Nangarhar, Afghanistan Unit to do Hilo Half Marathon on March 20

Soldiers prepart for half marathon

On Sunday, March 20, is the Big Island International Marathon in Hilo, Hawaii, but far away, in Afghanistan, members of the U. S. Army will be having their own Hilo Half Marathon by running around their compound on the same day and time as our race.

A brainchild of SM Sgt Jerry Blankenship of Nangarhar ADT IV NCOIC the group will rounds laps around their compound in order to finish the 13.1 mile half marathon requirement.

The Big Island Marathon will send finisher tee shirts and finisher medals to all that complete the distance.

BIIF Tennis Results from 2/26/11

WHS tennis star, Kaito Mizutani

BIIF Tennis Results 2/26/11

Boys  Hilo 5 , Pahoa 0   Singles:  Daniel Tada (HILO) def. Paul Martin (PAH) 6-0, 6-0  Singles:  Pahoa defaulted

Doubles:  Paul Gagorik (HILO)/ Dillon Kell (HILO) def. Makanaaloha Agcaoili (PAH)/ Dennis Fukushima (PAH) 6-1, 6-0  Doubles:  Pahoa defaulted Doubles:  Pahoa defaulted 

Girls    Hilo 5 , Pahoa 0  Singles:  Pahoa defaulted  Singles:  Pahoa defaulted  Doubles:  Kelly Soares (HILO)/ Sarah Nako (HILO) def. MeghanMcGrath (PAH)/ Nikki Nottingham (PAH) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles:  Arissa Nakagawa (HILO)/ Stacie Lim (HILO) def. Jessica Julian (PAH)/ Ashley Garnett (PAH) 6-1, 6-0  Doubles:  Pahoa defaulted

Boys   Waiakea 5 , St. Joseph’s 0   Singles:  Kaito Mizutani (WAK) def. Gunnar Austin Lee (SJ) 6-1, 6-0  Singles:  Andrew Matsuura (WAK) def. Sawyer Rogers (SJ) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:  Christopher Simons (WAK)/ Gary Murayama (WAK) def. Christian Borris (SJ)/ Jack Fisher (SJ) 6-1, 6-3  Doubles:  Samuel Matsuura (WAK)/ Daniel Matsuura (WAK) def. Sebastian Ohara-Saft (SJ)/ Caleb Ananda-Stout (SJ) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles:  Brandon Hamamoto (WAK)/ Tevyn Gomez (WAK) won by default

Girls  Waiakea 5, St. Joseph’s 0   Singles:  Sarah Dvorak (WAK) def. Amber Masulit (SJ) 6-0, 6-0  Singles:  Candice Roddie (WAK) def. Rina Iwami (SJ) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:  Skye Matsuura (WAK)/ Karyl-Lin Yamakawa (WAK) def. Samantha Thorsen (SJ)/ Rena Iwami (SJ) 6-2, 6-0   Doubles:  Lindsey Kimura (WAK)/ Kayla Yamada (WAK) won by default  Doubles:  Malorie Murakami (WAK)/ Kaylan Young (WAK) won by default

Boys    Keaau 5 , Kau 0   Singles:  Keaau won by default  Singles:  Keaau won by default 

Doubles:  Chris Alfiche (KEAAU)/ Jesse Graf (KEAAU) def.  Doubles:  Keaau won by default  Doubles:   Keaau won by default

Girls  Keaau 4 , Kau 1  Singles:  Megan Fujitake (KEAAU) def. Brandy Eder (KAU) 6-2, 6-1 Singles:  Yeva Zobova (KEAAU) def. Serena Coss (KAU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles:  Meghan Chow (KAU)/ Shavonne Panglao (KAU) def. Christina Chow (KEAAU)/ Chaslyn Marques (KEAAU) 6-1, 6-3 Doubles:  Avery Jarvis (KEAAU)/ Melemoana Suesue (KEAAU) def. Brittaney Morehead (KAU)/ Keopisey Kheng (KAU) 7-6, 5-7, 7-5Doubles:  Kimberly Salerno (KEAAU)/ Cherese Shelton (KEAAU) def. Aprille Rose Cariaga (KAU)/ Leslie Arces (KAU) 6-7, 6-1, 6-4

