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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/30/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Salud--True Local Boy ** One might expect a top-ranked pro boxer to live a life of glitz and glamour--not Nanakuli's Jesus Salud, who will meet Michael Gallati in a 124-pound non-title bout tomorrow night at Blaisdell Arena. Now a resident of San Diego, Salud, a former WBA super- bantamweight title-holder, has spent much of his non-training time here helping his parents move from to their new home in Honokai Hale. He turned down an offer to stay in a Waikiki hotel, opting instead to stay at the family homestead in Nanakuli. "He's still the same guy," said good friend and high school classmate Anthony Palacio. "He didn't let success go to his head." Said Salud: "I try to give everybody respect. I know I'm not special." ** Hawaii Athletes Lead U.S. Karate Team ** Six Hawaii martial artists together won 21 medals and helped Team USA to the team title at the World Karate Organization World Championships last weekend at Ontario, Canada. In the competition that included about 1,000 athletes from 31 countries, a half dozen Hawaii residents glowed brightly. The six were China Anderson, Elisa Au, Gina Au, Barbara Chinen, Linda Donner, and George Kotaka. Chinen performed brilliantly, earning four gold medals and a silver. ** Rough Day for Pavao ** The Honors Course at Ooletwah, Tenn. wasn't kind to Mike Pavao. The University of Hawaii golfer fired a disappointing 13-over 85 in the opening round of the NCAA Golf Championships yesterday and is in 145th place (of 156). Said Pavao: "I was hitting it well on the driving range, but I lost confidence, I guess, on the course." Pavao, the Western Athletic Conference champion, said he'll have to "shoot real low" today to have any kind of chance of staving off elimination. "I'll try my best," he said. "I want to have fun." ** Sports Shorts ** Keiko Price of Mililani High School will compete in the National Interscholastic Coaches Association National High School championships on June 8 in Florida. Price, who will compete in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events, is the first Hawaii swimmer to earn an invitation to the event. ---- The fourth annual OIA Golf Classic fundraising event will be held on June 12 at the Makaha East Course. Interested participants can call Dan Hironaka at (808) 488-2624 for information. ---- Punahou edged Roosevelt to capture the Hawaii High School Team Bench Press Championship last Saturday at Kauluwela Elementary School. Jason Ching, bound for Notre Dame on a football scholarship, hoisted 375 pounds to lead the Buffanblu. ---- A series of baseball camps for youngsters will be held this summer at the University of Hawaii. Interested individuals can call the UH baseball office at (808) 956-6247. ---- Hoapili Dukelow and Ruth Delos Santos were named the outstanding male and female athletes at Baldwin High School. Both were named the Bears' top competitors in volleyball and basketball. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/29/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Nunokawa: Gender Equity or Else ** Hawaii Gender Equity Sports Club president Jill Nunokawa says that administrators of local prep sports will be subject to legal action if steps aren't taken to provide equal opportunities for female high school athletes in the Islands. Said Nunokawa, a public defender and former UH Wahine athlete: "The bottom line is they're not recognizing any discrimination." One of the specifics that Nunokawa pointed out is that the girls' basketball season should run concurrently with the boys'. According to Hawaii High School Athletic Association president Al Nagasako, the HHSAA is "doing okay. But if we're not in compliance, then we'd better work toward it." ** Boxing at Blaisdell on Friday ** A pair of junior featherweights (124 lbs.), local boy, Jesus Salud and Michael Gallati, will square off in the main event of a five-bout boxing card Friday night at Blaisdell Arena. The 31- year-old Gallati, formerly known as Gallin Kolev, is a former member of the Bulgarian national boxing team. He defected to the United States ten years ago and gained U.S. citizenship last year. He is 19-2 with 13 knockouts as a professional. Salud, a Waipahu native who now lives and trains in San Diego, has never lost a bout in Hawaii. "He's a tough guy," said Salud. "It'll be a good fight." ** National Title for Pavao? ** The University of Hawaii's Mike Pavao will join 155 other golfers in the NCAA Championship Tournament that begins today at Ooltewah, Tenn. After two rounds, only the top nine players will move on to compete for the NCAA individual title. "It's a tough course," said Pavao. "It's long and the greens are fast and tricky. But everybody faces those conditions, not just me." ** Sports Shorts ** Hawaii Pacific soccer co-coaches Mark and Alexis Kane announced the signing of six incoming freshmen for their 1996-97 squad, including Virginia Ammon, Kristi Gadawski, Hollie Kedro, Malu Afong, Chavela Garza, and Teresa Bennett. The best of the bunch, said Mark Kane, is Kedro, a 1995 Kamehameha grad whom he described as "an NCAA Division I talent." ---- Two-time state high school doubles champion Brayden Corniel of Baldwin will play for UH-Hilo next season. Corniel "has the competitive experience to blend in with our team," said UHH coach George Brant. ---- Jonathan Young and Lotus Hartley were named the outstanding male and female athletes of the year for Waiakea High School. Tom Correa (baseball), Calvin Nakashima (girls' bowling), Tim Lino (football) and Pat Marquart (wrestling) were recognized as the Warriors' top coaches. ---- Jeannie Wokasch (19:03) and Chris Larson (17:35) were the women's and men's winners of the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii 5K (3.1-mile) race on Saturday. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/28/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Bradley, Wokasch Stride to Wins ** Ricky Bradley and Jeannie Wokasch ran to first-to-finish honors at yesterday's Windward Memorial Day 10K footrace that began and ended at Windward Mall in Kaneohe. Bradley finished the 6.2-mile event in 37 minutes, 41 seconds for a 1:24 margin of victory over runner-up Ron Pate. In the women's competition, Wokasch (38:49) cruised to an easy win over second place finisher Angela Chang (43:46). ** Beach Volleyball Action ** University of Hawaii volleyball star Yuval Katz teamed with former-Rainbow Adam Lockwood to win the Oahu Beach Doubles Tournament at Queen's Surf Beach over the weekend. They defeated the tandem of Stevie Li and Jason Hodell, 15-12, in the men's final. In the women's division, Kristal Atwood and Pam Clifford collaborated to defeat Lisa Strand-Maa and Peka Malae, 15-9. ** Raquetball Titles to Keesey, Wert ** Dan Keesey and Ann Wert won the men's and women's open division titles at the Dan K. Ho Memorial/Hawaii State Singles Racquetball Championships this weekend at Schofield Barracks. In the men's final, Keesey outpointed Jim Bartlett 15-12, 15-9, while Wert defeated Raka Washburn, 15-10, 15-2 to capture the wahine title. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/27/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Canoe Wins Namesake Race ** The sailing canoe Ho'omanao won the race named after it, zipping to victory in the 75-mile Steinlager Ho'omanao Challenge from Kaanapali, Maui to Waikiki. With the six-man crew of Dale Hope, Tim Twigg-Smith, Mike Judd, Jim Beaton, Mike Sterling-Field, and Thiebert Lussia aboard, Ho'omanao finished in a non-record time of 7 hours, 32 minutes, 2 seconds, more than an hour slower than the record it set in 1991 but about 15 minutes faster than runner-up Moae Ku. ** Victory for Lokahi ** Lokahi Canoe Club continued its domination of the Na Ohana O Na Hui Wa'a Association, paddling to an easy win in the Hui O Ikaika Regatta--the season opener--yesterday at Keehi Lagoon. Relying mostly on its adult crews, Lokahi amassed 90 points to runner-up Koa Kai's 62. Said Lokahi coach Mike Cushnie: "I thought it would be a lot closer. I expect it to be closer the rest of the season." ** Akebono to Marry? ** Sumo grand champion Akebono, also known as Chad Rowan of Waimanalo, has announced that he is considering marriage to Japanese television personality Yu Aihara. The 27-year-old yokozuna, who recently was granted Japanese citizenship, has received permission to date Aihara from his stablemaster Azumazeki, formerly Jesse Kuhaulua of Happy Valley, Maui. "I have not approved his marriage yet," said Kuhaulua. "I'd like more time to discuss the matter with (Akebono)." Aihara, 29, is an occasional mistress of ceremonies and guest on Japanese TV shows. ** De La Torre Victorious ** Former Arizona resident Luis De La Torre used a blazing bike leg to power to victory in the 14th annual Keauhou-Kona Triathlon yesterday on the Big Island. Now a resident of Kailua-Kona, De La Torre finished the 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run with an elapsed time of 4 hours, 10 minutes, 43 seconds. He was 40th after the swim leg but blitzed the bike course in 2:15, the best time of the day. De La Torre finished slightly over three minutes ahead of runner-up Brent Imonen of Honolulu. Honolulu's Heather Matz-Jorris (4:43:11) was the first wahine finisher. ** Sports Shorts ** Hawaii surfers Kaipo Jaquias and Conan Hayes finished in a fifth place tie at the Marui Pro at Chiba, Japan yesterday. Each earned $2,500. California's Shane Beschen won the event. ---- The Montclair Falcons defeated the Hawaii Tsunami in a U.S. International Soccer League game yesterday at Fontana, Calif. Hawaii is now 2-2. ---- Stan and Al Souza collaborated to beat Bryan Edwards and Robert Nam, 1-up, in the championship match of the 45th Francis Brown Four-Ball Match Play Tournament yesterday at West Loch golf course. ---- Donations are being accepted for the Kala Kukea Endowment Fund to benefit students involved in water sports. Kukea, an outstanding coach and ocean athlete, passed away earlier this year. For information or to make a donation, write Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, 2909 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815. ---- Nick Rodrigues of Waiakea High and Brandy Prito of Ka'ahumanu Hou won top cowboy and cowgirl honors at the Hawaii High School Rodeo Association Finals this past weekend at Makawao, Maui. ---- Ryan Cannon and Malualani Afong were named the athletes of the year at Kailua High School. Scott Saito and Desiree Espinda won the same award at Aiea High. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 2 to 5 feet =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/26/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Fuertes Brightest Star in Hoop Galaxy ** Iolani's Tiana Fuertes was named the *Honolulu Advertiser's* Hawaii state high school girls' basketball player of the year today. A 5-foot-3 senior point guard from Kalihi, Fuertes led the Raiders to the state title this season, scoring 34 points in the championship showdown against Kamehameha. She is joined by the Warriors' Rachel Watson (5-10 senior forward) and Boo Arnold 5-10 senior center), McKinley's Darolyn Custodio (5-5 senior guard), and Punahou's Ki'i Spencer-Vasconcellos (5-5 junior guard) on the 1996 Hawaii All-State team. Iolani's Bernie Ching was named coach of the year. ** Yusho for Takanohana ** In a showdown of grand champions, Takanohana captured his 13th overall tournament title by defeating Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) on the final day of the Tokyo Summer Grand Sumo Tournament last night. Takanohana finished the tourney with a 14-1 record while Akebono ended at 10-5. In other final-day matches, Musashimaru finished with a 9-6 record after forcing out fellow ozeki Wakanohana (12-3), and maegashira 14 Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) improved to 10-5 by defeating Hamanoshima (6-9). ** Pro Dreams for Several Bows ** UH baseball players Mark Johnson, Jason Ross, Paul Ah Yat, Jody Napuunoa and Keiki Mattson (UH-Hilo) are hoping to play for pay next season. Johnson has been the Rainbows' top pitcher for the last two seasons and is a strong candidate to earn a spot on this summer's U.S. Olympic team. Ross, who quit the UH football team to concentrate on baseball, had a somewhat disappointing junior season for the Rainbows, hitting .280 after batting .331 as a sophomore. Ah Yat pitched steadily for the 'Bows this year, finishing as the winningest hurler on the Hawaii staff in 1996. Napuunoa, a second baseman, was a .316 career hitter for the Rainbows while Mattson was the ace of the UH-Hilo staff. ** Ex-Bows Rule ** Tania Brunton scored 29 points to lead the UH Wahine Alums to a 84-58 victory over a team high school players yesterday in the Mufi Hannemann Basketball Jamboree at Iolani Gym. The high school stars featured all five members of the *Honolulu Advertiser's* 1996 all-state team. ** Homegrown Report ** Three players from Hawaii are competing in the NAIA Baseball Championship Tournament this weekend at Sioux City, Iowa: FLETCHER LEE (Kaiser '94) and JASON GINOZA (Pearl City '92) are pitchers for Lewis-Clark State, and LORNE ROSS (Hilo '93) is a centerfielder for Cumberland (Tenn.). ---- HEATHER ONUMA (Hawaii Prep '95) was the top freshman distance runner for Princeton this season, finishing fifth in the 1,500 meter event at the Ivy League championships in early May. ---- Kamehameha grad ALLISON NIHEI ('93) was named the most improved player for the second consecutive season for the University of Oregon softball team. ---- A couple of tennis players from Hawaii had varying levels of success at the college level this season. MICHELLE MATRO (Aiea '94) had a 12-11 record and was named MVP for San Jose State, and KARI LUNA (Baldwin '94), playing mostly doubles, finished at 6-15 for the University of Washington. ---- LINDSAY TAM (Punahou '95) scored seven goals in five matches for the Stanford women's waterpolo team at the U.S. collegiate nationals earlier this month. ---- In college soccer, JOHN BARRY (Iolani '94) was a spot-starter at goalie for Lafayette (Pa.) and WENDY CHUN-HOON (Punahou '94) was the starting midfielder for Vassar (NY) for the past two seasons. ---- A couple of Hawaii players had successful seasons for their college volleyball teams. DANIEL BRANDT (Punahou '94) hit .525 as the starting middle-blocker for Princeton, and BRANDY MAMIZUKA (Kahuku '95) started at setter as a freshman for Boise State. ---- KALANI KIAAINA (Iolani '94) of Rice University finished 35th at the Southwest Conference golf championships in April. He averaged 77.1 strokes per round this season. ---- LON YAMAGUCHI (Mid-Pacific '94), a shortstop for New Mexico, earned Freshman All-American honors on a squad named by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Earlier this month, he was named WAC Eastern Division freshman of the year. ++ Mahalo to the Dennis Anderson of the *Honolulu Advertiser* for the report. Email him (dennis@lava.net) if you have info about Hawaii athletes competing in college-level sports on the mainland. ++ ** Sports Shorts ** The Hawaii Tsunami defeated the Southern California Gunners, 1-0, in a U.S. International Soccer League match yesterday at Cal- State Fullerton. Geoff Zawtocki, a resident of Kaneohe and a Dartmouth grad, was the goal scorer for Hawaii (2-1). ---- Hawaii surfers Conan Hayes and Kaipo Jaquias advanced to the quarterfinals of the Marui Pro surf meet yesterday at Chiba, Japan. ---- UH-Hilo basketball coach Jim Forkum yesterday announced the signing of Merriel Jenkins, a guard-forward who averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds for Golden Valley Community College (Calif.) last season. ---- Several athletes were recently recognized as the most outstanding male and female competitors at their respective schools, including Lanai High's Ronald Ribucan and Hanae Tamashiro, Kaiser's Grant Sato and Brandie Norr, Radford's Bruce Taylor and LaJoyce "Nikki" Appleberry, and Farrington's William Peabody and Valasi Sepulona. ---- Kamehameha senior Camille Kalama, who led the Warriors to the state title this season, will play soccer for Santa Clara next year. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 3 to 5 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/25/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sumo Day 14 Results ** All three Hawaii rikishi went down to defeat on the second to the last day of the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament. Yokozuna Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) is 10-4 after losing to Wakanohana (12-2); ozeki Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) is 8-6 after falling to tournament leader Takanohana (13-1); and maegashira 14 Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) is 9-5 after losing to Naminohana (7-7). ** Garcia Ousted ** Hawaii's Sunny Garcia, the current points leader on the world pro tour, was upset by hometown favorite Takayuki Fukuchi in the third round of the Marui Pro surf competition at Chiba, Japan. Meanwhile, three other surfers from the Islands--Kona's Conan Hayes, Kauai's Kaipo Jaquias, and Pupukea's Derek Ho--were among the 16 competitors advancing to round four. ** Sports Shorts ** University of Hawaii's Yuval Katz was named the volleyball player of the year by College Sports magazine yesterday. Hawaii's leader in kills and aces, Katz has received many other awards this season. ---- Albert Kawelu has been named the new football coach for Hilo High School. A 1985 Hilo High grad and an assistant for the Vikings last year, Kawelu replaces Starold "Bear" Mitchell who resigned for personal reasons. ---- The UH-Hilo softball team added catcher Melanie Hipwell to its roster yesterday. A San Diego native, Hipwell won high school All-League honors for the past three seasons. ---- The BYU-Hawaii women's tennis team finished third at the NAIA National Tennis Championships that ended yesterday Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lynn (Fla.) captured the team title. ---- Heidi Deininger has been hired to lead a squad she once was a member of. A University of Hawaii cheerleader from 1981 to 1983, Deininger was named the new cheerleading coach at UH. She replaces Kurt Sibiyan, the was coaching on an interim basis. ---- UH Hilo tennis player Randy Kunimoto, a junior from Hilo, was named the winner of the Jack and Otome Miyashiro Endowment Athletic Scholarship. ---- Shawn Nakata and Iris Tashiro were named the male and female athletes of the year at Leilehua High School. ---- A team of high school all-stars will meet a squad of former University of Hawaii players in the feature game of the Mufi Hanneman Basketball Jamboree at Iolani Gym today. State tourney MVP Tiana Fuertes will lead the prep stars while Tanya Brunton is the top gun for the UH alums. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/24/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sumo Day 13 Results ** Grand champion Takanohana remained in the lead of the Tokyo Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a win over Kaio yesterday. The yokozuna is 12-1 with two matches remaining in the tourney. Trailing Takanohana are his two stablemates, ozekis Wakanohana and Takanonami, both 11-2. Hawaii's Akebono (Chad Rowan of Waimanalo) improved to 10-3 by forcing down Tosanoumi. In other matches, Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) lost to Terao and dropped to 8-5, and Konishiki improved to 9-4 by forcing out Tamakasuga. ** Sid Ailing ** Philadelphia Phillie southpaw Sid Fernandez, a former Kaiser High star, will be sidelined indefinitely because of pain in his throwing arm. The 34-year-old Fernandez was scheduled to start last night against the San Diego Padres but instead returned to Philadelphia to undergo tests. Said Phillies manager Jim Fregosi: "We'll find out the severity (of the injury) from the tests. ** Seven Surfers Move On ** Seven surfers from Hawaii moved on to the third round of the Marui Pro surf meet yesterday at Chiba, Japan. Among those advancing were Sunny Garcia, Kalani Robb, Derek Ho, Kaipo Jaquias, John Shimooka, Ross Williams, and Conan Hayes, who eliminated defending meet champion Rob Machado of California in a second-round showdown. ** Sports Shorts ** With all their players eliminated from competition, both the BYU- Hawaii men's and women's tennis teams will finish third or fourth at the NAIA National Championship Tournament at Tulsa, Okla. Among the Seasider players going down to defeat was top-seeded Anneli Ornstedt, who lost to No. 6 Cristina Cavina of Lynn (Fla.). ---- Yesterday wasn't a good day for three former Hawaii athletes playing college tennis on the Mainland. UC-Santa Barbara senior Jean Okada, a Maui native, lost in the third round of the NCAA Division I Championships at Tallahassee, Fla. Also going down to defeat were the LSU doubles team of Chad Dudley (Kailua) and Ryan Ideta (Lahaina), who lost a first-round match at the NCAA men's championships being played at Athens, Georgia. ---- The Hawaii State Boxing Commission approved the May 31 10-round fight between Jesus Salud and Michael Gallatti at Blaisdell Arena. Several other bouts are scheduled on the card that evening. ---- Iolani athletes Eric Perkins and Cori Takesue were the recipients of the Father Bray Award at a recent recognition banquet. At Waialua High School, Shane Fujinaga and Peni Dela Pena were named the top male and female athletes. ---- Three athletes with Hawaii ties are vying for spots in beach volleyball at this summer's Atlanta Olympic Games. Former UH players Carlos Briceno and Karrie Trischman Poppinga and former Hawaii Pacific player Danalee Bragado and their partners will compete in this weekend's U.S. Olympic Trials at Denver, Colo. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 4 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/23/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sumo Day 12 Results ** Yokozuna Takanohana now stands alone atop the standings of the Tokyo Summer Grand Sumo Tournament after defeating a determined Musoyama last night. The grand champion has an 11-1 record and has a one-match lead over his brother Wakanohana and stablemate Takanonami, both 10-2. Two Hawaii rikishi were victorious yesterday while a third lost. Grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) improved to 9-3 with a win over Takanonami while ozeki Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) is 8-4 after forcing down Tosanoumi. Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) fell to 8-4 following a loss to Daishi. ** Nine Bows Try CFL ** Nine former University of Hawaii football players are heading north to try and land roster spots in the Canadian Football League. The nine include running back Tupu Alualu, offensive lineman Doug Vaioleti, linebackers Jeff Bredy, Junior Faavae, David Maeva, and Joe Seumalu, receiver Matt Harding, quarterback Rodney Glover, and defensive back Robby Blakeney. "(The CFL's) not the first choice, obviously," said Harding. "But this gives us a chance to show what we can do on the next level." Said Alualu: "I'm ready to go. I know I'm going to get a fair chance this time. They dogged me at UH." ** Pavao Ready ** Mike Pavao may dispel the myth that nice guys finish last. The University of Hawaii golfer, described by friends, teammates, and family as one of the nicest guys they've ever known, will be vying for the NCAA title May 29-June 1 at Chattanooga, Tenn. Pavao, who hails from the Big Island, is the Western Athletic Conference champion and finished second to Stanford's Tiger Woods in the NCAA Western Regional last weekend. "I like being a local boy," said Pavao. "I take pride in playing for UH, carrying my bag around. There's a lot of pride involved in being from Hawaii and playing for Hawaii. If I do well at the NCAAs, it'll be for everybody." ** Sports Shorts ** UH Wahine softball player Tia Morenz was selected as a second- team All-American by Louisville Slugger. A designated player for Hawaii, Morenz hit .376, scored 51 runs, and stole 26 bases this season. She is the second Wahine softball player--Brooke Wilkins ('94) was the first--to earn All-American honors. ---- The BYU-Hawaii women are still in the title hunt at the NAIA National Tennis Championships at Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Seasider Wahine are in second behind defending champions Lynn (Fla.). The Seasider men are in third place but cannot move up because of their competitors have been eliminated. ---- UH volleyball players Yuval Katz, Aaron Wilton, Sivan Leoni, and Rick Tune were among 19 student-athletes from eight universities named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Academic All- Conference team. All had a minimum 3.0 grade point average. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/22/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sumo Day 11 Results ** Stablemates Takanohana, Wakanohana, and Takanonami continue to share the lead of the Tokyo Summer Grand Sumo Tournament as each won yesterday to improve to 10-1. Takanohana defeated Kitakachidoki (7-4), his brother Wakanohana topped Daishoho (6-5), and Takanonami forced out fellow ozeki Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) (7-4). Two other wrestlers from Hawaii were victorious. Grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) improved to 8-3 with a win over Akinoshima (4-7). Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) is also 8-3 after shoving out Aogiyama (6-5). ** Small College Sports News ** The Hawaii Pacific women rose a notch while the HPU men dropped two at the NAIA National Tennis Championships yesterday at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Four Sea Warrior women advanced to the singles round of 16, helping HPU move from third to second in the team standings. Meanwhile, the Sea Warrior men fell from first to third in the team rankings as only two of six HPU players advanced to the round of 16. ---- New Hawaii Pacific volleyball coach Reydan "Tita" Ahuna announced the signing of two players to her squad. Providing immediate help to the Sea Warriors will be setter Twaila Yamashita and middle blocker Dawn Pennebacker. Yamashita will transfer from FortLewis State (Colo.) where she was a two-time team MVP. She is the sister of UH Wahine player Nalani Yamashita. A redshirt for the UH Wahine volleyball team last seasonl, the 6-foot-3 Pennebacker is the daughter of UH Fabulous Five postman John Pennebacker. ---- HPU basketball coach Tony Sellitto also added a couple players to his roster. Joining the Sea Warrior hoopsters next season will be Gilbert Smith, a 6-4 forward for Columbia (junior) College (Calif.), and Lamarr Westberry, a 6-1 shooting guard from Fresno City College. "Both these guys are quick and can score," said Sellitto. ---- With six of nine starters returning--including three All- Americans--HPU softball coach Howard Okita said he expects his team to compete for the NAIA title again next season. Led by All-Americans Michele Ringor, Felisa Pascua, and Lynette Williams, the Sea Warriors finished third at the NAIA Nationals this season. ** High School Sports News ** Iolani's Tiana Fuertes (ILH Division I), McKinley's Darolyn Custodio (OIA East), Radford's Nikki Appleberry (OIA West), Kapaa's Andrea Alfiler (KIF), and Punahou's Puna Chai (ILH Division II) were named the top players in their respective leagues as the *Honolulu Advertiser* announced several high school girls basketball all-star teams today. ==ILH All-Stars== Boo Arnold (Kamehameha), Cherilani Melson (UHS), Ki'i Spencer- Vasconcellos (Punahou), Cori Takesue (Iolani), Rachel Watson (Kamehameha), Tiana Fuertes (Iolani). Coach: Bernie Ching (Iolani). ==OIA East All-Stars== Darolyn Custodio (McKinley), Haley Kim (Kalani), April Parks (Castle), Kaui Fonoimoana (Kahuku), Marjorie Nepo (McKinley). Coach: Jesse Victorino (McKinley) ==OIA West All-Stars== Tracy Doiguchi (Aiea), Nikki Appleberry (Radford), Kristin Anderson (Mililani), Summer Aona (Campbell), Taryn Geolina (Radford). Coach: Eric Nakabayashi (Radford) ==KIF All-Stars== Andrea Alfiler (Kapaa), Shawn Wisneski (Waimea), Liona Hasegawa (Waimea), Lyrissa Sagawa (Waimea), Cian Carvalho (Kapaa), Jackie Tomacder (Kauai). Coach: Donna Rodenhurst (Kapaa) ==ILH Division II All-Stars== Shaunna Bejgrowicz (Hawaii Baptist), Jesslie Hook (Kamehameha), Ku'ulei Nakanelua (La Pietra), Hilary Okumura (Mid-Pacific), Lore Paogofie (St. Andrew's). Coach: Darin Lee (Mid-Pacific) ---- Punahou athletes swept the top honors on the ILH Track All-Star team. Sprinter and jumper Jon Van Horn was chosen as the top male competitor, and middle distance star Eri Macdonald, only a freshman, was named the top female. The Buffanblu's Steve Link (girls) and Dacre Bowen (boys) won coach of the year honors. ** HOMEGROWN REPORT (from May 19) ** IKAIKA HO`OPI`I (Kamehameha '92), a senior at Loyola Marymount, was first-team All West Coast Conference baseball centerfielder. Ho`opi`i led the conference in runs and triples and was second in hits, home runs, stolen bases and total bases. He finishes in the top 10 in seven Loyola career categories. Two other Loyola players, sophomore shortstop CHAD OHIRA (Pearl City '94) and junior first baseman Kalalea Montgomery (Kamehameha '92) won honorable mention all-conference. ---- ==Tennis success== KOLO ROSENTHAL (Waiakea '95), a freshman at Foothill, was runner-up in men's singles in the California