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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/17/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Sumo Day 9 Report **
Yokozuna Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan), ozeki Musashimaru
(Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) and maegashira Kaio are tied for the
lead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with 8-1 records. Kaio
defeated Akebono yesterday while Musashimaru beat Kyokushuzan.
In other matches involving Hawaii sumotori, Konishiki (Nanakuli's
Salevaa Atisanoe) lost to Gojoro, and Yamato (Waimanalo's George
Kalima) defeated Aogiyama. Konishiki now stands at 2-7 and
Yamato at 5-4.
** UH Sports Round-Up **
The UH men's basketball team is in Las Vegas to take on UNLV in
an NIT Tournament second-round game at today at 5:30 p.m. (HST)
at the Thomas and Mack Center. "We feel like we're at home,"
said UH coach Riley Wallace, referring to the plethora of local
food and former-local people in Vegas. "But we have to realize
that we're in the middle of the desert." The Rainbows have
defeated the Rebels twice this season, both games settled in the
final minute.
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The UH men's volleyball team swept a pair of matches from Lewis
University this weekend at the Special Events Arena. On Friday
night, the 11th-ranked Rainbows swept the 10th-ranked Flyers in
a surprisingly one-sided match. In the rematch on Saturday night,
a crowd of 5,781 saw a closer battle, the Rainbows prevailing in
four games, 15-9, 15-6, 9-15, 16-14. The victories upped
Hawaii's season mark to 11-7. Lewis dropped to 16-7.
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The UH baseball team dropped to 6-22 on the season after losing
two of three games to New Mexico in Albuquerque this weekend. On
Friday, the Lobos outslugged the Rainbows for a 25-23 triumph.
The 48 runs scored in the game is a WAC record. The next day,
New Mexico scored eight runs in the second inning and cruised to
a 19-10 win. Yesterday, southpaw Dusty Bergman helped stave off
a Lobo sweep and end a nine-game UH losing streak by pitching
seven effective innings in a 16-8 Hawaii win. Neal Honma, Greg
Millichap, and Robert Medeiros each drove in three runs for the
Rainbows.
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UH golf team member Regan Lee won the Hawaii State Amateur Stroke
Play Championship yesterday at the Pearl Country Club. Lee, a
senior for the Rainbows, fired a 2-under 70 for a three-round
total of 216, two better than runners-up Yukio Saiki and Larry
Stubblefield.
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The UH Wahine defeated 17th-ranked California, 4-0, to capture
the championship of the four-team Bank of Hawaii Invitational
yesterday at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Stephanie
Weise spaced out six hits in pitching the seven-inning distance.
She also had three hits. UH is now 21-12-1. Cal dropped to 16-
12. Southeast Missouri and Illinois State were also entered in
the tournament.
** High School Sports **
Yesterday, the *Honolulu Advertiser* announced several all-star
teams, including the boys' All-State basketball squad. What
follows is a listing of those teams:
==All-State Basketball Team==
Ramsey Williams Moanalua 5-11 11
Derek Christensen Iolani 6-4 12
Steve Hess Kalaheo 5-11 12
Scott Wong Punahou 6-6 12
Kirk Uejo Iolani 5-8 11
MVP: Williams
Coach: Eddie Maruyama, Moanalua
==OIA East Basketball All-Stars==
Stephen Giles Kaiser 6-4 12
Joseph Lefcourt Kailua 6-4 12
Steve Hess Kalaheo 5-11 12
Dustin Low Roosevelt 6-2 12
Gavino Indalecio McKinley 5-8 12
MVP: Giles
Coach: Pete Smith, Kalaheo
==OIA West Basketball==
Ramsey Williams Moanalua 5-11 11
Edmanuel DeFreitas Nanakuli 6-2 12
Brian Rosado-Galindo Moanalua 6-1 11
Mark Okano Aiea 5-10 12
Jaymar Acidera Waipahu 5-9 12
MVP: Williams
Coach: Eddie Maruyama, Moanalua
==OIA Boys Swimming==
Diving: Curt Fowler, Mililani
200 free: Charles Ah Nee, Moanalua
200 IM: Thomas Maglinao, Aiea
50 free: Patrick Liu-Man-Hin, Mililani
100 fly: Kyle Nakamoto, Mililani
100 free: Eli Colburn, Aiea
500 free: Lance McCracken, Mililani
100 back: Lance Fujioka, Mililani
100 breast: Ryan Miyashita, Mililani
MVP: Fowler
==OIA Girls Swimming==
Diving: Miki Kamimura, Aiea
200 free: Faye Baker, Castle
200 IM: Candice Cabebe, Castle
50 free: Janna Bills, Kahuku
100 fly: Alicia Garrigan, Castle
100 free: Kimberly Kimura, Kailua
500 free: Cabebe
100 back: Katie Neff, Mililani
100 breast: Mele Moore, Kalaheo
MVP: Cabebe
==OIA East Wrestling==
103: Alan Magno, McKinley
112: David Chan, McKinley
119: Kevin Kawamoto, Castle
125: Troy Fujiyama, McKinley
130: Edwin Acopan, McKinley
135: Sonsana Mounthongdy, McKinley
140: Zoilo Relator, Kahuku
145: Reuben Kong, Kahuku
152: Jae Chang, Kaimuki
160: Joey Hoffman, Kaimuki
171: Angkhane Sombatphibane, McKinley
189: Vea Tupou, Kahuku
215: Hector Jalomo, Kalaheo
275: Chris Vincent, Castle
MVP: Fujiyama
Coach: Chris Johnson, McKinley
==OIA West Wrestling==
103: Bryson Nakamasu, Moanalua
112: Josh Benauro, Waipahu
119: Craig Shinsato, Moanalua
125: Lance Yamada, Moanalua
130: Jamual Perkins, Waipahu
135: Matt Landford, Waianae
140: Richard Kamakahi, Leilehua
145: Chris Rufo, Moanalua
152: Rylan Lizares, Aiea
160: Matt Fariss, Radford
171: Matt Malliski, Campbell
189: J.D. Fariss, Radford
215: Matthieu Burkett-Erice, Aiea
275: Chris Hogge, Radford
MVP: Landford
Coach: Richard Young, Aiea
==ILH Wrestling==
103: Travis Motosue, Iolani
112: Kahaa Rezantes, Kamehameha
119: Justin Hussey, Kamehameha
125: Peter Matsumoto, MPI
130: Rik Arita, Iolani
135: Sean Kido, Iolani
140: Jason Brown, Iolani
145: Spencer Sequin, St. Louis
152: Vail Minn, Iolani
160: Gerald Welch, St. Louis
171: Joe Chaves, Kamehameha
189: Geste Ornellas, St. Louis
215: Jonah Kaakua, Punahou
275: Sam Taulealea, St. Louis
MVP: Brown
Coach: Albert Chee, Kamehameha
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==High School Riflery==
Results courtesy of Zig Look (zig@aloha.net)
==Kamehameha Invitational Match==
(3/15/97) at Kamehameha Rifle Range
==Individual Match==
Match Winner - 277, Jason Bartels (Kam)
2nd place - 274, Daralyn Aiu-Lee Chinen (Kam)
3rd place - 273, Jayde Look (St. Louis)
High Woman - 265, Jennifer Ma (St. Louis)
High Novice - 260, Kenny Tong (St. Louis)
==Team Match
Match Winner - 1601, St. Louis: Jayde Look, Kristopher Schlund,
Travis Look, Jennifer Ma, Nathan Wharton, Ivan Yoshioka.
2nd place - 1526, Kamehameha
3rd place - 1405, Punahou
1st Female Team - 1031, Punahou: Stephanie Lu, Michelle Parker,
Lianna Chang, Andrea Au
1st Novice Team- 986, St. Louis: Kenny Tong, James Fisher,
Jeremy Young, Matthew Sato.
==Junior Air Rifle Sectional Championships==
(3/16/97) at St. Louis Rifle Range:
==Individual Match==
Match Winner - 373.15 Travis Look (St. Louis)
2nd place - 267.10 Stephanie Lu (Punahou)
1st Intermediate Junior - 363.10 Jennifer Ma (St. Louis)
2nd Intermediate Junior - 358.10 Jonathan Wenska (St. Louis)
1st ROTC - 354.08 Kristopher Schlund (St. Louis)
==Team Match==
Match Winner - 1097.31 St. Louis, Travis Look, Jayde Look,
Jennifer Ma.
1st Scholastic - 1061.23 Punahou, Stephanie Lu, Andrea Au,
Nick Dvonch
1st Junior - 873.09 St. Louis, Kenny Tong, James Fisher, Jeremy Young
** Sports Shorts **
Kauai's Rochelle Ballard earned $6,000 by defeating three-time
world title holder Lisa Anderson in the championship heat of the
Billabong Pro surf contest yesterday at Burleigh Heights,
Queensland, Australia. Florida's Kelly Slater outsurfed Brazil's
Peterson Rosa for the men's title. No Hawaii kane surfer
advanced beyond the round of eight.
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Loyola-Marymount edged UH-Hilo, 9-8, in a college baseball game
yesterday at Simmons Field in Kona. LMU improved to 9-17 with
the win while UHH dropped to 14-16-1.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/14/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Oceanic to Broadcast UH/UNLV Game **
Monday's second round National Invitational Tournament game
between Hawaii and UNLV will be broadcast live (5:30pm HST) by
Oceanic Cablevision, which tendered an undisclosed five-figure
sum to outbid KFVE for the television rights. The game will be
played at the Thomas and Mack Center in Vegas. Oceanic recently
withdrew its $1.2 million per year bid to televise UH sports
because of delays and red-tape. In another development, athletic
director Hugh Yoshida said he will make a strong push for UH to
host a tournament third-round game at the Special Events Arena
should the Rainbows defeat the Rebels. The Hawaii/UNLV winner
will take on either Pittsburgh or Arkansas.
** Sumo Day 6 Report **
Grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) and champion
Takanonami won yesterday to remain unbeaten after six days of the
Spring Grand Sumo Tournament being held at Osaka, Japan. Akebono
forced out Akinoshima (3-3), and in an earlier bout, Takanonami
defeated Kotoryu (1-5). Entering his match with a 5-0 mark,
champion Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) lost a share of
the lead after being upset by Kotonishiki (3-3). In other matches
involving rikishi from Hawaii, Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa
Atisanoe) beat Misugisato to improve to 1-5, and Yamato
(Waimanalo's George Kalima) dropped to 2-4 after losing to
Higonoumi.
** Sea Warriors Get Second Seed **
Saying he feels "very confident about this year's team," Hawaii
Pacific basketball coach Tony Sellitto likes the Sea Warriors'
chances of the winning a national title at next week's NAIA
National Championship Tournament at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yesterday,
tournament officials gave the Sea Warriors (24-3) the second seed
and paired them with William Carey College of Mississippi (22-13)
in a first-round game next Wednesday (2:15pm HST). BYU-Hawaii
(20-7) is also entered in the tourney and will play Transylvania
College of Kentucky (23-7) next Tuesday (2:15pm HST).
** Tam Pushes for Trainer Funds **
State Senator Rod Tam will introduce a bill that will provide
funds to pay for certified athletic trainers at Hawaii public
high schools. Presently, 15 schools are staffed by part-time
trainers. If Tam's bill is passed, about $1.3 in funds,
currently earmarked for pay raises for state judges, will be used
to upgrade the part-timers to full-time status and to hire 25
additional trainers for other schools.
