ISLE FILE
Rainy weather forces BIIF to postpone weekend games
Advertiser Staff
Inclement weather has forced the postponement or cancellation of all Big Island Interscholastic Federation athletic events scheduled this weekend.
"It's sunny on the Kona side," said Lyle Crozier, Konawaena athletic director and BIIF football coordinator. "But apparently it's pouring in Hilo."
A decision was made about 8:30 a.m. yesterday by a Department of Education official. "I think the biggest concern was transportation and safety," Crozier said.
The Wildcats were supposed to host Kea'au for homecoming last night, but that game, along with the Ka'u-Waiakea game, have been moved to Nov. 4. Tonight's games between Kamehameha and Hilo at Wong Stadium, Honoka'a at Hawai'i Prep and Kealakehe at Kohala have been rescheduled to Nov. 5.
Today's scheduled cross country meet at Waiakea will not be made up. Bowling, air riflery and volleyball matches are expected to be made up at another time.
Crozier said BIIF executive secretary Keith Morioka will make all final decisions on scheduling.
MORE HIGH SCHOOLS
HEISMAN DEADLINE NEAR
The deadline for Wendy's High School Heisman award nominations is Monday. High school administrators may nominate two seniors (one male, one female) who have demonstrated exceptional talents in and out of the classroom by playing sports, maintaining good grades and volunteering in their community.
Nominations should be completed online at www.wendysheisman.com
TENNIS
BYUH PLAYERS IN FINALS
Brigham Young-Hawai'i is assured of bringing home both the women's and men's singles titles of the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Regionals.
BYUH's Julia Ustyuzhanina and Tetyana Bula each won two singles matches yesterday to advance to today's women's final at Pomona, Calif. The top-seeded Ustyuzhanina and second-seeded Bula also will play for the doubles title.
Meanwhile, Seasiders Junyoung Kim and Leon So'onalole advanced to the men's title match with semifinal victories. The top-seeded Kim and third-seeded So'onalole also reached the doubles championship.
GOLF
DEMO DAY RAINED OUT
The Super Demo Day scheduled for today at Ko Olina Golf Club has been postponed because of the bad weather. The soldout Ko Olina Rally For A Cure Golf Tournament also will not be held, but those who entered can come out to the course today — weather permitting — to play a free round and enjoy the "post-tournament awards ceremony" at Roy's Ko Olina.
Golfers who registered for the tournament also will receive a free round of golf to be used later. Tournament prizes will be distributed as door prizes tonight at the party.
The tournament is a benefit for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
The demo day and free clinics will be rescheduled in November.
For information, call Ko Olina at 676-5300, ext. 1.
SOFTBALL
FAMILY STONE WINS TITLE
Family Stone 50s defeated Fresh Poke of Maui, 16-10, to capture the Las Vegas World 50-Over AA Slowpitch Tournament last weekend.
Family Stone 50s, led by All-American Tournament MVP Chris Adaro, finished the 21-team event with a 6-1 record. Fresh Poke beat Family Stone 50s, 21-13, to force a winner-take-all final.
Other members of the Family Stone 50s were:
All-Tournament players Douglas Tandel, Willie MacMillian, Stanley Mahelona, Johnny Arroyo and George Meyer. Also, Lonnie Williams, John Berinobis, Kalani Ho'opii, Cecil Hale, Curtis Salcur, Vern Sanchez, Sam Akiona, Ernie Muramoto, Darrel Ogawa, Ray Bode, Willie Fukumitsu, Glenn Villegas and Richard Jones. Coaches Ben Naki Jr. and Daryl Samara, and scorekeeper Keala Akiona.
VOLLEYBALL
UH MATCH CAN BE SEEN
Today's Western Athletic Conference volleyball match between 11th-ranked Hawai'i and New Mexico State can be watched via a live feed on College Sports Direct. The cost is $6.95 and the link is college sportsdirect.tv/reg2/Start.dbml.
The match begins at 3 p.m. Hawai'i time. The Rainbow Wahine (8-6, 2-0 WAC) have won their last 108 against conference opposition. The Aggies (7-3, 1-2) came into the WAC this year with a 36-match conference winning streak, which ended when they lost their first two WAC matches.
Some 10,000 tickets have reportedly been distributed for tonight's match at Pan American Center in Las Cruces (capacity 13,071).
