Upcoming Hawaii
Cycling Club events
The Hawaii Cycling Club
has scheduled two bicycle
training time trials com-
bined with a Saturday ride
option in September.
On Sept. 12 at 8 a.m. is
the Mauna Kea — a six mile
time trial with an eleva-
tion gain of 2500-ft on the
Mauna Kea Access Road.
Cyclists choosing the
non-time trial Saturday
Ride option should start
between 7- 7:30 a.m.
The fourth annual “Out
n Back” Training Time Trial
and Saturday Ride takes
place at 7 a.m. on Sept. 19.
The course is 19.5 miles.
The start is at Kaiminani
Dr., andQueenKaahumanu
Hwy. Competitors will ride
North 13.5 miles to mile
marker 80, make a U-turn
and return to the finish
line at mile-marker 86.
The Saturday Ride non-
time trial bicyclists will
start shortly after the last
time trial competitor.
Both events are free to
HCC annual members.
Non-members will pay a
$10 one day membership
fee. The annual member-
ship fee is $20.
Visit hawaiicyclingclub.
com for additional infor-
mation.
5th Bieni 5K Fun Run
and Dog Walk at HPA
Runners, walkers, friend-
ly canines, and families
are invited to participate
in the Fifth Bieni 5K Fun
Run and Dog Walk begin-
ning at 9 a.m. on Sept. 20
at the Hawaii Preparatory
Academy
cross-coun-
try course. The course
— located at the school’s
Upper Campus — is a chal-
lenging, but fun and that
includes hills, flats, grass
and pavement.
Participants who pre-
register online by Sept. 8
will receive a race shirt and
goodie bag. To register,
visit: flpregister.com/154.
Entry fees are $25 for par-
ticipants 11 and older and
$35 for those 11 and older
with dogs.
This fun community
event honors Bieni Kohler-
Johnson, an HPA alum-
na who passed away in
2009 after a valiant bat-
tle against breast cancer.
All net proceeds from the
event fund the annual
Bieni Kohler-Johnson ’83
Scholarship at HPA, which
recognizes young women
who are gifted in athletics,
academics, or the arts.
The top fundraiser will
receive the grand prize
of a two-night stay at the
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel.
The runner-up fundraiser
will receive a round of golf
for four at the Mauna Kea
Beach Hotel. Fundraisers
do not need to be pres-
ent to win. Medals will be
awarded to the top two
overall male and female
finishers and to the top
three male and female fin-
ishers in each age division.
For more information,
contact Liz Noetzel at989-
9100 or email: HPArace@
gmail.com.
Age group
volleyball in Waimea
Parks and Recreation
Waimea has opened team
registration for the upcom-
ing age group volleyball
season for ages 9-10, 11-12
and 13-14. Clinics will be
held Sept. 8, 9 and 10 at
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 | west Hawaii today
Success not going to Medeiros’ head
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Hilo and Konawaena made
sure the debut of Monday night
football in Kealakekua was well
worth the wait.
The Wildcats edged the two-
time BIIF DI champion Vikings
34-27 on a mostly dry night at
Konawaena in a contest that was
postponed because of inclement
weather last week.
“This was a great team win,”
Konawaena head coach Brad
Uemoto said. “A victory over a
great program like Hilo is some-
thing for us to be proud of. It’s
huge.”
Konawaena (2-0 BIIF DII,
4-0 overall) quarterback Austin
Ewing racked up 340 yards
and two touchdowns on 25 of
39 passing, and running back
Algene Kelekolio added 50 yards
and two touchdown runs.
Dual-threat Vikings (1-1 BIIF
DI, 1-4 overall) quarterback
Ka’ale Tiogangco provided a
lot of the offense for Hilo. The
junior QB was 17 of 32 passing
for 196 yards and two touch-
downs. He added 87 yards and a
score on the ground.
Momentum was the name of
the game in the matchup of two
BIIF title contenders.
Konawaena didn’t look like it
would come away with much
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Full throttle
Konawaena running back Algene Kelekolio picks up a short gain while being brought down by three Hilo defenders in the first
quarter of Monday’s make-up game after the two teams were rained out on Friday
.
Rick Winters/
West Hawaii Today
Konawaena holds off Hilo
34-27 in cross-division battle
BIIF Football
By J.R. De Groote
west hawaii today
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BLACKSBURG, Va. —
Braxton Miller has clearly
found a new home at wide
receiver, and No. 1 Ohio
State has found another
dangerous weapon.
Not what the rest of
the college football world
wanted to hear.
Miller scored two touch-
downs—one on a 54-yard
catch-and-run where he
had to tip-toe down the
sideline, the other on an
electrifying 53-yard run
— and the star-studded
Buckeyes began their title
defense with a 42-24 vic-
tory over Virginia Tech on
Monday night.
“I really would have
preferred that third quar-
terback be over compet-
ing for a quarterback job
rather than out there as
an athlete,” Virginia Tech
coach Frank Beamer said
as the Hokies fell to 0-9
against teams ranked No.
1. “I thought he was pretty
special.”
Miller made a diving
24-yard reception for his
first catch since moving
to wide receiver, and he
only got better as the night
wore on. His touchdowns
came after the Hokies
had taken a 17-14 lead
into halftime, the long
run including a spin move
that left defenders falling
down.
Wide receiver Michael
Thomas watched it hap-
pen, and said he thought:
“There he goes. That’s
Braxton.”
Miller said he set the
defenders up for the spin
move, which allowed him
to run free to the end zone.
“I definitely did. I set
them up,” he said. “I acted
like I was looking straight
but I seen them out of the
corner of my eye.”
And Miller wasn’t
alone in turning heads.
Cardale Jones picked up
where he left off last sea-
son by throwing for two
touchdowns and running
for a third, and tailback
Ezekiel Elliott was virtual-
ly untouched in breaking
off an 80-yard run and
gained 122 yards on just
11 carries.
But it was Miller who
stood out most. The Big
Ten offensive player of
the year as a quarter-
back in 2012 and 2013,
Miller missed last season
with an injury to his right
throwing shoulder. When
he was slow to heal, he
removed himself from the
three-way quarterback
battle.
“This kid’s all about the
right stuff and I’m hon-
ored to coach him again
for a fourth year. I love this
guy,” coach Urban Meyer
said.
Miller, No. 1 Ohio State take care of Virginia Tech, 42-24
By HANK KURZ Jr.
The Associated Press
College Football
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones (12)
breaks free for a touchdown during the second
half of Monday’s games against Virginia Tech
.
Steve Helber/
The Associated Press
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