Mackay Yanagisawa used to take great joy in telling people about the two positions he played for the McKinley High football team in the early 1930s. "I played end and I played guard," he would say. "I sat at the end of the bench — and guarded the water bucket."
Honolulu's Michelle Wie had seven birdies — including five on her first eight holes — and a bogey for a 6-under 65 and was one shot behind a trio of leaders yesterday after the first round of the LPGA's Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Sylvania, Ohio.
In the idyllic setting of Ko'olauloa, the Game Plan Football Academy quietly and effectively wrapped up its sixth annual camp yesterday at Brigham Young University-Hawai'i. And in a new feature, the college preparation program will continue over the next eight months for the dozens of seniors who attended.
From sunrise to sunset, Jeff Kozlovich raced against time. He lost his entourage of supporters during his faster-than-expected pace, and raised nearly $1,000 for the American Lung Association in Hawai'i.
Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage. So once again, the patriarch of the greatest sister act in tennis history is heading home to the United States before the Wimbledon final.
Despite recently having his contract extended for next season, Hawai'i coach Mike Trapasso appears to be a candidate for the vacant position at Washington, several news Web sites reported.
A 64-year-old man who died of an apparent drowning Wednesday has been identified as Hamilton Manley, an assistant coach for the University of Hawai'i-Hilo men's basketball team.
Lyndsey Tom, a recent graduate of Kapa'a High School, is one of 52 student-athletes nationwide to win a $6,000 college scholarship from USTA Serves — Foundation for Academics, Character, Excellence.
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