Community College championships. He reached the semifinals in doubles. ---- JEAN OKADA (Lahainaluna '92), a senior at UC-Santa Barbara, and the doubles team of RYAN IDETA (Lahainaluna '92) and CHAD DUDLEY (Punahou), seniors at LSU, have qualified for the NCAA Division I championships. Okada is ranked 30th and Ideta/Dudley 25th. ---- SHANELLE KANESHIRO (Punahou '95), a freshman at Oregon, was named All-Northern Division Pac-10. She was 14-8 at No. 4 singles. ---- ALLISON VALENTA (Seabury Hall '92), a senior at Carleton (Minn.), had a 23-4 record at No. 3 singles and played in the NCAA Division III national tournament. She and her doubles partner were ranked 19th nationally. JON-BAE SUH (Punahou '94), a sophomore at Carleton, was at 9-2 in No. 2 singles. ---- TAYLOR TOM (Punhou '94), redshirt freshman, was No. 8 on the ladder at Washington. ---- Sophomore CHRIS LIM (Iolani '94) and freshman BRAD REBER (Punahou '95) helped Bowdoin (Maine) earn its first invitation to the NCAA Division III tournament. Lim was 8-4 at No. 5 singles and Reber was 5-3 at No. 6. ---- WENDY MATSUMURA (Hawaii Baptist '95) helped Vassar (N.Y.) earn a No. 12 ranking among 140 NCAA-III Eastern Region teams. She was 7-3 at No. 5 singles. ---- Junior BRUCE CHINEN (Waipahu '92) was 7-2 at No. 1 singles for Linfield (Ore.) Freshman GREG HAMAI (Maui '95) took third place in the Northwest Conference doubles tournament. ---- At Menlo College (Calif.): 22 members of the 51-player football team were from Hawaii, including 10 from Kamehameha and 14 starters. Senior defensive tackle SHELDON KAULEINAMOKU (Kam '92) was named Most Valuable Player. Other starters were defensive-tackle FRANK CATIAN (Kam '94); d-end DeROY LAVATAI (Roosevelt '92); linebackers LANDON KALUA (Kam '92) and DANIEL ANDRADE (St. Louis '93); defensive backs LELAN KALUA (Kam '95), BRYAN FERNANDEZ (Kam '94), AARON GULICK (St. Louis '94) and JASON AIANA (Kam '95); offensive linemen MIKE AKEN (Kam '93) and HIRAM KAIKAINA (Kam '93); quarterback COURTNEY ESPRECION (Roosevelt '93); tailback ISAAC MIYASHIRO (Castle '95) and punter SHANE MATTIMOE (Kaiser '95), who set a school record of 67 punts for 2,165 yards. Backups and reserves were: running backs PAT CANONIGA (Kam '93) and DUANE ITO (McKinley '94), receivers ATHENS ARQUETTE (Kam '95), BRIC GALUTERIA (Kam '95), KEOLA SOON (Damien '95); offensive linemen CURTIS CHONG (Kailua '94) and KEKOA LAVATAI (Roosevelt '94); DB MERVIN CHUNG (Kauai). DB RYAN KONO (Castle '91) was injured. ---- SHANE MATTIMOE (Kaiser '95) also played on Menlo's soccer team. JEFF ELLIS (Hawaii Prep '93) was the leading goal scorer with four. ---- LAHELA KAU AKI (Kam '94) and WENDY KAYANO (Mid-Pacific '95) were defensive specialists in women's volleyball. DUANE ITO (McKinley '94) was starting shortstop in baseball and team leader in RBIs. == Mahalo to Dennis Anderson of the *Honolulu Advertiser* for the Homegrown Report. If you have info about Hawaii athletes involved in college sports on the mainland, email him at (dennis@lava.net). Mahalo nui! == ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/21/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Murrell No Ka Oi for Jets ** Former West Virginia and Leilehua High School running back Adrian Murrell has been tabbed as the top ball carrier for the New York Jets after two years as a backup for the club. "My opportunity is here," said Murrell. "The tension is over about who is going to be THE guy. It's all on me now." Murrell recently signed a four-year contract worth $6 million. Last season as a part-time starter, he rushed for 795 yards on 192 carries. ** Johnson, Spenser Vying for Olympics ** Two pitchers with Island ties, Mark Johnson from the University of Hawaii and Kaipo Spenser, a Maui resident who plays for Arizona State, are among 45 players invited to a tryout camp at Millington, Tenn. for the U.S. Olympic baseball team. Both toured with the U.S. National team last summer, Johnson posting a 5-0 mark and 2.34 ERA and Spenser going 3-1 with a team-high 43 strikeouts. The U.S. roster will be cut to 25 in mid-June and the final Olympic roster of 20 players will be named on July 5. ** Sumo Day 10 Results ** All three Hawaii rikishi are 7-3 after 10 days of competition in the Tokyo Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Grand Champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) defeated fellow island boy Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani). Earlier, Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) forced out Kotobeppu (4-6). Stablemates Takanohana, Wakanohana, and Takanonami all won yesterday and share the tournament lead with 9-1 records. ** BYUH Tennis Team at Nationals ** The BYU-Hawaii men's and women's tennis teams began play at the NAIA National Championship Tournament yesterday at Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Seasider men are the current team leaders after winning all 12 of their matches. Meanwhile the BYUH Wahine won 10 of 11 matches and are in third place tie. ** High School Sports Report ** The Honolulu Advertiser announced its All-League baseball teams for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, the Kauai Interscholastic Federation and the Oahu Interscholastic Association Eastern and Western Divisions. Kamehameha junior pitcher Lanakila Niles was named ILH Player of the Year while Kauai High senior outfielder Ryden Domingsel earned top player honors in the KIF. In the OIA, Castle High senior pitcher Ian Perio and Aiea High senior hurler Scott Saito were named the respective East and West players of the year. ---- A retirement party to honor former Punahou baseball and football coach Dave Eldredge will be held on June 9 at Alexander Field. For information, call Suzie Martinson at (808) 949-5343. ---- Pearl City's Gregg Takata, Kalani's Michael Yoo, Mililani's Jennifer Oshita, and Kahuku's Terah Porter were cited as this season's top tennis players in the Oahu Interscholastic Association. == Awards == --Moanalua High-- Male athlete of the year: Issac Castro Female athlete of the year: Desiree Holstein --Damien High-- Athlete of the Year: Kawika Smith --Assets School-- Male athlete of the year: Kawika Villa Female athlete of the year: Lisa Sanchez --Punahou School-- Male athlete of the year: Jason Ching Female athletes of the year: Sarah Harding & Malia Mason ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/20/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Gardiner, Fey Conquer Channel ** Australia's Dean Gardiner and Hawaii's Kelly Fey won men's and women's first-to-finish honors at yesterday's Molokai to Oahu Bankoh Kayak Challenge. Gardiner, who finished the 32-mile event in 3 hours, 38 minutes, 27 seconds, led a 1-2-3 sweep by the Aussies. Hawaii's Nalu Kukea, the son of the late Kala Kukea, finished fourth in 3:45:00. Defending co-champions Oscar and Herman Chalupsky of South Africa did not enter this year. In the women's competition, Fey won her third straight title, finishing in 4:23:09 and easily outdistancing runner-up Nicole Montiel (4:41:31). In the one-person-canoe race, Mark Rigg (4:17:35) set a men's record and Sonia Lambert (5:30:35) became the first woman to cross the Ka'iwi Channel in such a craft. ==Men's Surfski== ==Women's Surfski== Dean Gardiner 3:38:27 Kelly Fey 4:23:09 Brad Kane 3:41:41 Nicole Montiel 4:41:31 Martin Kenny 3:43:09 Noelani Sawyer 4:56:01 Nalu Kukea 3:45:00 Lesline Conner 5:01:23 Ian Rowling 3:49:28 Maile Chong 5:01:30 ** Sumo Day 9 Report ** Grand champion Takanohana and stablemates Wakanohana and Takanonami, both ozekis, are tied for the lead of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with 8-1 records. Trailing a match behind the trio at 7-2 are three rikishi, including ozeki Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) who defeated Kotonishiki. Two other Hawaii wrestlers, grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) and maegashira Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) improved to 6-3 with victories yesterday. ** Garcia Grabs T&C title ** Sunny Garcia won the Town and Country Pro surf contest yesterday in 1 to 3-foot surf at the Ala Moana Bowl, pocketing $4,000 for the victory. To grab the title, Garcia, the current points leader on the world pro surf tour, outsurfed defending T&C champ Conan Hayes, Johnny Boy Gomes, and Shea Lopez in the 30-minute final heat. "It was probably the most mellow final I ever surfed," said Garcia. Also winning titles yesterday were Rochelle Ballard (women), Joel Tudor (longboard), and George DeMarino (bodyboard). ** Kailua Half-Marathon ** Steve Bremner and Jeannie Wokasch strided to victory in the Holokiki O' Alele Half Marathon yesterday in Kailua. Bremner, a captain in the Air Force, finished the 13.1-mile event that began at Enchanted Lakes Elementary School, continued to the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base and returned to the start, in 1 hour, 15 minutes, 37 seconds. Wokasch, a pre-school teacher, won the wahine title with a time of 1:25:44. ** Record-Setting Day for Margerum ** Joy Margerum set two records at the Hawaii-USA Track and Field Open and Masters Championships on Saturday at Cooke Field. Margerum, a track coach at Hawaii Prep Academy and the wife of UH football assistant Ken Margerum, set an American women's 35-39 age-group record in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.13 to break the previous mark of 1:07.1. She also broke the state record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.65. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/19/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Title Run Ends for HPU ** Kim White hit a two-run homer in the final inning to lead Shawnee State past Hawaii Pacific, 2-1, yesterday in a semifinal game of the NAIA National Softball Tournament at Decatur, Alabama. The loss eliminated the Sea Warriors, who ended up third in the tournament. "We played well, they played well," said HPU coach Howard Okita. "I can not be upset. It took a home run by their best player to beat us." Top seeded Oklahoma City later defeated Shawnee State to win the national title. HPU's Michelle Ringor, Felisa Pascua, Lia Kahele, and Lynette Williams were named to the all-tournament team. Ringor, Pascua, and Williams also earned first-team NAIA All-America honors. ** Sumo Day 8 Results ** Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) is 6-2 and Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) and Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) are 5-3 after eight days of competition in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. Yesterday, Musashimaru defeated Minatofuji (2-6) while Akebono was upset by Takatoriki (4-4) and Konishiki dropped a match to Higonoumi (4-4). Ozeki Takanonami is the tourney's sole leader with an 8-0 record. Trailing right behind him with 7-1 marks are his stablemates, yokozuna Takanohana and his brother, ozeki Wakanohana. ** Sports Shorts ** Tommy Miller, Jerry Proctor, and Geoff Zawtocki scored goals in the Hawaii Tsunami's season-opening 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Freedom last night at Aloha Stadium. The teams will meet again this afternoon at Honokaa High on the Big Island. ---- UH golfer Mike Pavao finished second in the NCAA Western Regional yesterday and earned a spot in the NCAA Championships as a result. Pavao finished with a 54-hole total of 5-under 211, six strokes behind Regional titlist Tiger Woods of Stanford. The NCAA Championships will be held May 29-June 1 at Honors Golf Course at Chattanooga, Tenn. ---- Kalaya Bhaedhayajib and Kari Lee Williams are both 8-over 152 and tied for the lead entering today's final round of the Jennie K. Wilson Invitational at the Mid-Pacific Country Club. First round leader Mildred Stanley dropped to fourth. ---- Chad Dudley and Ryan Ideta, both from Hawaii, teamed up to win their doubles match for Louisiana State in the Tigers' NCAA Tournament first-round tennis match against Texas Christian. TCU eventually won the match, 4-3. ---- Former UH wide receiver Brannon Kennedy recently signed a free- agent contract with the Washington Redskins. Kennedy made 18 catches for 188 yards for the Rainbows last season. ---- The finals of the Town & Country Pro surf meet will be held today at the Ala Moana Bowl, waves permitting. Most of the event's top seeds advanced to today's finals, including Sunny Garcia, Johnny Boy Gomes, Larry Rios, Michael Ho and defending champion Conan Hayes. Waves are expected in the 1- to 2-foot range. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/18/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sea Warriors Stay Alive ** Needing four wins yesterday to advance, the Hawaii Pacific softball team was up to the task and moved into today's semifinal of the NAIA National Championship Tournament at Decatur, Alabama. The Sea Warriors were thrust into a win-or-out situation in the 16-team tourney after losing on Thursday. "They refused to give up," said HPU coach Howard Okita, who watched his team defeat St. Joseph's (Maine), 8-3, Mobile (Alabama), 5-4, Azusa Pacific, 6-5, and Athens State (Georgia), 4-0. "The girls just kept digging deeper and deeper." The Sea Warriors will face Shawnee State (Ohio) today in another loser-out game. The winner must then defeat top-seeded Oklahoma City twice to take the title. ** Sumo Day 7 Results ** Ozeki Takanonami stands alone atop the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo, Japan with an unblemished 7-0 mark. He threw down Tamakasuga (4-3). In other action, grand champions Akebono (5-2) and Takanohana (6-1) were victorious over Terao (1- 6) and Minatofuji (2-5), respectively. Earlier, ozeki Musashimaru fell to 5-2 following a lackluster loss to Kaio (5-2), and Konishiki (5-2) defeated Oginohana (5-2). ** 'Yakers Ready to Attack ** Defending co-champions Herman and Oscar Chalupsky have decided not to compete in tomorrow's Bankoh Kayak Challenge. The brothers from South Africa will compete in a lifeguard competition in their home country instead. Among the favorites for the 32-mile event that begins at the Kaluakoi Resort on Molokai and ends at Oahu's Koko Marina are Aussies Dean Gardiner and Brad Kane, and Hawaii's Nalu Kukea, whose father, the legendary waterman, Kala, passed away several months back while training for the event. Hawaii's Kelly Fey will defend her women's kayak title while Kauai's Steve Cole and Sonia Lambert are the paddlers to beat in the one-person outrigger canoe division. ** Tsunami Debut Tonight ** The 1996 version of the Hawaii Tsunami will make their first appearance tonight with a season-opening U.S. International Soccer League game against the Pennsylvania Freedom at Aloha Stadium. The Tsunami, despite financial problems, finished 18-2 and made the playoffs last season. Eight of the eighteen players on Hawaii's active roster are from the Islands. ** Sports Shorts ** UH golfer Mike Pavao is one stroke behind leader Tiger Woods of Stanford entering today's final round of the NCAA West Regional golf tournament at Palo Alto, Calif. Pavao has a 36-hole total of 3-under 139. ---- Outshooting many players half her age, Mildred Stanley, 67, fired an opening round 3-over 75 to take the lead of the Jennie K. Wilson Invitational yesterday at the Mid-Pacific Country Club. Kalaya Bhaedhayajib trails Stanley by stroke while defending champion Anna Umemura, a junior at Punahou, is in ninth place eight strokes off the pace. ---- Sunny Garcia advanced while Derek Ho was upset in yesterday's second round of the Town & Country Pro surf meet in 1- to 2-foot waves at Ala Moana Bowl. Ho, a former world champion, was eliminated in a three-man heat with fellow local boys Liam McNamara and Pancho Sullivan. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/17/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sumo Day 6 Results ** Two of three Hawaii wrestlers notched wins yesterday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. Grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) is 4-2 after forcing out Musoyama (4-2) while champion Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) improved to 5-1 with a win over Akinoshima (1-5). A third Hawaii rikishi, Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) dropped to 4-2 with a loss to Shikishima (5-1). Grand champion Takanohana was upset by Kenko (2-4) and fell to 5-1. Two wrestlers, Takanonami and Tochinowaka, share the tournament lead with 6-0 marks. ** Tough Road for Sea Warriors Following Loss ** Following a 5-1 loss to Pacific Lutheran yesterday, Hawaii Pacific must win four games today to advance to the tomorrow's semifinals of the NAIA National Championship Softball Tournament at Decatur, Alabama. One loss from here out will put the fourth- seeded Sea Warriors on a plane back to the Islands. "I told our girls there's no tomorrow already," said HPU coach Howard Okita. "We have to draw from within and show what we got." Yesterday, HPU didn't show much against a PLU team it had defeated in three of four previous meetings this season. PLU ace Janelle Gunter kept the Sea Warriors at bay, striking out seven and allowing just five hits. HPU is scheduled to meet St. Joseph's (Maine) in a loser-out game at 5 a.m. HST. ** Solo Paddlers Set ** The world's best solo surfski and outrigger canoe paddlers will compete in this Sunday's Bankoh Kayak Challenge, a 32-mile race from the beach fronting the Kaluakoi Hotel on Molokai to Koko Marina on Oahu. The race will begin at 9 a.m. HST with the first paddler expected to cross the finish line at around 12:30 p.m. ** Sports Shorts ** Punahou junior Anna Umemura will be back to defend the title of the 46th Jennie K. Wilson Invitational, the first of several major golf tournaments for local women. Umemura is making a comeback after sitting out the 1995-96 high school golf season with a wrist injury. She won the state high school title as a freshman and sophomore. The 54-hole tournament begins today at the Mid Pacific Country Club. ---- UH golfer Mike Pavao is three shots off the pace after the first round of the NCAA West Regional at Palo Alto, Calif. Stanford's Tiger Woods and Joel Kribel are the co-leaders at 3-under 68. ---- The Town and Country Pro surf meet continued yesterday in 1- to 2-foot surf at the Ala Moana Bowl. Local surfers Todd Chesser and Brian Pacheco were yesterday's high scorers. Top-ranked surfers Sunny Garcia, Derek Ho, and Kaipo Jaquias earned byes into later rounds. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/16/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Opening Round Win for HPU ** Behind the three-hit pitching of Brigette Larson, the Hawaii Pacific softball team won its opening round game at the NAIA National Championship Tournament. The fourth-seeded Seasiders defeated Lee (Tenn.) College, 4-0, and will meet Pacific Lutheran today in a winner's bracket game of the 16-team double- elimination tournament. ** Sumo Day 5 Results ** Two of three Hawaii rikishi were victorious on Day 5 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. Among yesterday's winners were grand champion Akebono (Chad Rowan of Waimanalo), who improved to 3-2 by easily defeating Asahiyukata (0-5), and senior wrestler Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe), who is 4-1 after topping Oginishiki (2-3). A third Hawaii wrestler, ozeki Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani), lost his first match of the tournament when he was upset by Kotonowaka (3-2). Two wrestlers, yokozuna Takanohana and ozeki Takanonami, share the tournament lead with 5-0 records. ** University of Hawaii Sports News ** Plans are underway to construct a 1,200-seat stadium for the UH Wahine softball team. Currently, $700,000 is available for renovations of the current field which will be upgraded to include covered seating, a two-story score-keeping/media tower, and improved bullpen and batting cage areas. UH coach Bob Coolen said construction should be complete in time for the beginning of the 1998 season. ---- UH Wahine Tia Morenz was named as a utility player on the first team of the Louisville Slugger All-West Region Softball Team. Morenz, a sophomore outfielder and catcher, batted .376 this season. Strangely, Morenz only earned second-team honors on the All Big West team. Teammates Stephanie Weise (1b), Kehau Cofran (SS), and Julie Luft (OF) also were named to the Big West second team. ---- Big West Conference 1996 Freshman of the Year Kylie Page will transfer from San Jose State to play for the UH Wahine basketball team. A 6-foot forward who averaged 15.4 points for the Spartans, Page must redshirt next season but will have three years of eligibility thereafter. ** Sports Shorts ** Kailua High sophomore Brandy Choy Foo is believed to be the first female to play in an OIA varsity baseball game. An all-state shortstop for the state champion Surfrider softball team, Choy Foo played junior varsity baseball this season and was called up to the varsity where she appeared as a pinch hitter in a playoff game for a state tournament berth. ---- Hawaii teenagers Sage Huls, Jason Bogle, Jesse Ah Quin, and Dayton Segundo were among the surfers advancing in the trial rounds of the Town and Country Pro yesterday at Ala Moana Bowl. Competition continues today with the meet's top seeds entering the fray. ---- Hawaii bodyboarders Mike Stewart and Kyle Maligro finished in a fifth-place tie at the Minami Bodyboard World Championship this past weekend at Yokohama, Japan. Aussie Michael Eppelstun won the event. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/15/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** More Honors for Katz ** UH volleyball sensation Yuval Katz was named the Player of the Year by two organizations yesterday. A 6-5 sophomore from Israel, Katz was honored as the nation's best player by Asics/VOLLEYBALL Magazine and "Ricoh Name to Know." Earlier this month, Katz shared American Volleyball Coaches' Association player of the year honors with UCLA setter Stein Metzger, a Punahou alum. Two other UH players were also honored yesterday. Senior setter Erik Pichel and junior outside hitter Aaron Wilton were named first and second team All-Americans respectively by Asics. ** Sumo Day 4 Results ** It was a good day for Hawaii sumotori as all three won their matches at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo yesterday. Evening his record at 2-2 was yokozuna Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) who fiercely drove out Kotonishiki. Tied for the tourney lead with three other rikishi is ozeki Musashimaru (Fiamalu Penitani of Waianae), who improved to 4-0 with a victory over Naminohana. Also at 4-0 are yokozuna Takanohana, ozeki Takanonami, and sekiwake Kaio. Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) improved to 3-1 by forcing out Asanowaka. ** Sports Shorts ** Surf permitting, the Town and Country Pro surf meet begins today and will run through Sunday at the Ala Moana Bowl. In addition to the shortboard competition, contestants will vie in various divisions, including longboard and bodyboard. ---- Local boxer Jesus Salud, the headliner for a May 31 boxing card at Blaisdell Arena, said that Hawaii needs a mandatory HIV test like those required in five other states. "We're in a brutal sport," said Salud. "There's a lot of blood flying around." The state boxing commission is now exploring the legality of such a test before making a decision. ---- Players from BYU-Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific will compete in the NAIA Tennis National Championships May 20-25 at Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Seasider women, paced by Anneli Ornstedt, finished fourth in the country last year. HPU is led by Francoise Ramos, who won the Northwest Region singles title earlier this month. ---- Hawaii Pacific catcher Lee Anzai earned a postseason honor earlier this week when he was named to the Pacific Northwest/Far West Region All-Independent Team. A freshman out of Kaiser High, Anzai batted .352 with 21 RBIs. ---- Sara Lacar was named top offensive player, top newcomer, and scholar-athlete for the Chaminade Wahine softball team. Other Silverswords recognized were Chiho Bauske (top defender), Kristen Varagne (top pitcher), and Tori McIntyre (scholar-athlete). ** Scoreboard ** ==1996 UH Football Schedule== Aug 31 -- Boston College Sept 7 -- Ohio University Sept 14 - at Wyoming Sept 21 - Boise State Sept 28 - at Fresno State Oct 5 -- Colorado State Oct 12 - at San Diego State Oct 19 - UNLV Oct 26 - at Air Force Nov 9 -- San Jose State Nov 16 - Brigham Young Nov 30 - Wisconsin ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/14/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sumo Day 3 Results ** Rumors of impending retirement swirled as grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) lost his second straight match in the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament yesterday. The 27-year-old yokozuna, coming off a knee injury, fell to 1-2 in the tournament after Kaio defeated him with a sidestep maneuver. Sumo tradition requires that a grand champion retire if he has an extended losing string or misses several tournaments because of illness or injury. Improving to 3-0 yesterday were yokozuna Takanohana and a trio of ozekis: Wakanohana, Takanonami, and Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani). Maegashira Konishiki (Salevaa Atisanoe of Nanakuli) lost and is 2-1. ** Title Hunt Begins Tomorrow for HPU ** The Hawaii Pacific softball team is seeded fourth and will meet Lee College (Tenn.) in an opening game at the 16-team double- elimination NAIA National Championship tournament tomorrow at Decatur, Alabama. "Our spirits are really up," said Sea Warrior coach Howard Okita. "The only thing we're concerned about is the unknown factor--we don't know about a lot of the other teams." According to Okita, the team is relatively injury-free, save for shortstop Heather Williams who is recovering from being spiked in a regional playoff game last Friday. "She'll be ready to go. She's a gamer," he said. ** High School News ** Three local high school players--Kamehameha catcher Dane Sardinha, Iolani shortstop Keoni DeRenne, and Punahou first baseman Scooter Martines--have been selected to display their skills at the Team One National Baseball Showcase next month in Cincinnati. About 100 players from 25 states have been invited to the showcase, where numerous college and pro scouts will be in attendance. ---- Two Interscholastic League of Honolulu all-star teams were announced yesterday. In golf, state champions Parker McLachlin of Punahou and Elisha Au of Kamehameha were named the most outstanding competitors. In tennis, Punahou's Chris Ma and Kamehameha's Lisa Kahikina, also the best in the state, were named the top players in the ILH. ---- The Oahu Interscholastic Association track and judo all-stars were also named yesterday. Recognized as the top track competitors in the OIA West were Moanalua's Desiree Holstein and Radford's Bruce Taylor. In the OIA East, Kaiser's Endia Abrante and Kailua's Ryan Canon earned top honors. In judo, Moanalua judokas Terri Ann Fujikawa and Chris Rufo were chosen as the league's best. ---- Kanela Horner and Bronson Tom were named the top female and male athletes at Castle High School at a recent awards banquet. Tina Takeno and Andrew Kawakami were honored as the top scholar- athletes. ** Sports Shorts ** World heavyweight kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio is accused of kicking a man in the head in an altercation near the Island Colony Hotel in Waikiki in February. He was named in a lawsuit by George Ornelas--not the former St. Louis high school star. Alexio claims he has several witnesses who will testify that he never struck Ornelas. ---- Mililani's Junior Faamausili won the superheavyweight title at the 1996 U.S.P.F National Masters Powerlifting Championships this past weekend at Dayton, Ohio. The title was the fourth consecutive for Faamausili, who set an American record in the bench press by lifting 551 pounds. Kaneohe's Odd Haugen won the 275-pound division. ---- Local boy Jesus Salud, now living and training in San Diego, will return to the Islands to headline a boxing card on May 31 at the Blaisdell Arena. He will meet a yet-to-be-named opponent in a ten-round fight at 122 pounds. ---- Hawaii golfer Pam Kometani finished in the top-five at a qualifying tournament yesterday at Far Hills, N.J. to earn a spot in the U.S. Women's Open to be held May 30-June 2 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/13/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sumo Day 2 Results ** Grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) was upset by Misugisato last night on day 2 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The lower-ranked Misugisato (1-1) pulled the hard-charging yokozuna (1-1) forward and down to the dirt. In other matches involving Hawaii rikishi, ozeki Musashimaru and maegashira Konishiki both won their second matches without a loss. Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) forced out Takatoriki (1-1) while Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) defeated Wakashoyo (0-2). Several other wrestlers are undefeated, including grand champion Takanohana, his brother Wakanohana, and ozeki Takanonami. ** Eco-Challenge for Five Cops ** Five Honolulu police officers will compete as Team Hawaii in the Eco-Challenge '96, a 300-mile backcountry endurance race in British Columbia from August 24 to September 1. Competitors will run, ride mountain bikes, horses, and canoes, and climb up and rappel down steep mountains in the one-week event. "Our goal is to finish in the top 20," said team captain Mark Fagan, a member of HPD's downtown bicycle detail. The team has been training together for the past seven months, following a regimen that includes hefty doses of running, hiking, and biking. Sixty teams from around the country will take part in the grueling and potentially dangerous event. ** Jaquias Wins Won for Wife ** Dedicating the day to his wife, Tivoli, local surfer Kaipo Jaquias weathered a jellyfish invasion to win the Red Dog/Wave Riding Pro meet in 1- to 3-foot waves at Waikiki's Queen's Beach. "It was a long day, but now I can give my wife a happy Mother's Day present," said Jaquias, who was the recipient of the $4,000 winner's check and a painful jellyfish sting. "It was mind over matter," said Jaquias. "What's a couple minute's of pain?" Derek Ho ($2,000) and Johnny Boy Gomes ($1,500) finished second and third, respectively. ** Sports Shorts ** UH golfer Mike Pavao won the Navy-Marine Invitational yesterday at the Navy-Marine Course. Pavao, the Western Athletic Conference champion, shot a 4-under 212 for 54 holes for a four- stroke victory. ---- Hawaii sailor John Myrdal's attempt to make the U.S. Olympic team fell short when he finished fourth in the laser class at the U.S. Olympic Yachting Trials yesterday at Savannah, Georgia. Nick Adamson of California won the event and earned the lone laser class Olympic team spot. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/12/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Alexio Humbles Challenger ** A barrage of kicks and body shots by champion Dennis Alexio floored challenger Stephan Reveillon of France in a heavyweight kickboxing title fight last night in front of 6,000 fans at Blaisdell Arena. Reveillon, who had predicted he would knock out the champion, went to the canvas in the third round, the victim of an Alexio roundhouse kick to the head. The 37-year-old, 214 pound Alexio (62-1) then finished off the challenger in the fourth with a string of punishing body blows. "He's a big strong guy, but he couldn't handle my strength," said Alexio, who said he will issue a challenge to world boxing champion Mike Tyson. ** HPU Off to Dance ** Hawaii Pacific defeated Azusa Pacific 5-4 in the title game of the Far West Regional yesterday at Azusa, California to advance to the 16-team NAIA National Softball Championship this week at Decatur, Alabama. Carrlyn Ah Yat and Lynette Williams each drove in two runs for the sixth-ranked Sea Warriors (30-11). Azusa Pacific (45-12) earned an at-large berth to the Nationals despite the setback. ** Three Hawaii Rikishi Triumph on Opening Day ** Grand champion Akebono's return to the ring was a victorious one as he easily defeated Kotonowaka on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo last night. The yokozuna, also known as Chad Rowan of Waimanalo, has sat out a string of tournaments since suffering a knee injury last September. Also winning yesterday were two other Hawaii wrestlers: ozeki (champion) Musashimaru (Fiamalu Penitani of Waianae) who topped Misugisato, and maegashira (senior wrestler) Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe), who defeated Kyokudozan. ** Homegrown Report ** LACROSSE is fast-growing as a women's sport at Mainland colleges. Christine Seta (Punahou '94) helped Connecticut College achieve a 13-1 record and No.3 national ranking entering the NCAA Regional Tournament. Sara Sakamoto (also Punahou '94) is one of the leading scorers at Whitman (Wash.). Seta and Sakamoto both learned the fundamentals of lacrosse from the Punahou boys Lacrosse Club co-founded by Scott Kennedy ('95), who last week was named Most Improved Player on the Santa Clara (Calif.) men's team. Seta and Sakamoto also are soccer players and were named Most Improved Player at Connecticut and winner of the Team Award for commitment at Whitman, respectively, last fall. ---- LON YAMAGUCHI (Mid-Pacific '94) of New Mexico was named WAC-East baseball Freshman of the Year. He hit .329, slugged .555, led the Lobos in RBIs with 38 in 48 games. He took the starting shortstop job away from his roommate, senior KEVIN TAKAHASHI (Mid-Pacific '91), who hit .321 in 19 starts. Sophomore REGAN OHIRA (Mid-Pacific '93) was a backup infielder and junior DAVID CARINO (St. Louis '92) a short-relief pitcher. Yamaguchi, Takahashi and Ohira all were all-state shortstops at Mid-Pacific. ---- JANEL IKEDA (Mid-Pacific '94), a sophomore at Park (Kansas City, Mo.) was named American Midwest All-Conference first-team softball third baseman. Last year she was the all-conference shortstop but she turned that position over to freshman CANDACE WATKINS (Mililani '95) who won honorable mention all-conference. Ikeda also was first-team all-conference in volleyball (setter) and second-team all-star in basketball (guard), giving her six All-Midwest Conference honors at Park -- the first female athlete in school history to do so. ---- MALGORZATA "GOSKA" BIELA (Kalaheo '94), a sophomore at Lewis (Ill.), broke her own school 1,500 meter run record with time of 4:18.54. Teammate and Kalaheo classmate MAGDALENA PASZTA ran a personal best 3,000 meters of 9:49.12 and received a student-athlete award for her GPA of over 3.25. ---- KATHY KA`UPU (Moloka`i '91) set a women's basketball field-goal accuracy record of 60.2 percent in her senior season at Chapman (Calif.). Ka`upu received a Western Region NCAA Division III Player of the Week award. Freshman CHARISSE OKAMOTO (Lana`i '95) also was on the squad. ---- MEGAN MALLOY (Moanalua '95), a freshman at Wisconsin-La Crosse, was third-leading scorer on the soccer team (19 points, 6-7) and ran sprints on the track team. ---- KRIS MARR (Mililani '93), a junior at Wooster (Ohio) battled illness all year but came through with personal best 200-meter freestyle of 1:44.66 to lead off a school-record setting 800 freestyle relay team. ---- FLEUR KEAHILIHAU (Kamehameha '92) of Kunia, a senior at Beloit (Wis.), set a women's volleyball match record of 23 kills and finished her career fourth on the school's kill list with 762. She helped Beloit win its first Midwest Conference championship last fall. ---- ++Student-athletes from 10 Hawaii high schools at 10 Mainland colleges covered in today's Honolulu Advertiser Homegrown Report. Among reports planned next week: all sports at Menlo (Calif.), Whitworth football, lots of baseball and tennis. Who have we missed? Send name, sport, high school and college to Dennis Anderson (dennis@lava.net). ** Sports Shorts ** Mike Pavao and Clayton Gomi are tied for the lead of the Navy- marine Invitational Golf Tournament after 36 holes of play. Both are 3-under 141 entering today's final round. ---- The UH Wahine golf team finished 20th of 20 teams at the NCAA West Regional golf tournament that concluded yesterday at Omaha, Nebraska. The Wahine were 104 strokes behind tourney champions Arizona. In individual competition, Mei-Lin Poai was the top Hawaii golfer, finishing 67th. ---- A team of all-star wahine paddlers will compete at next week's International Polynesian Canoe Federation World Spring Championships at Noumea, New Caledonia. The Hawaii women are the defending champions in the 500- and 2000-meter events. ---- Entering today's final day of competition, Kailua's John Myrdal is in fifth in the laser class at the U.S. Yachting Trials at Savannah, Georgia. The event winner will earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/11/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sea Warriors Upset ** Needing a win to advance, the Hawaii Pacific softball team fell to host Azusa Pacific 2-1 in the Far West Regional yesterday in California. The Sea Warriors and Cougars now will meet in a winner-take-all game today for the right to move on to the NAIA Softball Championship Tournament next week at Decatur, Alabama. ** Kickboxing Card Tonight ** Heavyweight champion Dennis Alexio will take on Stephan Revellion in the main event of a professional kickboxing card tonight at Blaisdell Arena. Revellion, 29, is 36-2 and promised to defeat his older (37) opponent. "I'm younger and stronger," said the challenger. "He'll go down in the second half of the fight." Said Alexio (61-1): "Let's see if he can walk the walk." ** Yule Signs With Vulcans ** Kalaheo all-state basketball player Brian Yule has signed a letter of intent to play for UH-Hilo next season. A 6-5 forward, Yule was the OIA East Player of the Year and led the Mustangs to the state championship game this season. He is the sixth player to sign with the Vulcans in the current recruiting season. ** Sports Shorts ** BYU-Hawaii announced that point guard Nathan Fripp has signed a letter of intent to play for the Seasider basketball team next season. Fripp averaged 12 points and 7 assists for St. Mary's College High (Calif.), earning all-league honors. ---- The NFL's Oakland Raiders cut former Farrington High and University of Washington offensive lineman Patrick Kesi after a physical examination showed that he had a strain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Kesi has returned to Seattle for rehabilitation. ---- Four Hawaii surfers advanced from the second round at the Red Dog/Wave Riding Vehicles Pro event yesterday at Queen's Beach in Waikiki yesterday. Moving on to the third round will be Kaipo Jaquias, brothers Bruce and Andy Irons, and Larry Rios. Sunny Garcia, the current leader of the world pro tour, was upset by Eric Hans and was eliminated. ---- Hawaii sailor John Myrdal remained in fourth position in the Laser Class at the U.S. Olympic Yachting Trials yesterday at Savannah, Georgia. Myrdal and 48 other sailors are vying for a single spot on the U.S. Olympic team. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/10/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** HPU On the Verge ** The Hawaii Pacific softball team advanced to the title game of the NAIA Far West Region Playoffs by winning a pair of games yesterday at Azusa, California. The Sea Warriors can win the Region title and a spot in the 16-team NAIA National Tournament by defeating the winner of today's game between Southern California College and Azusa Pacific. Yesterday, HPU (29-10) edged Cal Baptist, 5-4, and topped Azusa Pacific, 4-2. Designated hitter Lea Siufanua, a junior from Kahuku High, was in the spotlight for the Sea Warriors, driving in the winning runs in both games. ** Tsunami Back ** After enduring a season of strife, the Hawaii Tsunami have returned for their third season in the U.S. International Soccer League. The Tsunami, 18-2 in 1995, will meet the Pennsylvania Freedom in the season opener for both teams next weekend at Aloha Stadium. Last season, the Hawaii club was in danger of folding because of financial hard-times. "We went way beyond our budget by signing eight or nine players with international experience," said Andrew Rowley, who just recently inked a deal to coach the Tsunami for another season. Rowley said this year's team will be more local- based, with a just a few players with international experience added to the roster. ** Leahy Signs for a Year ** His contract on the verge of expiring, well-known local TV play-by- play announcer Jim Leahy will reportedly sign a one-year $150,000 contract with KFVE Channel 5 this weekend. Widely acknowledged as the "Voice of UH Sports," Leahy has been broadcasting a variety of Rainbow athletic contests since 1973. His signing comes at a time when KFVE is battling Oceanic Cablevision for the UH sports broadcast rights. KFVE has a year remaining on its contract with the University. Meanwhile, Oceanic has offered UH a five-year package worth nearly $16 million. ** Silversword Hoop Job Draws a Crowd ** About 40 applicants have thrown their whistles into the center jump circle for the vacant Chaminade head basketball coach position. Among those seeking the job are former Silversword coach Merv Lopes, ex-California coach Lou Campanelli, and former UH player Thomas Louden. Lopes is well known for boosting the Chaminade program to national prominence and for leading the Silverswords to monumental upsets of four Division I powers. Campanelli coached the Golden Bears for seven and a half seasons and his players included Kevin Johnson and Jason Kidd. Louden, formerly the head coach and athletic director at Maryknoll, was an assistant last season to outgoing Chaminade coach Don Doucette. ** 16-Team Expansion Nixed ** A proposal to increase the number of teams competing in state high school championship tournaments was shot down in committee at the annual Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association conference yesterday on Kauai. On the table were proposals expand the baseball, basketball, and soccer tourney fields from 12 to 16. Citing the financial risk of such moves, a committee considering the proposal voted it down. In another cost-cutting move, the committee approved a proposal to eliminate consolation bracket games in state tournaments. These proposals will go through final reading and voting tomorrow to determine if they will be implemented. ** Sports Shorts ** World heavyweight kickboxing kingpin Kaheke Alexio will take on Stephan Reveillon in a title fight tomorrow night at the Blaisdell Arena. Formerly known as Dennis before changing to his Hawaiian moniker, Alexio is 61-1, with 54 wins coming by knockout. His opponent hails from St. Tropez, France and is 36-2 with 30 KO's. ---- Kristi Castro was named the most outstanding and scholar-athlete for Sacred Hearts Academy at a recent awards banquet. ---- The UH Wahine golf team is currently last after the opening round in the 20-team NCAA West Regional at Omaha, Nebraska. The 54-hole tournament continues today and finishes tomorrow. ---- Tacia Labatte, 14, of the Hawaii Gymnastics Academy has earned a spot on the U.S. Junior National team based on her seventh-place performance this past weekend at the Junior Olympic Nationals. ---- Honolulu sailor John Myrdal moved into fourth place after his performance yesterday in the Laser class at the U.S. Olympic Yachting Trials at Savannah, Georgia. Myrdal is vying for the lone Laser class spot on the U.S. team that will compete in this summer's Atlanta Olympics. ** Scoreboard ** == Big Island District Rodeo Finals Results == -[Mahalo to Sally Inkster for the report]- --BOYS-- Calf Roping- Alex Gomes Bull Riding- Nick Rodrigues Bareback Bronc Riding- Nick Rodrigues Steer Wrestling- Joston Cypriano Cutting- Nick Rodrigues Poo Wai U- Alex Gomes Double Mugging- Keone DeSilva, Kevin Aguiar All Around Cowboy- Nick Rodrigues Reserve All Around Cowboy- Keone DeSilva --GIRLS-- Barrel Racing- Billie Ferreira Pole Bending- Billie Ferreira Breakaway Roping- Melissa Smith Goat Tying- Melissa Smith Cutting- Billie Ferreira All Around Cowgirl- Billie Ferreira Reserve All Around Cowgirl- Melissa Smith --OVERALL-- Dally Team Roping- Keone DeSilva Hawaii's Own All Around Champion- Melissa Smith ----- The State of Hawaii High School Rodeo Finals will be held at the Oskie Rice Arena in Makawao, Maui, May 24-27. This rodeo determines which young men and women will represent Hawaii at the National High School Finals Rodeo at Pueblo, Colorado, July 15-21. