Darrell Ching, a 40-year-old T-shirt shop owner from Mililani, scored a perfect 10 with his picks last week and received the good news at his store yesterday morning that he had won $500 in the Football Fever Contest. Ching’s perfect picks pay
This week's Football Fever winner went 10-0
"It caught me by surprise, a real pleasant surprise," said the Mililani Pop Warner coach who helped his Midget Division team to a 5-3 record this past season.
Ching has been filling out two entries per week since the contest started and said, "I've beaten the top celebrities many times and this year they aren't doing too well."
His Pop Warner team is playing a game in Kona Thanksgiving weekend so Ching said the money would come in handy as his family is also making the trip.
In order to qualify for the drawing, Ching had to score equal to or better than the top celebrity panelist for the week. KITV's Shawn Ching went 8-2.
There were a total of 19,115 entries.
Versatile West Oahu CaneFires infielder Jim Chamblee was named the Hawaii Winter Baseball Player of the Week for Nov. 4-10. Baseball honors
to ChambleeChamblee, playing second base, shortstop and third base during the week, batted .300, scored seven runs and drove in seven, hit two homers and stole four bases as the CaneFires reeled off seven straight wins. For the season, he leads the league with eight steals, is tied for the league lead with six homers and is second in RBIs with 20.
BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: The Hawaii High School Athletic Association Boys' Volleyball Tournament will be held Thursday through Saturday at the Waiakea Gymnasium and Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.
It was reported yesterday that the girls tournament will be played this week but it will be next week.
Pool play for the boys will be Thursday, starting at 2 p.m. The pools are - A: Punahou, Kohala and Farrington; B: Waianae, Maui and Waiakea; C: Hilo, Kamehameha and Kalaheo; D: Molokai, Waimea and Pearl City.
Single-elimination play starts Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Afook-Chinen Civic Center. The third-place game is Saturday at 5:30 p.m. with the final at 7:30.
ROOSEVELT SWEEPS TITLES: The Roosevelt High School boys and girls soft tennis teams both won Oahu Interscholastic Association titles Saturday, finishing with 24-0 records.
The Roosevelt boys beat Kalani, 3-0, and the girls beat Leilehua by the same score in the championship matches.
IOLANI JV GIRLS' CHAMP: Iolani defeated Punahou Gold, 3-2, yesterday at Punahou for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Junior Varsity Girls' tennis championship.
BLOCK PARTY: The University of Hawaii men's volleyball team opens the preseason with its annual Block Party intrasquad scrimmage at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Special Events Arena.
Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for general admission. The Rainbows host Pepperdine in three preseason exhibitions: Nov. 26 at the Special Events Arena, Nov. 27 on Kauai and Nov. 28 in Hilo.
PANA HONORED: April Pana, a freshman outside hitter for the University of Hawaii at Hilo women's volleyball team, has been named Pacific West Conference Player of the Week.
Pana led UH-Hilo to a sweep of Chaminade last weekend, guaranteeing the Vulcans at least a share of the PacWest title with the Silverswords. Pana had 30 kills, hit .256 and had 33 digs in the two matches.