** Sports Shorts **
Two of three first-round games of the Bank of Hawaii Invitational
Tournament couldn't be played because of rainy weather yesterday
at the Wahine Softball Stadium. Before Manoa showers hit,
Southeast Missouri State edged Creighton, 5-4. Games between Cal
and Illinois State and between Hawaii and Cal will be made up
today and tomorrow.
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Five Hawaii surfers advanced and one was upset in the second
round of the Billabong Pro at Kirra Point Australia. Moving into
the third round will be Shawn Sutton, Ross Williams, Kalani Robb,
Shane Dorian, and Kaipo Jaquias. The upset victim was Sunny
Garcia, who lost to Aussie Lee Winkler.
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Hawaii (9-7) will host Lewis (16-5) in a men's college volleyball
match tonight (7:00 HST) at the Special Events Arena. The
Rainbows are ranked 11th in the latest USA Today/AVCA Poll and
Flyers 10th.
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The UH baseball team (5-20) opens a three-game series against New
Mexico (9-11) with a single game today (11am HST) at Lobo Field
in Albuquerque. Robby Robinson (1-4, 7.02 ERA) will start on the
mound for the Rainbows. Mid-Pacific grad Lon Yamaguchi starts at
shortstop for New Mexico and leads the Lobos in RBIs with 29.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 4 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/13/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** 'Bows Win NIT Opener **
Saddled with a ten-point halftime deficit, Hawaii rallied in the
final 20 minutes to eliminate Oregon, 71-61, in a National
Invitational Tournament first-round game last night at the
Special Events Arena. A crowd of 9,184 watched the Rainbows'
inspired turnaround, which netted them a second round meeting
with UNLV--a 66-62 winner over Memphis last night--at the Thomas
and Mack Center in Vegas next Monday. "It'll just be another
challenge for us," said UH forward Micah Kroeger. And the
Rainbows faced a formidable challenge from the Ducks last night,
following behind 40-30 at the half as Oregon pounded the ball
inside. But after employing a paint-cluttering 2-3 zone and
picking up the tempo in the second half, Hawaii came, the guard
tandem of Alika Smith (23 points) and Anthony Carter (19 points,
11 assists) inflicting the biggest damage.
** Sumo Day 5 Report **
Three rikishi, two from Hawaii, share the lead of the Spring
Grand Sumo Tournament (Osaka, Japan) with 5-0 records. The two
local boys are yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono, also known as
Chad Rowan of Waimanalo, and ozeki (champion) Musashimaru
(Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani). Akebono defeated Tochiazuma, and
Musashimaru ousted Kenko (1-4). Ozeki Takanonami is also 5-0
while grand champion Takanohana is one of six wrestlers at 4-1.
Two other rikishi from Hawaii lost, Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa
Atisanoe) falling to 0-5 after being dropping a match to Rikio
(2-3), and Yamato (Waimanalo's George Kalima) slipping to 2-3
after a setback to Dejima (4-1).
** "Still time to turn things around," says Murakami **
Despite seeing his team get off to a dismal 5-20 start, UH
baseball coach Les Murakami says a turnaround is still possible
despite losing a dozen players, many of them potential starters,
because of injury or academics. "These kids are not giving up;
I'll tell you that," said the veteran Rainbow field boss who has
a 961-486-4 career record in 27 seasons at Manoa. "They work
very hard and that is bound to pay off eventually." And if a
turnaround is to begin, the Rainbows can start this weekend when
they travel to New Mexico for a three-game series against the
Lobos.
** Sports Shorts **
A group led by Channel 9 general manager Dick Grimm says it will
butt heads with KHNL for the right to televise University of
Hawaii Sports. The announcement comes a day after Oceanic
Cablevision withdrew from the bidding war leaving KHNL with no
competition. KHNL has a bid of $1 million per year on the table.
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The UH men's volleyball team (9-7) is ranked 11th in the USA
Today/AVCA Coaches Poll that was released yesterday. BYU (13-1),
Penn State (17-1), UCLA (12-3), Stanford (11-3) and Pepperdine
(12-3) are ranked first through fifth.
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The Hawaii Pacific Wahine softball team improved to 20-3 after
sweeping a doubleheader from Illinois State, 1-0 and 3-1,
yesterday afternoon at the Sea Warriors' windward campus field.
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California's Kim Davenport won the Hawaii State 9-ball billiards
championship on Sunday at Hawaiian Brian's Billiards. Davenport,
who earned $2,500 for the triumph, defeated Hawaii's Rodney
Morris in the finals. Morris earned $1,800.
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The sister and brother tandem of Catherine and Legrand Sakamaki
won titles at the National Junior Weightlifting Championships
this past weekend at Flagstaff, Ariz. Fifteen year old Katherine
won the girls' 106-pound class, snatching 116 pounds and jerking
143. Legrand, 19, triumphed in the 130-pound division with a
snatch of 231 and jerk of 292. Both were defending champions.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 4 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/12/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Kapule Tops All-State Softball Squad **
For the third straight season, Kailua High's Pomai Kapule was
named the Hawaii High School Girls' Softball Player of the Year.
The flame-throwing right-hander pitched and batted the Surfriders
to this year's state title. Kailua, behind Kapule, also won
state championships in 1995 and 1996. Lahainaluna's Earle
Kukahiko was named coach of the year.
==1997 Hawaii All-State Softball Team==
Pos Player School Ave Yr
C--Taryn Sunabe Kaiser .429 12
1B-Leinani Hashida Mililani .511 10
2B-Katie Stone Kailua .267 12
SS-Brandy Choy Foo Kailua .467 11
3B-Sommer Kutaka Kailua .455 11
OF-Kristin Anderson Mililani .458 12
OF-Holly Matsuda Kamehameha .394 10
OF-Ashelle Acosta Waianae .486 12
DH-Neko Choy Foo Kailua .378 11
U--Hauoli Kaaihue-Hughes Kailua .455 10
Pitchers School ERA Rec Yr
Pomai Kapule Kailua 0.35 8-1 12
Kelly Kaaihili Kamehameha 0.99 12-0-1 11
Coach: Earle Kukahiko, Lahainaluna
** 'Bows, Ducks Tonight **
A sellout crowd is expected tonight at the Special Events Arena
for the first round game of the National Invitational Tournament
between Hawaii (20-7) and Oregon (17-10).
==UH Starters== ==Oregon Starters==
G--Anthony Carter 6-2 Jr G--Kenya Williams 5-10 Sr
G--Alika Smith 6-2 Jr G--Jamal Lawrence 6-2 Sr
F--Micah Kroeger 6-6 Jr F--Henry Madden 6-6 Jr
F--Eric Ambrozich 6-8 Jr F--Kyle Milling 6-9 Sr
C--Danny Furlong 6-10 Sr C--Rob Ramaker 6-10 Sr
** Sumo Day 4 Report **
Wakanohana's bid for promotion to grand champion was dashed when
he sustained a hamstring injury on Tuesday night forcing him to
withdraw from the tournament. The winner of the New Year's Basho
with a 14-1 record, Wakanohana could have earned sumo's highest
rank of yokozuna with a tournament title or a similar record.
Meanwhile, two rikishi from Hawaii, yokozuna Akebono (Waimanalo's
Chad Rowan) and ozeki Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani)
both won yesterday to improve to 4-0. Another grand champion,
Takanohana, an upset victim of Kotonowaka, fell to 3-1. Also
losing were Konishiki (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe), who is now
0-4, and Yamato (Waimanalo's George Kalima), who is 2-2.
** Seasiders Get Bid **
BYU-Hawaii (20-7) was extended an at-large berth yesterday and
will join Hawaii Pacific (24-3) at the 32-team NAIA National
Basketball Championship Tournament set to begin on March 24 at
Tulsa, Okla. Last week, HPU earned an automatic bid by defeating
BYUH. Opening round matchups for the tournament will be
announced tomorrow. The teams also earned spots in last year's
tournament, and both were ousted in the second round.
** Sports Shorts **
After winning three of four games against Pepperdine last weekend
on the Big Island, the UH-Hilo baseball team now stands at
12-14-1 on the season. Loyola-Marymount travels to Hilo to take
on the Vulcans in a three-game series this weekend.
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Chaminade tennis coach Gene Descalzi announced yesterday that he
will retire at the end of the current season. He has coached
both the men's and women's teams for the Silverswords for the
past four seasons.
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UH-Hilo volleyball coach Sharon Peterson announced that Hilo
High's April Pana has signed a letter of intent to play for the
Vulcans next season. The 5-9 Pana was this season's BIIF Player
of the Year.
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The BYU-Hawaii women's tennis team is 16-0 so far this season.
The Seasiders, unranked at the beginning of the season, defeated
teams ranked first, second and sixth on a recent road trip.
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UH-Hilo (6-8) will host an 8-team women's softball tournament
from March 20-22 at the Old Kona Airport Field. Also entered
will be Hawaii Pacific (18-3), Chaminade (10-15), BYU-Hawaii (1-
14), and four mainland teams.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 4 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/11/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Big Crowd Expected for 'Bows NIT Opener **
Ticket sales were brisk yesterday for the UH men's basketball
team's National Invitational Tournament first-round contest
against Oregon tomorrow night (7:30 HST) at the Special Events
Arena. About 5,000 tickets were sold to season ticket holders
yesterday with the remaining 5,000 likely to be scooped up today
when seats are made available to the general public. Meanwhile,
UH coach Riley Wallace and his Rainbows (20-7) went to work
preparing for the 17-10 Ducks, the owners of victories over UCLA,
Arizona, Temple, and Fresno State this season. Kenya Williams, a
dead-eye outside shooter regarded as the second-best guard in the
Pac-10 Conference, is Oregon's top player.
** Wallace Says Aloha **
UH Wahine volleyball associate head coach Howard Wallace will be
Nebraska-bound after accepting the head coaching job for
Creighton University's women's team. Wallace, a Kailua High grad
and a full-time assistant at UH since 1990, signed a three-year
contract with Creighton for an undisclosed amount. "I'll miss the
feeling of ohana, the spirit of aloha, and the great local food,"
said Wallace. UH coach Dave Shoji called Wallace's departure "a
great loss to both me and the program." Shoji announced that
current assistant Charlie Wade would be promoted to associate
head coach and that a nationwide search for a full-time assistant
would commence immediately.
** Sumo Day Three Report **
Six wrestlers, two from Hawaii, are undefeated after three days
of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka, Japan. Improving
to 3-0 after yesterday's matches were grand champion Akebono
(Waimanalo's Chad Rowan), who outmuscled Kotonishiki (1-2), and
champion Musashimaru (Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani), who shoved out
Terao (0-3). Also undefeated are Takanohana, Wakanohana,
Takanonami, and Kaio. In earlier bouts, Yamato (Waimanalo's
George Kalima) defeated Asanowaka to improve to 2-1, while
Akebono (Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe) fell to 0-3 after losing to
Kitakachidoki.
** Malbeck Leads ALL-HIAC Stars **
The Hawaii Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball
all-star team was announced today, with Hawaii Pacific postman
Juergen Malbeck garnering MVP honors. The 7-foot-1 Malbeck, who
hails from Noerdlingen, Germany, averaged 18.7 points and 6.9
rebounds per game for the NIT-Tournament-bound Sea Warriors.
