Preseason volleyball hits the court today at all three high school gyms around the island beginning at 1:30 p.m. Twenty-four teams from around the state and nation are separated into six pools. Mater Dei, Calif., Maryknoll, Kapa‘a and Waialua make
Preseason volleyball hits the court today at all three high school gyms around the island beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Twenty-four teams from around the state and nation are separated into six pools.
Mater Dei, Calif., Maryknoll, Kapa‘a and Waialua make up Pool A.
Redondo Union, Calif., Seabury Hall, Waipahu and Kaua‘i-White are in Pool B.
Rim of the World (Calif.), Sacred Hearts, Pearl City and Moloka‘i battle in Pool C.
Harvard Westlake (Calif.), HBA, Mililani and Kealakehe are in Pool D.
Roosevelt, Vista Murietta (Calif.), Kaua‘i-Red and Woodside Priory (Calif.) joust in Pool E. Moanalua, Radford, Waimea and Marlborough make up Pool F.
Pools A and D are scheduled to play at Kapa‘a High School. Pools B and E head to Kaua‘i High School and Pools C and F play at Waimea High School.
For a complete first day schedule, check out the scoreboard on page B2.
Kiahuna Women’s
Golf Club meeting
The Kiahuna Women’s Golf Club meets every Tuesday morning at the Kiahuna Golf Course for golf and fun. They welcome new members and visitors. Call Sandy at 742-1875 for more information.
Cage match overview
More than 3,000 spectators gathered at Hanapepe Stadium on Saturday for the Garden Isle MMA Cage Match No. 4.
Event organizer Vance Pascua said per capita, the fights were the biggest in the state.
Kaua‘i fighters fared extremely well, as Kaua‘i Technical Institute’s team claimed a 4-0 record and an 8-0 mark in the last three cage matches on the island.
Full results of the event are in the scoreboard on page B2.
Higa named UH corporate sales director
University of Hawai‘i has named Glen Higa, the sales manager at ESPN 1420, as corporate sales director for the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa athletics department.
UH athletics director Herman Frazier made the announcement yesterday. He will begin his new duties immediately.
“Glen has excellent sales experience and a real familiarity with the UH athletics department,” Frazier said. “Having worked with UH’s radio partner, ESPN 1420, he understands the goals of the department and will work effectively with our various corporate partners.”
Higa, 36, will oversee the department’s corporate partner program, coordinating sponsor inventory, packaging, sales, fulfillment and corporate relations. He will also be involved in other external areas, including marketing, advertising, promotions and ticket sales initiatives.
“As a lifelong UH sports fan, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to become a member of the team and work with great corporate partners and fans, who enjoy being a part of UH athletics,” Higa said.
Higa most recently served as the sales manager at ESPN 1420, where he was instrumental in developing the national sales program and various promotions for the station.
Previous to that, he served as an account manager at KHON2.
