Three from Maui on third-place polo team
Three players from Maui were part of the Makaha team that placed third in the U.S.
Polo Association's Girls National Interscholastic Championship by defeating Culver (Ind.) 10-9 on Saturday at Horsebarn Hill Arena in Storrs Mansfield, Conn.
Makaha opened with a 27-4 loss to a team from Connecticut on Friday.
Makaha, comprising Hana Diller, Lindsay Holmes and Sophia Sabin of Maui, and Oahu's Noelani Luise Picollo, advanced to the national tournament by winning the West regional title for a second straight year, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Last year's team placed fifth in the nation.
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WNBA players will conduct clinic May 11
Temeka Johnson and Glory Johnson, who were with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock last season, will offer instruction at a BasketballMaui clinic scheduled for May 11 at the outdoor courts at Maui High School in Kahului.
Glory Johnson ranked fourth in the league in steals per game (2.2) last season as a rookie. Temeka Johnson, who was the WNBA's Rookie of the Year in 2005, averaged 12.2 points per game last season.
Separately, a clinic is scheduled for April 6 at the Montessori School of Maui in Makawao. Instruction will be offered from 8 to 10:30 a.m. for boys and girls 7-12, and from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for boys and girls 13-18.
A basketball camp for boys and girls 7-18 is scheduled for June 10-14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, at West Maui and Upcountry sites. The fee is $125 through March 15, $145 from March 16 to May 15 and $195 from May 16 to June 10. Scholarships are available. In conjunction with that camp, boys and girls in high school can also register for continued instruction from 4 to 9 p.m. each day at Seabury Hall in Olinda for an additional $40.
For more information, email info@basketballmaui.com.
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Two aces Saturday at The Dunes at Maui Lani
Two golfers from Central Maui - Anson Tokuhisa of Kahului and Hilton Unemori of Wailuku - recorded holes-in-one at The Dunes at Maui Lani on Saturday.
Tokuhisa aced the third hole, using a pitching wedge for the 112-yard shot, which was witnessed by Stanley Lonzaga, Wayne Uyehara and Jordan Hueu.
Unemori used a 9-iron to ace the 142-yard No. 17 hole. The witnesses were Paul Mizoguchi, James Robinson and Conrad Ventura.
