Vulcan Basketball Camp returns to campus
Vulcan Basketball Camp returns to campus
The 2017 Vulcan Basketball Camp, to be held July 24-27, will feature Vulcan greats from the past and current coaches and players. The camp is open for boys and girls ages eight to 17. The main location will be the UH-Hilo Gymnasium, along with Panaewa Gym.
The camp will feature the legendary UHH coach Jimmy Yagi, along with former UHH basketball coach and athletic director Bob Wilson, former Vulcan standouts Bill O’Rear, Nelson Wong and Paul Lee, along with current UHH head coaches GE Coleman (men) and David Kaneshiro (women). Members of the current UHHo men’s and women’s teams will also assist, and other local coaches have been invited to help.
The cost for the four-day event, which will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 and 4 pm each day, is $75. Every camper will receive a camp t-shirt, a basketball, a camp notebook, a team photo and lunch each day.
The Vulcan Basketball Camp is now back in the hands of the UH-Hilo basketball programs, after being run by the County of Hawaii Parks and Recreation for the past few years. It was called the Jimmy Yagi Hoops Summer Camp.
Yagi, former UHH AD Ramon Goya and others started the Vulcan Basketball Camp nearly 40 years ago.
For a Vulcan Basketball Camp registration brochure, go to …
http://hiloathletics.com/documents/2017/5/15/BKB_Jimmy_Yagi_Summer_Hoops_Camp_Brochure_1_.pdf.
Steering named to All-PacWest second team
UHH junior first baseman Phillip Steering has been named to the All-Pacific West Conference baseball second team and was the only Vulcan player honored.
Steering led the PacWest in hitting this year with a .421 average. He was fourth in the PWC in slugging percentage (.683) and fourth in walks (30).
Junior Volleyball Camp June 5-8 at Hilo Civic
The Annual Summer Junior. Volleyball Camp, directed by Coach Guy Enriques, is scheduled for June 5-9 at Hilo Civic Auditorium. The camp is usually held at Kamehameha’s Koaia Gym but there are gym renovations.
The focus of the camp is ball control. For the high school player, much attention is given to the mental side of the game, with emphasis on vital life-skills and volleyball skills that lead to success. For the younger players, thre’s a focus on fundamental ball control skills while developing a love and passion for volleyball is the goal.
Camp begins at 8 a.m. for the high school player and 8:30 a.m. for the elementary and middle school player. To accommodate the working parent schedule, there is an “early bird” drop off at 7:30 a.m.
Camp brochures can be picked up at Sportsline in Hilo or to receive more information and an email copy of the camp brochure, contact coach Guy Enriques at enriques@hawaii.rr.com or call 217-2253.