• Bradbury only Kaua‘i player at camp Bradbury only Kaua‘i player at camp By The Garden Island Kaua‘i High School senior shooting guard Josh Bradbury was selected to participate in the First Annual Maui Sports Academy Hawai‘i High School Exposure
• Bradbury only Kaua‘i player at camp
Bradbury only Kaua‘i player at camp
By The Garden Island
Kaua‘i High School senior shooting guard Josh Bradbury was selected to participate in the First Annual Maui Sports Academy Hawai‘i High School Exposure Basketball Camp, held June 19-24 in Maui. In total, 30 players from around the state representing schools such as 4-time defending state champion Iolani, Punahou, Kamehameha, Kahuku, Kaua‘i, Baldwin, received top-notch instruction from local and mainland college coaches. Bradbury was one of only three neighbor island athletes at the prestigious camp and the only Kaua‘i player.
For more info check out www.mauisportsacademy.com.
Summer internship with 49ers for Singletary
HONOLULU — University of Hawai`i defensive line coach Vantz Singletary has accepted an internship with the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers this summer.
Singletary will be working closely with 49er head coach Mike Nolan, defensive coordinator Billy Davis, and defensive line coach Gary Emanuel. Also, his uncle, Mike Singletary, is the 49ers’ assistant head coach/line-backers.
“This is always an exciting opportunity for me,” Singletary said. “This will be my first time interacting with my uncle, Mike, and getting a taste of the 3-4 defensive scheme.”
The Houston-native’s first real hands-on experience came in 1996 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers camp. From there, Singletary attended both the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers camps in 1998 and 2000, respectively. The past four years he spent the summer with the Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, San Diego Chargers, and last year with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The NFL’s Minority Coaching Fellowship has been around about two decades, and it’s the seventh one that Singletary is attending. Each NFL team sorts through about 300 applications each year narrowing it down to mainly three candidates – offense, defense, and special teams. “The contacts you make at these camps and the chance to improve your craft are invaluable,” Singletary said. “It is almost like being a graduate assistant in college as you are actively participating in practices, staff meetings, and evaluations.” Singletary is attending the 49ers camp in mid-July and returns to Honolulu August 3.
Pu‘uwai to hold Huli Huli Chicken sale
The Pu‘uwai Canoe Club will be holding a Huli Huli Chicken sale this Sunday, July 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Smith’s parking lot across from Coco Palms in Kapa‘a. For more information, contact Brian at 635-6311.
Meanwhile, on July 2, the club will be doing a community service day, helping the Nature Conservancy and the Kokee Resource Conservation Program preserve traditional Hawaiian plants from predation by newer species in the Kokee State Park.
They will meet and car pool at the Wailua River at 7 a.m. or call Brian if you’re already down there, 635-6311.
Anyone on that side can meet them at the Kokee Museum. Lunch will be provided, and they are expecting to walk into an often unseen area of the park and will work until 4 p.m. If anyone has to leave before then, please bring your car. Wear long pants, long socks, covered shoes, hat, work gloves, and bring water. Call Katie Kassel for more information at 335-9975.
