UH-Hilo wahine finish with 77s
UH-Hilo wahine finish with 77s
Waiakea graduate Andi Igawa and Kamehameha-Hawaii graduate Shantel Antonio carded 4-over 77 on Tuesday as the UH-Hilo women’s golf team finished seventh at the Western Washington Invitational in Bellingham Golf and Country Club.
For the second consecutive tournament, senior Senior Kristen Sawada (80) led the way for the Vulcans, tying for ninth at 8-over 154.
At 27-over 319, UH-Hilo finished seventh among 12 teams at 61-over 645, 45 strokes behind champion Northeastern State.
Igawa tied for 21st at 12-over 158; Antonio tied for 29th place with a 16-over; Alison Tengan shaved a stroke off of her Day 1 score with an 85 to finish at 25-over and a tie for 51st; Mariah Paiste (100) was 61st at 57-over; playing unattached, Kimberly Katayama (100) carded a 58-over and was 62nd.
St. Martin’s Jennifer Liedes (74) held on for medalist honors at 1-over.
Roller derby action Oct. 30
Dubbed “Blood is the new black,” the Paradise Roller Girls’ Hawaiian Honey Badgers will face Oahu’s Pacific Roller Derby Hulagan at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
The doors open at 6 p.m., and the Big Island Babes Junior Roller Derby will play at 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5, and keiki 5 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at Kadota Liquor, Lucy’s Taqueria, Mt. View Village Video, Jungle Love in Pahoa, CD Wizard (add $1 surcharge) or at the night of the event.
For more information on upcoming events, recruitment of skaters, junior skaters, referees, non-skating officials, volunteer opportunities, bout vendor booths and more, visit to www.paradiserollergirls.com.
IKL Kona event Nov. 7
The Kona branch of the International Karate League will hold its 11th annual IKL championship from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Kekuaokalani Gymnasium.
IKL branches from Hilo, Paauilo, Honokaa, Waimea, North Kohala, Waikoloa, Captain Cook, KailuaKona, Pahala, Keaau, Oahu, and California, will be attending the event.
IKL Shihan Walter K. Nishioka, founder and chief instructor of the Manoa Valley, Oahu branch, will preside over the event.
The tournament will feature competition in kata (forms), kumite (sparring) and kobudo (weaponry), for children, teenagers, and adults.
For more information about the tournament, contact Julian Shiroma at 938-2414.