Side Lines for Friday — August 20, 2004

• Kawaihau little league meeting

• Basketball players and coaches wanted

• UH’s Chang on Walter Camp list

• BYUH men lose opener

• Olympic sculptures to honor Kahanamoku

Kawaihau little league meeting

The Garden Island

The Kawaihau Community Little League will be having its Annual General Membership meeting on Wednesday, September 8, 7 p.m. at the New Town Park Pavilion. At this meeting, nominations will be accepted for board positions on the 2004-2005 Board of Directors. Voting on these nominations will be held on Friday, September 10, from 4-7 p.m. at the New Town Park Little League Food Booth.

The Kawaihau district extends from Wailua to the North Shore. We are strongly recommending that community minded people in this district come out to support the children and community by taking an active role in our Little League program. For more information you may contact League Secretary, Andrea Gray at 823-0300 or just show up on September 8, 7 p.m. at the New Town Park Pavilion.

Basketball players and coaches wanted

The National Junior Basketball (NJB), the largest youth basketball organization in the nation, will bring our highly organized basketball leagues to Kaua‘i this year. Coach Maynard Shea is conducting an introduction, free coaches and players clinic at Kalaheo Neighborhood Center on August 28. 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. will be the coaches clinic and from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. will be for grades three to six (beginner), and seven to eight grades (advanced) will have their clinic from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All coaches, from community to high school are encouraged to attend.

NJB is 40,000 athletes strong in 135+ cities. Boys and Girls in Grades 1 through 8 are eligible to participate. The first 100 athletes will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, call Maynard at 652-6485.

UH’s Chang on Walter Camp list

University of Hawai‘i quarterback Timmy Chang is one of 40 “players to watch” for the National Player of the Year Award, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced yesterday.

Chang, a Heisman Trophy candidate, enters the 2004 season second all-time on the NCAA Division I career passing list, just 2,218 yards shy from breaking Ty Detmer’s (BYU) record of 15,031. The senior currently owns or shares 36 Warrior records and eight WAC marks. The St. Louis School product was also selected on the Davey O’Brien National Award watch list and tabbed as the WAC’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Chang and the Warriors open the season at Aloha Stadium on Sept. 4, against Florida Atlantic at 6:05 p.m.

BYUH men lose opener

The Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i men’s basketball team lost the opening game of its trip to China Tuesday night, 80-71, to Ji Ling Tigers, one of China’s top provincial teams. The Seasiders will play two more games on the goodwill tour.

Jake Chrisman scored 20 points in less than a half of play to lead the way for the Seasiders.

BYUH will travel to extreme Northwest China for games today and Saturday before returning home on Monday.

Olympic sculptures to honor Kahanamoku

HONOLULU — Swatch, the official timekeeper of the 2004 Olympics, will unveil two Olympic-sized sand sculptures this Saturday in tribute to the legendary Duke Kahanamoku and the Athens Summer Games.

These incredibly detailed sculptures, made entirely from sand and water, of a life-size Duke Kahanamoku and 20-foot-long Olympic Swatch watch will be displayed at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. Admission is free and open to the public.

Also, Matt Biondi, one of America’s greatest all-time swimmers and, with Mark Spitz, the most decorated Olympian ever with 11 medals, will make a special appearance this Saturday, starting at 2:00 p.m., at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. There is no fee to meet Biondi and his appearance is open to the public.