NBA players tour Oahu for military
Nine NBA players, including reigning league MVP Derrick Rose, will take a five-day USO tour of Oahu next week for a series of scrimmages and clinics with local military personnel.
The players collaboration, dubbed “Hoops for Troops,” was made possible by the ongoing NBA lockout.
Destinations include Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on Tuesday and Schofield Barracks on Thursday.
Besides Rose, the Chicago Bulls point guard, the participating NBA players are Joe Johnson and Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks), Tyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings), JaVale McGee (Washington Wizards), D.J. Augustin (Charlotte Bobcats), Robin Lopez (Phoenix Suns), Brook Lopez (New Jersey Nets) and Mike Miller (Miami Heat).
“I am honored to participate in this USO tour and look forward to not only time on the court with our nation’s armed forces, but also learning more about what they do on a daily basis,” Johnson said in a release.
5 female longboarders to China
Hawaii longboard surfers Stacia Ahina, Geodee Clark, Haunani Kane, Kelia Moniz and Miku Uemura are competing in the the SWATCH Girls Pro China, scheduled to start Wednesday in Hainan Island, China.
The ASP event is the first international surf event to be held in China. The surf break was made popular after Surfer Magazine chronicled the late Rell Sunn’s visit as the first woman ever to surf in China in 1986.
HPU men blank Brigham Young-Hawaii
Chance Bukoski and Heimana Chene scored two goals apiece to lead the Hawaii Pacific men’s soccer team over Brigham Young-Hawaii 5-0 in the Challenge Cup Championship on Friday.
Goalie Mael Lefebvre scored the fifth goal for the Sea Warriors on a penalty kick in the final minutes of the game.
HPU (12-4) outshot the Seasiders (7-5-1) 14-8 in the non-conference road match, which was delayed from September due to scheduling conflicts.
»The Brigham Young-Hawaii women’s soccer team edged Hawaii Pacific 1-0 Friday. Senior forward Britt Edman scored with just one second left in overtime as the Seasiders improved to 9-1-1 for the season. BYUH outshot the Sea Warriors (8-5-2) 15-9 in the match.
Dixie State drops Chaminade in 3
The Dixie State women’s volleyball team swept Chaminade 25-18, 25-19, 25-19 as the Silverswords wrapped up a six-game, 11-day road trip. Junior Whitney Viveiros led Chaminade (2-17, 1-11) with a team-high nine kills and 11 digs, while setter Kaua Cale posted 21 assists. Morgan Hill led Dixie State (13-6, 8-3) with 10 kills and 10 blocks.
Olympian Clay at Kids Fest on Sunday
Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bryan Clay headlines the seventh Kids Fest at Bishop Museum, which will be held Sunday.
In Friday’s paper, the Star-Advertiser incorrectly published the event as happening today.
The event is free and offers fitness and health activities for children and families. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., with activities from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
For information, call 522-3469.
On the web: hawaiipacifichealth.org
Punahou junior wins Oahu Club title
Scout Shutter defeated Cori Cummings 6-3, 6-4 in Thursday’s final of the Oahu Club Honolulu Masters Women’s Championship.
Shutter, a Punahou junior, upset top-seeded Junko Kadomatsu in the first round. Cummings, a Le Jardin sophomore, beat second-seeded Leilani Magee.
Ashely Gora and Nina Jagasia won the doubles title, defeating Jessalyn Lau and Yanita Arnaudova 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the final.