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 5 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/9/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Oceanic Tenders Huge Bid ** Oceanic Cablevision has presented a proposal to pay the University of Hawaii $1.2 million a year to televise Rainbow Sports. That offer is substantially more than the $500,000 per annum offered last month by KFVE, the incumbent broadcast company. To sweeten the pot, Oceanic is adding $100,000 in scholarship money and promotional broadcast time with an estimated value near $2 million. All told, the package from Oceanic would add almost $16 million to the University coffers during the course of the five-year deal. Athletic director Hugh Yoshida will mull over his options and make a decision based on a "proposal bid" system, whereby UH will pick the proposal that best fits its needs. In the past, the highest bidder hasn't necessarily won. ** High School Sports News ** The Eldredge family, a well-known ohana in the Island sports world, have been named Hawaii Youth Baseball Family of the Year in an announcement yesterday by officials of French's mustard, the official sponsors of USA Baseball. Honored are David "Pop" Eldredge II, David Eldredge III, Hastings "Pal" Eldredge, David "Boy" Eldredge IV, and Duane Eldredge. The family is now eligible for national Baseball Family of the Year. ---- A week after leading Iolani to the state high school baseball title, head coach Herb Yoshimura has announced his resignation. Yoshimura coached the Raiders for the past three seasons, amassing a 51-18-1 record. He will be succeeded by his assistant, Dean Yonamine, a 1983 Iolani grad and a social studies teacher at the school. ---- In another personnel change at Iolani, Mike Norman has been named the new boys' volleyball coach. The former head of the Loyola- Marymount men's program, Norman takes over for Pancho Maluo. == High School Awards == --Kaimuki-- Male athlete of the year : Faimanifo Sane Female athlete of the year: Mary Borabora --Mililani-- Male athlete of the year : Ryan Chang Female athlete of the year: Jackie Pang ** Wahine Hope for Playoff Bid ** Its regular season completed, the UH Wahine softball team has a remote chance of receiving an NCAA postseason bid. The Wahine, ranked 25th in the USA Today Poll released yesterday, finished 36-25 overall and 15-17 in the Big West Conference. Over the weekend the Wahine took three of four games from then No. 8 UNLV. That strong finish may not be enough to impress the NCAA selection committee, who will announce the 32-team tournament field this Sunday. UH coach Bob Coolen says he expects next year's team to be strong contenders in their first Western Athletic Conference season. Top pitcher Brooke Wilkins is slated to return after taking a year off to train with the Australian Olympic team. ** Sports Shorts ** Four world-class women's volleyball teams will be in Honolulu in mid-September to compete in the Bank of Hawaii Cup at the Special Events Arena. Joining former UH Wahine player Teee Williams and Team USA will be national teams from Cuba--the current world champions--, Japan, and the Netherlands. ESPN will televise the event. ---- UH volleyball players Yuval Katz, Sivan Leoni, and Naveh Milo will be the guests of honor at "The Magic of Hadassah" fund- raising event. The June 8 benefit will be held at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel and will help fund medical research and hospitals in Israel, the home country of the three players. ---- UH players Jody Napuunoa, Greg Milichap, and Neal Honma were named to the WAC All-Western Division baseball team yesterday. Mid-Pacific ('94) grad Lon Yamaguchi, now playing for New Mexico, was named Eastern Division freshman of the year. ---- Waiakea High's Nick Rodrigues was named the top All-Around cowboy and Honokaa's Billie Ferreira the top Cowgirl at the Hawaii High School Rodeo Association District Finals at Waimea on the Big Island. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/8/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Lopes Wants 'Swords Job Again ** After several years of laid-back life on the Big Island, former Chaminade basketball coach Merv Lopes says he is looking to return to the post he left six years ago. The Silversword job is now vacant following Don Doucette's resignation last month. Competing with over two dozen other applicants, Lopes is ready to pounce on it. "Right now I'm living in the land of lava, and I like it here," said Lopes, now a counselor at Waimea Intermediate on the Big Island. "But if I get the opportunity to coach, my bags are packed." Lopes is best remembered for leading the Silverswords to national prominence, in particular a 77-72 triumph over top-ranked Virginia and Ralph Sampson in 1982. He resigned from Chaminade in 1990, saying he could no longer "feed the monster" he had created. ** Sea Warriors Ready for Tourney ** A three-week hiatus complete, the Hawaii Pacific Wahine softball team will begin play in the four-team NAIA Far West Region Playoffs tomorrow in California. The Sea Warriors (27-10), ranked No. 6 nationally, are the top seeds. At stake in the double-elimination tourney is a spot in the 16-team NAIA National Championship Tournament May 15-18 at Decator, Alabama. "Because of our high ranking," said HPU coach Howard Okita, "we have a good chance of going to nationals even if we don't win the regional." ** Kona Climber Arctic Bound ** Renowned rock climber and part-time Kona resident Warren Hollinger is northbound to the Arctic Circle to try and conquer a 4,500 rock wall on Baffin Island. Never scaled before, the wall may be the most challenging climb in the world. Said Hollinger: "On a good day, we might do 400 feet. On a bad day we might not gain more than 150." Hollinger and his climbing mates will use a pulley system to hoist a quarter ton of equipment and food with them. With no ledges to perch on, the team will sleep in port-a- ledge--a tent-like piece of equipment that can be lodged into a rockface. "I kind of liken (rock climbing) to big wave surfing," said Hollinger. "There are a lot of very good surfers but not all want to or can handle big waves. Same thing with climbing." ** Sports Shorts ** Renee Murano was named the most outstanding player on the UH-Hilo softball team. A senior catcher, Murano batted .305 and drove in 30 runs for the Vulcans. ---- Hawaii Governor Ben Cayetano said his loyalty was divided for just a brief moment in the UH/UCLA NCAA volleyball title match. A graduate of UCLA, Cayetano said he pulled for the Bruins until the opening serve of the match. "My heart was totally with the Bows after that," he said. ---- The UH-Hilo basketball team landed a big one yesterday when 6-10 center Scott Tharp announced that he will transfer from Boise State to play for the Vulcans next season. Tharp was a backup for the Broncos in 1995-96, averaging 4 points a game. ---- After four days of competition, Kailua's John Myrdral is in fifth place in the Laser Class at the U.S. Olympic Yachting Trials at Savannah, Georgia. Sailors are competing for a lone spot on the U.S. Olympic team. ---- UH golfer Mike Pavao, the recent winner of the WAC championships, has been invited to the NCAA Western Regional Tournament. Pavao was invited to the Regional two years ago where he finished 43rd. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/7/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Pink Slip for Murakami? ** In his weekly column, *Honolulu Advertiser* sportswriter Ferd Lewis examined the travails of the University of Hawaii baseball program, pointing out the dents in a once smoothly-cruising limousine. Lewis pointed out the following: --for the past four seasons, the Rainbows have finished in the lower echelon of the WAC, a collection of teams that aren't exactly world-beaters (Hawaii has had a 43-64 conference record over the past four seasons); --Hawaii was swept 6-0 by Fresno State and lost 4 of 6 games to San Diego State, two teams the Bows used to defeat on a regular basis. --Bow pitchers have were tagged for 5.63 earned runs per game, the most in 20 years; --UH hitters managed just 13 homers this season, the lowest total since 1978. Meanwhile, opponents ripped 38 round- trippers against Hawaii. In summarizing the Rainbows' plight, Lewis exclaimed the need for changes in the UH program and did everything short of calling for the dismissal of Hawaii coach Les Murakami. Are Murakami's days as UH field boss numbered? ** UH Wants '98 Final Four ** University of Hawaii officials are in the process of obtaining a bid to host the 1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Final Four. Representatives from the NCAA said that their decision will not be announced until October. The Rainbows finished fourth last year and second this season. Ball State will host the 1997 Final Four at Muncie, Indiana. ** Do-or-Retire for Akebono? ** Facing pressure from the sumo higher-ups, grand champion Akebono --also known as Chad Rowan of Waimanalo--will attempt a comeback in the upcoming May tournament after missing parts or all of the past three bashos because of a knee injury. If Akebono misses another tournament or doesn't do well even he does compete, sumo officials will request that he retire (grand champions cannot be demoted). According to reports, the 6-foot-8 yokozuna has been practicing well in preparation for the next 15-day tourney that begins this Sunday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Sumo Arena. Fellow grand champion Takanohana, the winner of 12 tournaments, is a prohibitive favorite. Akebono has won eight bashos. ** Olympic Goal Fuels Isle Athletes ** Several athletes with Hawaii ties have qualified or are vying for spots on the United States Olympic team. In yachting, Kailua's John Myrdal, a former University of Hawaii sailor, is in ninth place at the Yachting Trials at Savannah, Georgia. In beach volleyball, which will debut in the Olympics this summer, seven former isle athletes are in the hunt for spots, including Carlos Briceno, Lee LaGrande, Leif Hanson, Danalee Bragado, Karrie Poppinga, and Janice Harrer. In volleyball, for UH Wahine Teee Williams will likely make the U.S. Women's team while Punahou grad Mike Lambert, now a player for Stanford, is the running for men's team spot. ** Prep Basketball Wrap-up ** As expected, Iolani finished atop the final *Honolulu Advertiser* Girls' High School Basketball Top 10 Poll. Paced by Tiana Fuertes' 34 points, the Raiders defeated Kamehameha 57-52 in the state title game this past weekend. == Advertiser Top 10 == Record Pts Pvs 1. Iolani (10) 22-2 100 2 2. Kamehameha 22-5 89 4 3. McKinley 24-1 81 1 4. Radford 20-2 69 5 5. Hilo 20-4 58 3 6. Punahou 21-8 46 7 7. Kapaa 9-4* 41 10 8. Honokaa 18-6 33 6 9. Baldwin 15-4* 19 8 10. Lahainaluna 17-5* 6 -- * regular and postseason record only ---- USA Today named McKinley's Darolyn Custodio as the Hawaii Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Earning honorable mention were Iolani's Tiana Fuertes and Tesa Ho, Radford's Nikki Appleberry, Aiea's Tracey Doiguchi, Hilo's Meliah Hai Kelly and Onaona Miller, Kamehameha's Rachel Watson, and Punahou's Kii Spencer- Vasconcellos. The selections were made prior to the recent state tournament. ** Sports Shorts ** Mark Johnson and Paul Ah Yat received top honors at the UH baseball team banquet last night at the Mauna Kea Ballroom at the Prince Hotel in Waikiki. Johnson, a candidate for the U.S. Olympic team, was named the Most Outstanding Player while Ah Yat was selected as the Most Outstanding Pitcher. ---- John Kapele has been named the coach of the Kalaheo High School football team. He replaces David Cosier, who resigned for personal reasons earlier this year. Kapele, an assistant at Kailua last season, is the former head coach at Castle and Kalani. ---- Ronald Chong-Kee is the new football coach at King Kekaulike, the newest high school on Maui. He replaces Kekaulike athletic director Derrick Montalvo, who coached the team on an interim basis last season. The school will enter varsity competition in 1997. ---- Mark Sylvester of St. Louis is the 1996 ILH batting champion with a .529 average. He had 36 hits in 58 plate appearances. Kamehameha's Lanakila Niles (5-2) was the league's most effective pitcher with a 1.74 earned run average. ---- Kyle Maligro of Kauai earned $1,200 for finishing third at the Subaru Bodyboard World Championship meet yesterday at Omaezaki, Japan. Guilherme Tamega of Brazil won the event and the $2,000 top prize. Kona's Mike Stewart and Kauai's Harry Antipala were tied for fifth. