Big Island briefs: Youth boxing card to be held Saturday night in Keaau

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The Yeshua Boxing Club will be hosting a USA Boxing-sanctioned boxing event at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Yeshua Outreach Center gym in Keaau.

The Yeshua Boxing Club will be hosting a USA Boxing-sanctioned boxing event at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Yeshua Outreach Center gym in Keaau.

According to a release, the Yeshua Boxing Club, with more than 70 current members, is dedicated to building character, teaching respect and developing champions in a drug-free environment.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for ages 11-17, with children under 10 free. A food concessions will be provided, and all proceeds go to the outreach center.

The gym is located on the corner of Pohaku Circle and Pahoa Highway (halfway between Kaloli and Paradise avenues).

For more information, call 966-6489.

Softball tourne honors cancer fight

The fourth annual Battling for Cancer Softball Tournament will be held Aug. 26-27 at Walter Victor Stadium.

The entry fee is $200, and teams must provide their own 14-inch softballs.

For more information, call Chaley Kaleo (959-9729, 990-9729), Les Estrella (397-0257) or Nene Kaleo (959-9729, 990-9720).

HPA ID soccer camp in June

A soccer ID camp will be held June 26-30 at Hawaii Prep’s varsity field.

Ages 13-18 will camp from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., and ages 5-12 will go from 9 a.m.-noon.

The camp director is San Diego Club Director Jeff Illingworth. The other staff members are: head coach, Tim Von Steeg (UC Santa Barbara men’s head coach); goalkeeper coach, Trenton Painter (UC San Diego goalkeeper coach) and coach Jennifer Jacques (Kona Crush staff).

Registration is open at http://coach jeffsoccer.com. If any questions, call 619-933- 6769.

Special Olympics golf season set

The Special Olympics East Hawaii Golf season will begin June 16 and the program is in its 10th year, with practices held every Friday through Aug. 25 at Banyans Golf Club.

A golf tournament will be held Aug. 27.

Sign up at www.golftreasures.net (click on Special Olympics 2017 sign-up for golf and fill out information) or at Golf Treasures, located at 37c Lono St. in Hilo.

For more information, call coach George Lewitzki at 961-4653.

’Rider runs at finals

Running for Emory-Riddle, Kealakehe graduate Keili Dorn finished 15th in the 5,000-meter run at the NAIA track and field championships Saturday in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Dorn, a sophomore, qualified Friday in 18 minutes, 38.64 seconds, then ran 19:23.76 a day later in the 16-runner final.