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It's a Home Run: Two Members Honored in Hall of Fame
August 14, 2025
One coached the University of Hawaii-Hilo baseball team to more than 500 wins, the other a two-time Olympian who coached UH-Hilo women's volleyball to six national championships — both are retired Unit 8 members being inducted into the Big Island Sports Hall of Fame.
Joey Estrella began his baseball career under legendary UH coach Les Murakami, and is the first to receive UH-Manoa's Jack Bonham award in 1974. He went on to spend four decades coaching UH-Hilo's Vulcans, becoming a legend in his own right.
Sharon Peterson's volleyball coaching career spans more than 50 years, leading the University of Hawaii-Hilo women’s program to six national championships from 1978 to 2002. Prior to her Olympic appearances in 1964 and 1968, she blocked and spiked for Long Beach State, earning her a spot in the university's hall of fame 20 years later.