Short Hops Oct. 30

Suspended game
to finish Saturday

The Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division I championship game between Hilo and Kealakehe will be completed Saturday at 7 p.m.

The teams will begin play with 58 seconds remaining in the first half at Kealakehe High School.

There will be no admission charged for the game.

The game was halted late in the first half last Saturday because of the tsunami warning issued to Hawaii. Kealakehe High School is a tsunami shelter.

Kona Horseshoe Pitchers event Nov. 17

The Kona Horseshoe Pitchers Club will hold its annual turkey toss Nov. 17 behind the Old Kona Airport Park tennis courts.

The tournament features doubles teams and is limited to 48 players, ages 14 and older. The entry fee is $10, and organizers will offer turkeys and hams as prizes. The registration deadline is Nov. 15.

For more information, call Roman at 937-2954.

Captain Cook basketball classes start Monday

The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation in Captain Cook will hold a beginner’s basketball camp for boys and girls ages 9-14 starting Monday at Yano Hall. The classes will run from 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Nov. 21. There is no registration fee.

For more information or to register, contact John Little at 323-3060.

Waikoloa Amateur Championship
wrapped up Sunday

The Waikoloa Amateur Championship wrapped up Sunday, with Blaine Fujimoto taking the top prize.

The two-day event was held at Waikoloa Village Golf Club Saturday and Sunday. A total of 116 amateur golfers from the Big Island and elsewhere competed in the event. The tournament awarded more than $8,500 in prize money.

The winners for each flight are listed as follows:

c Championship flight: Blaine Fujimoto, Kaneohe

c A flight: Wedemeyer Au, Waikoloa

c B flight: Chris Paulachak

c Senior flight: David Jett, Puna

c Super senior gross: Bruce Russell, Hilo

c Super senior net: Byron Murasaki, Hilo

HI-PAL holds monthly basketball clinics

The Hawaii Police Activities League, along with Hawaii Island Hoops, is holding monthly clinics for agility, conditioning and skills at the Panaewa covered facility. The first camp was Oct. 26, but the camps will continue in November at a date to be announced.

For more information, call Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. at 961-2220 or Matt Kaaihue, a Panaewa community volunteer, at 961-6270.

Konawaena winter sports parents’
meeting Nov. 7

Konawaena will hold a winter sports parents’ meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at the high school cafeteria.

All students interested in participating in one of the winter sports need to have a parent or guardian attend this meeting.

Winter sports at Konawaena are basketball, soccer, paddling, wrestling and swimming and diving.

Asia Pacific
Junior Cup Sunday

The Asia Pacific Junior Cup will be held Sunday at Waikoloa Kings’ Course.

The event will pair two amateurs with two junior golfers, one from Hawaii and one from Japan.

The entry fee is $100 per amateur, of which $50 is tax deductible. The fee includes a post-play lunch.

For more information, contact Hawaii State Junior Golf Association at 532-0559 or by email to hsjgaoffice@gmail.com.

Miracle Mile Nov. 10

The Big Island Running Co. will hold the Miracle Mile in connection with the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival on Nov. 10.

The one-mile run on Alii Drive will start and finish at Coconut Grove Marketplace. The run begins promptly at 5 p.m. The registration fee is $10 in advance and $15 on race day.

Register in person at Big Island Running Co. or by mail to Big Island Running Company, 75-5807 Alii Drive C-8, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. Registration forms and additional information are available at bigislandrunningcompany.com or by contacting Big Island Running Co. at 327-9333.

Phenom basketball exposure camps at KS-Hawaii

Two Phenom Top 150 camps designed to give high school basketball players exposure to college programs will be at Kamehameha-Hawaii.

The Phenom 150, for rising ninth- through 12th-graders, will be Saturday and Sunday at the Kamehameha-Hawaii gymnasium in Keaau. The camp for rising fifth- through eighth-graders will be Nov. 17-18 at the same place.

The cost for each camp is $199 per player. For more information, call 747-9887 or visit phenomhawaii.com

IKL karate
championship Saturday

The Kona Branch of the International Karate League will host the IKL Karate Championship at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Kekuaokalani Gymnasium.

IKL Branches from Hilo, Paauilo, Honokaa, Waimea, North Kohala, Waikoloa, Captain Cook, Kailua-Kona, Kealakehe, Pahala, Keaau, Oahu and California will attend the event.

In addition, other traditional karate schools throughout Hawaii Island have been invited to participate in the tournament.

A special guest, the Founder and Chief Instructor of the IKL Shihan (Master) Walter K. Nishioka of Manoa Valley, Oahu, will be presiding over the event.

The tournament will feature competition in Kata (Forms), Kumite (Sparring), and Kobudo (Weaponry), for children, teenagers and adults.

Other martial art instructors from different styles will be in attendance and available to the public to answer any questions about their respective style of martial art.

The tournament is open to the public, and admission is free. The Hawaii Police Athletic Federation is a proud sponsor of this event that promotes sportsmanship, respect and good will among its competitors.

For more information about the tournament, contact Hanshi Julian Shiroma at 328-9458 or 938-2414, or visit ikl.org.

