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Konawaena mixed paddling team becomes first BIIF crew to win gold at the state championship

Sep. 01, 2020 • Updated 5:08 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Former Hawaii Prep player Conor Hunt waits for football after Georgetown season canceled

Aug. 28, 2020 • Updated 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 5, was supposed to be the day.

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Ironman 70.3 Hawaii canceled due to virus, will return in June of 2021

Aug. 27, 2020 • Updated 6:14 p.m.

The 2020 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii race has officially been canceled.

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Kealakehe girls swimming takes down Punahou to win school’s first state championship in 2010

Aug. 25, 2020 • Updated 4:44 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Skating to 300 miles: Roller derby team creates virtual challenge for members, Big Island community

Aug. 21, 2020 • Updated 3:46 p.m.

A trip around the Big Island is 300 miles — a mighty task for someone on roller skates, unless those 300 miles are virtual and don’t have to be completed in one trip.

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‘Top of the world’: Konawaena girls basketball wins first title

Aug. 11, 2020 • Updated 6:05 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Kealakehe grad, midfielder Hunter Olaso named to Webster men’s soccer All-Decade team

Aug. 07, 2020 • Updated 3:32 p.m.

All the way out at Webster University in Missouri, former Kealakehe soccer player Hunter Olaso is still making waves on the field.

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HHSAA postpones moderate- and high-risk fall sports, including football, until January 2021

Aug. 06, 2020 • Updated 6:12 p.m.

The COVID-19 pandemic has once again pushed back the sports calendar, this time affecting almost all of the fall high school sports in the state.

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Giving 100 percent: Hawaii Prep wins BIIF football title in 1993, decades after ’60s dynasty

Aug. 04, 2020 • Updated 3:54 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Serving up sports: Mauna Lani to open new tennis garden to residents starting this weekend

Jul. 30, 2020 • Updated 3:22 p.m.

After months of not being able to play recreational tennis due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s now time for the residents of the Big Island to get back on the court.

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Ultimate comback: Paula Newby-Fraser wins her eighth Ironman title in 1996 after hard loss in ‘95

Jul. 28, 2020 • Updated 6:14 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Ironman World Championship canceled for first time in race history due to coronavirus

Jul. 22, 2020 • Updated 1:42 p.m.

For the first time in its history, the Ironman World Championship has been canceled.

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The HHSAA announces ‘no-contact period’ for fall sports until Aug. 19

Jul. 21, 2020 • Updated 5:25 p.m.

While the first day of school in Hawaii is set for Aug. 4, high school athletes of fall sports will have to wait a few weeks longer to begin their season.

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Take Me Back Tuesday: Honokaa baseball wins the first BIIF Division II title back in 2008

Jul. 14, 2020 • Updated 4:20 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Thirteen Kona Crush Soccer Academy seniors set to move on to college, international fields

Jul. 10, 2020 • Updated 2:34 p.m.

Many Hawaii Island soccer players have played with Kona Crush Soccer Academy through the years in order to step up their game and move on to the collegiate level.

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Holiday tradition: Parker Ranch celebrates Fourth of July paniolo style for more than 50 years

Jul. 07, 2020 • Updated 7:38 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Hometown Heroes: Despite pandemic, Keahole Center for Sustainability ensures educational program goes on

Jul. 01, 2020 • Updated 3:55 p.m.

Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, West Hawaii Today is publishing a story about individuals, groups or organizations that have helped make life better for others in our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Impossible task: Jeannie Wokasch wins a record eight Kona Marathons from 1996-2006

Jun. 30, 2020 • Updated 3:50 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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The big time: Kona’s Shane Dorian has breakout success in professional surfing in 1999, 2000

Jun. 23, 2020 • Updated 2:22 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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Kohala boys basketball has successful runs in 1983, 1984 behind star Bradley Estabilio

Jun. 16, 2020 • Updated 3:34 p.m.

Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.

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