Joint venture for Molokai canoe races

The Molokai Hoe and Na Wahine O Ke Kai race committees are joining forces for the first time in an effort to strengthen and promote what is considered the world championship of outrigger canoe competition, the crossings of the Kaiwi Channel.

"While we have always helped each other’s race over the years, we felt it important to pull all of our resources together to put on the premier outrigger canoe races in the world," said Hannie Anderson, race director and co-founder of the women’s event, Na Wahine O Ke Kai.

Organizers expect an international field of more than 200 crews and 2,000 paddlers for the two 41-mile races, which begin at Hale O Lono Harbor, Molokai, and finish at Duke Kahanamoku Beach on Oahu.

Registration and information for the 35th Na Wahine O Ke Kai, scheduled for Sept. 22, is available online at nawahineokekai.com. The first women’s race was held in 1979 and has run annually except for 1980, when marine conditions forced its cancellation. The men’s Molokai Hoe, first run in 1952, is scheduled for Oct. 13. Registration and information is available online at molokaihoe.com.

McCully wins state AJA baseball title

Waylen Sing Chow and Kip Masuda each drove in two runs in an eight-run fourth inning as McCully rallied past Maui champion Daimyo 20-15 for the championship of the 78th AJA State Baseball Tournament on Sunday at Les Murakami Stadium.

Sing Chow finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and hit .833 for the tournament en route to being named the batting champion. MVP honors went to Ridge Carpenter of McCully, the Oahu champion.

Maui’s Van Delos Santos took the RBI title with six, including three on a homer in the top of the fourth of the championship game that gave the Daimyo a brief 9-6 lead.

In the consolation game, Onan Masaoka struck out eight and the Keaukaha Warriors topped the Kalaheo Farmers 16-5 in a game called after five innings due to the time limit. The Hawaii island champs scored all of their runs in the first two innings, including 10 in the second. Alton Penrose led Keaukaha with four RBIs, while Robbie Correa had a grand slam in the fifth for the Kauai champions.

Maui dominates in Abu Dhabi SUP

Maui’s Zane Schweitzer won the overall title, and Connor Baxter took the featured sprint race at the inaugural Abu Dhabi All-Stars Invitational stand-up paddle competition last weekend in the United Arab Emirates.

Schweitzer won the SUP surfing component and was third in the sprint race of the three-day event.

Maui’s Kody Kerbox was fifth in the sprint and finished second overall. Baxter, the current World Series ratings leader, was ninth in the surfing event and third overall. Ten-time Molokai-to-Oahu paddleboard world champion Jamie Mitchell of Australia won all his heats but finished second to Baxter in the sprint finals. He finished seventh overall.

Judokas earn spots on USA team

Teshya Alo of Pearl City Hongwanji Judo and Cole Chandler form Hawaii Tenri Judo won their respective divisions at the USA Judo’s Scholastics Championships in Miami, earning spots on the U.S. world teams that will compete internationally later this year.

Alo took gold at 57kg and Chandler at 60kg. The two qualified for both the USAJ World Cadet and World Junior teams, and have been offered spots on the USA team that will compete in the Junior Pan American Championships, July 11-14, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The world cadet championships are Aug. 8-11 in Miami. The world junior championships are Oct. 24-27 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Inline hockey qualifier at Kapolei

More than 40 inline hockey teams will compete in nine age divisions at a regional qualifying tournament in Kapolei this weekend.

Australia and Maui have seven teams entered in the North American Roller Hockey Championships at the Kapolei Inline Hockey Arenas, located at 1057 Opakapaka St., in the Campbell Industrial Park. One team is from Hawaii island, with the remaining from Oahu.

Eleven champions will be crowned, earning spots in July’s NARCH Finals in Mississauga, Ontario. The divisions are 8-and-under, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U, women’s, 35-and-over silver bracket, 35-and-over gold bracket, men’s silver bracket and men’s gold bracket. Play runs from 6 p.m. until midnight today, 7 a.m. until midnight Saturday and 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday. For information, go to kihawaii.com.