Alumni Football USA games early next year

Alumni Football USA games return to the Big Island early January. These games are an opportunity for alumni of local high schools to play in a full contact football game while raising money for their old high schools.

The games are as follows:

c Kealakehe Alumni vs. Konawaena Alumni, 7 p.m. Jan. 5 at Kealakehe High School.

c Hilo Alumni vs. Waiakea Alumni, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Wong Stadium.

c Honokaa Alumni vs. Kohala Alumni, TBA.

c Keaau Alumni vs. Hawaii Prep, TBA.

Only the first 40 players to sign up for each team will get to play. There is no registration fee, but there is a $100 fee to play.

The fee includes everything for game day: Alumni Football USA organizes and coordinates the games, rental of professional helmet, pads and equipment, game day EMTs, officials, announcers,

Field Liability insurance, DVD of your game and commemorative T-shirt. For more information, visit AlumniFootballUSA.com or call 866-U-GET-HIT.

Ginoza, Walker guests
on Emily T. Gail Show

Kevin Ginoza, the PGA professional at Waikoloa Beach Resort, and Shannon Walker, the Waikoloa Beach golf sales coordinator, are guests on this week’s Emily T. Gail Show, which is available under “lineup” at espnhawaii.com and as an iTunes podcast.

Ginoza will discuss the ongoing Dennis Rose Intercollegiate Tournament, taking place at the Waikoloa Beach Resort Kings’ Course.

Walker will tell how groups can plan a benefit golf tournament and will discuss Waikoloa golf memberships and opportunities.

Also, Mary Bea Porter King, a former LPGA player and co-founder and president of the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association, will discuss the sixth annual Asia Pacific Junior Cup. The event kicks off Wednesday with opening ceremonies, followed by three days of Ryder Cup style play.

Furthermore, Gail will give her perspectives on the contributions of Emanuel Steward, an International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer and HBO Analyst who recently died. In the 1970s, Steward turned Detroit’s Kronk Gym into a world famous boxing center and a way to keep kids out of trouble in southwestern Detroit. Steward also worked with Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya and Wladimir Klitschko.

For information on the Emily T. Gail Show, contact Gail at emilytgail@emilys.org. Past shows are available at facebook.com/emilytgailtalkstory, iTunes and espnhawaii.com.

Weekly golf
tourney results

Na Wahine O Waikoloa

Women’s Golf Club

Thursday’s results

c Scores: 1. Sandy Price/Mona Peck/Mary Desisto/Margaret Tigue 62; 2. Dee Dee Kosa/Carole Abarcar/Mary Vandamme/Audrey Hamilton 66; 3. Margaret Dewers/Pat Cassel/Mo Brown/Kasie Wessels 70

c Birdies: Dee Dee Kosa (6)

c Chip-in: Margaret Dewers (15)

c Closest to the pin: Margaret Dewers (3); Sandy Price (6); Margaret Dewers (12); Margaret Tigue (16)

c Best costumes: 1. Carole Abarcar; 2. Margaret Tigue; 3. Pat Cassel; 4. Audrey Hamilton

c Note: Members played “sucker in the bucket.”

Keauhou Kona

Men’s Golf Club

Saturday’s results

c A flight low net scores: 1. Larry Stevens 68; 2. Pete Callahan 69; 3. Brian Hansen 70

c B flight low net scores: 1. Olie Olsen 66; 2. Tom Lullo 71; 3. (tie) Bruce Cook 72; 3. Bob Currier 72

c Closest to the pin: Sid Yanabu (3); Larry Stevens (5); Brian Hansen (12); Walter Welton (17A); Joe Goldscharek (17B)

Big Island Country Club

Oct. 20 results

c Scores: 1. Barb Millslagle/Swen Willadsen/Fred Richburg/Steve Rickard 19 under

c Closest to the pin: Frosty Johnson (5); Tom Johnson (8); Rick Robinson (13); Barb Millslagle (17)

c Low net score:Rick Robinson 69

Wednesday’s results

c Low net scores: 1. Steve Rickard 71; 2. Barb Millslagle 72; 3. (tie) Al Droscoski 73; 3. Tom Johnson 73; 3. Rick Robinson 73

c Closest to the pin: Tom Johnson (5); Rick Robinson (8); Ron Ahlers (13); Barb Millslagle (13); Rick Dvorak (17)

Saturday’s results

c Scores: 1. Steve Rickard/Fred Richburg/Roger Sudnikovich/Judy Sudnikovich 17 under; 2. Rick Robinson/Al Droscoski/Ron Ahlers/Frosty Johnson 15 under

c Low net score: Frosty Johnson 62

c Closest to the pin: Tom Johnson (5); Frosty Johnson (8, 17); Barb Millslagle (13)

c Note: Members played “four-person team, 3-2-1 low net.”

M&M Ladies Golf Club

October 23 results

c Scores: 1. Kasie Wessels 30; 2. Randi Wilson 30.5; 3. Mitsuyo Oshima 31.5; 4. Judy Pettersen 33

c Low putts: Randi Wilson 29

c Note: Members played “Three best threes, three best fours and three best fives less half handicap.”