==ALL-HIAC Team==
Player Team Pos HT WT YR
Juergen Malbeck HPU C 7-1 260 Sr.
Merriel Jenkins UHH F 6-7 190 So.
Ionatana Enosa BYUH C 6-10 250 Sr.
Llewellyn Smalley HPU G 6-1 175 Jr.
Darnell Clavon Cham G 6-1 175 Jr.
Coach: Tony Sellitto, HPU
** Sports Shorts **
Kamehameha senior Dane Sardinha is a member of the Baseball
America preseason All-America first team. A two-time all-state
first team catcher, Sardinha is expected to be an early first-
round pick in this summer's pro baseball draft. Punahou's
Scooter Martines and Iolani's Keoni DeRenne were named to the
third team.
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Several females are playing high school baseball in Hawaii this
season, including Brandy Choy Foo at Kailua, Mandy Alicuben at
Pahoa, and Leinani Hashida at Mililani. Choy Foo, an all-state
softball player, is a reserve infielder; Alicuben starts at first
base and pitches for the Daggers; and Hashida is a backup
outfielder on the Trojans' JV team.
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Citing its frustration with bureaucratic red-tape, Oceanic
Cablevision has withdrawn its $1.2 million per year bid to
televise University of Hawaii athletic events. Oceanic's
departure leaves KHNL Channel-5, which currently airs UH sports,
as the sole bidder.
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Recently fired Channel 9 sports anchor Russ Francis has accepted
a position with the state as Sports Coordinator for the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. A
former Kailua High athlete and pro football player, Francis will
earn $50,000 a year.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 5 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/10/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Tourney News Bitter-Sweet for UH **
The UH men's basketball team, snubbed by the NCAA yesterday,
accepted a bid to play in the National Invitational Tournament
instead. The Rainbows (20-7) will host Oregon (17-10) in a
first-round game on Wednesday night at the Special Events Arena.
Meanwhile, the UH Wahine basketball team, the owners of a 21-8
record, also failed to earn a berth in the Women's NCAA Tourney.
UH coach Vince Goo expressed disappointment that only two WAC
teams, San Diego State and Utah, earned berths in the Big Dance.
** 'Bows Swept Away **
Utah defeated Hawaii, 10-3, yesterday at Rainbow Stadium to give
the Utes a sweep of the three-game sweep of the Western Athletic
Conference baseball series. Rick Clagett went the nine-inning
distance for Utah (14-8-1 overall, 5-1 WAC), yielding eight hits
and striking out five. Meanwhile, Ute batters roughed up Rainbow
starter Jay Spurgeon for eight runs in the four and a third
innings he worked. Tracy Nakano had three hits and Neal Honma
two for the Rainbows (5-20, 0-6).
** Sports Shorts **
The UH Wahine softball team fell to 15-11-1 overall and 4-4 in
the WAC after dropping a doubleheader to nationally ranked Utah
(11-7, 5-3) yesterday at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
The Lady Utes won the first game, 2-1, and the second, 5-1.
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In other softball action yesterday, UH-Hilo topped Hawaii
Pacific, 4-2 at the Sea Warriors' windward campus field. The
Vulcans' triumph snapped a 14-game HPU winning streak. UHH
improved to 6-8 while HPU dropped to 18-3.
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Former UH Wahine players Robyn Ah Mow, Angelica Ljungquist,
Joselyn Robins, Nalani Yamashita, and Chastity Nobriga teamed up
to capture the open women's division at the Hawaii Volleyball 4-
man Championships yesterday at Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki.
On the men's side, former Rainbows Erik Pichel, Pono Maa, Allen
Allen, and Masui Allen were victorious.
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Pepperdine defeated UH-Hilo, 9-2, in a men's college baseball
game yesterday at Kailua-Kona Field. The Waves rapped out 13
hits while allowing just three.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 5 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/8/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Bleak Day for UH **
Yesterday was not a good one for University of Hawaii athletics
as three Rainbow teams fell to defeat. Na Wahine basketball team
was routed by San Diego State, 74-48, in a WAC Tournament
semifinal game at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The
loss doused any hopes the team had of earning a berth in the
upcoming NCAA Tournament. Unless a miracle occurs, the Wahine
will end their season at 21-8. Also falling were the UH men's
volleyball team (8-7), a five-game loser to Cal State-Northridge
at the Special Events Arena, and the baseball 'Bows (5-18), who
dropped a tough 5-4 decision to Utah last night at Rainbow
Stadium. The men's basketball team hopes to bring a bit of
brightness back to UH sports by landing an NCAA Tournament bid
tomorrow. The Rainbows (20-7), decided longshots for the Big
Dance, are more likely to receive a berth in the National
Invitational Tournament (NIT).
** Sapolu Won't Retire Yet **
A faulty heart valve, since repaired, won't be enough to keep
veteran pro football player Jesse Sapolu on the sidelines for
good. Sapolu, a former Farrington High and University of Hawaii
standout, says he'll try to hook up with another NFL team after
being waived by the San Francisco 49ers. He underwent successful
open-heart surgery in January to repair a leaking aortic valve,
and doctors recently gave him the go-ahead to play football
again. The 35-year-old offensive lineman, a veteran of four 49er
Super Bowl championship squads, is in the process of fielding
offers from several NFL teams.
** Osaka Tourney on Tap **
Ozeki (champion) Wakanohana will make a bid to become the 66th
yokozuna in recorded history at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament
set to begin tonight at Osaka, Japan. Wakanohana, whose younger
brother Takanohana is already a grand champion, could earn
promotion to the sport's highest rank by winning the Spring
Tournament or finishing with a record of 14-1. He won the New
Year's Tournament with a 14-1 mark. Hoping to stifle Waka's bid
will be two rikishi from Hawaii, grand champion Akebono
(Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) and champion Musashimaru (Waianae's
Fiamalu Penitani). Both finished at 12-3 at the last tournament.
Another wrestler with Hawaii ties, No. 10 maegashira Konishiki
(Nanakuli's Salevaa Atisanoe), will sit out the tournament
because of a viral infection.
** Sports Shorts **
Punahou's Pia Chock won 50, 100, and 500 freestyle events at the
Hawaii Senior Swimming Short Course Championships at the
Buffanblu's Waterhouse Pool. Last week, Chock led the Punahou
girls to the high school state team title, winning the 100
butterfly, the 100 freestyle, and anchoring two relays.
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UH swimmer Peter Lindh won the 200-yard freestyle at the WAC
men's championships yesterday at San Antonio, Texas. After two
days of competition, the UH men's team is fifth place in the 10-
team meet.
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Six of the 16 surfers advancing to the fourth round of the Coke
Surf Classic at North Narrabeen Beach, Australia, are from
Hawaii. The six are Kalani Robb, Sunny Garcia, Kaipo Jaquias,
Shane Dorian, John Shimooka, and Ross Williams. Hawaii surfers
eliminated were Derek Ho, Shawn Sutton, and Conan Hayes.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/7/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Lobos Bury 'Bows **
The UH basketball 'Bows must hope for a friendly nod from the
basketball gods after being eliminated from the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament, 65-57, by 14th-ranked New Mexico last
night at the Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas. Despite the
loss, the Rainbows (20-7), the owners of a No. 40 power ranking
entering the game, are deserving of a bid to the NCAA Tournament,
according to WAC commissioner Karl Benson and New Mexico coach
Dave Bliss. Said UH coach Riley Wallace: "I told (the players)
to get on their knees and pray. That's what's left for us."
Hawaii could have eliminated any conjecture by defeating the
Lobos (24-6) last night, but the inside play of Clayton Shields
(18 points, 14 rebounds) and Kenny Thomas (12 points, 10
rebounds) proved to be more than the outmanned Rainbows could
deal with. Alika Smith led UH with 19 points while Anthony
Carter added 16. NCAA tournament bids will be announced on
Sunday.
** Wahine in Semis Today **
This morning (10:30 HST), the UH Wahine basketball team (21-7)
will take on San Diego State in a WAC Women's Tournament
semifinal game at Thomas and Mack. The winner will advance to
the tournament title game and probably earn an NCAA Tourney berth
no what the result. The loser probably won't play again this
season. Na Wahine defeated the Aztecs at the Special Events
Arena in January. Since then, SDSU has not lost in 1997 and came
back to down UH in San Diego two weeks ago.
** Sea Warriors Tourney Bound **
Llewellyn Smalley poured in 28 points and Steve Richey and
Juergen Malbeck added 21 and 17 apiece to lead Hawaii Pacific to
an 82-67 men's small college basketball victory over BYU-Hawaii
last night at Blaisdell Arena. The win clinched a berth in the
NAIA National Tournament for the Sea Warriors (24-3). BYUH
(20-7), ranked 17th in this week's NAIA Top 25 Poll, must hope
for an at-large berth in the 32-team tournament.
** Volleyball 'Bows Play Tonight **
The UH men's volleyball team (8-6) will play Cal State-Northridge
(6-7) in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match tonight at
the Special Events Arena. Kahinu Lee, a 6-foot junior out of
Konawaena High, will start at setter for the Rainbows, a move
that UH coach Mike Wilton said was needed "to pick things up."
Lee replaces Kurt Vaughn.
** Sports Shorts **
About 16,000 tickets have been sold so far for both April dates
for the San Diego Padres-St. Louis Cardinals series at Aloha
Stadium. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday, April
19, and a single game the next day. The most expensive $20 seats
have sold out but tickets are available for others in the $16,
$10, and $8 range.
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==High School Baseball==
==Dick Kitamura Tournament (at MPI)==
New Hope (Miss) 1, Punahou 0
Kamehameha 5, Moanalua 3
Marin Catholic (Calif) 14, Damien 4
Mid-Pacific 9, Waimea 8
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==Girls High School Basketball==
==Ka Makani Tip-Off Classic (at HPA)==
Kohala 46, St. Francis 36
Waiakea 59, Punahou 43
Honokaa 58, Sacred Hearts 41
Hawaii Prep 35, Seabury Hall 30
==Kalaheo Lady Mustang Classic (at Kalaheo)==
Kamehameha 40, Kailua 32
Kalaheo 49, Nanakuli 31
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/6/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Na Wahine Cook Rice **
Raylene Howard hit a clutch three-pointer with under a minute to
go to lift the UH Wahine past Rice, 57-54, in a Western Athletic
Conference Tournament quarterfinal game yesterday afternoon at
the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Howard, the Pacific
Division Freshman of the Year, was also a demon on the boards,
snaring 15 caroms. Center Kendis Leeburg, a 6-2 senior, led Na
Wahine in scoring with 21. Howard added 13 and Brandi Ashby 11.
Next up for Hawaii (21-7) is a semifinal showdown tomorrow
morning (10:30 HST) with San Diego State. The teams split a pair
of games this season.
** 'Bows, Lobos Tonight **
While the UH Wahine have today off, the UH men's basketball team
will take to the hardwood for a quarterfinal match-up against No.
13 New Mexico tonight (7:00 HST) at Thomas and Mack. UH coach
Riley Wallace said a victory against the Lobos could assure his
team a berth in the NCAA Tournament. A loss would mean the 'Bows
could be headed to the NIT.