Benjamin running Boston for cause

Honolulu’s Chris Benjamin has been selected to the Boston Marathon Official Charity Program and will compete in Monday’s 117th annual race in support of JDRF, formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Benjamin is running in support of his 21-year-old daughter Natalie, who will have been diagnosed with the disease 18 years to the day race day. The link to Benjamin’s donation page is jdrfevents.donordrive.com/participant/benjamin.

Benjamin is one of 50 Hawaii residents entered in the marathon. Among the others from Hawaii are Punahou School athletic director Jeaney Garcia and retired Honolulu Advertiser business editor Kit Smith.

HPU team at beach volleyball clinic

Hawaii Pacific women’s volleyball coach Darryl Kapis, graduate assistant Chastity Nobriga and Sea Warriors players are the featured clinicians at Aloha Beach Volleyball’s clinic at Maili Beach Park on Saturday.

The clinic is free and runs from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. It is open to ages 7 through 14. Clinics are held on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. For information, call 294-9091 or email alohabeachvolleyball@gmail.com.

Grant to Kilauea junior tennis

Kilauea Junior Tennis Club is one of 10 programs that is receiving a $7,500 Multicultural Excellence Program Grant from the U.S. Tennis Association.

The grant is designed to support competitive junior development programs that train juniors "aspiring to achieve national and/or international rankings." The club began in 1998 and has expanded to five Oahu sites, averaging 170 participants annually.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

SATURDAY

BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Aloha Beach Volleyball Clinic: 8:30-11:30 a.m., Maili Beach Park. 294-9091 or alohabeachvolleyball@gmail.com.

BMX
Island BMX: Sandbox Track, Sand Island. Registration, 3-4 p.m. Racing: 4 p.m.
islandbmx.org.

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
Hawaiian Open: 10 a.m., Kaiser High School gym. Online registration at
hawaiitriplecrown.com.

FUTSAL
Hawaii Street Soccer: Pickup game,
5 p.m., Ala Wai Park. hawaiistreetsoccer.com.

HIKING
Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club:
Kamanaiki, 6 miles. Meet: 8 a.m., Iolani Palace. htmclub.org.

INLINE HOCKEY
NARCH Hawaii Regional Qualifier:
7 a.m.-midnight, Kapolei Inline Hockey
Arenas. kihawaii.com.

KAYAKING
Hui Wa‘a Kaukahi: 8:30 a.m., Kahana Bay to Malaekahana. huiwaa.org.

LAWN BOWLING
Honolulu Lawn Bowls Club: 10 a.m., Ala Moana Park. honolululawnbowls.com.

OCEAN SPORTS
Fifth Hawaii Ocean Expo: 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
hawaiioceanexpo.com.

PADDLING
Waikiki Beach Boys Pailolo Race:
8 a.m., Magic Island. huiwaa.com.
8th Keahiakahoe Kahiau Ironman:
9 a.m., Sand Island. ohcra.com.
Canoe Hale Fundraiser: Puakea Foundation Casino Night, 4-9 p.m., He‘eia State Park. $60. puakea.org.

RODEO
Oahu High School Rodeo Association: Nos. 11 & 12, 9 a.m., Kawailoa Ranch. rodeooahu.com.

RUGBY
Rugby Hawaii Union: State championship, Laie Lions vs. Hawaii Harlequins, 3 p.m., Kapiolani Park. rugbyhawaiiunion.com.

SWIMMING
Fin Swim: 2K, 8 a.m., Ala Moana Beach Park. waikikiswimclub.org

SUNDAY  

CRICKET
Honolulu Cricket Club: HPL 20/20, 10 a.m., Kapiolani Park. honolulucricketclub.org.

FUTSAL
Hawaii Street Soccer: Pickup game,
5 p.m., Sunset Beach Elementary.
hawaiistreetsoccer.com.

INLINE HOCKEY
NARCH Hawaii Regional Qualifier:
7 a.m.-5 p.m., Kapolei Inline Hockey Arenas. kihawaii.com.

LACROSSE
Hawaii Lacrosse: 11 a.m., Kapiolani Park. hawaiilacrosse.com.

