Correction
In Monday’s article about the canoe paddling state championship, Kelsey Walling was listed as the author. The article was written by Connor Whitt, but the photos were taken by Kelsey Walling.
BIIF Football starts this week
This weekend, some of the isle’s high school football teams will play their first preseason outings.
At 7 p.m. on Friday, defending state champ Konwaena HS will host Long Beach Poly — MaxPreps’ No. 50 ranked team in the nation.
At 1 p.m. Saturday, Kea‘au HS will host St. Louis School. Later that day, KS-Hawai‘i will travel to Kealakehe HS — kicking off at 7 p.m.
Honokaa HS, Pahoa HS and Hilo HS will all travel off of the island on Saturday. Hilo will play at Lahainaluna HS, Pahoa will play at Kaiser HS and Honokaa will play at Kekualike HS.
The first regular-season BIIF matchup will be next Thursday, Aug. 17 — when Pahoa and Ka‘u HS will face off against each other at Kea‘au HS’ football field.
2 Hawaii 12U Ripken teams are in the top CRL World Series bracket
Hawaii Kai Fear 808 got a combined no-hitter from Keona Barraza and Colten Hino in an 8-0 victory over Marlboro, N.J., on Monday at the Cal Ripken 12U Major /70 World Series in Branson, Mo.
OBRL New Era’s Riley-James Ho pitched a three-hitter in an 11-0 win over Yardley Pa., in five innings.
Both Hawaii representatives improved to 4-0 in pool play and clinched berths in the championships bracket.
Hawaii Kai Fear 808 will face Lutz, Fla., today at 2 p.m. with the No. 1 seed in pool B on the line.
OBRL New Era, which clinched the No. 1 seed in pool A, will face Florence, Ala., at 6 :30 a.m.
At the Cal Ripken 10U World Series in Crown Point, Ind., the Westside Bombers fell to the Bryant Black Sox (Ark.) 4-3. Stansen Verbeckmoes went 2-for-3 for the Westside Bombers, who fell to 1-2.
Texans owner facing rape charge
(AP) — Javier Loya, a minority owner of the Houston Texans, is facing a rape charge in Kentucky, according to court records.
Loya has been charged with one count of first-degree rape, five counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of third-degree sexual abuse in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
The 53-year-old Loya was indicted and pleaded not guilty in May. He posted a $50,000 bond.
Loya’s attorney Andrew J. Sarne released a statement Tuesday saying his client “unequivocally and categorically denies these allegations.”
Georgia fires the football staffer that was involved in fatal crash
(AP) — Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another recruiting staffer, less than a month after she filed a lawsuit against the university’s athletic association.
The school issued a statement saying Victoria “Tori” Bowles was dismissed because she refused to cooperate with an internal investigation into the crash.
Her attorneys claim she is being retaliated against for filing the lawsuit, which also names former Georgia player and first-round NFL draft pick Jalen Carter.
The Jan. 15 crash killed Willock and the driver of the Ford Expedition, Chandler LeCroy.
