Lakers’ disappointing season leads to more questions than answers
I have never been so wrong about a prediction, but I peg that a lot of people didn’t expect that the Lakers would be this bad.
K-PAL starting youth wrestling programs
The Kauai Police Activities League (K-PAL) is accepting registrations for its Lihue, Kapaa and Waimea wrestling programs.
Kauai beats Waimea on walk-off hit; both teams combine for 9 HRs
LIHUE — In a game in which both team combined for nine home runs, the Red Raiders endured to win on a walk-off.
Kauai High School’s varsity softball team defeated Waimea High, 16-15, Wednesday night at Isenberg Park in Lihue in the Kauai Interscholastic Federation season opener.
Gummerus, Tecson named POYs
As voted for by the league’s coaches, this year’s Kauai Interscholastic Federation basketball all-stars have been announced. The list of standouts was released by the league late Wednesday.
Kauai High School senior Kaimani Tecson was named KIF boys Player of the Year, and Waimea High School sophomore Kierstin Gummerus is the girls Player of the Year.
Rookies, Gents, A’s have big weekends
LIHUE — Headed into the third month of play, the Kauai Senior Softball League enjoyed not only great weather but another high-scoring weekend with action-packed games at the Isenberg Ballpark in Lihue and the softball stadium at Puhi Park.
Senior golf tournament this month in Wailua
WAILUA — The Kauai Seniors Golf Club will host its first quarterly tournament March 23 at the Wailua Golf Course.
About 90 KYF cheerleaders participate in cheer camp
LIHUE — Kauai Youth Football hosted a cheer camp Saturday at the Kauai High School gym.
About 90 young cheerleaders registered with KYF participated in last weekend’s camp.
KIF winners named swimming all-stars
The swimmers who won their respective events during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation swimming championship meet in January were named league all-stars.
Red Raiders place 5th at D2 state tourney
Kauai High School’s varsity boys basketball team placed fifth at the 2019 Snapple Boys Basketball Championships-Division II state tournament.
Arizona St. wins Burns team title; BYU’s Kuest takes individual title
University of Hawaii’s men’s golf team shot 311 in the last round of the annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate golf tournament Saturday at Wailua Golf Course. Saturday’s 311 brought UH to a 47-over-par 911 (304-296-311), and the team placed 20th.
UH to host conference men’s golf championships in Wailua
Kauai will host this year’s Big West Conference men’s golf championships.
Arizona St. leads, UH tied for 19th after day 2
The Rainbow Warriors had a slightly better round in day two. The second round of the annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate men’s golf tournament, hosted by the University of Hawaii, was contested Friday at the Wailua Golf Course.
BYU leads after Burns 1st round; UH 20th
WAILUA — Kapaa High School alumnus Bryden Salvador opened with a 5-over-77 in the first round of the 43rd annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Thursday at the Wailua Golf Course.
Salvador, a University of Hawaii senior, is tied with 11 others in 86th place on the individual leaderboard.
UH senior, Kapaa alum Bryden Salvador reflects on last 4 years
Four years ago, Bryden Salvador thought he had all the time in the world. Now, he’s trying to soak in as much as possible before his college career ends.
“I’m trying to take it in slow to be honest. It just happened so quick. When I first started here, I was like, ‘I have four years ahead of me. I’m playing my first tournament here.’ Now that it’s come to this point in time, I’m just like, ‘Where did the time go?’” Salvador said. “I’m trying to take in everything around me slowly. Just trying to let it sink in and just trying to enjoy it while it lasts. Once this tournament is over, it’s done, and I’ll just look back at it as a memory.”
Kapaa’s Santos advances to 2nd day of wrestling states
Kapaa High School senior Danielle Santos was the only wrestler from the Kauai Interscholastic Federation to advance to the second day of the 2019 Texaco Wrestling Championships.
Club Moto Kauai planning future track in Kalepa
WAILUA — Club Moto Kauai, a nonprofit that runs the Wailua Motocross Track, is moving forward with plans to relocate to a track in Kalepa near Hanamaulu.
The club plans to have the new Kalepa track built sometime in the next year or two.
KIF wrestlers grapple at state tourney
Six wrestlers from the Kauai Interscholastic Federation were still in contention late Wednesday to compete in the second day of the 2019 Texaco Wrestling Championships at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
Waimea High School softball invitational in Hanapepe
HANAPEPE — Waimea High School’s 33rd annual softball invitational tournament is set to start Thursday. Play runs through Saturday at Hanapepe Stadium.
Kauai team wins at HYSA tournament
Photo courtesy Taryn Dizon.
Keonimana Gents stand alone
PUHI — Persistent showers made a quagmire of the Wailua Houselots Garden Park Softball diamond, forcing the Kauai Senior Softball League to rapidly rearrange the schedule and make use of the softball stadium in Puhi Park. Despite the storm, the park in Puhi handled the weather well and was in fine condition for play.