• GIRA hands out awards • Mets finalize $53 million deal with Martinez • Po’okela volleyball meeting • Jr. Tennis Camp set over holiday break • Hawai‘i coach undergoes surgical procedure GIRA hands out awards By The Garden Island Garden
• GIRA hands out awards
• Mets finalize $53 million deal with Martinez
• Po’okela volleyball meeting
• Jr. Tennis Camp set over holiday break
• Hawai‘i coach undergoes surgical procedure
GIRA hands out awards
By The Garden Island
Garden Isle Racing Association held there annual awards ceremony to honor the top championship points leaders of the 2004 racing season. In the Destination Autoworks sponsored Pro Et class top honors went to Chris Loew with 635 points. 2nd place went to Wayne Costa with 605 points, 3rd Tony King with 585 points.
In the King Auto Center sponsored Super Street class top honors went to My Paden with 785 points. 2nd place went to Daryl Gerardo with 600 points, 3rd Walt Barnes with 480 points. In the Speedie Lube sponsored Street class, top honors went to Nestor Cabatan with 765 points.
2nd place went to Danielle Ponte with 555 points, 3rd Sheldon Peralta with 380 points. GIRA will resume racing in March 2005.
Po’okela volleyball meeting
Po’okela girls’ Volleyball Club will be having a meeting on Tuesday, December 28, 6:30 p.m. at Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center. The age level divisions will be 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under. The club is a member of USA Junior Volleyball – Aloha Region. Come hear more about the club philosophy, rules and expectations, goals, tryout dates and times and meet the coaching staff. If you have questions call Richard or Peggy Roberts at 332-7083 or 482-0975 eves. A parent needs to be present with their daughter at the info meeting. Waivers and other forms that are needed for tryouts will be handed out at this meeting. This meeting is a pre-requisite for tryouts.
Kirk Banks tryouts, Dec. 19
All registered Girls Under 16/19 players from Region 941 are welcome to try out for the Kirk Banks Tournament team on Sunday, Dec. 19.
Tryouts will begin at 12 noon at the Anahola Village Park, and interested players are reminded to bring water and a ball.
For more information, or questions, please contact coach Gwen at 828-1050.
Jr. Tennis Camp set over holiday break
Jay Grollman, U.S. Professional Tennis Association member, will be teaching a Christmas tennis camp at the Kaua‘i Lagoons court starting this Sunday, Dec. 19.
Sessions will run Sunday through Thursday, Dec. 19 to 23, and a second session will start Monday, Dec. 27 to Friday, Dec. 31. All sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
The Camp is open to youth between the ages of 7 and 17 at all tennis skill levels. Cost of the Jr. Tennis Camp is $300 per person.
For more information, please call Grollman at 245-2935.
Mets finalize $53 million deal with Martinez
NEW YORK — Pedro Martinez, welcome to New York.
Martinez passed his physical Wednesday, and the Mets finalized their $53 million, four-year contract with the pitcher they hope will take them to the postseason. The Mets scheduled a news conference for Shea Stadium on Thursday to introduce Martinez, who turned down a $40.5 million, three-year offer from the Boston Red Sox and told his agent Monday to work out a deal with New York.
Hawai‘i coach undergoes surgical procedure
HONOLULU — Hawai‘i men’s basketball coach Riley Wallace was in the hospital recovering from a surgical procedure performed Wednesday. Wallace, 63, said he underwent an angioplasty, with a stint inserted in his right coronary artery to improve blood flow. “The doctors said if everything checks out, I’ll be out of here tomorrow morning and be ready to go on Friday,” Wallace said from Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. “Everything went great,” he said. “All the procedures have improved since my first one, and the recovery time is much quicker.”
The coach, who is in his 18th season, had a similar procedure performed in 1998 when a stint was inserted in his left artery.
