Chargers’ Coach Takes Time Off, But Remains Involved

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The demands of parenting have prompted Dayne Tevis to give up coaching for the time being, but the former Pearl City High School boys volleyball coach hasn’t stopped contributing to the program.

The third annual Pearl City Alumni Volleyball Tournament, which will take place this weekend, still bears his signature.

“It takes a lot of time to put together, but I love volleyball and I owe everything in volleyball to Pearl City,” said Tevis, a 1990 Pearl City graduate and the organizer of the alumni tournament.

“This is my gift to the Pearl City volleyball program. It’s a way to give back.”

Tevis was the Chargers’ boys varsity coach in 2004 and 2005, after having moved back from San Francisco where he had also coached. He stepped down after last season when his wife, Sheri, gave birth to their second child. The school had hosted the tournament sporadically in previous years, but Tevis hopes it will become an annual event from now on.

The tournament will have a healthy field this weekend with alumni teams from Kamehameha, McKinley, Waimea (Kauai), Castle, Radford, Roosevelt, Maryknoll, Moanalua and Pearl City in the men’s division on Sunday, from noon to 7 p.m. Alumni teams from Castle, Word of Life, McKinley, Kalani, Kaiser and Pearl City will take part in the women’s Division on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pearl City will have two men’s teams participate. Tevis will play on the Charger team that will feature players who are mostly thirty-something.

“It’s for older guys who still think they can play,” Tevis laughed. “I’m going to play and try not to get hurt.”

Among the individuals who will participate are former Roosevelt and University of Hawaii stand-out Maulia Labarre, who will play professionally in Europe this fall.

The tournament is a fundraiser for Pearl City’s volleyball programs.

“We usually raise $1,000 to $2,000, which goes for (road) trips and equipment, since the state can’t cover everything,” he said. “Our (current Pearl City) kids will be working the tournament since it’s their fundraiser. And it gives them a chance to see a different level of volleyball, guys who played before them.”

Mostly, the tournament is about fun. It is always held in late July in order to accommodate local players who have taken their talents to the college level.