KALAHEO — Kelsey Cadiente finished with 14 points for the Lihu‘e Island Heat, but the effort fell short as the Heat dropped a pair Wednesday in Kalaheo. Cadiente was the Heat’s leading scorer with 6 points against the Waimea Minihunes
KALAHEO — Kelsey Cadiente finished with 14 points for the Lihu‘e Island Heat, but the effort fell short as the Heat dropped a pair Wednesday in Kalaheo.
Cadiente was the Heat’s leading scorer with 6 points against the Waimea Minihunes and 8 points against Gee’s Angels in the nightcap.
But that effort came up short as the Heat lost 25-22 to the Minihunes and 27-22 to the Angels.
Sanida Pahulehua finished with a game-high 11 points to lead the Minihunes. Brandee Victorino added 4 points in the win.
Kristle Henry and Jessilyn Aki each netted 6 points to lead the Angels, and Leinaala McCabe added 4.
Against Waimea, Malia Kagawa and Kayla Perez helped Cadiente’s effort with 5 and 4 points, respectively.
Janessa Grady contributed 5 points for the Heat against the Angels.
KIF cheer competition coming tomorrow
The Kaua‘i High School gym will be transformed into a cheer arena as the Red Raiders host the KIF cheer competition tomorrow.
Kaua‘i High School, defending KIF champions, will see if its cheer squad can repeat as champions when the competition gets underway starting at 12 noon.
Kaua‘i Cup opens Sunday
The first round of the Kaua‘i Cup gets underway Sunday at Hanapepe Stadium.
In the first game, After Burners take on Hanalei at 3 p.m., followed by Cane Fire and Kryptonite at 5:30 p.m.
Kryptonite finished the Kaua‘i Men’s Soccer Association fall season in first, followed by After Burners. Hanalei and Cane Fire finished third and fourth, respectively.
The finals of the Kaua‘i Cup take place at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Hanapepe, with the trophy presentation to follow.
Admission to the games is free, although donations will be accepted.
San Jose State extends Tomey’s contract
Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State added two years to coach Dick Tomey’s contract Thursday as a reward for reviving its football program.
Tomey, the 68-year-old former coach at Arizona and Hawai‘i who took over at San Jose State in December 2004, is now signed through 2010. Financial terms weren’t immediately available.
The Spartans went 8-4 this season and earned a berth in the New Mexico Bowl — their first postseason appearance in 16 years. They will face New Mexico on Dec. 23.
“The progress that Coach Tomey has made in a short amount of time is impressive and is indicative of his character,” athletic director Tom Bowen said. “Dick Tomey is one of the great gentlemen in the game, and he sets an example for the rest of the programs here at San Jose State.”
Tomey, whose Spartans won as many games this season as they did in the previous three combined, has 169 career victories in 26 seasons as a head coach.
The Spartans went 5-3 in Western Athletic Conference play — their best conference record in 11 years — and nearly upset unbeaten Boise State, which needed a field goal as time expired to survive last month’s meeting.