** Seasiders' Wagner Provo-Bound? **
BYU-Hawaii basketball coach Ken Wagner is reportedly the front-
runner for the head coach position at Brigham Young University in
Provo, according to a news story yesterday in the Salt Lake City
Tribune. Wagner said he didn't "know anything about it. At this
point, it's all rumors." Wagner has coached the Seasiders for
the past seven seasons, compiling a 145-70 record in that span.
Meanwhile, Wagner and his BYUH team (20-6) will take on Hawaii
Pacific (23-3) in local small college basketball's version of the
"Big Game" tonight at Blaisdell Arena. The winner will earn an
automatic berth in the March 18-24 NAIA National Championship
Tournament at Tulsa, Okla. The loser will have to hope for an
at-large berth.
** Sports Shorts **
The UH baseball team will host Utah in a three-game series that
starts tomorrow with a 7:00 p.m. (HST) game at Rainbow Stadium.
Hawaii is 5-17 overall and 0-3 in the Western Athletic
Conference. Utah is 11-8-1 and 2-1.
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The St. Louis High School football program has been ranked third
in the country for its success in the 90s by Student Sports, a
national publication on prep athletics. St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
and De LaSalle (Calif.) were ranked first and second.
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Sophomore first baseman Stephanie Wiese was named WAC Player of
the Week after going 8-for-12 and driving in 9 runs in four games
against San Jose State last week. Wiese and her Wahine softball
teammates are 13-9-1 overall and 2-2 in the WAC.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/5/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** UH Sports Report **
The UH Wahine basketball team (20-7) tackles Rice (16-10) this
morning (10:30 HST) at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas in
a Western Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal match-up.
The game will be broadcast live back to the Islands on KFVE-
Channel 5 TV and KCCN-AM radio. The Owls, an athletic team that
likes an up-tempo game, have been inconsistent this year.
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The UH men's basketball team will play New Mexico in a WAC
Tournament quarterfinal game tomorrow night at Thomas and Mack.
The 'Bows, 1-1 against the Lobos this season, received word that
they are a lock for the 32-team NIT Tournament but their sights
are much higher. "We're thinking about the four-letter word
(NCAA), not the three-letter word (NIT)," said guard Alika Smith.
Hawaii is considered an on-the-bubble team for the Big Dance.
** Small College News **
Hawaii Pacific (23-3) is ranked third and BYU-Hawaii (20-6) 17th
in the latest NAIA Men's Basketball Top 25 Poll. Two other
Hawaii teams, UH-Hilo and Chaminade, are 11-16 and 8-19,
respectively.
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In local small college baseball, UH-Hilo (9-13-1) will host
Pepperdine in a four-game series this weekend, and Hawaii Pacific
(14-10), after returning from a mainland road trip, is in the
midst of a three-week lull in its schedule.
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In women's softball, Hawaii Pacific is 17-2, Chaminade 10-13, UH-
Hilo 2-6, and BYU-Hawaii 0-13.
** High School Sports **
The Honolulu Advertiser announced several high school all-star
teams today. The squads are as follows:
==ILH Division 1 Basketball==
Derek Christensen, Iolani 12
Shawn Christensen, Iolani 11
Kaweo Feeney, St. Louis 12
Elijah Neverdon, University 12
Kirk Uejo, Iolani 11
Scott Wong, Punahou 12
Player of the Year: D. Christensen
Coach: Mark Muguiishi, Iolani
==ILH Division 2 Basketball==
Brandon Chock, Punahou 12
Anthony Ciresi, HBA 12
Jacob DeFries, St. Louis 12
Keith Emerson, Iolani 12
Andy Huang, MPI 12
Noah King, Punahou 12
Player of the Year: Chock
Coach: Gary Pacarro, Punahou
==KIF Boys Basketball==
Brent Inouye, Kapaa
Joe Moises, Kapaa
Dwayne Shimogawa, Kauai
Kawaihau Torio, Kapaa
Corey Miranda, Kapaa
Travis Aguinadlo, Waimea
Players of the year: Inouye and Torio
Coach: Shawn Aguano, Kapaa
==ILH Softball==
C--Christine Pascua, University 12
1B--Momi Markus, Iolani 10
2b--Kanoe Cabral, Kamehameha 10
3b--Samee Fernandez, Sacred Hearts 12
SS-Casey Correa, Sacred Hearts 11
OF-Holly Matsuda, Kamehameha 11
OF-Genevieve Tsukayama, Sacred Hearts 11
OF-Kimberly Inouye, Iolani 12
DH-Allegra Thompson, Sacred Hearts 12
U--Kristen Ishihara, MPI 9
P--Kelly Kaaihili, Kamehameha 11
P--Chenelle Chikazawa, Sacred Hearts 10
Player of the Year: Kaaihili
Coach: Wade Okamura, Sacred Hearts
==ILH Boys Soccer==
GK-Nate Adams, Iolani 12
F--Tau Moe, Punahou 12
F--Reid Nakamura, Iolani 12
F--Jaret Asuncion, Kamehameha 12
MF-Tioni Hackney, Punahou 12
MF-Tony Rania, Iolani 11
MF-Alika Cosner, Kamehameha 12
FB-Patrick Boltz, Punahou 11
FB-Jason Mau, Iolani 12
FB-Brad Pyles, Punahou 12
FB-Jason Cooper, Kamehameha 11
Player of the Year: Adams
Coach: Myles Arakawa, Iolani
==ILH Girls Soccer==
GK-Kimela Keahiolalo, Kamehameha 12
F--Kii Spencer-Vasconcellos, Punahou 12
F--Denia Manandic, La Pietra 11
F--Angela Ichinose, Iolani 12
MF-Emalu-Hina Dancil, Kamehameha 12
MF-Kris Kawamoto, Punahou 12
MF-Maya Sakamaki, Iolani 10
FB-Alison Hamada, Punahou 12
FB-Shannon Gouveia, Kamehameha 12
FB-Leimomi Tagawa, Iolani 12
FB-Carmel Hurley, Kamehameha 12
Player of the Year: Spencer-Vasconcellos
Coach: Laurie Baker and Michele Nagamine, Kamehameha
==BIIF Boys Soccer==
F--David Sugioka-Kai, Waiakea 11
F--Shannon Hopkins, Hilo 12
F--Sam Stevenson, Parker 12
F--Joey Przgodzinki, HPA 10
MF-Nic Jarboe, Kohala 12
MF-Jerin Kelly, Waiakea 12
MF-Fred Medlin, St. Joseph 11
MF-Kevin Hashimoto, Waiakea 12
MF-John Buscher HPA 11
B--Marc Miranda, St. Joseph
B--Chad Sue, Waiakea 11
B--Oren Wrinkler, Waiakea 12
B--Puna Belcher Hilo 12
B--Jeff Hughes, HPA 11
GK-Tyson Yoshizumi, Honokaa 11
Players of the Year: Hopkins and Miranda
Coach: Gary Gentry, St. Joseph
==BIIF Girls Soccer==
F--Lehua Alapai, Konawaena 12
F--Tammie Carvalho, Honokaa 12
F--Gabby Ahmadia, Waiakea 10
F--Jeannette Laramee, HPA 11
MF-Bree Colton, Waiakea 12
MF-Kaili Chapman, HPA 10
MF-Lehua Morton, Honokaa 11
MF-Elena Shaw, Hilo 12
B--Marci Jardine, HPA 12
B--Katie Clarkson, HPA 12
B--Jana Ortiz, Waiakea 11
B--Nicole Smith, Konawaena 12
GK-Elise Aiwohi, Waiakea 12
GK-Ashley Van Orden, HPA 12
Player of the Year: Alapai
Coach: Joe Sabado, Honokaa
==ILH Riflery==
Jason Bartels, Kamehameha
Kris Schlund, St. Louis
Jonathan Wenska, St. Louis
Jennifer Ma, St. Louis
Daralyn Aie-Lee Chinen, Kamehameha
Most Valuable: Bartels
Coach: Zigmond Look, St. Louis
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/4/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Wahine Frazzle Frogs **
A summer workout regimen that included up to 800 three-pointers a
day paid off for University of Hawaii point guard BJ Itoman
yesterday, as she hit a couple big shots beyond the arc coming
out of halftime to lead Na Wahine over Texas Christian, 67-52, in
a first round game of the WAC Women's Basketball Tournament at
Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas. "Huge...huge, her shooting
to start the second half," said TCU coach Mike Peterson. Itoman
hit 3 of 4 three-pointers early in the second half to help the
Wahine pull away after a 22-all halftime score. Itoman's
shooting forced TCU out of its zone defense which opened up the
interior for center Kendis Leeburg (24 points). Hawaii (20-7)
advances to a quarterfinal match-up against a cat-quick Rice team
tomorrow morning (10:30 HST). UH coach Vince Goo will seek his
200th career victory in that game.
** UH Men Ready to Rock on Thursday **
While the WAC women have the day off, the conference's men's team
take to the hardwood at the Thomas and Mack Center for first
round games today. The UH men have earned a first-round bye as a
result of finishing second in the Pacific Division. On Thursday
(7 p.m. HST), they will take on the winner of today's San Jose
State-New Mexico game. Hawaii received a bit of good news
yesterday when shooting guard Quentin Gallon was re-instated
after serving a month-long suspension for violation of team
rules. Gallon, one of the team's best perimeter shooters, will
help add depth at the guard position, said UH coach Riley
Wallace. Two other players, guard Aaron Curry and forward Kelvin
Anderson, remain on suspension until they fulfill undisclosed
requirements.
** High School Soccer **
The National Soccer Coaches Association of American announced its
Hawaii All-State team yesterday. Iolani goalkeeper Nate Adams,
one of five Raiders named to the team, was selected as player of
the year. Adams also earned a spot on the 33-player Parade All-
American team.
Pos Name School YR
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F Reid Nakamura Iolani 12
F Jaret Anderson Kamehameha 12
MF Tioni Hackney Punahou 12
MF Alika Cosner Kamehameha 12
MF Tony Rania Iolani 11
MF Jacob Espiau Kalaheo 12
B Jason Mau Iolani 12
B Patrick Botz Punahou 11
B Brandon Teruya Iolani 12
B Brad Pyles Punahou 12
GK Nate Adams Iolani 12
Coaches: Myles Arakawa (Iolani) and Mike Tsai (Castle)
** Sports Shorts **
Punahou's Tehani Miyashiro was named Hawaii High School Girls'
Volleyball Player of the Year by Gatorade Circle of Champions.
Miyashiro, who will play for the UH Wahine next season, led the
Buffanblu to this year's state title.
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Former UH Na Wahine players Robyn Ah Mow, Angelica Ljungquist,
Chasity Nobriga, Joselyn Robins, and Nalani Yamashita are
expected to compete at the Hawaii Beach Volleyball 4-man
championships this Sunday at Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki.
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Ruth Heidrich, 62, set four state age-group records, and Geoff
Howard, three, at the USA Track and Field/UH Intramural Track
Meet last Saturday at Cooke Field. Heidrich, competing in the
women's 60-64 age group, broke records in the 400, 800, 1500, and
3,000 while Howard (men's 55-59 division) won the 800, 1,500, and
3,000 in record time.
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Nine surfers from Hawaii advanced to the third round of the Coke
Surf Classic at Narrabeen Beach, Australia yesterday. The nine
are Kalani Robb, Derek Ho, John Shimooka, Ross Williams, Sunny
Garcia, Kaipo Jaquias, Shane Dorian, Conan Hayes, and Shawn
Sutton.
