New venues will be sites for state championships

Advertiser Staff

The two newest major sports venues on O'ahu are each scheduled to be the site of state high school championships in the next school year.

Track and field will be held at the Kamehameha Schools' $14 million stadium, and cross country and tennis will be held at Central O'ahu Regional Park in Mililani.

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's schedule of 32 championships in 17 sports will be held on four islands.

Although most events will be held on O'ahu, some high-profile championships are going to Neighbor Islands: Boys and girls volleyball to Hilo, girls soccer to Maui and baseball also to Maui.

The site for the newest championship sport, judo, has not been selected.

Seven sports have been added, and the number of state team championships has grown from 20 to 32 since Keith Amemiya became the HHSAA's executive director four years ago. Eight of the new championships are for girls or co-ed.

Hawai'i High School Athletic Association 2002-03 Tournament schedule

FALL SEASON

• Civilian Marksmanship Program Air Riflery — Nov. 4 (girls) and Nov. 5 (boys) at Pearl City High School.

• Bowling (boys and girls) — Nov. 14-15 at Lihu'e Lanes.

• Nissan Boys Volleyball — Nov. 13-16 at Hilo civic auditorium.

• Honolulu Marathon Cross Country (boys and girls) — Nov. 16 at Central O'ahu Regional Park.

• Nissan Girls Volleyball — Nov. 20-23 at Hilo civic auditorium.

• Chevron Football — Nov. 22 (quarterfinals) at Lihu'e, Wailuku and Aloha Stadium; Nov. 29 (semifinals) at Aloha Stadium, Dec. 6 (championship) at Aloha Stadium.

WINTER SEASON

• Chevron Softball (girls) — Feb. 12-15 at at UH Wahine Softball Stadium.

• Meadow Gold Girls Soccer — Feb. 12-15 at Maui War Memorial Stadium.

• AT&T Wireless Boys Soccer — Feb. 19-22 at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Park.

• Local Motion Swimming and Diving (boys and girls) — Feb. 28 and March 1 at Duke Kahanamoku Swimming Complex.

• Hawaiian Airlines Boys Basketball — Feb. 26-March 1 at Stan Sheriff Center or Blaisdell Arena.

• Data House Wrestling (boys and girls) — March 7-8 at Blaisdell Arena.

• First Hawaiian Bank Canoe Paddling (boys, girls and co-ed) — March 7 at Ke'ehi Lagoon.

• Local Motion Cheerleading (coed) — March 15 at Stan Sheriff Center.

SPRING SEASON

• David S. Ishii Foundation Girls Golf — Date to be set in May at Waikoloa Beach Course, Big Island.

• Carlsmith Ball Tennis (boys and girls) — May 8-10 at Central O'ahu Regional Park.

• Island Movers Track and Field (boys and girls) — May 8 and 10 at the Kamehameha Schools' Kunuiakea Athletic Complex.

• Judo (boys and girls) — May 10 at a site to be determined.

• David S. Ishii Foundation Boys Golf — May date to be set at Waikoloa King's Course, Big Island.

• Hawaiian Airlines Girls Basketball — May 14-17 at Stan Sheriff Center.

• Wally Yonamine Foundation Baseball — May 14-17 at Iron Maehara Stadium, Wailuku.