Big Island briefs, June 18

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Hilo volleyball conditioning

Hilo volleyball conditioning

Hilo High girls volleyball will have conditioning workouts from 3-5 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning this Monday.

All interested athletes must have a current physical before participating.

For more information, contact the Hilo athletic director at 313-5600.

Keaau seeks cheer coach

Keaau High School is accepting applications for head cheerleading coach.

All interested applicants can apply in the main office.

For more information, please contact the athletic office at 313-3450.

St. Joseph High golf fundraiser

St Joseph High will hold a fundraising golf tournament on Aug. 22 at the Waikoloa Kings’ Course. Proceeds will go towards uniforms, equipment and travel expenses.

The entry fee is $125.

For more information, contact Dean Au at 238-6390 or deanau construction@ hotmail.com for more information.

Strongman event July 25

The Big Island Substance Abuse Council will be sponsoring its third annual strongman competition on July 25 at Waiakea High as part of its yearly Summer Jam Festival.

This year’s competition has been sanctioned by North American Strongman and serves as a national qualifier.

Registration is open to males 21 years and older through July 7. All participants need to be registered NAS members as part of their registration fee for the competition.

Events for the Strongman are a secret until competition day, but they often include categories such as truck pulls, deadlifts, farmer’s walk and tire flips, according to a release.

Registration is available at the BISAC administration office at 16-179 Melekahiwa St. in Keaau.

For more information on the event, call 969-9994, ext. 827.

Yagi summer hoops camp

The third annual Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp will be held July 21-24 at Hilo Civic and Panaewa courts for boys and girls 9 to 17 years old.

UHH women’s basketball coach David Kaneshiro will be the lead clinician and Honokaa girls basketball coach Daphne Honma will be an assistant.

Early registration is $60 per camper. The cost will rise to $70 for players registering after July 13. All participants will receive a camp shirt and group photo. Please make checks payable to the Director of Finance and include the note “Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp.”

Registration forms are at the Department’s Recreation office located within Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale at 799 Pi‘ilani Street in Hilo and online at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation/.

For more information, contact Jason Armstrong, public information officer, at 961-8311 or jarmstrong@hawaii county.gov.