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Hilo's Obadiah Miller won the 18-29 and the Big Air divisions at
the Mauna Kea Snowboard Championships held atop the Hawaiian
Islands' highest peak on Sunday. Theresa Felgate of Wailuku won
the women's division.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 5 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/3/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Top WAC Honors for Carter, Wallace **
The Western Athletic Conference men's basketball all-star teams
were announced yesterday with Hawaii's Anthony Carter and Riley
Wallace capturing Pacific Division Player of the Year and Coach
of the Year honors, respectively. Carter, a junior point guard,
averaged 19.1 points, 6.4 assists, and 2.8 steals per game for
the Rainbow. Wallace was credited with leading the Rainbows to a
20-win season and a share of the division title. Alika Smith,
another junior guard, was named to the second team. Smith and
Carter were also named to the All-Defensive team. The WAC
Tournament begins tomorrow at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las
Vegas. Hawaii has earned a first-round bye and on Thursday will
play the winner of the New Mexico/San Jose State game.
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The WAC Women's Tournament kicks off today at the Thomas and Mack
Center. The UH Wahine (19-7) will take on Texas Christian
(13-13) in a first-round game this morning (10:30 HST). UH's
Nani Cockett and Kendis Leeburg were named to the Pacific
Division all-star first team. BJ Itoman earned second team
honors and, along with Cockett, was selected for the All-
Defensive team
** Wahine 10K Title to Graybill **
Rachel Graybill, an assistant coach for the UH Wahine cross-
country team, captured first-to-finish honors at the 20th Women's
10-K run yesterday at Kapiolani Park. The 27-year-old finished
in a time of 37 minutes, 13 seconds. Autumn Johnson (37:35)
finished second. An estimated 1,600 women lined up at the
starting line yesterday morning for the race that began at
Kapiolani Park, continued into Kahala, and returned to the park.
** High School Wrestling State Championships**
==Final Team Standings==
Kamehameha 176, McKinley 161, Iolani 118, Moanalua 114,
St. Louis 95, Baldwin 84, Punahou 79.5, Waiakea 60,
Konawaena 52.5, Aiea, Maui 51
==1997 State Champions==
103: Ryson Nakamasu (Moanalua)
112: Russell Ventenilla (Konawaena)
119: Craig Shinsato (Moanalua)
125: Troy Fujiyama (McKinley)
130: Clinton Babayan (Lahainaluna)
135: Matt Landford (Waianae)
140: Jason Brown (Iolani)
145: Spencer Sequin (St. Louis)
152: Keola Kalama (McKinley)
160: Imi Richardson (McKinley)
171: Joe Chaves (Kamehameha)
189: Geste Ornellas (St. Louis)
215: Hector Jalomo (Kalaheo)
275: Steven Grace (Kamehameha)
** State High School Swimming Championships **
==Boys' Champions==
1-meter diving: Curt Fowler, Mililani
200 medley relay: Punahou 1:39:09
200 free: Nathaniel Dean, Iolani, 1:42:58
200IM: Tyler Orikasa, Maui, 1:57:92
50 free: Jason Creelman, Maui, 21:57
100 butterfly: Jason Merchant, Punahou, 51:03
100 free: Jason Creelman, Maui, 48:19
500 free: Jason Merchant, Punahou, 4:44:18
200 free relay: Punahou, 1:29:74
100 back: Sean Kern, Punahou, 51.78 (record)
100 breast: Nathaniel Dean, Iolani, 1:00:87
400 free relay: Punahou, 3:15:19
Team: Punahou 66, Maui 47, Iolani 43, Baldwin 23, Mililani 21, HPA 14,
Waiakea 9, Kamehameha 6, Seabury Hall 5, Hilo 3, Moanalua 2, Aiea 1.
==Girls' Champions==
1-meter diving: Miki Kamimura, Aiea
200 medley relay: Punahou, 1:50:89
200 free: Jill Ono, Iolani, 1:56:61
200IM: Carla Fellezs, Kamehameha, 2:12:91
50 free: Saree Hoopii, Maui, 24:14
100 butterfuly: Pia Chock, Punahou, 57:09
100 free: Pia Chock, Punahou, 52:64
500 free: Jill Ono, Iolani, 5:07:09
200 free relay: Baldwin, 1:40:66
100 back: Saree Hoopii, Maui, 59:83
100 breast: Shari Irimata, Baldwin, 1:09:86
400 free relay: Punahou, 3:43:18
Team: Punahou 73, Maui 36, Baldwin 36, Iolani 33, Kamehameha 26,
Maryknoll 8, Waiakea, Castle, Aiea 6, MPI 4, King Kekaulike 3,
Mililani 2, Roosevelt 1.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 5 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/2/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** UH Sports Report **
The basketball 'Bows earned a share of the Western Athletic
Conference Pacific Division title by defeating San Jose State,
83-76, last night in front of a sellout crowd at the Special
Events Arena. The game marked the final home appearances for
seniors Danny Furlong, who scored a career-high 11 points, and
Seth Sundberg, who sat out the game because of a spleen injury.
Hawaii finished the regular season at 20-6 overall and 12-4 in
the WAC. Fresno State also finished at 12-4. Next up for the
Rainbows is the WAC postseason tournament.
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The UH men's volleyball team swept UC-Irvine, 4, 12, and 5, last
night at Irvine, Calif. Hawaii now stands at 8-6 overall and 6-5
in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
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The UH baseball team dropped a doubleheader to San Jose State,
7-6 and 11-1. Jamie Aloy was tagged with the loss in both games
for Hawaii (5-17 overall, 0-3 WAC).
** High School Sports **
Last night at McKinley Gym, Kamehameha won its first-ever state
high school wrestling title. The Warriors outpointed runner-up
McKinley to grab the crown. Defending champ Iolani finished
third, Moanalua fourth and St. Louis fifth.
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Over on the Valley Isle, the Punahou boys and girls won state
high school swimming team titles. Maui and Iolani finished
second and third in the boys' competition while Maui and Baldwin
did the same on the girls' side.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 5 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 3/1/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Wahine Whip Lobos **
Playing with determination and having fun at the same time, the
University of Hawaii Wahine topped New Mexico, 53-44, in Western
Athletic Conference regular season finale last night at the Pit
at Albuquerque, N.M. The victory snapped a three-game losing
streak for the Wahine. Kendis Leeburg scored 16 points and Nani
Cockett added 12 for Hawaii (19-7 overall and 12-4 WAC). UH coach
Vince Goo described his team as "tough kids" after overcoming the
large crowd (8,893 in attendance) and high altitude (5,000-plus-
feet). Na Wahine enter next week's WAC Tournament as the No. 2
seed.
** Bruins Bop UH Men **
A Pauley Pavilion crowd of 1,554 watched UCLA sweep Hawaii, 12,
12, and 11, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's
volleyball match last night. Paul Nihipali slammed 23 kills for
the fifth-ranked Bruins (9-3 overall, 8-2 MPSF). Naveh Milo
paced the Rainbows (7-6, 5-5) with 20 kills. Despite the loss,
UH coach said his team "took a quantum leap forward. We fought
and scrapped. It was something to build on."
** Pipe Title to Gomes **
Johnny Boy Gomes earned $4,000 for winning the Pipeline Pro
contest yesterday at the Banzai Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore.
Gomes, a Mililani resident, registered two perfect scores of 10
while negotiating 4- to 8-foot barrels at the Pipe. Myles Padaca
finished second, earning $2,500, and defending champion Andy
Irons earned $1,500 for finishing third.
** Baseball 'Bows Fall **
The UH baseball team lost to San Jose State, 12-9, at a cold and
stormy Municipal Stadium in San Jose yesterday. The loss dropped
the Rainbows to 5-15 overall and 0-1 in the Western Athletic
Conference. The Spartans upped their record to 13-5 and 3-1.
Andrew McNally pitched most of the way for UH, surrendering 19
hits and 11 earned runs. Greg Millichap and Robert Medeiros
drove in two runs apiece to lead the Hawaii offense.
** Sports Shorts **
The UH men's basketball team can earn a share of the WAC's
Pacific Division title by defeating San Jose State tonight at the
Special Events Arena. Currently, Hawaii, Fresno State, and
Nevada-Las Vegas share the lead with 11-4 records with one game
to left in the regular season.
----
The Punahou boys and girls have small leads heading into the
final day of the Hawaii High School State Swimming and Diving
Championships being held at the Soichi Sakamoto Pool at the War
Memorial Complex on Maui.
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At the Hawaii High School State Wrestling Championships at
McKinley High gym, Kamehameha has a 12-point lead over McKinley
heading into today's semifinals. The Warriors have qualified
eight wrestlers for the semifinal round and McKinley seven.
Defending champion Iolani, a point behind McKinley, qualified
five.
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The Hawaii Pacific baseball team split a doubleheader with George
Fox College (Ore.), yesterday at Waipahu's Hans L'Orange Field.
The Sea Warriors (13-9) dropped the first game, 5-2, and won the
second, 5-2.
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The UH women's swim team is in ninth place entering the final day
of the WAC Swimming and Diving Championships being held at San
Antonio, Texas. Southern Methodist has an overwhelming lead in
the team competition.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/28/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Bulldogs Bash 'Bows **
Fresno State ripped Hawaii, 98-80, in a big Western Athletic
Conference basketball showdown last night at the Special Events
Arena. The Bulldogs used an aggressive man-to-man defense and
the three-point bombs of sophomore guard Chris Herren (career-
high 35 points) to subdue the Rainbows and a sellout crowd of
10,225. Hawaii jumped out to an 11-0 lead but FSU clawed back,
its pressure defense and the hot shooting of Herren and Rahsaan
Smith (20 points on 9 of 13 field goals) too much for the 'Bows
to overcome. Alika Smith led UH with 23 points. Anthony Carter,
tagged with his fourth foul early in the second half, was limited
to 12 points. A victory would have clinched the Pacific Division
title for Hawaii. Now FSU, UNLV, and UH are tied for the
division lead at 11-4 with one game to play in the regular
season. Should all three win tomorrow--UNLV travels to Colorado
State, FSU visits San Diego State, and the Rainbows host San Jose
State--all will be declared co-champions with FSU earning the No.
1 seed in next week's conference tournament by virtue of its
sweep of the Rainbows and split with UNLV.
** Sports Shorts **
Riding a three-game losing streak, the UH Wahine (11-4
conference) will play New Mexico (8-7) in a WAC basketball game
tonight at the Pit in Albuquerque. The Lobos defeated Na Wahine
last Saturday at the Special Events Arena.
----
Dorian Yates, a 5-time winner of the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding
title, will be the featured guest poser at the Hawaiian Classic
Bodybuilding Contest on Sunday at the Hyatt Regency in Waikiki.
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Sacramento made former UH Wahine basketball player Judy Mosley-
McAfee he sixth pick in the Women's NBA elite draft yesterday.
Former University of Tennessee and U.S. National team player Dena
Head was the No. 1 pick.
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David Trifonovich will be the new head coach of the Hawaii
Tsunami pro soccer team. He played for the Tsunami in 1995.
Tryouts for the team will be held tomorrow at Kaimuki High School
and Sunday at Kapiolani Park.
