Hilo Team wins USA Boy Jr. Olympic 17's

[IdahoBoy]

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Big Island team wins volleyball national title

Advertiser Staff

Pilipa'a Volleyball Club of the Big Island, won the 17-under club division of the USA Boys Junior Olympic Volleyball Championship Wednesday at Austin, Texas.

Pilipa'a defeated South Florida, 25-23, 12-25, 16-14, for the championship, the first for a team from the Big Island. The team went 10-0 in the three-day tournament.

Pilipa'a's Ephriam Kahanu, a recent Waiakea High graduate, was named the division's most valuable player. Also named to the all-tournament team were Napua Cabatu, Isaac DeGuzman and Jonah Kalima.

Other Pilipa'a members were Aaron Chun, Andy Dunn, Cory Enriques, Gordon Lacy, Aaron Osorio and Treston Yasso.

Ecko Osorio was Pilipa'a's head coach. Ikaika Marzo and Ryan Tsuji were the assistant coaches.

Pilipa'a consisted of players from Hilo, Pahoa and Waiakea high schools.

The team is scheduled to return to Hilo today on Aloha Airlines Flight 45 at 6:09 p.m.



I posted it because a friend of mine was an assistant coach. Way to go guys!!

[lewis7]

i am pretty partial to south florida, but it is good to see a team bounce back after a 12-25 loss. congrats to them and watch out for the south florida players. we got some future indoor ballers down here in the sunshine state.

[kolohekeiki]

Congratulations to the Pilipa`a boys for capturing a junior olympics title. This boys have worked hard and are deserving of this title. The boys from the Big Island will be a strong contender for the state title this year. Good luck to all these boys in the upcoming prep season.

[cyberVBmidwest]

lewis7 said:

i am pretty partial to south florida, but it is good to see a team bounce back after a 12-25 loss. congrats to them and watch out for the south florida players. we got some future indoor ballers down here in the sunshine state.

Hey, Jeff, who was the tall dark haired women working with the South Florida guys? She seemed to work well with them. The guys seemed like a good group of teenagers also. Have you met any of them?

[Beachy]

Saw one of the Pilipa 'a boys ask to get his picture taken with Riptides coach Tyler Hildebrand while waiting for medals. Bookum, there is some recognition for you. Could the National team have been on hand to hand out medals?

[hwy101]

Susan Chandler, former Long Beach State star, handed out the medals.

[Beachy]

Let me rephrase.....Why didn't the National team hand out medals....the players would have been more impressed and it would have been better pr for the national team. They were in Austin already.....

[lewis7]

cyber,
if it is the coach you are referring to then i believe it was cookie stevens. never been coached by her but from what i hear she is really good. all the guys who play for her have nothing but good stuff to say. and from what i hear her youngest son is gonna be a top prospect in another year. they might have done better if they took some guys from some other clubs down here. too many guys can't afford it or they are interested in some other sport. indoor is still a girl's sport down here. but it is growing fast for the guys. just made a state sanctioned sport a year or so ago. when i played, there were just a few teams down here in the far south. always a strong beach influence though.