Kiffmann athletes claim 20 medals
Kiffmann Taekwondo athletes won 20 medals, including 12 golds, at the Hawaiian Islands Championship in Wai-pahu on Saturday.
In the black-belt division, Alex Macaraeg won gold in forms and silver in sparring, William Kepler took gold in sparring and bronze in forms, Josh Kepler and Jim Campbell each took sparring golds, Isaac Owades won silver in sparring and Justin Koja won bronze in sparring.
In the color-belts division, T.J. Papagayo and Jerome Butac each claimed golds in forms and sparring, Reynaldo Segundo, Jericho San Agustin and Cassie Kepler each won gold in forms and silver in sparring, Jaden Pladera won gold in sparring and Chelsea Kau won bronze in forms.
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Wailea wins club honor; service award for Smith
Wailea Tennis Club and Jeff Smith, the tennis director at Kapalua Tennis Garden, have earned USTA Hawaii Pacific Section recognition.
Wailea has been named the state's facility of the year, and Smith received this year's Maui District Service Award.
Both awards will be presented at the section's banquet in Honolulu on Oct. 6.
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Tennis team raising funds for tourney trip
The Wailea 4.5 Women tennis team will conduct a round-robin tournament, silent auction and dinner on Sept. 30 at the Wailea Tennis Club to raise funds for its trip to next month's USTA national tournament in Tucson, Ariz.
The fundraising tournament is scheduled for 3-6 p.m., and the auction and dinner for 6-7:30 p.m. The fee is $20.
For more information, or to donate an item for the auction, call Cathy Nicoloff at 879-1958.
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Scholarship golf event set for Sept. 29
The Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteads Association's second annual scholarship fund-raiser golf tournament is scheduled for Sept. 29 at The Dunes at Maui Lani in Kahului, with a 7 a.m. shotgun start.
The entry fee for the two-person scramble is $110 per golfer, which will also pay for a luncheon, entry into putting, longest-drive and closest-to-the-hole contests and eligibility for hole-in-one contests, in which a car and motorcycle will be available.
For more information, email alaartat@aol.com or call 442-2562.
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Youth swim instruction available next month
Professional swimming instructor Janet Renner will offer two youth sessions next month.
The first session is scheduled for Oct. 1-5, and the second for Oct. 8-12. Four classes, each 45 minutes long, will be offered in each segment, with no instruction on Wednesdays.
Classes for Level 1A swimmers - beginners - are set for noon to 12:45 p.m.; Level 1B classes, for slightly more experienced swimmers, will run from 11:15 a.m. to noon; Level 2A and 2B classes, in which competitive strokes and diving will be introduced, are scheduled for 10:30-11:15 a.m. and Level 3 and 4 classes, in which stroke technique will be refined and deep and shallow diving will take place, are set for 12:45-1:30 p.m. Additional descriptions of each level are available at swimprojanet.com.
The fee for each session is $60. Registration can be completed by sending an email including the participant's name, session choice and class level, and the name and phone number of a parent or guardian, to janet@swimprojanet.com.
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Running clinic slated for Oct. 12-14
Two instructors from Colorado - physical therapist Douglas Wisoff of Radiant Running and certified personal trainer Art Ives of The Way of Running - will conduct a clinic next month in conjunction with the University of Hawaii Maui College's "EdVenture" program.
The clinic is scheduled for Oct. 12-14 in Laulima Room No. 225 on the Kahului campus, and at outdoor locations, from 5 to 8 p.m. the first day, and from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each of the last two days. The fee is $299, and the deadline to register is Sept. 20.
For more information, call 984-3231.