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The Hawaiian Island Creations Pipeline Pro kicked off yesterday
with first and second round heats at the Banzai Pipeline on
Oahu's North Shore. Among those advancing were Johnny Boy Gomes,
Liam McNamara, Myles Padaca, Larry Rios, and defending champion
Andy Irons. The marquee names on the pro tour--Kelly Slater,
Sunny Garcia, Derek Ho, Kaipo Jaquias, among others--are
competing in Australia.
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The Hawaii High School State Wrestling Tournament begins today at
McKinley High Gym. Iolani is the defending champion.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 6 to 10 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/27/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** 49ers Beat 'Bows **
Saying he "didn't do a very good job of preparing the team," UH
volleyball coach Mike Wilton watched his Rainbows lose a Mountain
Pacific Sports Federation match to Long Beach State, 15-12, 6-15,
15-6, 15-9, last night at The Pyramid at Long Beach, Calif.
"Long Beach just outscrapped us," said Wilton, "and that hurts
because we pride ourselves on fighting and scrapping." The loss
dropped Hawaii to 7-5 overall and 5-4 in the MPSF. The 49ers
improved to 9-4 and 4-4.
** Ticket Rush for Baseball Series **
Hordes of fans flocked to Aloha Stadium yesterday to purchase
tickets for the baseball series in April between the San Diego
Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. The teams, the first Major
League clubs to ever play regular season games in the Islands,
will square off in a doubleheader on April 19 and a single game
on April 20. "We never expected the onslaught of baseball fans,"
said stadium spokesman Les Keiter. "The lines have been long and
the phone has been ringing off the hook."
** 'Bows, Bulldogs Tangle Tonight **
The Special Events Arena will undoubtedly be rocking tonight when
Hawaii (11-3 conference) takes on Fresno State (10-4) in a
Western Athletic Conference men's basketball game of major
consequence. The winner will claim the WAC's Pacific Division
crown.
==UH Starters== HT Yr Pts Reb
F--Eric Ambrozich 6-8 Jr 9.1 5.8
F--Micah Kroeger 6-6 Jr 10.5 5.8
C--Michael Robinson 6-7 Jr 6.8 5.5
G--Alika Smith 6-2 Jr 17.3 2.0
G--Anthony Carter 6-0 Jr 19.2 3.7
==FSU Starters== HT Yr Pts Reb
F--Daymond Forney 6-8 Jr 13.9 6.6
F--Darnell McCulloch 6-5 Sr 5.8 5.1
C--Rahsaan Smith 6-10 Sr 8.8 6.1
G--Kendric Brooks 6-5 Sr 10.9 2.9
G--Chris Herren 6-3 So 15.6 2.4
** Sports Shorts **
The UH Wahine basketball (18-7 overall, 11-4 WAC) team closes
regular season play with a game against New Mexico (17-8)
tomorrow night at the Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. A crowd of over
10,000 is expected.
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The UH baseball team (5-14) will play San Jose State (12-5) in a
three-game WAC series that begins tomorrow at Municipal Stadium
in San Jose. Andrew McNally (1-0, 6.75 ERA) will take the hill
for the Rainbows. Despite the death of his father earlier this
week, UH coach Les Murakami will accompany the team to the
mainland. "That's what he would have wanted me to do," said the
UH skipper.
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UH-Hilo upset Hawaii Pacific, bashing the Sea Warriors, 101-89,
in a men's small college basketball game last night at the Hilo
civic. The Sea Warriors (23-2), entering the game as the second-
ranked team in the NAIA, had thrashed the Vulcans (10-16) by 51
points in Honolulu earlier this season. "Nothing is sweeter than
coming back from that defeat," said UHH coach Jim Forkum.
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The 40th Hawaii High School Swimming and Diving Championships
will get underway tomorrow at Maui's Soichi Sakamoto Pool at the
War Memorial Complex. Punahou's Pia Chock, a favorite in four
events, is the marquee swimmer in the state this year. Iolani is
the defending boys' and girls' champion.
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The UH Wahine softball team (13-9-1 overall, 2-2 WAC) swept a
doubleheader from San Jose State yesterday on the mainland. Na
Wahine won the first game, 12-5, and the second, 16-0.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 10 to 12 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/26/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** 'Bows Looking to Clinch **
A sellout crowd of over 10,000 will be on hand to watch the
University of Hawaii tangle with Jerry Tarkanian-coached Fresno
State in a critical Western Athletic Conference men's basketball
game tomorrow night at the Special Events Arena. A victory by
the Rainbows will give them the conference's Pacific Division
title and a No. 1 seed in the upcoming WAC Tournament. The
Bulldogs defeated UH by six at Fresno earlier this season. Said
guard Alika Smith, a former Kalaheo High star: "I know nobody
else is going to be more excited than me. I grew up here. This
surpasses everything." The Rainbows will play without starting
center and captain Seth Sundberg, who is still not cleared to
return to practice after suffering a spleen injury a couple weeks
ago. "It sucks," said Sundberg of his sidelined status. "I'd
give a lot more than my spleen to play."
==Pacific Division Standings==
WAC ALL
Hawaii 11 3 19 5
Fresno State 10 4 18 10
UNLV 10 4 18 7
Colorado St 8 6 18 8
Wyoming 7 7 11 14
San Diego St 4 10 12 13
San Jose St 4 10 12 12
Air Force 2 12 7 17
** Padres-Cards Series Official **
The San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals will play a three-
game regular season series in April at Aloha Stadium, Governor
Ben Cayetano announced at a press conference yesterday. The
series will include a doubleheader on Saturday, April 19, and a
single game, to be telecast on ESPN, on April 20. Padres' first
baseman Wally Joyner, who played here several times while a
member of the BYU baseball team (against UH) and the Triple A
Edmonton Trappers (against the now defunct Hawaii Islanders). "A
great place to play," said Joyner of Aloha Stadium. Tickets for
the games, ranging in price from $8 to $20, are available at
the Aloha Stadium Box Office.
** UH Volleyballers Hit Road **
The UH men's volleyball team, ranked 7th in the nation, is
mainland-bound for a three-match roadtrip. The Rainbows, 7-4
overall and 5-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, will
meet No. 10 Long Beach State (8-4, 3-4) tonight, No. 5 UCLA (7-3,
6-2) tomorrow, and unranked UC-Irvine (3-7, 2-5) on Saturday.
"We're in more of a comfort zone now," said senior outside hitter
Aaron Wilton. "Before, we were still searching for that."
** Sports Shorts **
Henry Murakami, the father of UH baseball coach Les Murakami,
died yesterday at the age of 90. The elder Murakami, survived by
his wife, Shino, and another son, Melvin, was an avid Rainbow
baseball fan, attending home and away games faithfully until
illness kept him away.
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Keiki Mattson, spurned by the UH baseball program, headed for the
Big Island to play for Joey Estrella at UH-Hilo. And he has
emerged as a star for the Vulcans, hitting at a .312 clip with 15
RBIs and 3 homers. Against the Rainbows this past weekend,
Mattson, now a senior, drove in five runs in the three-game
series. "I just get pumped up to play them," he said.
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The Hawaii Pacific men's basketball team (23-2) is ranked second
in the NAIA Top 25 Poll released yesterday. BYU-Hawaii (20-6),
which defeated Chaminade, 79-65, last night, is ranked 18th. The
Silverswords dropped to 8-18. A fourth local small college team,
UH-Hilo, is 9-16.
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UH football coach Fred vonAppen yesterday announced some
reshuffling of his coaching staff. Tim Green, a graduate
assistant the past two seasons, will coach the receivers as a
full-time assistant. Also Ulima Afoa will coach the offensive
line and Doug Semones the defensive line. Last season, Afoa
coached the defensive line and Semones the tight ends and special
teams. In other news, athletic director Hugh Yoshida announced
that the Rainbows will play Cal State-Northridge on Sept 6. The
Matadors take the place of North Texas State, which withdrew from
a Nov. 8 date.
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Over 1,700 women are expected to compete in the Hawaii Women's
10K run this Sunday on a course that begins and ends at Kapiolani
Park. The fastest time for the 6.2-mile event is 34 minutes,
46.8 seconds, set by Cindy Dalrymple in 1981. Darlene Mota,
whose fastest time for the race is 35:45, is the five-time
defending champion.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 10 to 15 feet
South shore: 3 to 5 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/25/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Padres-Cards Series Almost Set **
At a press conference this morning, Governor Ben Cayetano is
expected to announce an agreement between the state and the
National League for a three-game regular season series between
the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in April at Aloha
Stadium. The series will include a doubleheader on Saturday,
April 19, and a single game, to be telecast on ESPN, on April 20.
Both teams advanced to the playoffs last season, the Cardinals
sweeping the Padres in the first round.
** 'Bows Deserve NCAA Bid, says WAC Honcho **
Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson said the UH
men's basketball team is more than worthy of a berth in the
upcoming 64-team NCAA Tournament. Benson said the Rainbows'
strong finish (Hawaii has won 10 of its last 12 games), solid
schedule (an all Division 1 schedule and an 8-2 record against
non-conference foes), and strong power ranking (No. 36 of 305
Division 1 schools) makes them a deserving candidate. "Hawaii
has done everything the NCAA has asked," said Benson. "I'd be
very disappointed if they didn't get picked." At the moment, the
Rainbows still control their own fate and can gain an automatic
berth by winning the WAC Tournament. The Rainbows can clinch the
WAC's Pacific Division title and a top seed in the conference
tournament by beating Fresno State at home this week.
==Pacific Division Standings==
WAC ALL
Hawaii 11 3 19 5
Fresno State 10 4 18 10
UNLV 10 4 18 7
Colorado St 8 6 18 8
Wyoming 7 7 11 14
San Diego St 4 10 12 13
San Jose St 4 10 12 12
Air Force 2 12 7 17
** High School Wrestling **
The Hawaii High School State Wrestling Championships will be held
this weekend at McKinley High gym with ILH champion Iolani back
to defend its state title. The top seeds in the various weight
divisions are as follows:
103--Alan Magno, McKinley
112--Kahaa Rezentes, Kamehameha
119--Craig Shinsato, Moanalua
125--Peter Matsumoto, Mid-Pacific
130--Clinton Babayan, Lahainaluna
135--Matt Landford, Waianae
140--Jason Brown, Iolani
145--Spencer Sequin, St. Louis
152--Vail Minn, Iolani
160--Eddie Winkles, Baldwin
171--Angkhane Sombatphilbane, McKinley
189--J.D. Farris, Radford
215--Jonah Kaakua, Punahou
275--Sam Taulealea, St. Louis.
** High School Basketball **
The final Honolulu Advertiser High School Boys Basketball Top 10,
selected by a panel of coaches and sportswriters, was announced
today, with two-time defending state champion Moanalua, as
expected, topping the final poll. First place votes in
parentheses. Records include preseason.
W L Pts Pvs
1. Moanalua (9) 25-2 90 4
2. Iolani 23-4 81 1
3. Kalaheo 23-6 72 2
4. Hilo 23-7 62 5
5. Baldwin 21-8 49 6
6. Punahou 20-4 48 3
7. Seabury 22-6 33 --
8. Waiakea 19-6 20 9
9. St. Louis 19-7 14 7
10. Aiea 16-11 10 --
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 8 to 12 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/24/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Na Menehune No Ka Oi **
Unseeded Moanalua completed its storybook run, defeating its
fourth ranked opponent in as many nights to capture the 1997
Hawaii High School Athletic Association boys' basketball title on
Saturday night at Blaisdell Arena. A crowd of about 4,000 saw Na
Menehune (25-2) win their second straight state championship by
nipping Iolani, 58-57. Moanalua had to defeat three teams ranked
in the Top 10 poll, No. 3 Punahou, No. 6 Baldwin, and No. 2
Kalaheo, to set up a showdown against top-ranked Iolani. Ramsey
Williams, a junior guard and the tournament MVP, scored 23
points, hitting 5 of 10 three-pointers, to lead the Menehunes.
