The season-opening exhibition between the University of Hawaii men's basketball team and the Jiangsu Club from China has been rescheduled for Nov. 19 at the Special Events Arena. UH exhibition game moved up
The 7 p.m. game was originally set for Nov. 23 but the Chinese team "has been called back earlier than expected to compete in a tournament," said Rainbow coach Riley Wallace.
Hawaii will be the last of eight U.S. college teams on Jiangsu's schedule. The Chinese team also will play Marquette, Evansville, Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis, Northern Illinois, Loyola of Chicago, St. Joseph's, Ind., and Hawaii-Hilo over the next two weeks.
The game is a fund-raiser for the Rainbow Basketball Booster Club. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3.50 for students, ages 13 and older. Children 12 and under will be admitted free when accompanied by a paying spectator.
Merriel Jenkins scored 48 points to lead the University of Hawaii-Hilo Blue squad to a 135-120 basketball victory in the annual Red, White and Blue exhibition last night at the UH-Hilo Gymnasium. JENKINS SCORES 48
David Dierstein added 21 points for the winning squad. Rodney Odrick led the White team with 27 points. Scott Tharp had 24 and Andy Smith 23.
Punahou faces Kamehameha for the girls' ILH volleyball title on Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Mid-Pacific. ILH VOLLEYBALL
The Punahou boys clinched their title with a 15-1, 15-11 championship game victory over University High School Tuesday night.
The Buffanblu boys (13-0) and the Junior Rainbows (11-2) are both guaranteed berths in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Tournament/Nissan Volleyball Tournament, which opens next Thursday.