West Hawaii Today reporter Daniel Brock wrote a super “Short Hops” brief, which was published Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Sports section. It details how the Special Olympics West Hawaii soccer team captured the gold medal at the Aukake Classic on Oahu.
Here is an excerpt:
The team — comprised of Jason Nagatori, Alvin Carvalho, Shannon Salas, Robbie Sanoria and Hanato-Wells — went 6-0 in the five-on-five tournament, scoring 22 goals and conceding just four.
Perhaps more impressively, due to the illness of a pair of players, they did so with no substitutes for the entire run of play.
“It’s fun to get to see these guys enjoy themselves,” said Coach Andy Barfoot, who along with assistant Steve Strand, has worked with the team for the past several months. “But we do work hard at it.”
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