Hawaii Beat
Star-Bulletin staff
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Hawaii Select rolls on in Las Vegas
The Hawaii Select girls basketball squad improved to 2-0 in pool play with a 61-36 win over Victorville (Calif.) yesterday at the Vision Sports National Youth Basketball Championships at Las Vegas.
Jamie Smith (Iolani) was the leading scorer again with 11 points. Shanadee Canon (Kalaheo) and Alexis Furtado (Kamehameha) added 10 points each for Select. Furtado drilled three treys.
Hawaii Select's final game in pool play is against the Kansas Dream today.
Herring leads U.S. over Canada in volleyball
Outside hitter Kanani Herring (Kamehameha) scored 14 points and libero Sydney Yogi (Punahou) had a match-high 13 digs to help the unbeaten U.S. Girls Youth National Team defeat Canada in a round-robin match yesterday at the NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Volleyball Championship in Gainesville, Fla.
Herring had eight kills, three aces and three blocks as the U.S. improved to 4-0 with a 25-18, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18 win. The victory also qualified the U.S. for next year's FIVB U-18 Youth World Championship.
The U.S. concludes the round-robin portion of the tournament today against the Dominican Republic, also undefeated at 4-0.
Traditional karate championships set
The 24th Aloha State Traditional Karate Championships will be held Aug. 6 at the Aliamanu Military Reservation Gym.
Competition is in kata, kumite and kobundo. The meet begins at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Joseph Bunch at 488-6372.
Chaminade soccer tryouts Aug. 6
Tryouts for Chaminade's new women's soccer team are set for Aug. 6 1-3 p.m. at Saint Louis Field behind McCabe Gym.
All attendees should bring necessary equipment, including a ball, water and sunscreen.
Kids' NFL football camp looking for volunteers
An upcoming NFL-sponsored Junior Player Development tackle football camp for kids ages 12-14 is looking for volunteer coaches for its August session.
Coaches can be parents, community members, former players or coaches and will receive instruction and equipment for the camp.
For information call John Frederick at 696-6725 or 782-3937 or e-mail hawaiianwarriors@aol.com.