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HomeMy WebLinkAboutYouth Basketball Teams Offered Free Admission to University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Basketball Gamesf+Q•• �r William P. Kenoi ;. Mayor r � ountp 0f'a' ai, i DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-8311 9 Fax (808) 961-8411 http://www.hawaiicounty.E!ov/parks-and-recreation/ NEWS RELEASE January 22, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clayton S. Houma Director Kenneth J. Van Bergen Deputy Director Youth Basketball Teams Offered Free Admission to University of Hawaii at Hilo Basketball Games Hawaii Island's youth basketball players can show their support for the University of Hawaii at Hilo's basketball teams by taking advantage of free admission Vulcan Athletics is offering for remaining men's and women's home games. All registered keiki basketball players and coaches, including those participating in Department of Parks and Recreation's leagues and Hawaii Police Activities League (HI - PAL) tournaments, are eligible for free home game general admission. The offer covers each team's players, head coach, one assistant coach, and the coaches' significant other for the remainder of the 2015-2016 UH Hilo basketball season. Due to recruiting restrictions for high school athletes, the free admission can be offered only to keiki currently attending kindergarten through the eighth grade. Games will be played at Hawaii County's Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium located in Hilo. The following is the remaining schedule, starting times (women play first) and opponent: • Monday, January 25 (5 p.m./7:30 p.m.) — California Baptist University • Saturday, February 13 (11 a.m./1 p.m.) — Chaminade University • Monday, February 15 (5 p.m./7:30 p.m.) — Notre Dame de Namur University • Thursday, February 18 (6 p.m.) — Brigham Young University -Hawaii • Tuesday, February 23 (5 p.m./7:30 p.m.) — Point Loma Nazarene • Saturday, February 27 (5 p.m./7:30 p.m.) — Azusa Pacific University Coaches wishing to participate in the program must provide their team's name, roster, players' ages, and coaches' contact information. Coaches of multiple youth teams must submit separate rosters. For more information, please contact Kelly Leong, UH -Hilo sports information director, at 932-7177, 895-0929 or kellyl(ab-hawaii.edlu. -30- County of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.