UHH’s Yamauchi, Littel selected to regionals
UHH’s Yamauchi, Littel selected to regionals
University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Dalen Yamauchi and Kyeton Littel have been selected to participate in the NCAA Division II Men’s Regional Golf Championships.
They will be heading to the Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo, Calif., the site of the South Central/West Regional, May 4-6.
Both will be familiar with the course as the Vulcans participated in the Tim Tierney Pioneer Preview Shootout in March. Yamauchi finished in ninth place with a 10-over-par 226 (70-79-77). Littel was in 36th place at 17-over-par 233 (78-77-78).
Yamauchi also tied for top honors at the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate and the UCSD SoCal Intercollegiate. Littel’s top finish was 14th place tie at the St. Martin’s Invitational.
At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two student-athletes not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 18-22, at Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, N.C.
UHH softball ranked at No. 8 in West region
The UHH softball team held onto the No. 8 spot in the April 29 NCAA Division II West Region poll.
The Vulcans finished their regular season last week with a 4-2 win over Hawaii Pacific University and a 5-5, 10-inning tie to finish at 31-16-1.
The champions of the PacWest, California Collegiate Athletic Association and Great Northwest Athletic Conference claim automatic regional berths. The West Region poll determines the five at-large bids.
The regional participants will be announced on Monday.
Yamauchi Memorial Golf Tournament
The Nobu Yamauchi Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at 7 a.m. Thursday, June 11 at Hilo Muni. Entry fee is $125 and includes green fee, cart, par three closest to the pin, team prizes, and lunch at Kim’s at the Hilo Muni.
Funds raised will be used for the Nobu Yamauchi RBI travel teams, RBI youth league teams, and partial scholarship for RBI players (one male and one female) who will be attending college.
The format for the tournament will be two-person RBI Crazy Scramble using 30 percent of the team handicap with two-putt maximum. The grand prize will be awarded to the team that finishes in 13th place. This is the 13th year of the Nobu Yamauchi RBI Organization.
Entry forms are at Hilo Muni or can be obtained by emailing Wayne Yamauchi at yamauchiw002@hawaii.rr.com.
Keaau boys basketball, cheerleading coaches
Keaau High School is accepting applications for boys basketball coach and cheerleading coach. Applications can be picked up at the school’s main office. Deadline to apply is May 22. For more information, call the athletic department office at 313-3450.
Hilo girls basketball coach
Hilo High School is accepting applications for girls basketball coach. Applications can be picked up at the school’s main office. Deadline to apply is May 15. For more information, call the athletic department office at 974-4021.
Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp
The 3rd Annual Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp will be held July 21-24 at Hilo Civic and Panaewa courts for boys and girls 9 to 17 years old. The camp is named in honor of the legendary former UHH basketball coach who helped guide the Vulcans-Hawai‘i Basketball School for 37 years.
UHH women’s basketball coach David Kaneshiro will be the lead clinician and Honokaa girls basketball coach Daphne Homa will be an assistant.
Early registration is $60 per camper. The cost will rise to $70 for players registering after Monday,
July 13. All participants will receive a camp shirt and group photo. Please make checks payable
to the Director of Finance and include the note “Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp.”
Registration forms will be available starting Monday, May 4, at the Department’s Recreation
office located within Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale at 799 Pi‘ilani Street in Hilo and online
at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation/.
For more information, contact Jason Armstrong, public information officer, at 961-8311
or jarmstrong@hawaiicounty.gov.