OCEAN SPORTS
Fifth Hawaii Ocean Expo: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. hawaiioceanexpo.com.

POLO
Hawaii Polo Club: Bourne Cup, 2 p.m., Mokuleia Polo Grounds. Gates open, 11 a.m. hawaii-polo.org.

RUNNING
North Shore Marathon: 5 a.m., Haleiwa Beach Park. 808racehawaii.com.
Haleiwa 5K: 6:30 a.m., Haleiwa Beach Park. 808racehawaii.com.
Honolulu Marathon Clinic: 7:30 a.m., Kapiolani Park. honolulumarathonclinic.org.

SIGN ME UP

BASKETBALL
Hui O Momilani Clinic: Saturday, April 20, Pearl City High gym. Session 1, grades 1-3, 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; session 2, grades 4-8, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Online registration at kalakauabasketball.com.
Manoa Boys Basketball League: Registration & tryouts, 9 a.m.-noon, May 5, Manoa Valley District Park. Ages 6-17. $95. Information: 226-0113.
19th Hawaii Baptist Academy Eagle Hoop Camp: June 5-8, HBA gym. Open to boys and girls, entering grades 4-12. Fee: $75 by April 30. Online registration: hba.net. Information:  595-2469 or  Keith Sugiura, ksugiura@hba.net.
Kailua Basketball Player Development Program: Saturdays, 9-11 a.m., St. Anthony School courts. Open to grades 8-11. Information: Chic Hess, chic_hess@hawaii.rr.com.
Kailua Community Basketball League: Ages 7-17. Spring clinics registration, Saturday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Enchanted Lake Park pavilion. Clinics: Sundays through May 5, Kalaheo High gym. League registration April 20 & 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Enchanted Lake Park pavilion. Information: Gary Tanouye 216-8103, Mike Chu 352-1364, Carl Maybin 221-0553

BICYCLING
JBK Haleiwa Metric Century Ride: 7:30 a.m., April 28, Kaiaka Bay Beach Park. Rides of 25, 50 & 100K. hbl.org.

GOLF
Ladies First! Clinic: With LPGA’s Natalie Gulbis, Monday, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Ko Olina Golf Club driving range. Free. In conjunction with the Lotte Championship, April 17-20. lottechampionship.com.

KAYAKING
Hui Wa‘a Kaukahi: Tuesday, 7 p.m., Paki Hale. Meeting and kayak rigging demonstration. Paki Hale. huiwaa.org.

SOCCER
Kailua AYSO: Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and April 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Kailua High; April 27, 2-4 p.m., Kailua Distirct Park. $65. kailuaayso.com.
I Got Skills Foot Skills Clinics: 5:10-6:10 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park and Kapiolani Park. Boys and girls, 8-13. May-June packages: 1 day, $65; 2 days, $100, 3 days, $135. hawaiistreetsoccer.com.
I Got Skills Juniors Clinics: 4-5 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Central Oahu Regional Park. Boys and girls, 4-7. May-June packages: 1 day, $65; 2 days, $100, 3 days, $135. hawaiistreetsoccer.com.
I Got Skills Camps: With James Ortega, L.A. Galaxy Futboleros. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., May 28-31 and June 3-7, Central Oahu Regional Park and Waialae Iki Park. Boys and girls, 6-14. $195. igotskills.com.
Bob Barry Goalkeeper Clinic: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 15-16, Kainalu Elementary School, Kailua; June 29-30, Mauka Community Park, Mililani. $120. Information: Bob Barry, 265-4249. barryr003@hawaii.rr.com.

SOFTBALL
Kaikamahine Girls Fastpitch Softball Club: Seeking players for 12U and 16U travel teams. Information: Jason Puuohau, 330-6344 or kaikamahine.softball@gmail.com.

VOLLEYBALL
Peak Performance Training: May 4, 12, 19 and 25, St. Andrew’s Priory gym. Girls ages 10-14. $65 for the four sessions. Through Ho‘okino Volleyball Club.
hvckaepa.clubspaces.com.