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WAIMEA, Island of Hawaii—Hawaii Preparatory Academy will offer three swim/water polo camps for students 8 years of age and older at the school’s Dowsett Pool. Students must be able to swim 25 yards or more to attend the camps.

Session 1 will run March 22-25 (Fee: $115); Session 2 will run June 7-11 (Fee: $140); and Session 3 will run June 14-18 (Fee: $140). Camps begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m.

Swim instruction will cover the four competitive strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle), starts, and turns. Participants will learn the basics, improve their skills, or master technique. HPA varsity swim and Academy Swim Club coach Mark Noetzel will lead the swim portion of the camp with assistance from HPA and ASC coach Greg McKenna, current varsity players, and swimmers. Noetzel (ASCA/USA Swimming Inc. coach) has worked extensively with swimmers of all abilities—from beginners to Olympic champions.

Water polo instruction will include general water polo skills, ball handling, and team play.

All levels—beginning, intermediate, and advanced—are encouraged to participate. Day one of the camp will include a skills evaluation of each participant.

For more information, contact Mark Noetzel at 808-640-6236 e-mail: mnoetzel@hpa.edu

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Results of the matches
Hawaii Prep 14, Hilo 12
Kamehameha-Hawaii 15, Waiakea 12
Kealakehe 20, Ka‘u 5
Waiakea 11, Hawaii Prep 10
Hilo 22, Ka‘u 14
Kameahameha-Hawaii 15, Kealakehe 8

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JV match

Kealakehe       11      14
Hawaii Prep     25      25

Varsity match

Konawaena       21      14      17
Hawaii Prep     25      25      25

Note: Konawaena does not field a JV team so Kealakehe JV filled in to play the HPA JV.

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St. Joseph beat Hawaii Prep in a double overtime semifinal match Friday (Feb 19).

Hawaii Prep    4   1   16   11	 7   6  45
St. Joseph     4   8    6   14   7  11	50

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First round Division II play-offs:

VARSITY
Ka'u            5       5       11      3       24
                Callen Koi (7 pts)

Hawaii Prep     17      15      18      11      61
(5 - 6)         Jason Seid (12 pts), Rokas Cesnulevicius (12 pts)

Hawaii Prep advances to play St. Joseph’s on Friday @ 4:30pm (Hilo Civic).

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WAIMEA, Island of Hawaii—Ka Makani Theatre at Hawaii Preparatory Academy presents Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman’s award-winning play based on Ovid’s poem, The Metamorphoses, an account of Greek mythology. Performances are at 7 p.m. February 25-27 at the school’s Gates Performing Arts Center. Tickets, which only are available at the door, are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Metamorphoses, which is set in and around a large pool of water onstage, is a series of short stories that incorporate Greek mythology with the universal themes of transition, loss, and love. The play is geared toward older students and adults; some material, as well as the tone of the play, might not be appropriate for elementary-age students.

Metamorphoses was nominated for the 2002 Tony Award and received the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. Zimmerman won a Tony Award for her direction of the play. The off-Broadway production opened a few weeks after 9/11, giving the play’s themes an even greater collective significance.

Ka Makani Theatre’s production is directed by Sheryl Goodspeed, with music by Marina Tichotsky. Jared Terpak is the set and lighting designer and costumes are by Lolly Davis. Glen Morphus of Pacific Lining Systems built the pool.

The cast features: Katie Boehm, Kara Erickson, Alyssa Evans, Ruby Fink, Gabi Geiger, Linnea Gregg, Makoa Johnson, Teddy Lederer, Logan Martin, Aaron Nishina, Kawaiola Peck, Tomi Peebles, Nick Purdy, Hiipua Rapozo, Lauren Richards, Delaney Ross, Daniel Shams, Sierra Shumate, Angie Shumov, Leah Smith, and Julia Varboncoeur.

For more information, call 881-4099.