Boys  Konawaena 3 , Makua Lani 2   Singles:  Jordan Heres (ML) def. Daniel Leleiwi (KON) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8  Singles:  Tony Ganuelas (KON)def.Paul Whalen (ML) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles:  Calen McHale (KON)/ Finn Gallager (KON) def. Keawe Alapai (ML)/ Brandt Mabuni (ML) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8   Doubles:  Kyle Jones (KON)/ Jordan Ciriako (KON) def. Jonathan Nagy (ML)/ Jesse Cuaresma (ML) 6-3, 6-4  Doubles:  Spencer Brennt (ML)/ Hunter Vandervoort (ML) def. Kalani Kadooka (KON)/ Stefan Kimura (KON) 6-1, 6-0

Girls   Konawaena 4 , Makua Lani 1   Singles:  Megan Won (KON) def. Lauren Mabuni (ML) 7-5, 6-1  Singles:  Makua Lani won by default

Doubles:  Cassidy Ching (KON)/ Ashley Teshima (KON) def. Tiffany Nakamura (ML)/ Chaya Cacal (ML) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles:  Jacqueline Moctezuma (KON)/ Hedwyne Dario (KON) def. Lilly Dorr (ML)/ Nai’a Ilagan Willard (ML) 6-2, 6-3  Doubles:  Kayla Uemura (KON)/ Camille Ricketts (KON) def. Liana Jensen (ML)/ Madison Wanner (ML) 6-2, 6-0

Boys   Kealakehe 5 , Honokaa 0   Singles:  Spencer Travalino (KEAL) def. Austin Char (HON) 6-0, 6-2  Singles:  Chris Lysiuk (KEAL) def. Denn Aleta  (HON) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles:  Jeffrey Gelman/Chandler Daub (KEAL) def. Kana Sproat/Gabriel Ramirez (HON) 6-0, 6-0  Doubles – Chase Richmond/Shoyo Tsukamoto (KEAL) won by default  Doubles  David Jackson/CJ Kow (KEAL) won by default

 Girls   Kealakehe 5 , Honokaa 0   Singles:  Daisy Green (KEAL) def. Lyn Martinez (HON) 6-0, 6-0 Singles:  Cierra Abellera (KEAL) def. Kuulei Kent (HON) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:  Tiera Makaiwi/Michelle Reed (KEAL) def. Monica Carlos/Kelly Greenwell (HON) 6-3, 6-2 Doubles:  Kristin Winther/Mai Kobayashi (KEAL) def. Tia Greenwell/Jenna Matsumura (HON) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles:  Yoko Nedlic/Maura Montenero (KEAL) def. Alyssa McDaniel/Camelia Witt (HON) 6-0, 6-0

Boys   Kohala 1 , Parker 4  Singles:  Elliott Warkus (PAR) def. Andrew Trump (KOH) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6  Singles:  James Werner (KOH) def. Ryan Fitzgerald (PAR) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7

Doubles:  Kai Inaba (PAR)/ CJ Brown (PAR) def. Dylan Snelling (KOH)/ Jerome Arellano (KOH) 6-0, 6-3  Doubles:  Jesse Tarnas (PAR)/ Grant Nair (PAR) won by default  Doubles:  Ryp Ring (PAR)/ Charlie Charbonneau (PAR) won by default

Girls    Kohala  , Parker 

Singles:  Emilie Skladzien (PAR) won by default  Singles:  Kyley Nishimura (PAR) won by default

Doubles:  Marit Winborne (PAR)/ Madi Pozner (PAR) won by default  Doubles:  Keala Prietto (PAR)/ Lysha Matsunobu (PAR) won by default Doubles:  Erika Hannon (PAR)/ Rachel Dunn (PAR) won by default

Boys    HPA 5 , Laupahoehoe 0

Singles:  Santa Chirathivat (HPA) def. Aaron Kvenild (LAP) 6-1,6-0  Singles:  Howard Chen (HPA) won by default

Doubles:  Hiroki Kawakami (HPA)/ Daniel Han (HPA) won by default  Doubles:  Jason Lo (HPA)/ William Young (HPA) won by default  Doubles:  Buck Thomas (HPA)/ Dakota Berman (HPA) won by default

Girls    HPA 5 , Laupahoehoe 0

Singles:  Erin Wakefield-McDonald (HPA) def. Raeoirasor-Lani Espejo (LAP) 6-0, 6-0 Singles:  Jacqueline Ornellas (HPA) def. Christina Foster (LAP)

Doubles:  Olina Cavedoni (HPA)/ Angie Shumov (HPA) won by default Doubles:  Eun Sol Lee (HPA)/ Claire Rho (HPA) won by default Doubles:  Risa Ninomiya (HPA)/ Aniela Chertavian (HPA) won by default