial” takes place at 8 a.m. Sept. 20. The course starts at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, heads north on Highway 19, makes a U-turn at Waikoloa Beach Road and ends with a sprint to the finish line at the 85 mile marker. Registration is at the cemetery from 7-7:40 a.m.
Family days at Waikoloa resort
Waikoloa Beach Resort offers “family golf days” during August.
Families can play the Kings’ course after 3:30 p.m. for $50 per adult and $25 for juniors including complimentary junior Nike rental clubs. Adult rental clubs are available for $25.
For more information, visit waikoloagolf.com or call 886-7888.
Special Olympics coaches needed
Special Olympics West Hawaii is looking for basketball coaches for the Winter Games. The season runs from September through November.
For more information, call Lona Warner at 989-2080.
UH-Hilo Hall of Fame induction ceremony
The 2014 Vulcans Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Nani Mau Gardens in Hilo.
Reservations are $50 per person and can be made by calling HOF coordinator Joey Estrella at 895-5977. Corporate tables of eight are available.
The 2014 class includes former UH-Hilo Athletic Director Bill Trumbo, tennis player Arthur Santos and softball pitcher Leo Sing Chow.
HPA to host fun run/dog walk benefit
Hawaii Preparatory Academy invites runners, walkers, friendly canines and families to participate in the fourth Bieni 5K Fun Run and Dog Walk at 9 a.m. Sept. 28 on the school’s cross country course.
Bieni Kohler-Johnson, who graduated from HPA in 1983, died in June 2009 after a battle with breast cancer.
Net proceeds from the event will fund the annual Bieni Kohler-Johnson ’83 Scholarship at HPA. Registration and pledges are available online at flpregister.com/102.
The top fundraiser will receive the grand prize of a two-night stay at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The runner-up will receive a round of golf for four at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Fundraisers do not need to be present to win. Entry fee is $25 for adults, $10 for students 10 and under, with a late fee of an additional $10 after Sept. 9. All preregistered participants are guaranteed a shirt and goodie bag.
The entry fee for dogs is $10 and includes dog goodies in the owner’s goodie bag. For more information, contact Liz Noetzel at 989-9100 or hparace@gmail.com.
HI-PAL hoops sign-ups
HI-PAL is seeking teams interested in playing in “Click It or Ticket” 5-on-5 basketball tournaments Aug. 30-31 at Papaikou Gym and Sept. 12-14 at Waiakea Uka Gym.
Teams in the 5-6 division and 7-8 division are wanted for the August tournament, and in the 9-10 division and 11-12 division for the September tournament.
Deadline to submit completed forms is Friday for the August tournament and Sept. 1 for the September tournament.
The age cut-off for the tournaments is Dec. 31, 2014. Players are allowed to play on one team per division.
All HI-PAL roster, waiver and seat belt forms are required for participation.
For registration, call HI-PAL at 961-8121.