The Christensen twins, Derek and Shawn, scored 20 and 14 points,
respectively, for Iolani (23-4).
==Other Tournament Games==
Kalaheo 70, Hilo 60 (3rd place)
Baldwin 69, Seabury Hall 57 [2 OT] (5th)
Punahou 78, Kapaa 64 (7th)
** Iolani Beats Puns for State Soccer Title **
Jason Mau headed in the game's only score 34 minutes into the
second half to give top-seeded Iolani a 1-0 victory over unseeded
Punahou in championship match of the Hawaii High School boys'
soccer tournament on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Tony Rania
lofted a free kick from the left corner that Mau zeroed-in on and
knocked past Buffanblu goalie Adam Sthay. Punahou was the three-
time defending state champion.
==Other Tournament Games==
Waiakea 2, Castle 0 (3rd place)
Mililani 3, Kalaheo 1 (5th)
Hilo 2, Hawaii Prep 1 (7th)
** UH Sports Report **
Tenth-ranked New Mexico rallied from a six-point halftime deficit
to rout Hawaii, 89-69, in a Western Athletic Conference men's
basketball game on Saturday in front of 18,018 fans at the Pit in
Albuquerque, N.M. The Rainbows (11-3 WAC) could have clinched
the Pacific Division title with a win over the Lobos but still
can do so by defeating Fresno State (10-4) on Thursday at the
Special Events Arena.
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The UH men's volleyball team swept San Diego State for the second
straight match, winning easily 15-0, 15-8, 15-13, on Saturday
night at the Special Events Arena. With the win, the Rainbows
improved to 7-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation. SDSU dropped to 0-11. Yesterday, UH coach Mike
Wilton said he is a considering an offer to coach at BYU next
season. "If I were him, I'd go," said his son Aaron, one of the
Rainbows' top players this season. "The support from fans is
unbelievable, but support from elsewhere is lacking." The
younger Wilton described the situation in the UH athletic
department as "a big bureaucracy."
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The UH-Hilo baseball team captured its first-ever three-game
series victory over the University Hawaii by blasting the
Rainbows, 10-4, yesterday at Rainbow Stadium. The two teams
entered the contest with a victory apiece in the three-game
series, the Rainbows having outslugged the Vulcans, 15-14, on
Saturday and the Vulcans taking the opener. UHH now stands
9-13-1 on the season while the Rainbows, who hit the road for a
three-game WAC series against San Jose State this weekend, fell
to 5-14.
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The UH Wahine basketball team (18-7 overall, 11-4 WAC) lost its
home finale, 52-51, to New Mexico (17-8, 8-7) on Saturday
afternoon at the Special Events Arena. Two seniors for Na
Wahine, starting center Kendis Leeburg and backup point guard
Tiffany Fujimoto, played their final games at the Special Events
Arena. With one more game remaining, Hawaii can place no better
than third in the WAC's Pacific Division. San Diego State (14-1)
and Colorado State (12-3) are first and second.
** Sports Shorts **
On Saturday, Iolani won the ILH wrestling championship and
McKinley the OIA. The title was the tenth in a row for the
Raiders, who entered the tournament as an underdog after losing
dual meets to Kamehameha twice this season. Kamehameha finished
second on Saturday, falling 10 points short, 171-161. Meanwhile,
McKinley scored 203 points to outdistance runner-up Moanalua
(178.5) for the OIA crown.
----
BYU-Hawaii defeated UH-Hilo, 90-80, in a men's small college
basketball game on Saturday night at the UHH gym. Ionatana Enosa
dropped in 25 points for the Seasiders (19-6).
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The Hawaii Pacific baseball team (12-8) swept a doubleheader from
The Master's College, 6-2 and 3-1, on Saturday at Newhall, Calif.
HPU improved to 3-0 in the Far West Independent Conference.
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Former UH Wahine volleyball player Karrie (Trieshman) Poppinga is
featured in three shots in the 1997 Sports Illustrated swimsuit
issue which hit newsstands last week Wednesday. Poppinga,
married to former UH volleyball player Brian Poppinga, is
competing on the women's pro beach volleyball circuit and hopes
to land a spot on the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team for that sport.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/22/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** High School Basketball State Tournament **
Iolani will take on Moanalua for the boys' high school state
championship tonight at Blaisdell Arena. The Raiders and Na
Menehune advanced to the title game after semifinal victories
last night, Iolani stopping Hilo, 64-48, and Moanalua defeating
Kalaheo in double-overtime, 57-55. The Moanalua/Kalaheo game was
particularly exciting, with the lead changing hands at least a
dozen times before Ron Jones canned an 18-footer a split second
before the final buzzer in the second overtime period. The
defending state champion Menehunes will attempt to become the
first team to win back-to-back titles since University High
accomplished the feat in 1988.
==Earlier Tournament Games==
Punahou 73, Kaiser 41
Seabury Hall 67, Aiea 53
Baldwin 46, Waiakea 41
==Today's Games==
Kapaa vs Punahou (7th place)
Seabury vs Baldwin (5th)
Kalaheo vs Hilo (3rd)
Moanalua vs Iolani (championship)
** High School Soccer State Tournament **
Two ILH teams, top-seeded Iolani and unseeded Punahou, will do
battle for the boys' high school state soccer crown tonight at
Aloha Stadium. Last night, Iolani edged Waiakea, 1-0, in one
semifinal, and Punahou, the three-time defending state champions,
beat Castle, 2-0, in the other. Tony Rania scored for Iolani and
Bennett Valencia and Ward Penfold knocked in Punahou's goals.
==Other Games==
Hilo 3, Kapaa 1
Mililani 2, St. Anthony 0
Kalaheo 4, Kahuku 0
==Today's Games==
Hawaii Prep vs Hilo (7th place)
Mililani vs Kalaheo (5th)
Waiakea vs Castle (3rd)
Punahou vs Iolani (championship)
** V-ball 'Bows Win **
The UH men's volleyball team cruised past winless San Diego
State, 15-12, 15-2, 15-4, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
match last night in front of 6,311 fans at the Special Events
Arena. The win snapped a three-match losing streak for the
seventh-ranked Rainbows (6-4 overall, 4-3 MPSF). SDSU dropped to
0-10 and 0-8.
** Vulcans Edge 'Bows **
Adam Cancellieri broke a 4-all tie with a clutch single in the
ninth inning to give UH-Hilo a 5-4 college baseball victory over
the University of Hawaii last night at Rainbow Stadium. The win
boosted the Vulcans to 8-12-1 on the season. The Rainbows, off
to their worst start in recent memory, fell to 4-13. The second
game of the three-game series is today.
** Swede Leads HLO **
Anika Sorenstam has a four-shot lead after two rounds of play at
the Hawaiian Ladies Open being played at the par-72 Kapolei Golf
Course. A 26-year-old from Sweden, Sorenstam shot a 6-under 66
yesterday and has 36-hole total of 11-under 133. Defending
tournament champ Meg Mallon is at 137 while the trio of Cathy
Johnston-Forbes, Tracy Kerdyk, and first-round leader Natsuko
Noro are at 138.
** Sports Shorts **
Hawaii Pacific (23-2) crushed Chaminade (8-17), 87-68, in a men's
small college basketball game last night at McCabe Gym.
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The UH Wahine softball team lost a game and tied another at the
Campbell/Cartier Classic Tournament at San Diego, Calif. Na
Wahine played Cal State-Northridge to a 5-all standoff and then
lost to Long Beach State, 7-2.
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The Hawaii Pacific baseball team split a doubleheader at the
Master's Tournament yesterday at Newhall, Calif. The Sea
Warriors (10-8) lost to Albertson (Idaho), 4-0, and then defeated
host The Master's College, 5-3.
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The UH Wahine basketball team will play its final regular season
home game of the season today when Na Wahine (18-6 overall, 11-3
WAC) face New Mexico (16-8, 7-7) at the Special Events Arena.
The men's team will also play the Lobos today but will do so on
the road at The Pit in Albuquerque.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
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** High School Basketball State Tournament **
Following a quarterfinal triumph last night, Hilo will join three
Oahu teams in the semifinals of the Hawaii High School Boys'
Basketball State Tournament tonight at Blaisdell Arena. The
Vikings (23-5), the champions of the Big Island Interscholastic
Federation, defeated Maui Interscholastic League runner-up
Seabury Hall (21-5), 56-49. In other quarterfinal games,
defending state champion Moanalua (23-2) nipped MIL champion
Baldwin (19-8), 46-45, Oahu Interscholastic Association champ
Kalaheo (22-5) crushed BIIF runner-up Waiakea (19-5), 62-29, and
Interscholastic League of Honolulu kingpin Iolani (22-3) got by
Aiea (16-10) of the OIA, 50-46. Kapaa (17-4) topped Waipahu
(18-8), 52-40 in an earlier consolation game. In tonight's
semis, Kalaheo will tangle with Moanalua, and Iolani will meet
Hilo.
** High School Soccer State Tournament **
Iolani, Castle, Waiakea, and Punahou advanced to the semifinal
round of the Hawaii High School Boys' State Soccer Tournament
with wins last night at Aloha Stadium. The top-seeded Raiders
beat Kahuku, 4-1; Castle edged Mililani, 1-0; Waiakea nipped
Kalaheo in double overtime, 1-0; and Punahou defeated St.
Anthony, 3-0. Hawaii Prep nipped Kaiser, 2-1, in a consolation
game. Tonight's semifinals will pit Iolani against Waiakea and
Punahou against Castle.
** Klinker Books **
UH offensive line coach Walt Klinker turned in his walking papers
yesterday to accept an identical position at the University of
Kansas. Klinker, who had worked at UH for a year, becomes the
third member of head coach Fred vonAppen's staff to leave since
the end of last season. DB coach Trent Miles left to accept a
job at Fresno State and receiver coach Ken Margerum departed to
become the new head coach at Menlo College. VonAppen received
more bad news yesterday when North Texas State said it will be
pulling out of its Nov. 8 game against the Rainbows at Aloha
Stadium for undisclosed reasons. UH associate athletic director
Jim Donovan said he will search for a foe to replace NTS. If he
is unsuccessful, UH stands to lose as much as $300,000 in gate
revenue.
** Wahine Hoopsters Fall **
The UH Wahine basketball team lost its second straight game,
falling to San Diego State, 58-53, in a Western Athletic
Conference game last night at San Diego. "It's a very
disappointing loss," said UH forward Nani Cockett (23 points, 6
rebounds). "We were absolutely heartless in the first half" (Na
Wahine trailed 31-23 at halftime). The Aztecs lead the WAC's
Pacific Division with a 14-1 record. Hawaii and Colorado State
are tied for second at 11-3. UH returns home to conclude its
home season with a game against New Mexico.
