• UH volleyball clinic on Kaua‘i starting today • UH Sailing falters at championships • Socro tops at U.S.Open Sectional Qualifier UH volleyball clinic on Kaua‘i starting today Charlie Wade, assistant coach for the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine girls
• UH volleyball clinic on Kaua‘i starting today
• UH Sailing falters at championships
• Socro tops at U.S.Open Sectional Qualifier
UH volleyball clinic on Kaua‘i starting today
Charlie Wade, assistant coach for the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine girls volleyball team, and a few of the UH volleyball players will be hosting a series of volleyball clinics for Kaua‘i’s youth.
According to Roy Nishida, the county’s anti-drug coordinator, the first clinic will be held at Waimea High School on June 7 starting at 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for youngsters 7 to 12 years old. Volleyball enthusiasts aged 13 years and older are invited to the clinic from 7 to 9 p.m.
On June 8, Wade and his contingent of players will host the clinic at the Kapa‘a High School gym with younger players invited from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and the players from 13 years and above invited to the 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. session.
June 9, the clinic moves to the Kaua‘i High School gym with youngsters from 7 to 12 years old invited to the first session starting at 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A special coaches clinic for all volleyball coaches will be hosted at Kaua‘i High School on June 9 from 5 to 6 p.m.
This will be followed by the session for youngsters 13 years and older from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Nishida said there is no charge for anyone wanting to attend the clinic, and noted that “This is a great opportunity for our island’s volleyball enthusiasts because on O‘ahu, it costs $10 to attend these clinics.”
For more information, people may call Nishida’s office at 241-6312.
UH Sailing falters at championships
AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Hawai‘i coed sailing team hit rough waters during the second day of the ICSA Team Racing Championships at Lake Travis. The Rainbows are currently in eighth place with a 4-8 mark in double round-robin action and have been mathematically eliminated from championship contention.
With temperatures hovering over 90 degrees, races began immediately after report time with 10-15 knots of wind and partly cloudly skies holding out through late in the evening. A day after advancing to the field of eight, UH completed the first round-robin rotation with a 2-5 mark, good for a tie for sixth place. The Rainbows went 2-3 in the second round-robin rotation before competition was suspended for the day.
The round-robin will continue Tuesday with UH facing Hobart/William Smith and Dart-mouth. Once the second round is completed, the top four teams will advance to a single-round robin event to determine the overall champion of the event, and the winner of the Walter C. Wood Trophy.
Hobart William Smith (9-3), Yale (8-4), USC (7-5), and Harvard (7-5) currently hold the top four spots.
With no chance for UH to advance, the Rainbow squad of Scott DeCurtis, Matt Stine, Becky Mabardy, Shandy Buckley, Cassandra Harris, Jennifer Warnock, and Bryan Lake, has been reduced to the role of spoiler.
“It was a really hot one today,” head coach Andy Johnson said, “and we had a long wait after the consolation round, waiting for the wind to pick back up. It was hard to keep everyone settled. At this point we’re sailing for pride.”
Socro tops at U.S.Open Sectional Qualifier
LAHAINA, Maui – University of Hawai‘i junior Pierre-Henri Socro shot a 36 hole total of 147 (70-77) at the Ka‘anapali’s Tournament North Course to advance to the U.S. Open in two weeks.
The U.S. Open will be held at the Pinehurst No. 2 Course in North Carolina from June 16-19.
Golf course conditions were tough with blistering winds and fast greens.
“It’s a dream to be able to go to the U.S. Open,” stated Socro. He credits his win to his college experience in playing in similar tough competitive situations.
Alternates include Brian Sasada of Kahului, Maui, Berry Henson of California, Joe Phengsavath of O‘ahu, and David Havens of Lahaina, Maui.
Kaua‘i’s Michael Castillo of Princeville shot a 166 (79-87), and Jonathan Ota of Lihu‘e finished at 155 (78-77), eight strokes off the pace.
