{"id":220928,"date":"2025-08-26T14:19:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=220928"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:19:40","slug":"hilo-athletics-icons-join-big-island-sports-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/26\/hilo-athletics-icons-join-big-island-sports-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"2 UH<\/abbr> Hilo athletics icons join Big Island Sports Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Two iconic members of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo Athletics<\/a> community are among the Big Island Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Sharon Peterson and Joey Estrella will be inducted along with Max Unger and Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto.<\/p>\n

The official induction ceremony will take place August 30 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The induction will last from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and will have a buffet, live music and a silent auction as part of the event.<\/p>\n

For tickets and table sponsorship, information and donation of auction items, visit BigIslandSports.org<\/a>, call 286-0461 or stop by DeLuz Chevrolet.<\/p>\n

This year’s ceremony will be dedicated in the memory of former hall\u2019s directors Tony Misiazek and Wayne Subica.<\/p>\n

Sharon Peterson<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the 1969 U.S.<\/abbr> Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year, current Parker School volleyball head coach Sharon Peterson was a two-time Olympian in 1964 and 1967. After her triumphs as a player, she became one of the best volleyball coaches in the state—leading the UH<\/abbr> Hilo women’s program to six national championships from 1978–2002, including two national titles in the NAIA<\/abbr> and AIAW<\/abbr> in 1981. The other four titles came in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1988.<\/p>\n

Joey Estrella<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the first-ever UH<\/abbr> Hilo baseball head coach Joey Estrella coached 37 seasons, posting 11 consecutive winning seasons from 1980–1990. Estrella also led UH<\/abbr> Hilo to three NAIA<\/abbr> World Series appearances in 1986, 1987 and 1989 and five NAIA<\/abbr> District II<\/abbr> Championship wins. Estrella was named the NAIA<\/abbr> Area I<\/abbr>Coach of the Year in 1986 and 1988, along with the 1986 NAIA<\/abbr> District 29 Coach of the Year. Rejoining UH<\/abbr> Hilo in 2017 to be a softball assistant, Estrella holds the longest tenure of any Vulcan staff.<\/p>\n

Prior to his decorated coaching career, Estrella played basketball as a student at UH<\/abbr> Hilo, followed by three seasons of college baseball at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. He received the inaugural Jack Bonham Award in 1974.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hiloathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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