High school alumni
softball tournament
Hawaiian Isle Athletics will hold its fifth annual High School Alumni Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament Feb. 10-12 at Wong Stadium.
Divisions include open and 35 and over.
The deadline to apply is Feb. 3
For more information, contact Masa Pagay at 937-4253.
Go-kart racing club
starts year Saturday
The Orchid Isle Ohana Kart Club will hold it’s season opener Saturday at Hilo raceway.
Gates open at 8 a.m. with registration until 9 a.m., and new racers or racers with expired memberships are required to update their memberships. A drivers meeting follows at 9:15 a.m., practice starts at 10 a.m. and racing will be from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, contact James (938-1626) or Darrell (756-3886).
Soccer referee clinics
on tap Feb. 11-12
A United States Soccer Federation entry-level referee clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., while a recertification clinic will be held 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 11.
Both clinics will be held at Hilo High School, Classroom BB-202.
Referee candidates for the entry-level class are required to attend both days, pay an $85 fee to the Hawaii Soccer Referee Association and are asked to watch USSF videos online to prepare.
Email Ted Bennett at
2011bisrassignor@gmail.com to reserve a spot. For more information contact Joy Memmer at 895-8876 or redcardjoy@
yahoo.com
Gold Coast Little
League registration
Gold Coast Little League is holding registration for girls ages 7-16 who reside in the Waikoloa, Waimea, Kohala, Honokaa, Paauilo and Kona communities.
Girls and parents may register at the following locations and times:
* Waimea K.T.A., today through Friday, 4 to 6 p.m.
* Waikoloa Market, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* Kona, ongoing sign-ups at Old A’s
* Kamehameha Park C Field, Monday, Feb. 6, Feb. 8, Feb. 13 and Feb. 15, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
For more information, call Neddie (854-1749), Julie (557-2214) or Nino (895-7920).
All-Academic hoops
team nominations
Nominations are being sought for the 22nd Hawaii Tribune-Herald All-Academic Basketball Team.
Big Island Interscholastic Federation schools are asked to submit their first semester grade point averages for their varsity boys and girls basketball teams that participated during the 2011-12 season.
For the student-athletes to be eligible for the team, the GPA lists (3.0 and higher) must be submitted by Feb. 17.
The 2011 All-Academic Basketball Team included 33 student-athletes — 16 boys and 16 girls with first-semester grade point averages ranging from 3.9 to 4.5. The mythical squad consisted of two four-time honorees, three three-time selections, six two-time honorees and 22 first-time selections.
Each year, a private sponsoring committee honors the top 15 varsity basketball boys and girls by first-semester GPAs. In the previous 21 years, over 750 student-athletes from around the Big Island have been honored.
Each honoree this year will be presented a plaque, a book and a certificate, which will be turned over to the respective schools to be presented to the student-athletes.
The 2012 All-Academic Team will be announced in late March or early April.
Schools may e-mail the GPA lists to borear@hawaiitribune-herald.com or fax 961-3680. For further information, call T-H sports editor Bill O’Rear at 930-7332.