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/6/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Throng Greets Bows ** Armed with balloons, signs, leis, and the aloha spirit, hundreds of fans crowded the Honolulu International Airport yesterday afternoon to greet the UH men's volleyball team after their flight home from the mainland. The day before, the Rainbows had endured an excruciating 5-game loss to UCLA in the NCAA title match at the Bruins' Pauley Pavilion. "These certainly aren't fair-weather fans," said sophomore middle-blocker Rick Tune while scanning the airport throng. "Imagine what would have happened if we had won the damn thing." Despite the disappointment, coach Mike Wilton and his 'Bows were optimistic about the future of men's volleyball at UH. "We'll be good enough to have another shot at (the title) next year," said Wilton. "That's the goal." If the Rainbows are to reach college volleyball supremacy, they'll probably have to do so without sophomore superstar Yuval Katz, who confirmed yesterday that he will move on to play for pay next season. "I loved my time here," said Katz. "The fans who came down today and who supported us all season have been great. But I feel it's time for me to move on." ** Fourteenth Hall of Honor Class Named ** A dozen high school athletes, six from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, were named as this year's inductees into the Nissan Hall of Honor. A 14-member committee conferred this past weekend to select the honorees. The 14th Hall of Honor class is as follows: Darnell Arceneaux (St. Louis): Arceneaux is a two-time All-State player in football and basketball. A quarterback, he has signed a letter of intent to play football for Utah. ---- Richard Carlisle (Iolani): An all-state basketball player and a leader of the Raider volleyball team. ---- Jason Ching (Punahou): An All-State and Parade All-American in football for the Buffanblu, Ching also was a starting center on the Pun basketball team. He will play for Notre Dame next year. ---- Sarah Clark (Hawaii Prep Academy): Headed for Stanford, Clark earned All-State honors in volleyball and All-BIIF recognition in soccer. She also played basketball and ran track. ---- Darolyn Custodio (McKinley): Custodio is and All-State basketball player for the Tigers, who were No. 1 all year before being upset by Kamehameha in the semifinals of this year's state tourney. ---- Casey Flores (Konawaena): The swiftest sprinter in the state this season, Flores set records in the 100, 200, and long jump at this year's state track meet. He also was All-BIIF in soccer. ---- Tiana Fuertes (Iolani): A member of the Raider softball team, Fuertes really excelled on the basketball court, where she earned All-State honors and led Iolani to two straight state championships. ---- Robert Kemfort (Maui): Bound for the University of Hawaii on a football scholarship, Kemfort is the all-time rushing leader in the MIL and won two events at the recent state track meet. ---- William Pieper (Kamehameha): Pieper was an All-State defensive tackle in football and All-ILH in baseball. He will play football for UCLA next season. ---- Keiko Price (Mililani): The dominant female prep swimmer in Hawaii in recent years, Price won the state 50- and 100-yard freestyle events for the last three seasons. ---- Valasi Sepulona (Farrington): Sepulona was the OIA East Volleyball Player of the Year and the girls' state champion in discus and shot put. ---- Rachel Watson (Kamehameha): Watson has earned All-State honors in volleyball and basketball for the Warriors. ** Homegrown Report ** PATRICK KESI (Farrington '91) has signed a professional football contract with the Oakland Raiders. Kesi started 26 of the last 27 games at offensive guard for University of Washington. ---- KIRALEE HAYASHI (Punahou '95) of UCLA was the highest scoring freshman at the NCAA Division I team gymnastics championships with a 39.4 all-around score and career highs of 9.850 (vault), 9.875 (balance beam) and 9.85 (floor exercise). ---- NIKKI RICHARDSON (Mid-Pacific '94), a sophomore at Vermont, was named to the All-ECAC gymnastics first team. Her 9.425 on bars was second best in the ECAC. ---- LON YAMAGUCHI (Mid-Pacific '94) is being promoted for WAC-East baseball freshman of the year by New Mexico after these stats in six games last weekend against Wyoming: 3 home runs (including a grand slam), two triples, 13 RBIs, 11-for-24 to push his WAC batting average to .365. He had five RBIs in one inning with a two-run homer and bases-loaded triple that was five feet from a grand slam. ---- IKAIKA HO`OPI`I (Kamehameha '92), a senior at Loyola Marymount, had his second 5-for-6 game of the season. In another recent game he hit a grand slam and leads the West Coast Conference in hits (75), runs (53), total bases (123) and triples (4). Also at Loyola, sophomore CHAD OHIRA (Pearl City '94) is second on the team with 45 RBIs and junior KALALEA MONTGOMERY (Kamehameha '92) is batting .314. ---- BROOKE GANNON (Seabury Hall '92), a junior at Willamette (Ore.), won the Northwest Conference tennis doubles championship and was second to her doubles partner in singles. She's 20-6 in singles and they're 13-0 in doubles. Willamette junior KIM YOKOYAMA (Waiakea '92) was runner-up in doubles. Her team is 11-2. ---- KELA GANNON (Seabury Hall '93), Brooke's brother, plays No. 1 singles and doubles in tennis and No. 2 on the golf team at Whittier (Calif.). He's a junior. ---- CHAD DUDLEY of Kailua, a senior at LSU, made the All-SEC tennis All-Academic team and second-team All-SEC in doubles with partner RYAN IDETA (Lahainaluna '92). They are 28-7 in doubles and ranked 25th in NCAA Division I. ---- MIKI KUROKAWA (Iolani '92), a senior at UC-San Diego, is ranked 10th (tie) in singles in the West Region of NCAA Division III. She is 21st nationally and fifth in the region in doubles. ---- LARA GRIMM (Punahou '95) rowed on Wisconsin's Novice-4 crew that set a course record at the Midwestern Rowing Championships. ---- NICK GARWOLINSKI (Maryknoll '95) started five of the first 13 basketball games at Vassar (N.Y.) before third-degree ankle sprain ended his season. ---- RONNIE BUMANGLAG (Moanalua '93), a redshirt sophomore at Graceland (Iowa) backed up an all-conference point guard. ---- TAM MALONE (Waipahu '95), started at outside hitter for the volleyball team and was recruited to be a courtesy runner for the softball team at David Lipscomb U. in Nashville. ---- ERICA ENFELD (Kamehameha '96) is the first Hawai`i recruit of former Wahine great Deitre Collins, the new women's volleyball coach at UNLV. ---- SHELBY LEE (Pearl City '91) started all 13 game at center midfielder in her senior soccer season at Northern Colorado. Her team allowed only 10 goals, a school record. ---- MICHELLE KOBAYASHI (Punahou '92) started at defender the last three years on the Pomona Pitzer (Calif.) soccer team. ---- SHELEAN ROYLANCE (Kalaheo '94) was the third leading scorer for the Evansville (Ind.) soccer team with 13 points (4 goals, 5 assists) on 35 shots. ++17 colleges, a record for one Sunday, were covered in Homegrown Report today. Your input is appreciated. Send it to the Honolulu Advertiser's Dennis Anderson (dennis@lava.net). ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/5/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Bruins Edge Bows for Title ** In the longest NCAA championship match ever, top-ranked UCLA outlasted Hawaii in five hard-fought games, 15-13, 12-15, 9-15, 17-15, 15-12, to grab the 1996 men's college volleyball bragging rights. It was the 16th NCAA net title for the Bruin men while Hawaii was making its first appearance in a championship match. A Pauley Pavilion crowd of 7,688, about half of whom were Rainbow fans, and a state-wide Hawaii television audience witnessed the battle. Leading the Rainbows was Yuval Katz, almost without a doubt the best player to ever wear the green and white. He drilled 47 kills against an imposing Bruin front line. In a post match interview, Katz said barring "something really radical," he will enter the pro ranks and not return for his junior year as a Rainbow. UCLA started four players with Hawaii ties--All- American setter Stein Metzger (Punahou), outside hitters Brian Wells (Punahou), Fred Robbins (Kamehameha), and Paul Nihipali, who grew up in California but has family in the Islands. "We all shared in it," said Wells. "We didn't have to rely on one player, and that's why I think we won." ** Iolani No Ka Oi ** It was celebration day yesterday on the Iolani campus as the Raider boys captured the state baseball title and the Raider girls brought home the girls state basketball title. Over at Aloha Stadium in front of 1,584 fans, Iolani defeated Waiakea 4-1 to win its first state baseball crown since 1986. Both teams managed just five hits, but the Raiders made the most of theirs, especially Derek Ching's bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the second. Ryan Yamamoto pitched six strong innings for Iolani, striking out 12 before yielding to reliever and tourney MVP Danny Kimura in the top of the seventh. Kimura retired the side in the final frame to seal the victory. Meanwhile, with a Special Events Arena crowd of 2,500 looking on, the Raider girls edged Kamehameha 57-52 for state high school basketball supremacy. Tiana Fuertes, the tournament MVP, scored 34 points in perhaps the most outstanding state final performance ever. "She's a great player," said Kamehameha coach Al Apo. "It's not like we were giving her wide open shots." == Yesterday's Baseball Tournament scores == Iolani 4, Waiakea 1 (championship) Castle 4, Kauai 3 (3rd) Kamehameha 7, Maui 0 (5th) Baldwin 5, Pearl City 5 == Yesterday's Basketball Tournament scores == Iolani 57, Kamehameha 52 (championship) McKinley 45, Radford 29 (3rd) Hilo 60, Kapaa 49 (5th) Punahou 68, Honokaa 60 (7th) ** Golf Title to Pavao ** The University of Hawaii's Mike Pavao completed a wire-to-wire victory, capturing the Western Athletic Conference men's individual golf title yesterday at the Cheyenne Country Club in Wyoming. Pavao finished the 54-hole tournament with a 13-under 203, five strokes better than runner-up Doug La Belle of New Mexico, who led the Lobos to the WAC team title. Hawaii finished in fourth-place tie with BYU. ** Spring Fling Pau for Football Bows ** Three weeks of spring football practice came to end for the UH Rainbows and new coach Fred vonAppen, who declared yesterday's final scrimmage as "nice closure." After sputtering all spring, the Rainbow offense cruised smoothly up and down Cooke Field yesterday to the tune of 6.9 yards per play and 491 total yardage. Said quarterback Johnny Macon, locked in a duel with Glenn Freitas for the starting signal-caller job: "All spring, it was like the end zone didn't like us. Today, we got along." Macon threw for two long scoring plays--a 70-yarder to Dillan Micus and a 41-yarder to Josh Hawkins. ** Baseball Bows Bow Out ** The UH baseball team completed its end-of-season collapse by dropping its final game, 7-2, to Fresno State yesterday at Fresno, Calif. The Bulldogs batter Hawaii starter Robby Robinson for 10 hits and five runs. The Rainbows, who lost their final seven games, end their 1996 campaign with a 29-26 overall and 12- 18 Western Athletic Conference record. It was Hawaii's fourth straight losing season in the WAC. ** Sports Shorts ** The UH Wahine softball team completed its regular season with a 3-2, 6-3 doubleheader sweep of UNLV yesterday at the Wahine Softball Stadium. Hawaii (36-25 overall and 15-16 in the Big West Conference) has an outside chance for an NCAA tournament bid. ---- Maui's Jim Krueger won three events at the Pacific Coast Masters Swimming Short Course Championships last month at Palo Alto, Calif. Krueger won the 50- and 100-yard butterfly and the 50- yard freestyle events in the 55-59 age division. ---- UH volleyball coach Mike Wilton and paddler Traci Phillips were named the sportspersons of the month for April by the Honolulu Quarterback Club. Wilton led the Rainbows to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season title while Phillips fared well in qualifying races for a berth in this summer's Atlanta Olympic games. ---- Homegrown report will appear in tomorrow's Hawaii Sports News. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/4/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Title at End of Rainbow for 'Bows? ** Today at 1 p.m. (HST), hundreds of fans with local ties will converge on UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, and thousands more in the Islands will tune in to a live TV broadcast to watch Hawaii clash with UCLA for the NCAA men's volleyball championship. The two teams have already squared off this season, with Hawaii winning two of the three meetings. UCLA, led by AVCA co-player of the year Stein Metzger and outside hitter Paul Nihipali, is 25-5 this season and the winner of 15 previous titles. The Bruins are 23-0 in Final Four matches played at Pauley Pavilion. Hawaii, with the magnificent Yuval Katz and sure-handed setter Eric Pichel sparking its attack, is 27-2 and playing in its second Final Four and first title game. ** Bow Baseballers Blitzed Again ** For the second consecutive game, Fresno State pummelled Hawaii in a Western Athletic Conference baseball game at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, Calif. The day after victimizing Rainbow ace Mark Johnson, FSU knocked around southpaw Paul Ah Yat to notch a 12-3 win. The Bulldogs (34-22 overall and 19-10 WAC) jumped to a 10-1 margin after five innings and cruised to victory. Hawaii, which will end its season today, fell to 29-25 overall and 12-17 in the WAC. It will be the fourth losing conference season in a row for the Rainbows. ** All-ILH Final in Girls' Prep Hoops ** In a replay of last season's state title tilt, Iolani and Kamehameha will tangle for the 1996 Hawaii High School Athletic Association girls' state basketball championship tonight at the University of Hawaii's Special Events Arena. The Raiders are the defending champions, crushing the Warriors 58-38 in the 1995 finale. The Raiders advanced to tonight's title game by demolishing OIA runner-up Radford 72-49. Center Tesa Ho scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Raiders. Tiana Fuertes added 15 points. In the other semifinal, Kamehameha upset top-seeded and previously undefeated McKinley, 41-29. The Warriors used a 14-0 second-quarter run to break open a close game. Rachel Watson, a starting forward for Iolani as a freshman before transferring, paced Kamehameha with 16 points. "I was hungry for the ball and the guards did a good job getting it to me," said Watson. == Yesterday's other tournament scores == Punahou 50, Castle 29 Kapaa 45, Baldwin 36 Hilo 71, Lahainaluna 29 == Today's games == Iolani vs Kamehameha (championship) McKinley vs Radford (3rd place) Kapaa vs Hilo (5th) Punahou vs Honokaa (7th) ** Iolani, Waiakea Advance to Baseball Final ** After playing second fiddle in their leagues this season, Iolani and Waiakea will emerge in the spotlight tonight when they meet for the Hawaii High School Athletic Association baseball championship tonight at Aloha Stadium. Unseeded entering the tournament, the ILH runner-up Raiders defeated No. 2 Castle 4-2 yesterday in one semifinal matchup. In the other, Waiakea--the BIIF second-place team--needed an extra inning to clip Kauai High 4-3. In the Raiders' triumph, pinch hitter Marvin Wong's ground- rule double to right-center scored two runs in the top of seventh and final inning to break a 2-all tie. In the Warrior win, Jerome Shim raced home with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth after Kauai leftfielder Keola McCallum mishandled a shallow fly ball off the bat of Tad Fujii. == Yesterday's other tournament scores == Pearl City 8, Hilo 7 Kamehameha 10, Aiea 0 Mililani 3, Maui 3 == Today's games == Iolani vs Waiakea (championship) Castle vs Kauai (3rd place) Kamehameha vs Mililani (5th) Baldwin vs Pearl City (7th) ** Sports Shorts ** UH golfer Mike Pavao remains in the lead of the individual competition at the Western Athletic Conference championships at the Cheyenne Country Club in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Pavao has a 36- hole total of 9-under 135 to open up a four stroke lead going into today's final round. Hawaii moved from fourth to second in the team competition. ---- The UH Wahine softball team split a doubleheader with UNLV yesterday at the Wahine Softball Stadium. The Rebels (36-19 overall and 19-11 in the Big West) won the opener, 8-4, and Hawaii (34-25 and 13-16) rebounded to grab the second game, 3-1. ---- Tania Brunton and Clint Kuboyama were named the winners of the 1996 Jack Bonham Award, given to the top scholar-athletes at the University of Hawaii. In addition to doing outstanding work in the classroom, Brunton was the leader of the UH Wahine basketball team while Kuboyama was the top defensive back on the UH football team. