Aloha Honua Festival results
Aloha Honua Festival results
The 12th annual Aloha Honua Festival was held Saturday at Honolii. Following are results for surfing and body boarding:
• Kokua (3-6) boys & girls: 1. Cruz Lemes; 2. Diego Lemes; 3. Analu Yockman; 4. Hi’ilei Mendiola; 5. Kaimana Kahikina
• Menehune shortboard boys: 1. Diesel Butts; 2. Max Germond; 3. Peyton Pacarro; 4. Jeyson Nelson; 5. Makoa Au Hoon; 6. Evan Delaney
• Groms shortboard girls: 1. Malaika Bishaw; 2. Tegan Harrs; 3. Rumor Butts; 4. Starsea Kahikina; 5. Hi’ilei Waipa; 6. Ava Rutter
• Groms shortboard boys: 1. Kade Ketcheson; 2. Jake Maki; 3. Cyan Batha; 4. Kane Tulrade; 5. Hunter Chun Fat; 6. Tava Madrigal
• Longboard girls: 1. Mehana Herring
• Juniors shortboard women: 1. Mariko Nakano; 2. Makakapu Ioane; 3. Haliko Hauanio; 4. Mahina Orian
• Juniors shortboard men: 1. Wyatt Walter; 2. Jesse Kirkhill; 3. Nakoa Kuamoo-Mendiola; 4. Shamar Sarme; 5. Rusty Crabbe; 6. Makana Alexander
• DK wars open solo: 1. Nalu Switgall
• 11 & under mix bodyboard: 1. Max Germond; 2. Diesel Butts; 3. Evan Tajon; 4. Nalu Alameda; 5. Kane Tulrade; 6. Analu Yockman
• 12-14 mix bodyboard: 1. Ka’ikeao Kane-Kalua; 2. Buddy Betts; 3. Hunter Delima; 4. Keala Leialoha; 5. Bennett Varney; 6. Tryston Spencer
• 15-17 mix bodyboard: 1. Kellen Yamasaki; 2. Cami Uyeki; 3. Titus Butts; 4. Chaz Filkins; 5. Imiloa Waipa; 6. John Kamahele
Pop Warner sign-up contacts
In case you missed it, Pop Warner is getting safer.
Whether or not you heard the news, the changes will certainly be noticeable as Big Island associations prepare for the season.
In May, Pop Warner announced it was becoming the first national football organization to eliminate kickoffs, a ban that affects the three youngest divisions. The ball will be placed at the 35-yard line to start each half and after each score in all Tiny Mite (ages 5-7), Mitey Mite (7-9) and Junior Pee Wee (8-10) games. After the season, Pop Warner will review the results of the move as it considers implementation in older divisions.
“We are constantly working to make the game safer and better for our young athletes, and we think this move is an important step in that direction,” Jon Butler, Pop Warner’s executive director, said in a release.
Pop Warner also reduced contact time in practice across all divisions, cutting it from 33 percent to 25 percent of practice, beginning this season.
Pop Warner lauded the changes as its latest in a long line of moves aimed at enhanced player safety.
In 2010, Pop Warner implemented a concussion policy – participants removed from practice, play or competition must receive written medical clearance to return – and formed an independent Medical Advisory Committee. In 2012, Pop Warner banned full-speed head-on, blocking or tackling drills in which the players line up more than 3 yards apart.
Registration is now open for island associations for football (ages 7-15) and cheerleading (ages 5-15). Weight restrictions apply to football and more details can be found on at www.popwarner.com or by calling any of the island associations:
Big Island Pop Warner Football Conference: Brenda Kuamoo, 961-5277
Hamakua Cougars: Alexis McDougall, 315-1681
Ka’u Lions: Kai Manini, 640-8409
Keaukaha Warriors: Sherise Kane-Kanae, 989-5066
Kohala Chargers: Kamon Kupukaa, 937-0133
Kona Marlins: Ikaika Salvador, 896-0335
Leeward Steelers: Steve Uemura, 365-6195
Panaewa Ali’i: Abraham Alvarez, 854-3819
Puna Panthers: Kel Lee, 315-7433
Waiakea Nakoa: Heather Mercado, 640-9630
Wailoa Razorbacks: Wade Akui, 854-7759
Waimea Cowboys: Brian Liborio, 896-7657
Westside Eagles: Darren Naihe, 987-3245
HPA grad Nihipali competes at U.S. swim trials
Wagner College senior-to-be Anu Nihipali, a Hawaii Prep graduate, competed with the fastest swimmers in the nation that included the likes of Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, and Katie Ledecky, who are all contending for a spot on the U.S. team for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio.
Nihipali swam the first event of preliminaries, the 100-meter backstroke. Nihipali took eighth place overall in her heat with a time of 1:04.14 (Long Course Meters), which ranked 115th overall out of 155 swimmers in the event.
“This was an experience of a lifetime for Anu,” Wagner coach Colin Shannahan said on the school’s website. “Anu had a very solid swim, a second best long-course time for her. This was her first race in a long course pool since December when she qualified for the Trails.”
Overall, Nihipali holds four Northeast Conference (NEC) records and eight Wagner College school records. She is a two-time participant at the AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals and was the also the first member in Wagner history to qualify and compete at the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships last year in Greensboro, NC.
Vuls earn Academic All-PacWest grade
Seventy-four University of Hawaii at Hilo student-athletes earned their way onto the 2015-16 Academic All-PacWest teams, released Monday.
Women’s soccer earned the highest recognition with 11 student-athletes. Men’s soccer was a notch behind with 10, while baseball, women’s basketball and softball garnered nine student-athletes each.
Completing the Vulcans’ list were five representatives from each of the men’s and women’ tennis teams and volleyball, four from each of the men’s and women’s golf team, and three from the cross country team.
To view the list, visit www.hiloathletics.com.