Volunteers needed for Puu Waawaa run
Volunteers are needed for the Run for the Dry Forest on Oct. 25.
The volunteers will work from 6 a.m. to noon. There are two types of positions available: Course marshals will direct runners, and first aid station workers will hand out food and drink to runners.
Volunteers will receive T-shirts. The number of volunteer spots is limited. For more information, email Elliott Parsons at eparsons@hawaii.edu.
The races are 10K, 5K run/walk and keiki run. Fees are $30 for ages 15 and older, $15 for 14 and under, and include T-shirts and refreshments. Fees go towards the conservation and restoration of dry forests at Puu Waawaa.
To register, visit pathhawaii.org.
Free tennis lessons at Holua
Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village is offering free tennis lesson Saturday.
Three lessons are scheduled: 8-9 a.m., 9-10, 10-11, and will be taught by Don Guluzzy, a pro certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association.
Players of all abilities are welcome. Participants must register in advance. For more information, call the Holua Resort tennis pro shop at 322-6090.
WSHLL baseball prepares for seasons
West Side Hawaii Little League is preparing for winter league and the 2015 baseball season. Volunteer coaches, umpires and scorekeepers are sought; new members from Kona or Waikoloa may register. For more information, contact WSHLL president Karl Gacayan at 960-0626 or emailkgacayan2@gmail.com.
Nobu Yamauchi winter league
The Nobu Yamauchi U-18 girls RBI softball and 13-18 boys baseball teams are accepting teams or players to participate in their winter league.
The season runs from mid-October to mid-December. The softball games will be played on Sundays and baseball during the weekdays.
For more information, contact Wayne Yamauchi at 895-9696 or yamauchiw002@hawaii.rr.com.
County presents Keiki Triathlon
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold the third annual Keiki Triathlon as part of the Mayor’s Health Fest 2014 on Oct. 18, at Old Kona Airport Park.
Children ages 7 to 14 are invited to participate in a miniature version of the Ironman World Championship: 100-yard swim, 3.2-mile bicycle race and 1-mile run. The 7- and 8-year-olds will race half those distances.
The entrance fee is $5 per child. Registration ends Oct. 3. Forms are available at county swimming pools, gymnasiums and other staffed recreational sites, or can be downloaded at hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation.
Send completed forms to the Recreation Office at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale, 799 Piilani St., Hilo, HI 96720.
Waimea offers volleyball league
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, offers a age-group volleyball league from Oct. 14 to Nov. 19, Tuesdays and Thursdays in October; Mondays and Wednesdays in November. The games start at 4:30 p.m. at various gyms.
Fees are $10 payable to Waimea Athletics. Volunteer coaches are needed.
For more information, contact Melissa at 887-3014 or parksandrecwaimea@gmail.com or visit waimeaathletics.org.
Waimea offers instructional tennis
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, offers instructional tennis at Waimea Park.
The free clinic, instructed by tennis pro Jeff Lewis of Hawaii Preparatory Academy, will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday. The clinic 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, is currently holding a Biddy Basketball league to Oct. 22. The games are 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.
Special Olympics coaches needed
Special Olympics West Hawaii is looking for basketball coaches for the Winter Games. The season runs through November.
For more information, call Lona Warner at 989-2080.
Honokaa marathon canceled
The Honokaa Waipio Challenge Marathon scheduled for Oct. 18 has been canceled.
Runners who have registered will be given refunds. For more information, call the Brantley Center at 775-7245.
HCC ‘Out n Back’ time trial
The Hawaii Cycling Club’s 22.2-mile “Out n Back Training Time Trial” takes place at 8 a.m. Saturday.
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 mile marker 86. Registration is at the cemetery from 7-7:40 a.m.
Nonmembers and athletes of all abilities are welcome; membership is free. After the trial, there will be refreshments and giveaways at the “talk story station.”
Fitness paddleboard, canoe race
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel will host the Hulakai and Da Hui Race to Fitness on Sept. 27.
The race, about 7.5 miles from Kapalaoa Beach to Hapuna Beach, is open to novice paddlers and elite racers. There will be a new Elite division for SUP and OC1; the top three finishers in men’s and women’s races will receive prize money.
For more information, call 896-3141, email sarahhulakai@gmail.com, or visit hulakai.com or facebook.com/hulakaisurf.
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.
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.
Entry fee is $25 for adults, $10 for students 10 and under, with a late fee of an additional $10 after Sept. 9.
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.
Makalei to close for maintenance
Makalei Golf Club will be closed Thursday and Friday to conduct aerification, and will reopen Saturday.
Weekly golf tournament results
Big Island Country Club
Sept. 6
1. Steve Rickard, Frank Jung, Barb Millslagle (-8)
Low net: Harry McMillen (won card-off), Reed Bender (71)
Closest to the hole: Harry McMillen (5, 8); Barb Millslagle (13, 17)
Format: Three-person teams; two low nets, three low nets on Nos. 5, 7, 12, 15
Saturday
1. Ray Poston, Reed Bender, Barb Millslagle, Frosty Johnson (-27)
Low net: Ray Poston (60)
Blind draw: Reed Bender
Closest to the hole: Frank Jung (5); Dennis Krueger (8); Barb Millslagle (13); Reed Bender/Ray Poston (17)
Format: Four-person teams, two low nets
M&M Golf Club
Friday at Waikoloa Village
Low gross: Ailota Nesheim (89)
Low net: 1. Kasie Wessels (70); 2. Janis Walker (72); 3. Ailota Nesheim, Wanda Goldscharek (77)
Chip-ins: Pam Rush (16)
Low putts: Janis Walker (33)
Format: Low gross/low net
Na Wahine O Waikoloa
Thursday
Low gross: 1. Margaret Dewers (96); 2. Kasie Wessels (103)
Low net: 1. Mary Vandamme (64); 2. Mona Peck (75)
Closest to the hole: Margaret Dewers (3); Kasie Wessels (6); Noriko Kato (12); Carole Abarcar (16)
Low putts: 1. Mona Peck (31); 2. Carole Abarcar, Cindy Carlson (33)
Format: Low gross/net/putts, full handicap