– Kyono leads Red Raiders to States – Rachel Kyono led the Red Raider girls to a state championship. The effort was a culmination of Kyono’s high school career for which she was also selected as one of two Kaua’i
– Kyono leads Red Raiders to States – Rachel Kyono led the Red Raider girls to a state championship. The effort was a culmination of Kyono’s high school career for which she was also selected as one of two Kaua’i Nissan Hall of Honor athletes. Kyono is currently attending Pepperdine on a golf scholarship.
– Waimea beats Castle at Vidinha Stadium-In front of hundreds of Menehune fans at Vidinha Stadium on Friday, November 17, Waimea stormed the Castle, beating the Knights 41-20 in one of the most memorable games in Kaua’i football history.
The Menehunes amassed an unheard of 437 yards in the game, only 28 of those in the air and 409 on the ground. This was enough to take a trip to the HHSAA semifinals in Honolulu, where they fell to 2001 State Champion Kahuku.
– The University of Hawaii meets Nick Rolovich – When Timmy Chang was injured, and Hawaii’s football team dropped to 0-3, Head Coach June Jones handed the football to Nick Rolovich. Eight wins later, including huge victories over Fresno State and would-have been undefeated Brigham Young University, Hawaii became one of the most potent offensive powerhouses in the country.
– Tiger Woods wins 4th PGA Grand Slam Title – Tiger Woods joined an elite group of four, including David Toms, Retief Goosen and David Duval, in another Grand Slam round at Poipu this past November. Woods had already won the championship three times before, and looked as if he would fall to newcomers Goosen and Toms after 18-holes of play.
But Woods wouldn’t surprise anyone. Like always, he played his best holes at the tail end of the bottom nine, scoring a 12-under 132, breaking Ernie Els’ course record set in 1997.
– Kaua’i’s surfers some of the best in 2002 – Kaua’i surfers continue to be some of the best in the world. This year, the young generation of Kauai-raised surfers Andy and Bruce Irons of Hanalei, who won and placed high in world-level surf competitions in Hawaii, acheived World Class rankings became major international surf stars.
Braden Diaz made his marke this year, and the South Shore’s Rochelle Ballard was named the number one women’s surfer in the world in Surfer magazine’s annual poll.
Keala Kennelly of Hanalei gained a reputation for leading the big wave charger in women’s surfing, and Titus Kinimaka continued in his mid-40s as a stellar big wave rider.
