ISLE FILE
Two 16-team tourneys tip off
Advertiser Staff
High school boys basketball tournament action returns to the floor today with two 16-team tournaments.
The Saint Francis Merv Lopes Hoops Classic III field includes De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), which was ranked No. 6 in the USA Today Super 25 released Dec. 16. The tournament — with eight games each today, tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday at King Armory in Kane'ohe — also includes Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.) and Wasilla (Alaska), the alma mater of recent vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Meanwhile, Moanalua High School will host the Na Menehune/Reebok Holiday Classic today, tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday.
The field includes two California teams, Menlo (Atherton) and Irvine.
Today's game schedules are in For the Record (above).
YONAMINE TO DISCUSS NEW BOOK ON JAN. 3
Maui native Wally Yonamine, the first American to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, will make an appearance next week to discuss the publication of a new book — Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball.
Yonamine and the author of the book, Robert K. Fitts, will be at Kahala Nui, a retirement community home, on Jan. 3 at 3:30 p.m.
KAMA'AINA KIDS FLAG FOOTBALL REGISTRATION
The registration deadline for Kama'aina Kids flag football is Jan. 4.
The season will run from Jan. 18 to March 15 and games will be at East O'ahu Field and Central O'ahu Field. The league is open to players under age 6, 8, 10 and 12.
There will be free player and coaching clinics conducted by the Elite Sports Academy on Jan. 10 and 11.
For more information, visit www.elitesportshawaii.com, e-mail flagfootball@kamaainakids.com or call 387-8910 or 356-9947.
