Big Isle briefs, July 24

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Kanno fires 72 at Cup

Hilo’s Isaiah Kanno fired a 1-over 72 on Tuesday at the Junior America’s Cup as Hawaii stood in a tie for 12th place in Edmonton, Alberta.

Kanno’s eventful round included a double-bogey on his first hole followed by five birdies. He was Hawaii’s second best-scorer on Day 1 of the 18-team, 36-hole event behind Oahu’s Blaze Akana, who shot a 71. Oahu’s Noah Koshi and Joshua Hayashida each shot 78, leaving Hawaii at 8-over 221.

San Diego took the early lead at 205, while Oregon’s Mateo Fuenmayor and Washington’s Ian Siebers each shot 65.

Age group volleyball, hoops meeting slated

The recreation division of Parks and Recreation will hold its organizational meeting for age-group volleyball at 5 p.m. Aug. 6 at Aunty Sally’s Luau House. There will be 14-and-under, 12U and 10U age divisions, and this meeting is for coaches or representatives of teams entering the league.

League rules and format will be discussed along with team packets. The league is scheduled to run Sept. 9-Dec. 5, from Monday-Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

There also will also be an organizational meeting for a 10-under basketball league at 5 p.m. Aug. 13 at Aunty Sally’s Luau House. The league is scheduled to run Sept. 9-Nov. 7, Monday-Thursday at 5 p.m.

Waiakea air riflery welcomes participants

All incoming and returning Waiakea students interested in trying out for air riflery are required to email whsairriflery@gmail.com by July 31 to receive information about participation requirements, equipment needs and the tryout schedule.

A current physical and parent-consent form must be submitted in order to participate.

Due to significant interest this year, emailing by July 31 is important for students who do not have rifle/equipment, so arrangements can be made for borrowing the limited available sets.