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Na Hoku Hanohano Awards recording artist Mark Yamanaka will be performing in a benefit for the University of Hawaii at Hilo baseball program on Sunday, October 30 in the Naniloa Volcanoes Resort’s Crown Room.

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Treated to a parade, proclamation, honors, autograph session and a day at the Hawaii County Fair the Big Island’s world championship baseball team had a pretty good Sunday.

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MEDIA RELEASE A parade honoring the 2011 Senior Little League World Series Champions is 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18. The parade begins at the Liliuokalani Gardens (near Restaurant Nihon) and will proceed into the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium grounds where the 61st Hawaii County Fair will be ongoing. The public is invited to meet and greet [...]

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It was all cheers, applause, hugs and leis Sunday evening at Hilo International Airport when the Big Island’s world championship baseball team touched down.

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Mayor Billy Kenoi will join friends, family and supporters at Hilo airport Sunday evening to greet the World Champion Hilo All-Stars team as they return after their victory in Bangor, Maine. The Hilo team led by Manager Kaha Wong defeated Rose Capital East Little League of Tyler, Texas 11-1 in five innings for a decisive Senior League World Series victory Saturday.

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MEDIA RELEASE The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the signing of University of Hawaii second baseman Kolten Wong, the team’s first overall selection in the 2011 First Year player draft. Wong, 20, posted a career .358 batting average (245-for-684) with 47 doubles, 25 home runs and 145 RBI at Hawaii with a career slugging pct. [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Island Movers kicks off its 27th annual summer baseball season, highlighted by the 25th consecutive year that the team is making a goodwill baseball trip to Japan for Hawaii college ballplayers to experience the culture and keep their skills sharp. Donald Takaki, the program’s founder and chairman of HawkTree International, Inc., [...]

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Kolten Wong was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, picked as the 22nd overall player by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Former Kamehameha-Hawaii baseball player Kolten Wong was selected in the first round in today’s Major League Baseball draft, picked as the 22nd overall player by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Special Olympics West Hawaii traveled to Oahu May 27-29 to compete in the 2011 State Summer Games.

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Kekoa Lee’s selection as the Pacific West Conference Pitcher of the Year lead’s the post-season recognition for the University of Hawaii at Hilo as the Vulcans landed six All-PacWest selections, including three on the First Team and three more on the Second Team.

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The 24th Annual Vulcans-Hawaii Baseball School is slated for Tuesday, May 31 through Friday, June 3 on the University of Hawaii at Hilo baseball and softball fields. Sessions for students age 5-12 years will be held from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. daily.

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