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 3 to 6 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/3/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Bows Advance to NCAA Final ** Outblocking and outhitting their taller opponents, the University of Hawaii Rainbow men defeated Penn State, 15-9, 15-13, 13-15, 15-7, in a national volleyball semifinal match in front of 4,188 fans--about three-quarters for the Bows--at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion last night. In Saturday night's NCAA championship match, the 'Bows will meet defending titlist UCLA, a 15-7, 15-8, 15-10 victor over Lewis (Illinois) in the other semi. To win last night, Hawaii outblocked the taller Nittany Lions 28-17 and outhit them .352 to .196. Defensively, Yuval Katz (27 kills), Jason Ring (8 blocks, .536 kill percentage), and company shut down Penn State's usually lethal All-American Ivan Contreras, who hit a dismal .038 against a fired-up Bow squad. "They tracked me well and were there waiting for me," said Contreras. Hawaii (27- 2) now turns its attention to the powerful Bruins (25-5), the winners of 15 volleyball national titles over the years. The Rainbows have defeated UCLA in two of three meetings this season. "It feels good to win," said UH coach Mike Wilton. "But it'll feel even better with a win on Saturday night." ** Bulldogs Maul 'Bows ** With ace pitcher Mark Johnson taking the mound, a game akin to a shaving commercial was supposedly in order. However, such was not the case yesterday as Fresno State ripped Johnson for nine runs in the third inning on its way to a 13-3 Western Athletic Conference baseball victory over the Hawaii at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno. The Rainbows took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the third frame when things began to unravel. Fresno sent 14 batters to the plate in the inning, battering the usually rock-solid Johnson, who was playing in front of several dozen pro scouts in probably his last game as Rainbow. With the loss, Hawaii fell to 29-24 overall and 12-16 in the WAC. FSU improved to 33-22 and 18-10. Game two of the three-game series is today. ** Warriors upset Warriors in State Baseball ** Waiakea scored all three of its runs in the second to the last inning to upset top-seeded Kamehameha 3-2 in a quarterfinal game of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association state baseball tournament yesterday at Aloha Stadium. Chris Gossert allowed just three hits to a Warrior team that had terrorized ILH opponents for a .392 average this season. Also named the Warriors, Waiakea now advances to a semifinal matchup tonight against Kauai High, a 3-1 winner over Aiea yesterday. In the other semifinal, second-seeded Castle will meet ILH runner-up Iolani. Yesterday, the Knights downed Mililani, 5-1, and the Raiders cruised to a 12-3 win over Maui High. ** ILH vs OIA in Girls Hoop Semis ** The top two teams in the Oahu Interscholastic Association will take the top two teams from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu tonight in the semifinals of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association girls' state basketball tournament at the Special Events Arena. Top-seeded OIA title-winner McKinley will meet ILH runner-up Kamehameha in one Final Four game while second-seeded Iolani--the ILH and defending state champions--will face OIA West winner Radford in the other. All four advanced with victories in yesterday's quarterfinal round. McKinley crushed Kapaa 55-36, Iolani blasted Lahainaluna 71-39, Kamehameha topped Baldwin 43-25, and Radford edged Hilo 64-59. ** Sports Shorts ** Hawaii's Mike Pavao fired a 5-under 67 to take a two-lead after the opening round of the West Athletic Conference men's golf tournament yesterday at the Cheyenne Country Club at Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Rainbows are fourth in the four-man team competition. ---- The unofficial Hawaii high school state surfing championships will take place tomorrow at Surf Pac '96 at the Ala Moana Bowl. Among the top high school surfers entered is Kauai High senior Andy Irons, the *Honolulu Advertiser's* High School Surfer of the Year. ---- Hawaii kayaker Mike Harbold has qualified for the Atlanta Olympics in the 1000-meter K1 event. Atlanta will be the third Olympics he has qualified for. Another Hawaii water athlete hoping for her third Olympic appearance is Traci Phillips, who hopes to qualify in the 500-meter K1 event. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 8 to 12 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/2/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Top Honors for Katz, Metzger ** Hawaii's Yuval Katz and UCLA's Stein Metzger were named co- players of the year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, which announced its All-America team yesterday. Katz, a sophomore from Israel, leads the nation in kills per game. Metzger, a Punahou graduate, is the setter for the Bruins. Hawaii setter Eric Pichel also was named to the first team while outside hitter Aaron Wilton earned second team honors. Both Katz and Metzger earned All America honors last season and have led their teams into the NCAA Final Four which begins today at UCLA's 12,000-seat Pauley Pavilion. The Rainbows will take on Penn State in one national semifinal while UCLA will meet Lewis University (Illinois) in the other. A crowd of about 6,000, half of whom may be fans from Hawaii, is expected. The UH game will televised live in the Islands via Oceanic Cable channel 31 beginning at 2:30 p.m. HST. ** Oahu Schools Not Neighborly in State Baseball ** The good neighbor policy wasn't evident at Aloha Stadium for yesterday's opening round of the Hawaii High School state baseball tournament as Oahu schools sent two neighbor island teams packing for the consolation bracket. Playing the inhospitable hosts were Aiea, a 5-4 winner over Baldwin of Maui, and Mililani, which notched a 6-3 upset win over Hilo, the BIIF champion. One outer island team--Waiakea--did prevail yesterday, defeating Kaiser 5-2. Iolani shut out Pearl City, 3-0, in another first round game. The tournament's seeded teams enter the competition today after opening round byes. The quarterfinal match-ups are as follows: No. 1 Kamehameha vs Waiakea, No. 2 Castle vs Mililani, No. 3 Maui vs Iolani, and No. 4 Kauai vs Aiea. ** Four Advance in Girls' State Basketball ** Two neighbor island teams and two from Oahu moved into today's quarterfinal bracket with first-day wins in the Hawaii High School State girls' basketball tournament. The games were the first-ever high school competition at the University of Hawaii's Special Events Arena. In the top fray of the day, OIA West champ Radford edged Punahou, 75-74, in overtime. In other games, Kamehameha topped Honokaa, 48-39, Kapaa crushed Pearl City, 57- 31, and Lahainaluna nipped Castle, 48-46. In today's games, top- seeded McKinley will face Kapaa, No. 2 Iolani will square off against Lahainaluna, No. 3 Hilo will meet Radford, and No. 4 Baldwin will challenge Kamehameha. Iolani is the defending champion. ** Wahine to Close Regular Season ** The UH Wahine softball team will conclude regular season play with a pair of doubleheaders this weekend against Nevada-Las Vegas at the Wahine Softball Stadium. Since the Wahine are on a precarious bubble as far as postseason competition is concerned, the games could be the final ones of the season for three Wahine senior outfielders--Heather Williams, Julie Luft, and Richlyn Tada. Williams is a Mililani High grad, Luft is from Huntington Beach, Calif., and Tada came to the Wahine via Sacred Hearts Academy. ** Bows End Season in California ** Les Murakami and his UH baseball team will conclude their season with a three-game road series against Fresno State. Earlier this season, the Bulldogs (17-10 WAC) swept Hawaii (12-15 WAC) at Rainbow Stadium. "Our guys are determined to go out well," said Murakami. Noting his team's 6-5 conference record on the road compared to a 6-10 mark at home, Murakami referred to his team as "road warriors" and remarked that "this is the first team that I ever had like this. I'd be a millionaire if I could figure it out." A soon-to-be millionaire could be Rainbow pitcher Mark Johnson, who will forego his senior season with Hawaii to turn professional. He is projected as a top-20 pick in the upcoming draft. Johnson (6-4, 4.09 ERA) will take the hill for the final time as a Rainbow in today's series opener. "I'm going to give 110 percent for this team," said Johnson, "just like I've always done." ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 3 to 6 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 5/1/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Bows-Lions Battle Tomorrow ** The University of Hawaii men's volleyball team begins its second Final Four quest tomorrow (2:30 HST) when the Rainbows (26-2) meet Penn State (24-5) in a national semifinal match at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Hawaii, led by sophomore superstar Yuval Katz and senior setter Eric Pichel, is the at-large entry. The Nittany Lions, the East region winner, is sparked by two-time All-American Ivan Contreras, a 6-4 outside hitter from Mexico. The Rainbows crushed PSU in a match in January at the Special Events Arena but the Lions have improved steadily throughout the season as freshman setter Justin Otto found his stride. Tomorrow's winner will take on the victor of the other Final Four semifinal match between UCLA and Lewis (Illinois). ** Walk-ons Make Splash for Football Bows ** Two walk-on defensive lineman have performed impressively enough to make strong bids for starting honors for the UH football team. The two--Jacob Saole and Kekoa Kilcoyne--are thankful for getting shots. Saole, a 6-foot, 269 pounder from St. Louis High, was passed over by recruiters as a Crusader senior because of a knee injury. Kilcoyne, 6-foot-1, 246 pounds, is a Punahou grad who also did not strike the fancy of Division I schools in his final year as a Buffanblu. Said defensive line coach Ulima Afoa: "I don't think about who's on scholarship and who's not on scholarship. As far as I'm concerned, you have to play the ones who'll do what you want. These two are making the plays and doing the job." ** Warriors, Knights Favored ** If the prognosticators are correct, Kamehameha and Castle will meet on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium for the Hawaii High School state baseball title. The ILH champion Warriors and the OIA kingpin Knights are seeded first and second respectively in the tourney that begins today at Aloha Stadium with four games. Kamehameha features a potent lineup from top to bottom. As a team, coach Vern Ramie's Warriors (18-3) batted .392 and averaged 11.3 runs per contest this season. "They can bang the ball," said Castle coach Joe Tom, a Kamehameha grad. Tom's Knights (12- 0) have also been impressive, particularly in the OIA title game where they crushed Aiea, 14-4. Both coaches admit that pitching and defense are keys to winning the tournament. Kamehameha's top moundsman is Lanakila Niles (5-2, 1.74 ERA) while Castle is paced by southpaw Ian Perio (7-0, 0.71). The Warriors and Knights, along with Kauai High and Maui High, have drawn byes into tomorrow's quarterfinal round. The following are the matchups for today's opening round: Waiakea vs Kaiser, Hilo vs Mililani, Baldwin vs Aiea, and Iolani vs Pearl City. ** Girls' Hoop Tourney Commences Today ** While the boys do battle for state baseball supremacy, the girls will be competing for the top honors in high school basketball today through Saturday at the University of Hawaii's Special Events Arena. OIA champion McKinley and ILH title winner Iolani are the favorites to meet in Saturday's state title game. Along with Hilo and Baldwin, the Tigers and Raiders have drawn byes for the opening round. Today's matchups are as follows: Kapaa vs Pearl City, Castle vs Lahainaluna, Kamehameha vs Honokaa, Punahou vs Radford. ** Sports Shorts ** Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo swept a college baseball doubleheader from UH-Hilo, 6-1 and 7-5, yesterday at the UHH Baseball Complex. On Monday the Vulcans (13-31), who concluded their season yesterday, swept a twinbill from the Mustangs (27-21). ---- Lea Pavreen Arce of Pearl City High School has been chosen to represent Hawaii public high school student-athletes at this summer's Olympic Games in Atlanta. Arce, a cross country, track, and wrestling competitor for the Chargers and who also has earned a 3.896 GPA, was selected from an original pool of 85 nominees. ---- Hawaii Pacific is ranked second in the NAIA Women's Softball Poll released today. The Sea Warriors (27-10) completed regular season play two weeks ago and will compete in the NAIA Far West Regionals May 9-10 in California. ---- On Monday, The two-time defending NAIA women's volleyball champion BYU-Hawaii left for a two-week training/touring trip to China. The Seasiders will play matches against a Chinese military team, a Beijing club team, and Nankai University. ---- Kamehameha volleyball players Karlen Porter and Boo Arnold have signed letters of intent to play for Chaminade next season. Arnold, a 5-11 middle blocker, earned first-team All-ILH honors this past season. Porter, a 5-6 setter, was named to the second team. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 4 to 10 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 4/30/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** UH Hoop Teams Add Players ** Hoping to fill voids left by departing seniors, both the UH men's and women's basketball teams received commitments from players yesterday. The newest member of Riley Wallace's UH men's team is Aaron Curry, a 6-2 guard from Howard College (Texas). Described as "a complete player" by his coach at Howard, Curry averaged 12 points and seven assists per contest last season. He chose the Rainbows over Oregon State, Colorado State, and New Mexico. UH women's coach Vince Goo announced the addition of one player to the Wahine's roster with the possibility of signing another. Post player Sutton Helvey, a 6-2 junior-to-be from Grayson Community College, the top-ranked JC in the country last season, committed to the Wahine yesterday. She