Seniors blow up the scoreboard
LIHUE — The Kauai Senior Softball League found young legs on old bodies with big bats as a near-record 208 runs were scored in the eight games at the Peter Rayno Softball Park and the Isenberg Softball Stadium. Nine teams scored in double figures including a 14-13 nail biter. Kawaihau takes top honors, crossing the plate 31 times in their game. It was not all smooth sailing for all of the teams with both ball parks reporting serious injuries to several senior ball players.
Costa to be inducted into Hall of Honor
HONOLULU — Kiran Costa, a senior at the Kapaa High School, will be inducted into the Enterprise Rent-a-car Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor during an awards banquet on June 2.
Fast Company takes the whole shot
NAWILIWILI — Fast Company took the final race of the Nawiliwili Yacht Club shoreline Rum Series race, Thursday, and dedicated the series win to Jim Saylor’s father, Dick Saylor, who was an avid sailor before passing away at 92 years old earlier this year.
Hank Ibia steps down as Kauai High’s baseball coach
LIHUE — After he spent nearly 20 years leading the Red Raiders, Hank Ibia has stepped down as the head coach of the Kauai High School varsity baseball team.
Ibia, 59, had been the Red Raiders head coach since 2001 minus a two-year absence.
G.I. Renegade Rollerz celebrate 10-year ‘unbirthday’
KAPAA — The 10-year anniversary of the Garden Island Renegade Rollerz doesn’t actually come until October.
The local roller derby club, though, wanted to celebrate the milestone by playing against the team that they played in their first match a decade ago.
Though they fell short, Menehune left lasting memories in tourney run
I said in last week’s column that I was looking forward to covering a state tournament again. It was the first time one came to Kauai since I’ve been with TGI.
G.I. Renegade Rollerz celebrating 10 years
KAPAA — A local roller derby club will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary the best way it knows how — throwing down onthe track.
Garden Island Renegade Rollerz will host a match against Maui Roller Girls today at the hockey rink at the Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex in Kapaa starting at 4 p.m.
Hole-in-one at Wailua
Al Garces of Kapaa hit a hole-in-one at the Wailua Golf Course in late March.
Hondas and Camaros dot Kauai Raceway Park
MANA — Kerri Barros of the Garden Isle Racing Association said Hondas and Camaros filled the lanes of the Kauai Raceway Park during the finals of the most recent drag races that wrapped up Saturday night in Mana.
KIF players represent at state tennis tourney
The Kauai Interscholastic Federation had a contingent of players compete in the 2019 HMSA Tennis Championships last week at the Mauna Lani Sports & Fitness Club in Waimea, Big Island.