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Special to Hawaii 24/7 by Anna ‘Illusion’ Kucharz Three of Hawaii’s preeminent roller derby teams meet face-to-face Saturday, May 18 at the Hilo Afook-Chinnen Civic Auditorium where they will vie for the top spot in the Paradise Roller Girls 2013 season opener. Come watch the Hilo Bay Bruisers, Mauna Killahz, and Volcano Vixens smash, block [...]

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department is hosting several HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” basketball tournaments during the month of June.

June 8-9 is a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the Keaʻau High School gym and covered courts. This event is open to youth in the following age groups: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, girls 10 and under, girls 12 and under, girls 14 and under, high school boys and high school girls. The deadline to complete the registration packet and enter this event is May 31.

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MEDIA RELEASE Washington State freshman guard Lia Galdeira has been selected to attend the 2013 National Team Trials and tryout for the FIBA U19 World Championship Team at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 16-19, USA Basketball announced Tuesday. Galdeira is one of 34 players from across the country who received [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation, the Hawaii Police Department’s HI-PAL Program, and the nonprofit Big Island All-Stars have announced the inaugural Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Clinic for boys and girls 9 to 17 years old. Named in honor of the former University of Hawaii at Hilo basketball coach who helped guide [...]

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Results of the 2013 BIIF Track and Field Championship held at Hawaii Preparatory Academy Saturday (May 4).

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MEDIA RELEASE Aikido of Hilo hosted its annual Osensei Memorial Seminar April 27-28. Acclaimed aikido practitioner and Buddhist scholar, John Stevens was hosted as guest instructor. Stevens is a 7th degree black belt in aikido and a world renowned master instructor. He was a noted professor of Buddhist Studies at Tohoku Fukushi University, in Sendai, [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Two Big Island athletes earned state titles in judo at the championships over the weekend on Oahu. The Konawaena girls team also earned a fifth place finish. Individual state titles went to Lia Nakamura of Hilo at 172 lbs. and Aimee Shiraki of Konawaena at 220 lbs. In addition, Skye Matsuura of [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The boys and girls tennis teams of Punahou ruled the courts during the state tournament, which was staged on the Big Island over the weekend. From Punahou, No. 1 seed Kawika Lam won the boys singles and No. 3 seed Ryan Adachi and McKenna Fujitani won the boys doubles. In the girls [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Kamehameha Schools Hawaii was the top finisher in the girls softball Division II state tournament last week on Maui. No. 3 seed Kamehameha lost 6-3 to Aiea in the consolation bracket to hang on to sixth place overall. The other two Big Island entries did not fair so well. Konawaena was knocked [...]

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A relaxing scene at one of Hilo’s favorite surf spots.

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By Matt Lieto | Ironman Most of you know me as a goofy, “moderately” entertaining commentator and sometimes-fast professional triathlete. Many of you don’t know how I got to this point, though. My first exposure to triathlon was in 1998 when I traveled to Kona to support my big brother, Chris (you might know him [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The top eight seeds are through to the quarterfinals of the state tennis singles tournament, which holds a homefield advantage for the five remaining Big Island athletes. On the boys side, it’s No. 4 seed Isaiah Brilhante of Waiakea and on the girls side, it’s Hilo teammates No. 4 seed Emily Soares [...]

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