Team Hawaii defends surf title
Led by gold medalists Sunny Garcia and Mike Latronic, Team Hawaii successfully defended its title at last week’s ISA World Masters Surfing Championship in Montanita, Ecuador.
Garcia repeated as grand masters gold medalist and Latronic won the kahuna division. Team Hawaii finished with 10,844 points to easily win the Eduardo Arena Perpetual Team Trophy. South Africa took the silver medal with 8,976 points in the 20-team event.
Team Australia won the ISA Aloha Cup, followed by Venezuela, Brazil and Hawaii.
Also competing for Hawaii were Kalani Robb, Love Hodel, Reuben Balmores, Shuji Kasuya and Rochelle Ballard.
Harlequins win state rugby title
Two penalty kicks by Thierry Daupin helped the Hawaii Harlequins Rugby Football Club hold off the Laie Lions 18-17 in Saturday’s Hawaii Union Rugby State Championship at Kapiolani Park.
Daupin’s second penalty kick gave the Harlequins an 18-3 lead, but the Lions scored two tries and converted both two-point extra points in the final seven minutes to pull within a point. Laie could get no closer as the Harlequins won their first state title in some 20 years.
The Harlequins’ Chesney Schmeltzer was named MVP.
The club swept the union’s season awards, led by MVP Tyler Harrison. Also honored were Daupin (best back), Nathan Powelson (best forward), Thomas Ray (16th man), Kaipo Sarkissian (Robert Kiyosaki Award) and Wilitonu Forokalafi (President’s Award).
Maze lands prize-winning ulua
Preston Maze caught an ulua that weighed in at 100.4 pounds to win the GT Master’s Cup, the Hawaii Ocean Expo’s annual shoreline fishing tournament.
Maze won $3,400, which included the Eastside Outkastas $1,000 Bounty for landing an ulna weighing more than 100 pounds. He also received a four-day fishing trip for two to Alaska during Sunday’s awards ceremony.
3 gymnasts to NCAA meet
Hawaii’s Joshua Yee, Randi Lau and Jenna Frowein are competing at the NCAA Division I Gymnastics Championships starting today at Penn State.
Yee, a Thompson Academy graduate, is a freshman on the second-seeded Oklahoma men’s team. Lau, also out of Thompson, is a sophomore at LSU, seeded fifth, and Punahou graduate Frowein is a freshman at Stanford, seeded sixth.
Shoji golf tournament coming up
The annual Dave Shoji Invitational golf tournament, a fundraiser for the Hawaii women’s volleyball team, is set for May 2 at Kaneohe Klipper.
The cost is $200 per player in the three-person, best-ball event and includes lunch and dinner.
The deadline is April 27. For information, call 955-2506.
Roller derby at Palama Settlement
The undefeated Leahi Diamond Dolls take on the Tropic Thunder in a Pacific Roller Derby contest Friday, April 26, at Palama Settlement Gym.
The game starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance online (pacificrollerderby.com) and $7 at the door. There is no charge for children 12 and under.
The gym is located at 810 North Vineyard Blvd.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
SATURDAY
BMX
Island BMX: Sandbox Track, Sand Island. Registration, 3-4 p.m. Racing: 4 p.m. islandbmx.org
EQUESTRIAN
HHSA Spring Hunter Show: 8 a.m., Malu Olu, Waimanalo. hhsa.us
FUTSAL
Hawaii Street Soccer: Pickup game, 5 p.m., Ala Wai Park. hawaiistreetsoccer.com
LAWN BOWLING
Honolulu Lawn Bowls Club: 10 a.m., Ala Moana Park. honolululawnbowls.com
RODEO
HWRA Jackpot: 10 a.m., Kualoa Ranch. rodeooahu.com
SUNDAY
CRICKET
Honolulu Cricket Club: HPL 20/20, 10 a.m., Kapiolani Park. honolulucricketclub.org
FUTSAL
Hawaii Street Soccer: Pickup game, 5 p.m., Sunset Beach Elementary. hawaiistreetsoccer.com
HIKING
Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club: ‘Iliahi Ridge. Meet, 8 a.m., Iolani Pallace.
htmclub.org
KAYAKING
Hui Wa‘a Kaukahi: Ala Wai Canal to Kaimana Beach. Meet, 8 a.m., Kapahulu Library end of canal. 4.5 miles. huiwaa.org
LACROSSE
Hawaii Lacrosse: 11 a.m., Kapiolani Park. hawaiilacrosse.com
POLO
Hawaii Polo Club: 2 p.m., Mokuleia Polo Grounds. Gates open, 11 a.m.
