{"id":381199,"date":"2026-01-01T09:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/381199\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:20:10","slug":"registration-open-for-east-hawai%ca%bbi-junior-nba-wnba-basketball-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/381199\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration open for East Hawai\u02bbi Junior NBA\/WNBA basketball | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Basketball generic\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1766\" height=\"1173\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/64c36a7cd0cc3.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Kylie OSullivan via Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>HILO, Hawaii (Island News) &#8212; Registration is now open for East Hawai\u02bbi Junior NBA and WNBA basketball, giving young athletes a chance to hit the court this spring.<\/p>\n<p>The program includes Novice Boys and Open Co-Ed divisions for players ages 8 to 14, with the season running from Feb. 23, 2026 through May 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"kid playing basketball generic\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1427\" height=\"949\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/682502c57a3b9.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>The cost is $30 per player, which includes an official NBA or WNBA reversible replica jersey. Coaches also have the option to register a full team for $160, while individual players can sign up and be placed on a team.<\/p>\n<p>A mandatory coaches and team representatives meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Aunty Sally Kaleohano\u2019s L\u016b\u02bbau Hale in Hilo.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is open through Jan. 26. For more information and online forms to register head to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parks.hawaiicounty.gov\/divisions\/recreation\/youth-basketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Department of Parks and Recreation Youth Basketball website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitv.com\/news\/hilo-doctor-dr-judy-fitzgerald-killed-in-christmas-eve-crash-community-mourns-beloved-healer\/article_6dec4339-05e0-4daf-a632-3c205ae09c78.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Hilo Doctor Dr. Judy Fitzgerald killed in Christmas Eve crash; community mourns beloved healer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Hilo Doctor Dr. Judy Fitzgerald killed in Christmas Eve crash; community mourns beloved healer\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1165\" height=\"684\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/694f5590e2ea9.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"117\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kylie OSullivan via Unsplash HILO, Hawaii (Island News) &#8212; Registration is now open for East Hawai\u02bbi Junior NBA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[162388,162383,49,48,162384,162386,162385,162387,27968,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-381199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-baksetball","9":"tag-basketball-registration","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-east-hawaii","13":"tag-hilo","14":"tag-junior-nba-wbna","15":"tag-keiki-basketball-program","16":"tag-registration","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}