PBA coming to KBXtreme
KBXtreme will host the PBA West/Northwest Kona Open Regional Bowling tournament Sunday and Monday. The tournament will feature 40 touring professional bowlers from all over the country. Some of the top name professionals expected to attend include Scott Norton, Missy Parkin and Josh Blanchard.
In addition to the tournament, amateurs will be able to bowl with the professional bowlers in a Pro-Am competition on Sunday, and KBXtreme is also hosting a free event for high school bowlers at 10 a.m. Sunday.
For more information contact KBXtreme at 326-2695 or kbxtreme.com.
Hawaii Cycling Club Opolu Airport Training Time Trial
The Hawaii Cycling Club is offering training for the IRONMAN 70.3-Hawaii.
The annual Upolu Airport Training Time Trial takes place May 9 with three courses (all on the IRONMAN 70.3-Hawaii bicycle course): 24.7 miles, 15.5 miles and six miles.
The event is free to annual HCC members. A one day membership is $10.
The three courses will start at 8 a.m. at three different locations but all will end at the Upolu Airport two-mile sign on Hwy. 270.
The 24.7-mile course will start opposite the finish line, head south on Hwy 270 for 12.35 miles, make a U-turn between the seven and eight mile-markers and return north on Hwy. 270. For safety there will be traffic control police officers and signage at the U-turn.
The 15.5 mile course is the traditional course, starting at the north end of Maluokalani St. in Kawaihae on Hwy. 270 and ending at the Upolu Airport two-mile sign.
The six-mile course will start at the Lapakahi Park turnoff and end at the Upolu Airport two-mile sign.
The talk story aid station will be at the finish line.
One training option is to ride from either Hapuna Beach or the Mauna Lani to Malukona St. Compete in the 15.5 mile training time trial and ride back to Hapuna Beach or Mauna Lani.
For more information on the Upolu Airport Training Time Trial and all Hawaii Cycling Club events go to hawaiicyclingclub.com.
Tennis camp at the Hilton
Pa Le’a Le’a Tennis at the Hilton Waikoloa is offering a junior tennis/sports camp in two week intervals for the months of June and July.
The camps will be held on the Hilton’s newly resurfaced six-court tennis facility.
Camps will run all day, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm.
For more information, call 886-2222/ 345-6624
Hilo Triathlon registration
Early registration is open for the 2nd Annual Hilo Triathlon.
Returning to James Kealoha Beach Park on July 12, the Olympic-distance race is limited to 500 participants.
Now through April 30 the entry fee is only $150 for individuals and $75 for relay team members; after May 1 the fee goes up to $200 and $100, respectively. Registration closes midnight on July 2.
For more information and registration visit hilotriathlon.org.
Athletes from as far away as Australia participated in last year’s inaugural event, which again features a 1.5km swim, 40km bike ride, and a 10km run.
Kamehameha Schools West Hawaii Golf Outing
The Kamehameha Schools West Hawaii Golf Outing will be held May 3, with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. at Big Island Country Club.
Entry fee is $100 per person. Format is a two-person scramble. This annual fundraising event directly benefits outstanding boarding students at the Kamehameha-Kapalama campus with scholarships for their post-high school education.
For more information please contact Butter Tolzmann at 937-3194 or b.tolz@yahoo.com.
Kealakehe looking for coaches
Kealakehe High School has openings for a girls soccer head coach and boys varsity basketball head coach.
If you are interested in applying, please contact the Athletic Director Alan Vogt by phone at 313-3774 or by email at alan_vogt@notes.k12.hi.us.
Keaau seeking coaches
Keaau High School is accepting applications for boys basketball head coach and cheerleading head coach.
All interested applicants may pickup an application at our main office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Applicant must meet minimum standards and expectations, as well as passing a background check to be considered for the position. Applicant must also be willing to obtain mandatory certifications as necessary. Applications will be accepted starting April 20 and must be received at our office no later than May 22 at 4 p.m. For further information, please contact the Athletic Office at 313-3450.
Emily T Gail Show
Guest: Dick Mudry, a long time golf writer, including 10 years as the copywriter for the Augusta National Masters Annual, talks about the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida and the career of his friend David Graham. Graham, will be one of the inductees of the 2015 World Golf Hall of Fame Class. The ceremony takes place at St. Andrews in July and also includes Mark O’Meara, Laura Davies, and Famed architect A.W. Tillinghast.
Dick shares the experience of touring the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine with David, who won the 1979 PGA Championship and 1981 US Open.
The Emily T Gail Shows are available at espnhawaii.com. There is a free iTunes podcast and Emily T Gail Talk Story on Facebook. Contact Gail at 896-6780 or emilytgail@gmail.com.