hawaii-polo.org
RUNNING
Honolulu Marathon Clinic: 7:30 a.m., Kapiolani Park. honolulumarathonclinic.org
TRIATHLON
Lanikai Tri: 6:15 a.m., Kailua Beach Park. bocahawaii.com
SIGN ME UP
BASKETBALL
Kailua Basketball Player Development Program: Saturdays, 9-11 a.m., St. Anthony School courts. Open to grades 8-11. Information: Chic Hess, chic_hess@hawaii.rr.com.
Kailua Community Basketball League: Ages 7-17. Registration: Saturday and April 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Enchanted Lake Park pavilion. Bring birth certificate and medical ID card. Information: Gary Tanouye 216-8103, Mike Chu 352-1364, Carl Maybin 221-0553
Hui O Momilani Clinic: Saturday, Pearl City High gym. Session 1, grades 1-3, 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; session 2, grades 4-8, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Online registration at kalakauabasketball.com.
Manoa Boys Basketball League: Registration and tryouts, 9 a.m.-noon, May 5, Manoa Valley District Park. Ages 6-17. $95. Information: 226-0113.
19th Hawaii Baptist Academy Eagle Hoop Camp: June 5-8, HBA gym. Open to boys and girls, entering grades 4-12. Fee: $75 by April 30. Online registration: hba.net. Information: 595-2469 or Keith Sugiura, ksugiura@hba.net.
CYCLING
21st JBK Haleiwa Metric Century Ride: 7:30 a.m. April 28, Kaiaka Bay Beach Park, Haleiwa. Rides of 25K, 50K, 100K. hbl.org
PADDLNG
Kala Kukea Memorial Ironman Race: April 27. Long and short courses adult and youth in OC-6, OC-1, OC-2 & surf ski. Registration: Online through April 26. huinalucanoeclub.com. Race day, 6:30-8:45 a.m., Maunalua Bay. huinalucanoeclub.com
RUNNING
Ka‘a‘awa Elementary School 5K: 8 a.m. April 27, Kualoa Ranch. 237-7757.
Honolulu 5K for Kids: 6:30 a.m. April 28, State Capitol. honolulu5k.org
SOCCER
Dragon Futsal Tournament: June 15-16, Magic Island. Boys and girls, U8-U16, adult open, coed and premier. In conjunction with Dragon Boat Festival. dragonfutsal.com
Kailua AYSO: April 27, 2-4 p.m., Kailua Distirct Park. $65. kailuaayso.com
I Got Skills Foot Skills Clinics: 5:10-6:10 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park and Kapiolani Park. Boys and girls, 8-13. May-June packages: 1 day, $65; 2 days, $100, 3 days, $135. hawaiistreetsoccer.com
I Got Skills Juniors Clinics: 4-5 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Central Oahu Regional Park. Boys and girls, 4-7. May-June packages: 1 day, $65; 2 days, $100, 3 days, $135. hawaiistreetsoccer.com
I Got Skills Camps: With James Ortega, L.A. Galaxy Futboleros. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., May 28-31 and June 3-7, Central Oahu Regional Park and Waialae Iki Park. Boys and girls, 6-14. $195. igotskills.com
Bob Barry Goalkeeper Clinic: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 15-16, Kainalu Elementary School, Kailua; June 29-30, Mauka Community Park, Mililani. $120 Information: Bob Barry, 263-4249. barryr003@hawaii.com
SOFTBALL
Kaikamahine Girls Fastpitch Softball Club: Seeking players for 12U and 16U travel teams. Information: Jason Puuohau, 330-6344 or kaikamahine.softball@gmail.com.
SURFSKI
Molokai World Championship: May 19, Kapuhi Beach, Molokai, to Hawaii Kai Towne Center marina. Early bird registration deadline: April 30. molosurfski.com
SWIMMING
Waikiki Swim Club: Free clinic, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., May 4, Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex, UH. Free. waikikiswimclub.org
VOLLEYBALL
Peak Performance Training: May 4, 12, 19 and 25, St. Andrew’s Priory gym. Girls ages 10-14. $65 for the four sessions. Through Ho‘okino Volleyball Club. hvckaepa.clubspaces.com
