ad

   

Archive | Sports

PRG season rolls out with triple-header

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Roller Derby, Sports0 Comments

Police hosting HI-PAL basketball tournaments in June

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.

Read the full story

Posted in Basketball, Sports0 Comments

Galdeira invited to national team trials

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Basketball, Sports0 Comments

Youth invited to inaugural Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Clinic

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Basketball, Sports0 Comments

Results of the 2013 BIIF Track and Field Championship

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

Read the full story

Posted in Sports, Track & Field0 Comments

Aikido of Hilo hosts memorial seminar

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, [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Sports0 Comments

Judo: State titles for Nakamura, Shiraki

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Judo, Sports0 Comments

Tennis: Punahou sweeps state titles

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Sports, Tennis0 Comments

Softball: Kamehameha secures 6th place in Division II

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Softball, Sports0 Comments

Wish you were here? Afternoons at Honoli‘i Beach Park

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

Read the full story

Posted in Featured, Gallery, Surfing, Videos0 Comments

Lieto’s total Ironman transformation

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Multi-sport, Sports0 Comments

Tennis: Five isle athletes still in contention

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 [...]

Read the full story

Posted in Sports, Tennis0 Comments

 

Extra 30 Off Markdowns

 

Become a fan on facebook

flickr photos - Hawaii 24/7 group

Stock Quotes

NASDAQ3498.965  chart+33.722
S&P 5001669.16  chart+2.87
^NYA9598.27  chart+10.729
^TNX1.944  chart-0.021
AAPL439.66  chart-3.27
FB25.66  chart-0.099
GOOG906.97  chart-1.5601
INTC24.15  chart+0.07
MSFT34.85  chart-0.23
ORCL35.10  chart+0.20
QCOM65.76  chart-0.34
ALEX36.13  chart+0.39
BOH50.75  chart+0.17
BRN3.20  chart-0.03
BYD13.28  chart+0.12
CAGU0.30  chart0.00
CPF18.10  chart+0.04
CYAN5.634  chart-0.046
HA5.50  chart0.00
HCOM23.66  chart+0.13
HE27.98  chart+0.20
HOKU0.048  chart+0.008
MLP4.62  chart-0.07
MRPI0.001  chart-0.0002
NNUT0.00  chartN/A
PLFF0.19  chart0.00
TBNK23.45  chart-0.05
TSO63.28  chart-1.62
May 17, 2013 / 5:15 pm
ad