There was a traffic jam at
the Hawaiian International
Billfish Tournament on
Monday, but unlike the
ones on land, this one had
people excited.
The backed up boats
at Kailua Bay meant one
thing: lots of fish.
“Thirty-six fish added
points to team totals mak-
ing this the best first day
of Hawaiian International
Billfish Tournament fish-
ing in over a decade,” HIBT
founder Peter Fithian said.
This was not how
Kamehameha-Hawaii
coach Dan Lyons would
have drawn it up.
Playing two preseason
games on the road is never
ideal, Lyons said, and no
coach wants to lose his
starting quarterback.
But thanks to a reliable
running back Saturday
and a defense that proved
reliable as well, the
Warriors made the most
of it. Kaeo Batacan rushed
for three touchdowns, and
Kamehameha thwarted
Kalaheo for the most part
after losing Kamakana
Pagan, earning a 21-6
victory in a preseason
football opener in Kailua,
Oahu.
With Pagan under
center, Kamehameha’s
offense hummed along
much like it did last sea-
son as Micah Kanehailua
led the way to a BIIF
Division II title. The
Warriors scored on two
long drives, both capped
by Batacan runs.
When Paganwent down
with an injury, DallasJ
Duarte was inserted for
his first stint at competi-
tive football.
“He was going to get
some time,” Lyons said,
“and I like what he did,
and the coaches were pre-
pared. I might not have
liked the reason he was in
there so much.”
“Kamakana was playing
very well and the offense
was moving every series.”
He said Pagan was to
undergo X-rays.
Duarte
previously
focused most of his time
on baseball. He started on
a Hilo PONY team the
won the ages 13-14 World
Series last year, and was
catcher for Kamehameha
in the spring.
Duarte was intercept-
ed twice, but a new-look
defense that returns just
three players who saw
significant time last sea-
son held firm against the
Mustangs, who were 2-6
in OIADivision II in 2014.
“We have athletes and a
new defensive coordina-
tor,” Lyons said. “Just good
play from all over.”
That’s become expected
from Batacan, an all-BIIF
performer. The senior
rushed for 102 yards in
part-time duty.
The game was originally
scheduled for last August
but was postponed by
Tropical Storm Iselle. The
Warriors didn’t back out,
despite a trip on tap to
Maui this weekend to play
King Kekaulike.
“No, we would never
normally do that,” Lyons
said of playing two presea-
son road games. “That’s
($15,000) a trip. It’s just
how it worked out”.
Two other BIIF teams’
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SHORTHOPS
First Tee program
fundraiser
A fundraiser will be held
for the First Tee Program at
Big Island Country Club on
Sept. 6. Shotgun start at 8
a.m. with registration at 7
a.m. Entry Fee per person
is $100, plus $20 mulligan
and $20 closest to the pin
for all four Par 3’s. Format is
a two-person scramble with
a maximum team handicap
of 50.
Funds raised will be
used to purchase clubs for
the kids to use during the
program, skag equipment
for fun golfing instruction.
Please join us for a fun day
golf while helping the kids in
our community.
Kona Stingrays
Basketball Club Golf
Tournament
The inaugural Kona
Stingrays Basketball Club
Golf Tournament will be
held Aug. 23 at Big Island
Country Club.
Tournament check-in will
be at 7:15 a.m. followed by a
shotgun start at 8 a.m. The
format is two person best
ball modified.
Cost to enter the tour-
nament is $120, which
includes green fees, two
mulligans, prizes and lun-
cheon. Entry is limited to
the first 120 players.
Contact BobbieAwa after
3 p.m. for more information
at 896-6433 or coachba-
Mauna Loa Training
Time Trial
The Hawaii Cycling Club’s
17-mile Mauna Loa Training
Time Trial and Saturday
Ride are scheduled for Aug.
15 at 8 a.m. on the Mauna
Loa Observatory Road.
Participants can choose
between the training time
trial and the non-timed
Saturday Club ride, which
will start immediately after
the timed event.
Casual bicyclists take
your time and enjoy Mauna
Loa Observatory Road’s
spectacular views and very
light traffic.
HCC’s famous Talk Story
food and beverage station
will be at the finish line.
Registration will be from
7:30 -7:45 a.m. at Kipuka
Pu’u Huluhulu (Native Tree
Sanctuary) parking lot off
of Saddle Rd.
Either an annual mem-
bership or a one day mem-
bership is required to par-
ticipate. The annual mem-
bership fee is $20. The one
day fee is $10.
Visit hawaiicyclingclub.
com for more information
and the membership form.
Registration extended
for Ohana Shoreline
Fishing Tournament
The
Hawaii
County
Department of Parks and
Recreation
announces
anglers have until Aug.
14, to register for the
Ohana Shoreline Fishing
Tournament that will be
held Aug. 21-23.
Completed
registra-
tion forms and payment
must turned in to the
Department’s Recreation
Division Office at 799
Pi‘ilani Street in Hilo or
postmarked no later than
Aug. 14. Registration forms
will not be accepted at
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SHORT HOPS
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BY MATT GERHART
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
Kamehameha
makes the most
of matchup with
Moanalua
SEE
FOOTBALL
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SEE
HIBT
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STRONG START
Kona Game Fishing Club - Kusatsu and 2015 Miss Billfish Cheri Lavoie pose with a 573.4 pound
blue marlin caught by Makoto Yaegashi (third from left). Also pictured are Teruo Koshikawa and
Hideyo Hoshino
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RICK WINTERS/
WEST HAWAII TODAY
HISTORIC OPENING DAY
OF FISHING AT HIBT
HAWAIIAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT
BY J.R. DE GROOTE
WEST HAWAII TODAY
Hilo football coach
David Baldwin has been
placed on leave and
co-head coaches have
been named by athletic
director Kurt Kawachi.
“As of Wednesday,
August 5, Hilo High
football coach David
Baldwin was placed on
leave from the football
program,” Kawachi said.
“We are currently orga-
nizing the staff, and are
planning to have co-head
coaches for the season
with Kaeo Drummondo
and Lisa Pana.
“We’re planning to
move forward with the
season, and plan to play
Punahou this Saturday,
and
Kamehameha-
Kapalama next week at
Wong Stadium.”
Drummondo
and
Pana were assistants
with the Vikings last
season. Drummondo
is the team’s offensive
coordinator.
Baldwin took over
a Hilo team that fin-
ished 0-10 in 2011, and
one year later had the
Vikings in the BIIF
championship.
In 2012, Kealakehe
beat Hilo 40-22 for its
third consecutive league
title. But the Vikings had
a turnaround season in
Baldwin’s first year for
the ages, and finished
with a 7-3 record.
The Vikings have
captured the last two
BIIF titles, and offered
the league hope that it
may one day snap its
0-for-16 record at the
HHSAA Division I state
Hilo head football coach placed on leave
BY KEVIN JAKAHI
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
Baldwin
SEE
BALDWIN
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LEADERBOARD POINTS
Kona GFC – Kusatsu
964
Laguna Niguel Billfish Club – Team 3 800
Nanhai Lang Tao Club
700
Mermaids Anglers Club – Team Kalaoa 600
Kona GFC – Olympian Dream
550
Queensland Game Fishing Association 550
Sunshine Coast Game Fishing Club
550
TOP BOATS POINTS
Ihi Nui
964
Topshape
800
Kona Seafari
700
Northern Lights II
600
Hooked Up
550
Bite Me 6
550
Bite Me 3
550
