• Cardinal Chang Cardinal Chang Former Hawai‘i quarterback signs with Arizona TEMPE, Ariz. — Former Hawai‘i quarterback Timmy Chang signed with the Arizona Cardinals on Monday after failing to be selected in the seven rounds of the National Football League
• Cardinal Chang
Cardinal Chang
Former Hawai‘i quarterback signs with Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. — Former Hawai‘i quarterback Timmy Chang signed with the Arizona Cardinals on Monday after failing to be selected in the seven rounds of the National Football League draft over the weekend.
The record-breaking Saint Louis School graduate was one of several undrafted rookies signed, along with cornerback Aaron Francisco of BYU, a Kahuku High School graduate
Chang set NCAA Division I career passing and total offense records as a four-year starter with the Warriors.
Chang will join four veteran quarterbacks on the Cardinals: Two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner, Josh McCown, Chris Lewis and John Navarre. The team did not draft any quarterbacks over the weekend.
Chang received several free-agent offers before deciding to sign with the Cardinals. He reports to mini-camp this week, said Steve Dubin, Chang’s agent in Los Angeles.
“It presents a really good situation,” said Dubin, who declined to discuss the terms of the signing bonus nor the length of the contract.
The NFL does not guarantee the contract.
“You still have to make a team (to receive a salary),” Dubin said. “You have to get on a roster to get paid. It’s different from baseball.”
Other rookies free agents signed by the Cardinals are wide receiver Carlyle Holiday of Notre Dame, strong safety Ernest Shazor of Michigan State, tight end Adam Bergen of Lehigh, tight end John Bronson of Penn State, defensive tackle Tim Bulman of Boston College, cornerback Isaiah Ekejiuba of Virginia, cornerback Jermaine Hardy of Virginia, defensive end Tyler King of Connecticut, cornerback-kickoff returner Lamont Reid of North Carolina State, running back Roger Robinson of Northern Arizona and wide receiver Dan Sheldon of Northern Illinois.
Youth basketball tourney coming
The Rotary Club of West Kaua‘i together with the ZZ Basketball Program announced an open invitational basketball tournament that will be held July 21-23 at the Kaua‘i High School Gym.
The announcement serves as an invitation to coaches or teams of players in the 12 and Under and 14 and Under programs from around the island to participate.
Limited invitations will be extended to the islands of Maui, O‘ahu, and Hawai‘i and the tournament will entertain all participating teams on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information, as well as to register for this event, please call Jeff Venzon at (808) 245-5811, (808) 274-3325, or (808) 635-6457.
It is the wish of the Rotary Club of West Kaua‘i to perpetuate this basketball tournament annually just as they have celebrated the 58th year of the Rotary Track and Field Meet for Kaua‘i’s high schools.
Aloha Section PGA this weekend
The 18th Annual 2005 Verizon Hall of Fame Championship will tee off at the Village Course at Kapalua on Apr. 30 to May 2.
Ron Castillo, Kiahuna’s Director of Golf, is the defending champion who birdied the second playoff hole to win in last year’s event with a score of 773-771-144.
