Special Olympics looking for coaches
Special Olympics West Hawaii is in need of soccer coaches and bocce ball volunteers.
Experience recommended but not necessary. Our season begins June 7. Local area games will be held at Old Kona Airport Park on July 11, and a regional competition will be held in Oahu August 8 and 9.
The group is always looking for qualified individuals with sports knowledge in: powerlifting, softball, t-Ball, track and field, swimming, bowling, bocce ball, basketball and soccer.
Hapuna Rough Water Swim
The Hapuna Rough Water Swim — presented by Bikeworks Beach &Sport and Academy Masters Swim Team — will be June 13 at Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area.
The race will have a keiki 400-meter swim at 8:15 a.m. and a 1-mile swim to follow. Registration is now open at FLPregister.com/148. There will only be online registration.
No shirts available for athletes registering after May 31.
Water patrol volunteers are still needed. Please contact Ed Doherty at EdDoherty1@gmail.com for questions.
Annual NobuYamauchi MemorialGolf Tournament
The Nobu Yamauchi Memorial Golf Tournament will be held June 11, Kamehameha Day, at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course with a 7 a.m. shotgun start. Entry fee is $125.
Entry fee includes green fee, cart, par three closest to the pin, team prizes, and lunch at Kim’s at the Hilo Muni. Funds raised will be used for the Nobu Yamauchi RBI travel teams, RBI youth league teams and partial scholarship for RBI players who will be attending college. One male and one female scholarship will be given. The format for the tournament will be two-person RBI Crazy Scramble using 30 percent of the team handicap with two putt maximum.
Team net prizes will be awarded and also a special prize for the best team low gross. The team with the lowest low gross will win two 32-inch Samsung Smart TV’s. The grand prize this year will be a Las Vegas Vacation Package which includes four round-trip airfares and a five-day, four night stay at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino. This prize will be awarded to the low net team that finishes in 13th place. This is the 13th year of the Nobu Yamauchi RBI Organization. Deadline to enter is Friday.
Entry forms are at the Hilo Municipal Golf course or can be obtained by emailing Wayne Yamauchi at yamauchiw002@hawaii.rr.com.
HPA’s Headmaster’sCup Golf Tournament
The 19th Annual Hawaii Preparatory Academy Headmaster’s Cup begins at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start on Friday, at Kohanaiki Golf Course in Kona.
Registration is $350 per person, which includes a Kohanaiki golf shirt. Proceeds benefit financial aid and athletics at HPA.
The tournament is a two-player shamble, low-net score format with mulligans available for purchase upon registration. A mid-afternoon reception with pupu and prizes will follow.
For information and registration, call 881-4044, or visit go.hpa.edu/2015-headmasterscupreg.
Konawaena Foundation GolfTournament
The 10th annual Konawaena Foundation Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 13 at the Makalei Country Club.
Proceeds benefit the Konawaena Foundation, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization in support of higher education programs at Konawaena High School.
For applications, please contact Lee Kagawa at the Makalei Country Club at 747-8730.
Konawaena StingraysBasketball Camp
The Konawaena Stingrays Basketball Camp will be held June 8-11 at Konawaena High School’s Onizuka Gymnasium.
Ages 5-11 will play from 9 a.m. to noon; ages 12-16 will be from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
The cost of the camp is $80 and participants are asked to register by May 25.
For more information please contact coach Bobbie Awa at 896-6433 or email coachbawa@yahoo.com.
Emily T. Gail Show
J.R. De Groote, West Hawaii Today Sports Reporter and Janet Higa-Miller, co-owner of Bikeworks, take a look back at the Waikoloa Lavaman, Cinco De Mayo Swim and IRONMAN 70.3 (Honu) including the recent changes Ironman has announced for the procedure for selecting Big Island and Hawaii entrants.
De Groote talks about the paper’s expanded coverage for IRONMAN 70.3 and the community response. Higa-Miller talks about the Bikeworks staff involvement in all the events including Bike tech support and the community support for the events that bring participants from all over the world.
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.