
Keeping Score profiles Hawaii’s athletes. Bob Hogue is a father, husband, and all-around nice guy. In his spare time, he is also a coach, broadcaster, writer, and State Senator. His MidWeek column features people who are making a positive impact in the world of local sports.
Below are the last 5 columns written by Bob Hogue
When Joshua Villoria came flying across the finish line at the Punahou Relays with his fist pumping and a huge smile across his face, he not only secured the title of Hawaii’s Fastest Human, but he also knew his life was back on track.
You don’t have to be on the Arnold Palmer Course at Turtle Bay resort for five minutes to recognize why it’s one of the most exquisite golf courses in the entire world. The virtually perfect layout gives golfers the opportunity to enjoy great ocean views while they attempt to tame a very long course that is rimmed by majestic ironwood pines on the back nine.
Every once in a while, a story comes along about an athlete that almost seems to be too good to be true. But this story is true, and the athlete in the story is incredible.
Chelsea Kamai of Sacred Hearts Academy has heard all the jokes.
“They call me ‘Pirate’ and they ask me if I want a parrot,” says the starting catcher for the defending Division II state champion Lancers. “I get people saying ‘Arrrr!” a lot.”
When Abe Markowitz and some of his Punahou track and field teammates flew back home after a series of spring break meets in California this past week, they found themselves aboard the final Mainland-to-Hawaii flight for Aloha Airlines from Orange County.