Biles golden again after vault triumph at Paris Games

Simone Biles’ appetite to collect gold medals showed no sign of waning as she soared above her rivals in the vault final on Saturday to scoop a third top prize at the Paris Olympics, while Ireland and the Philippines enjoyed a historic day in gymnastics.

Ledecky confirms greatness with ninth gold medal

PARIS — Already rated one of swimming’s all-time greats coming into the Paris Olympics, Katie Ledecky made it official on Saturday by storming to victory in her signature event, the 800 metres freestyle to end her work in the French capital in grand style.

Summer rolls on as Ledecky scales new heights

PARIS — Summer McIntosh showed the Paris Olympic pool the thrill of the new with a second gold medal for Canada on Thursday, but it was golden oldie Katie Ledecky standing alone at the end of day six as the most decorated female swimmer of all time.

Flag football to be added as HHSAA spring sport

Hawaii will become the 13th state in the U.S. to sanction girls’ flag football as an official high school sport, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association will announce today at press conference at McKinley.

Fun week of keiki camps at UH-Hilo

HILO — Summer vacation is nearing its end but the fun times continue as the Vulcans hosted keiki for the annual Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcans Basketball camp last week at Pana’ewa Park Gym.

Police congratulates winners of South Kohala Keiki Fishing Tournament

Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section would like to congratulate the winners and thank the participants who partook in the HI-PAL South Kohala Keiki Fishing Derby last Saturday in Kawaihae at the Pua Ka ‘Ilima ‘O Kawaihae Cultural Surf Park, commonly known as “LST”(Land, Sea, Transport).