By Rosita Viduya Hueu
Sixty-Two Years Ago: Baseball Team PhotoÂ
In 1953, the Lanai High School team participated in the *Nello Perry Summer Baseball Tournament. Emerging victorious, the coach *Gilbert Matsui received the championship trophy from the sponsor, *Richard Tamashiro. The championship team was comprised of: *James Pagay, Elpedio Vergara, *George Yokoyama, Jacob Hueu, Philip Nieves, Rodrigo Balderas, Alejandro Eligado. Missing from photo: *Haime Cabalo and Nobuo Goshi. Included are the Matsui’s three children.Â
(The asterisk * denotes deceased participant)