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Honolulu's Heimana Reynolds, 10, took second in two events last week in the King of the Groms nationals, a world championships for skateboarders 12 and under at the 3rd Lair Skateboard Park at Golden Valley, Minn.

The Punahou School fifth-grader is the first youth skateboarder from Hawai'i to qualify for the event. He did so by finishing among the top competitors at a national event in Simi Valley, Calif.

At the Minnesota event, Reynolds was one of 125 skateboarders from around the country and one of the few who competed in all three disciplines of skateboarding — bowl, mini-ramp and street.

After moving through the semifinals, Reynolds competed in the finals in all three events Sunday. He finished second in the bowl and mini-ramp and seventh in the street.

VOLLEYBALL

NICHOLS, LYLE TEAM UP TO WIN DINOSAUR TITLE

California's Jimmy Nichols and Greg Lyle beat Cliff Monson and Mike Thorton, 11-8, for the championship of the O'ahu Dinosaur Volleyball Tournament last weekend.

Monson is from Washington and Thorton from Hawai'i.

The beach doubles tournament, which started on the Big Island, had 16 teams. Combined age of each team had to be at least 80. It was played at Outrigger Canoe Club.

Keith and Conrad Jones, from Tennessee, took third. Olympian Stein Metzger and Jon Andersen, both from Hawai'i, were fourth.

HONORS

SOFTBALL COACH TASHIRO FINALIST FOR TOP COACH

Kent Tashiro, a softball coach for the 'Aiea Golden Eagles and 'Iolani School, has been named a finalist for Positive Coaching Alliance's Double-Goal Coach Award for his positive impact on youth athletes.

Double-Goal Coach Award recipients will be honored by Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) at the 8th annual National Youth Sports Awards Ceremony sponsored by Deloitte at Stanford University on April 24.

Tashiro has led the Golden Eagles to two American Softball Association national tournaments, won the state ASA championship in 2003 and finished second in the state in 2005 and 2007.

"We've won some championships, but my goal is to get kids into college. The real highlight for me is seeing them graduate high school and go on to college," he said in a release.

More information is available at www.positivecoach.org/2009awards.aspx.