Correction
West Hawaii Today/Hawaii Tribune Herald reported the incorrect location of Friday night’s Konawaena vs. Kea‘au football game in last Tuesday’s paper. The game will be played at 6 p.m. at Kea‘au, and not at Konawaena.
Vulcan cross country regular season ends
Returning to where the season started, the UH-Hilo Women’s Cross Country team closed out regular-season competition Saturday morning at HPU’s Sharks Open 6K run at the Kahuku Golf Course on the North Shore of O’ahu.
Olivia Jarvis led the Vulcans with a 17th-place finish as UH-Hilo finished third in the team results among HPU and the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Chaminade also competed but did not have enough runners to score as a team.
UH Manoa placed first with runners finishing in the first nine slots as Emile Langschwager took the top spot at a tme of 22:10.0.
On the men’s side, Chaminade won by default as HPU did not have enough runners to score. Silverswords’ Mason Stewart finished first at an 8K time of 29:08.0.
The Vulcans will have two weeks to prepare for the PacWest Conference Championships on Oct. 21 in Fresno, California.
Autocross event next week
Join the Big Island of Hawaii Region of the SCCA for an exciting contest of driver skill at the Big Island Autocross on Oct. 22 at the Hilo Drag Strip.
The Autocross is open to all licensed drivers and most cars qualify to participate. No special skills or cars are necessary to have the time of your life behind the wheel. It is also often possible for a non-driver to obtain a ride with one of the regular participants. More details can be found online at bigislandscca.org