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Waiakea golf tourney on tap

Waiakea golf tourney on tap

Friends of Waiakea Golf will host the Waiakea High School Golf Scramble on Feb. 25 at Hilo Municipal Golf Course.

Tournament format is a two-person scramble, $200 per team, which includes green fees, golf cart, pupus, bento lunch and dessert.

Entry forms will soon be available at the Hilo Muni pro-shop or call Coach Sandra (747-0105) or Coach Alika (756-1282).

Kamehameha swim lessons

The Kamehameha girls water polo team will be teaching swimming classes during winter break.

The cost of the classes is $50 per 3 week session, and they are a fundraising effort by the team, which sent some members to a tournament in China during the summer.

In July, the team is hoping to travel to Hungary on a training and competition trip.

Classes will run on the following schedules:

Dec. 21-Jan. 6, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be instructed at all time periods, 11-11:40 a.m.; 11:45 a.m. -12:25 p.m.; 12:30–1:10 p.m.; 1:15-1:55 p.m.

Dec. 20-Jan. 5, Tuesday and Thursdays: Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be instructed at all time periods, 11-11:45 a.m.; noon-12:45 p.m.; 1-1:45 p.m.

For more information and registration, contact Dan Lyons at dalyons@ksbe.edu.

Hilo AYSO registration

Registration is available for the Hilo region of the American Youth Soccer Organization’s spring season, which runs April to June, for ages 4-18.

Forms for new players are available at Life Care Center, Hilo Social Service Department, 944 West Kawailani St. in Hilo, or at www.eayso.org, and can be mailed to AYSO PO Box 5000 Hilo, HI 96720 with $60.

The deadline to enter is Jan. 15.

For more information, contact Chris Ridley at 443-7360 or ridley0428@gmail.com.

Pahoa High softball tourney

The Pahoa softball tournament runs Jan 6-8, with all proceeds going to the athletic department.

Divisions are open men’s, open women’s and senior 50-and-over,

Entry is $250 and the tournament will be played at the new athletic complex behind the Pahoa recreation center.

For more information, call 936-8378.

P&R track meets slated

The Department of Parks and Recreation will hosting its annual track and field meets in February for ages 6-14:

Age-group meets will be held Feb. 11 at Waiakea and Konawaena.

Exponent meets will be held Feb. 25 at Waiakea and Konawaena.

Field events at both meets start at 9 a.m., with track starting at 10:30 a.m.

For more information, call Darrell Yamamoto at 961-8735 or 938-2012.

HI-PAL boxing

The Hawaii Police Department announces the return to West Hawaii of the HI-PAL boxing program for boys and girls ages 8-17. Events will begin in February 2017.

For information on how to participate in the program—including registration details and information about scheduling pre-entry physical appointments—interested youth, parents and coaches may contact Community Police Officer Kapelieli Kauahikaua Jr. at 889-6540 or kapelieli.kauahikaua@hawaiicounty.gov.