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Washington State quarterback Jason Gesser shared a laugh with a friend, yesterday in Dusty, Wash. The Heisman Trophy campaign for the former St. Louis Crusaders star is already under way, with the evidence -- a Heisman poster -- hanging above him on a grain elevator.
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Former Damien coach
dead at 62 from cancerJack Koury, 62, a longtime coach and teacher at Damien Memorial High School, died last week in Pennsylvania of cancer.
"We in the Damien community are all shocked," Monarchs athletics director Herb Lloyd said. "He had undergone bladder surgery recently and we thought he would be OK."
Koury was the Damien head football coach from 1974 to 1977. He was the winning coach in the first high school game played at Aloha Stadium, when Damien beat Iolani 28-15 on Sept. 19, 1975.
"I called Jack 'The Rock' long before there was a WWF," said former coaching and teaching colleague Chip Davey. "He was so solid and stable, always there when you needed a friend."
Koury taught history and government at Damien for 31 years. He was most recently the school's head track and field coach last spring before a series of surgeries sidelined him in May.
Koury was in Pennsylvania for a reunion of his Kutztown State football team.
"He was a tenacious two-way lineman, the classic '60s player," said teammate and best friend Bill Wiggins. "He played four years and we depended on him every down."
Koury was an avid reader and student of history. The chairman of Damien's social studies department "inspired generations of students, including Damien alumni who returned to teach at the school," Davey said.
Davey said services have not yet been set, but there will be a memorial dinner here. Half of Koury's ashes will be scattered in Kailua and half in Pennsylvania, where he is survived by family members.
Kailua-Kona to host youth baseball clinic
The Kalae Iki Youth Baseball Clinic for boys and girls ages 7-17 is July 29-31 at the Kailua Park Complex, Kailua-Kona.The clinic is free and there are two sessions daily: 8:30 a.m. to noon for 7-12 year olds and 1-4:30 p.m. for 13-17 year-olds. There is a limit of 150 participants per session.
Registration is Monday through Friday at the Kailua-Kona gym, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Waimea Community Center, 8-10:30 a.m.; Waikoloa Elementary School, 10 a.m.-noon, and the Parks & Recreation Division Office located in Aunty Sally's Luau Hale in Hilo, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
College coaches conducting the clinic include Gary Adams, Tom Leary and Jason Green (UCLA), Sam Piraro (San Jose State), Mark O'Brien and Tom Myers (Santa Clara), Tom Kunis (Stanford), Lindsey Meggs (Chico State), Ron Witmeyer (California), Chad Konishi (Hawaii) and Joey Estrella (Hawaii-Hilo).
There also is a coaches clinic for youth and high school coaches July 28 at 2 p.m., at the Hapuna Prince Hotel. Call 974-7700 for reservations and information on both events.
Bartels still alive in surfing meet
DURBAN, South Africa >> Hawaii's Melanie Bartels advanced through the second round of the Mr. Price Pro World Qualifying Series surfing event yesterday.Bartels was the only female surfer to make it into the third round, after competition was halted because onshore wind and low tide made the break unsurfable.
