Sports Bulletin Board

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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* BASEBALL

Nov. 13-Kihei Little League will conduct a general planning meeting for the 2013 baseball season at

6 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Kalama Park Pavilion. Volunteers are also needed for the board of directors, and to serve as managers, coaches, groundskeepers, scorekeepers, concession servers, sponsors and umpires. All volunteers will be subject to background checks. Contact: Steve Rappenecker, kiheibaseball@gmail.com or 385-6274.

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* BASKETBALL

Monday-Registration for a West Maui Parks and Recreation basketball league for boys and girls in kindergarten through 8th grade will take place from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Lahaina Civic Center. Games will begin on Jan. 5. Contact: 661-4685.

Monday-Thursday-Wailuku District Parks and Recreation menehune basketball tryouts for boys in grades 6-8 are scheduled for 2:30-4:15 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday and 4-6 p.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday, all at War Memorial Gym. Contact: 870-2123 or 357-2481.

Monday-Wednesday-Kahului District Parks and Recreation menehune basketball tryouts for boys in grades 6-8 are scheduled for 4:15-6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday at War Memorial Gym in Wailuku, and 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday at Maui Waena School in Kahului. Contact: 572-5810.

Tuesday-Thursday-Kahului District Parks and Recreation menehune basketball tryouts for girls in grades 6-8 are scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 4-6 p.m. Friday, all at War Memorial Gym in Wailuku. Contact: 572-5810.

Tuesday-A mandatory meeting for Parks and Recreation menehune basketball coaches is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku.

Nov. 13-16-Upcountry District Parks and Recreation menehune basketball tryouts for boys and girls in grades 6-8 are scheduled for Nov. 13-16, from 4 to 5 p.m. for girls, and from 5 to 6 p.m. for boys, at Eddie Tam Gym in Makawao. Contact: 572-1836.

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* COACHES NEEDED

Nov. 16-The deadline to apply for King Kekaulike High School's girls golf coach opening is 4 p.m. on Nov. 16. Application forms can be picked up at the school's main office in Pukalani from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Contact: 573-8710.

Dec. 1-The Lahaina Junior Golf Association has scheduled a fundraiser tournament for Dec. 1 at the Kaanapali Kai Course, with registration scheduled for 11:30 a.m., and a shotgun start one hour later. The entry fee for the four-player shamble is $100 per player, which also pays for greens fees, use of a cart and admission to an awards dinner. Contact: Anna Kanaha, 269-7140; info@lahainajuniorgolf.us.

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* MOTOR SPORTS

Saturday and Dec. 9-Paradise Speedway Maui in Puunene will host a demolition derby on Saturday, and two events on Dec. 9 - a mud-bog race and a rock crawl. For the derby, gates will open at 3:30 p.m., time trials will start at 6 p.m. and the race is to begin at 8 p.m. The mud-bog race will begin at 9 a.m., and the rock crawl will follow. Registration can be completed by calling 357-1435. On each day, spectator admission will be $10 for anyone 13 and over, $2 for youths 6-12 and free for youths 5 and under. Contact: paradisespeedwaymaui.com.

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* RUNNING

Jan. 5-The Ko'ie'ie Fishpond 5K Fun Run and Kids Mile are scheduled for 8 a.m. on Jan. 5 at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary in Kihei. Proceeds will benefit the fishpond. The registration fee for the 5K is $25 for adults and $20 for youths. The registration fee for the mile, for youths 12 and under, is $15. A registration form is available at hawaiielitetrack.com/fishpond5k. Contact: 280-5801.

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* TABLE TENNIS

Jan. 8-Maui Table Tennis Club will resume play from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Lahaina Civic Center on Jan. 8. Contact: mauitabletennis.webs.com; Don Bowker, 269-4915.

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* TENNIS

Nov. 14-Adult and junior tennis clinics are scheduled for Nov. 14 at Wailea Tennis Club. Former U.S. Davis Cup captain and Olympic coach Tom Gullikson and former USTA national coach Mike Sell will conduct the junior clinic, and Taylor Dent, winner of four ATP singles titles, will offer instruction at the adult clinic. Both clinics are scheduled for 4-6 p.m. The fee for the junior clinic is $50, and the fee for the adult clinic is $100. Also, an exhibition match running in conjunction with the Wailea Fantasy Camp - which features Gullikson, Sell, Dent, three-time major champion Lindsey Davenport, former U.S. Open winner Tracy Austin and Melanie Oudin, who won a mixed doubles title at last year's U.S. Open - is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 17. Tickets are $10.

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* VOLLEYBALL

Friday and Saturday-Lanakila Volleyball Academy will conduct mandatory tryouts for its high school girls team from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, and 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, at the Kamehameha Schools Maui elementary gym in Pukalani. Participants must email their name, age and contact information to lvadirector.darlene@gmail.com by Nov. 7. For more information, go to lanakilavba.org.

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