JV
Kohala          11      4       4       13      32
                Paul Antonio (12 pts)

Hawaii Prep     14      6       4       7       31
                Grant Melby (15 pts)

VARSITY
Kohala          9       15      13      13      50
                Brandon Bautista (23 pts)

Hawaii Prep     2       11      13      15      41
(2 - 4)         Rokas Cesnulevicius (20 pts)

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New Stanford W. Shutes Track to Re-Open Late October 2010

WAIMEA, Island of Hawaii—The Stanford W. Shutes Track at Hawaii Preparatory Academy will close in early February for major upgrades. The new Stanford W. Shutes Track is scheduled to re-open in late October.

The existing six-lane 440-yard cinder track, built during the 1962-1963 school year, will be renovated to a 400-meter, eight-lane all-weather synthetic surface track with synthetic infields in the “D” zones at each end for the high jump, pole vault, and long jump track events. The track will be designed and built in compliance with National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA) and International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) standards governing high school and international amateur competitions.

The $2.93 million project also includes renovation and irrigation of the interior grass football field/soccer pitch and the addition of terraced spectator seating. The work is being funded by donations, most of which are coming from Shutes’ many former students during his 26-year tenure at HPA as track and cross country coach, teacher, and administrator.

Ken Melrose of Pa’ahana Enterprises is the project manager. Isemoto Contracting Company is the contractor and Fukunaga & Associates is the civil engineer.

The new track will enable HPA to resume host duties for island and statewide events, including BIIF meets and championships and age-group events. The track also will provide opportunities for school and area athletes to train on a top-level surface.

“In addition to providing a great training and competition area for our students, we also hope to serve other members of our community in neighborly ways that fit into our yearly school calendar,” said Headmaster Lindsay Barnes. “Of course, community use must be suspended during the construction period, but the wait will be worth it, and, in the end, we’ll all have something wonderful to celebrate!”

For more information, or to get involved in supporting this project, contact Keawe Liu at 808-881-4049 e-mail: kliu@hpa.edu

Results from tonight’s BIIF boys basketball games at HPA’s Castle Gymnasium.

JV
Konawaena       8       9       14      7       38
                Randell Berdan (11 pts)

Hawaii Prep     2       11      2       0       15
                Grant Melby (7 pts)

VARSITY
Konawaena       12      12      10      14      48
                Jacob Kuluwaimaka (12 pts), Landon Holman (11 pts)

Hawaii Prep     14      17      22      16      69
(1 - 3)         Nate Schenk (14 pts), Rokas Cesnulevicious (14 pts)

Results from tonight’s BIIF wahine basketball games at HPA’s Castle Gymnasium.

JV
Kealakehe       13      12      7       7       39
                Kehau Lee (17 pts)

Hawaii Prep     6       4       3       2       15
                Hao-Wen Chang (4 pts), Phoebe Tsai (4 pts)

VARSITY
Kealakehe       9       8       4       18      39
                Megan Delaries (16 pts), Kilihea Inaba (11 pts)

Hawaii Prep     24      9       11      9       53
(2 - 1)         Tayler Wang (20 pts), Leahi Lindsey (14 pts)

JV
Kealakehe       8       14      11      26      59
Mana Daog (16 pts)
Hawaii Prep     5       12      8       8       33
Sun Ho Lee (7 pts)

VARSITY
Kealakehe       12      7       13      29      61
Thomas Naehu (25 pts), Deion Ultera (12 pts)

Hawaii Prep     16      13      9       18      56

(1 - 1)         Kama DeSilva (16 pts), Rokas Cesnulevicious (14 pts)

JV
Kohala          2       2       4       6       14
                Amber Souza (6 pts)

Hawaii Prep     15      3       5       6       29
                Hao-Wen Chang (10 pts)

VARSITY
Kohala          4       9       6       3       22
                Sheana Cazimero (11 pts)

Hawaii Prep     22      15      11      10      58
(1 - 1)         Tayler Wang (19 pts), Leahi Lindsey (11 pts)