** Noro Numero Uno **
Japan's Natsuko Noro grabbed a two-shot lead after the first
round of the Hawaii Ladies Open yesterday at the Kapolei Golf
Course. Noro fired a -7 under 65. The foursome of Betsy King,
Tracy Kerdyk, Annika Sorenstam, and Kelly Robbins are at 5-under
67. Three golfers with Hawaii ties are also entered--Cindy
Rarick (70), Lenore (Muraoka) Rittenhouse (75), and Pam Kometani
(77). The tournament continues today.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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** 'Bows Beat SDSU **
Awakening after a 33-32 halftime deficit, Hawaii rallied past San
Diego State in a Western Athletic Conference men's basketball
game last night at the Special Events Arena. A crowd of 6,707
watched the Rainbows improve to 19-4 overall, 11-2 in the
conference, and move within a game of clinching their first-ever
WAC division title. After seeing his team hammered inside by the
Aztecs in the first half, UH coach Riley Wallace ordered the
Rainbows to employ a paint-clogging 1-2-2 zone that effectively
stifled the SDSU interior attack. "We didn't give any easy ones
after that," said Wallace. On the offensive end, four 'Bows
scored in double figures, including Alika Smith (21), Anthony
Carter (15), Micah Kroeger (13) and Michael Robinson (12).
** High School Basketball State Tournament **
With the threat of a strike by the public school teachers
looming, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Boys'
Basketball Tournament got underway last night at two school
sites. Winning last night and advancing to tonight's
quarterfinals at Blaisdell Arena were Moanalua, Waiakea, Aiea,
and Seabury Hall. Na Menehune, the defending state champions,
overcame a 15-point third quarter deficit to defeat Punahou,
64-56, at McCabe Gym. Earlier at McCabe, Waiakea edged Kaiser,
40-37. Over at Moanalua High, Aiea tipped Kapaa, 58-55, and
Seabury Hall crushed Waipahu, 59-35. The tournament's four
seeded teams begin play tonight with the following matchups:
Hilo vs Seabury Hall, Iolani vs Aiea, Kalaheo vs Waiakea, and
Baldwin vs Moanalua. Most of the coaches of the public school
teams are teachers and would have had to sit out the remainder of
the tournament if a teachers' strike had begun today.
Fortunately, teachers' union representatives and state officials
reached a tentative agreement early this morning to avoid a
walkout.
** High School Soccer State Tournament **
Four Oahu teams won first round games at the Hawaii High School
Athletic Association boys' soccer tournament at Aloha Stadium
yesterday. Kahuku beat Kapaa in overtime, 3-2, Castle edged
Hawaii Prep Academy, 2-1, Kalaheo topped Hilo, 1-0, and Punahou
shut out Kaiser, 3-0. In quarterfinal matches tonight, also at
Aloha Stadium, Iolani will take on Kahuku, Waiakea will meet
Kalaheo, St. Anthony will challenge Punahou, and Mililani will
square off against Castle.
** Sports Shorts **
The UH Wahine basketball team (18-5 overall and 11-2 WAC) will
take on San Diego State (18-6, 13-1) tonight at San Diego. Na
Wahine are battling for one of the top two spots in the Pacific
Division which would net them a first round bye in the
conference's postseason tournament.
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The UH men's volleyball team (5-4 overall, 3-3 Mountain Pacific
Sports Federation) will look to put an end to a three-match
losing streak when it takes on San Diego State (0-9, 0-7)
tomorrow night and Saturday at the Special Events Arena.
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Also playing tomorrow and Saturday will be the struggling UH
baseball team (4-12), which will square off against cross-state
cousin UH-Hilo (7-12-1) at Rainbow Stadium. The Rainbows hold a
74-10 series advantage but the Vulcans have won three of the last
five meetings.
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Over 200 gymnasts, including U.S. Olympians Amy Chow, Shannon
Miller, Amanda Borden, and Jaycie Phelps, will take part in the
Hawaiian Gymnastics Classic this Saturday and Sunday at Palama
Settlement Gym.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 4 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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** 'Bows Face Aztecs Tonight **
With a WAC title looming, the UH men's basketball team will host
San Diego State tonight at the Special Events Arena. With four
games remaining--three at home--the Rainbows (18-4 overall, 10-2
WAC) lead the league's Pacific Division by two games over UNLV
and Fresno State, both 8-4 in the WAC. Tonight's foe, SDSU (12-
11 and 4-9), is in the WAC's lower echelon this season.
** State Tourneys to Fly **
With a strike by Hawaii public school teachers scheduled to
commence tomorrow, Hawaii High School Athletic Association honcho
Dwight Toyama said the two state tournaments on tap this week
will go on unless an order to cease and desist comes from
Governor Ben Cayetano or public school chief Herman Aizawa. The
tournaments--for boys' basketball and boys' soccer--begin today
with first round games. If the strike occurs, whether those
coaches who are also public school teachers will continue to lead
their teams remains in question. All five coaches from the OIA
teams entered in the basketball tournament are teachers.
==Today's Soccer Tournament Games==
(at Aloha Stadium)
Kalaheo vs Hilo
Hawaii Prep vs Castle
Kapaa vs Kahuku
Punahou vs Kaiser
==Basketball Tournament Games==
Waiakea vs Kaiser at McCabe Gym
Punahou vs Moanalua at McCabe Gym
Aiea vs Kapaa at Moanalua High
Waipahu vs Seabury Hall at Moanalua
** POW for Malbeck **
Hawaii Pacific basketball player Juergen Malbeck was named the
NAIA National Player of the Week yesterday. The 7-foot-1 center
earned the honor after averaging 26.5 points on 91 percent
shooting from the field in the Sea Warriors' triumphs over
Central Washington and Lewis-Clark State last week. He also
grabbed 19 rebounds and blocked 11 shots in those games for
second-ranked HPU. Two other Sea Warriors have earned the same
honor in the past--David Smith in 1992 and John Strickland in
1994.
==Local Small College Basketball Records==
Hawaii Pacific 22-2
BYU-Hawaii 18-6
Chaminade 8-16
UH-Hilo 9-15
** Wahine Golfers Tee it Up **
The Kapolei Golf Course will be the site of the 11th Hawaiian
Ladies Open golf tournament that begins today with a pro-am
event. The actual tournament, featuring 132 players for the U.S.
LPGA and 12 more from the Japan LPGA, begins tomorrow and runs
through Saturday. Over $600,000 in prize money will be awarded,
with the winner pocketing $97,500. Meg Mallon is the defending
champion.
** High School Wrestling **
The Interscholastic League of Honolulu wrestling championships
will be held Saturday at Punahou Gym. Iolani, the nine-time
defending champion, will be hard-pressed to repeat because of
strong competition from Kamehameha, which defeated the Raiders
twice in dual meets this season. Meanwhile, the OIA
championships are also on tap this weekend. The tournament will
be held Friday and Saturday at the Cannon Activities Center on
the BYU-Hawaii campus. East champion McKinley and West kingpin
Aiea are the favorites to rule the roost. Kahuku, Moanalua, and
Kalaheo are also contenders.
** HPU Baseball **
The Hawaii Pacific baseball team improved to 8-7 after edging
Concordia, 8-7, yesterday at Irvine, Calif. Walter Grilho's
three-run homer and Daric Stith's two-run blast highlighted a
five-run seventh inning explosion for the Sea Warriors.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 4 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
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** English New UH Offensive Boss **
Wally English, who coached Dan Marino, Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon
in college, was named the new offensive coordinator for the
University of Hawaii football team yesterday. He replaces Guy
Benjamin, who remains on staff as the coordinator of academics
and quarterback coach. English said the 'Bows will run a pass-
oriented pro-style offense very similar to the highly-touted West
Coast Offense. His career has included stints with eight college,
three NFL, and four European teams. "Change is inevitable," said
UH head coach Fred vonAppen. "It's a constant in this business."
** GAR Wins for Bekele, Fisher **
Tesfaye Bekele and Sylvia Fisher captured men's and women's
first-to-finish honors at yesterday's 13th Great Aloha Run that
began near Aloha Tower and finished at Aloha Stadium. Bekele,
26, a professional runner from Ethiopia, was the first across the
line in a non-record time of 40 minutes, 6 seconds for the 8.25-
mile course. Rex Wilson of New Zealand set the record of 39:08
in 1987. Fisher, 37, who runs for Hawaii Pacific University, was
the first wahine finisher, striding across the line in 48:22. An
estimated 22,000 runners lined up at the start yesterday morning.
** WAC POW Honors for Freak **
Former Kalaheo star Alika Smith, nicknamed "Freak" by his UH
basketball teammates because of his unorthodox moves, was
selected as the Western Athletic Conference player of the week
yesterday. Smith, a 6-2 junior guard and the son of Kalaheo
coach Pete Smith, averaged 26.5 points in the Rainbows' road
victories over Wyoming and Colorado State last week. "I couldn't
have done it without the other four guys on the court, especially
A.C. (Anthony Carter). He's helped me out a lot." Smith and his
Rainbow teammates are ranked 30th in the Associated Press
National Poll released yesterday.
==WAC Pacific Division==
WAC ALL
Hawaii 10 2 18 4
UNLV 8 4 16 7
Fresno St 8 4 16 10
Colorado St 7 5 17 7
Wyoming 7 5 11 12
San Diego St 4 9 12 11
San Jose St 3 9 11 11
Air Force 2 11 6 16
** High School Basketball **
==Honolulu Advertiser Top 10==
W L Pts Pvs
1. Iolani (9) 21 3 90 1
2. Kalaheo 22 5 81 3
3. Punahou 18 3 71 4
4. Moanalua 21 2 59 2
5. Hilo 22 5 47 8
6. Baldwin 19 7 44 6
7. St. Louis 19 7 29 5
8. Waipahu 18 6 27 --
9. Waiakea 18 4 26 7
10. Kaiser 16 10 18 9
++Selected by a panel of coaches and sportswriters. Records
include preseason. First place votes in parentheses.
==Boys' Basketball State Tournament==
==Tomorrow==
Waiakea vs Kaiser at St. Louis
Aiea vs Kapaa at Moanalua
Waipahu vs Seabury Hall at Moanalua
Punahou vs Moanalua at St. Louis
==Thursday (at Blaisdell Arena)==
Hilo vs Waipahu/Seabury winner
Iolani vs Aiea/Kapaa winner
Kalaheo vs Waiakea/Kaiser winner
Baldwin vs Punahou/Moanalua winner
** Trojans Sweep Vulcans **
USC swept a college baseball doubleheader, 7-1 and 13-3, from UH-
Hilo yesterday in Hilo. The Trojans (12-3), ranked second in the
country, leave the Islands after winning four of five games. SC
took two of three games from the University of Hawaii over the
weekend. The Vulcans dropped to 7-12-1.
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In other college baseball action yesterday, Hawaii Pacific split
a twinbill with Southern California College at Costa Mesa, Calif.
The Sea Warriors lost the opener, 9-3, and won the nightcap, 1-0,
propelled by Walter Grilho's solo homer and Gerrard Gier's three-
hit pitching.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 4 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
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** 'Bows Bop Rams **
Hawaii accentuated its claim that it is a contender and not
pretender by defeating Colorado State, 83-79, in a Western
Athletic Conference men's basketball game Saturday night at Fort
Collins, Colo. Alika Smith scored a career-high 30 points and
Anthony Carter added 23 points and 11 assists to spark the
Rainbows (18-4 overall, 10-2 WAC), who lead the WAC Pacific
Division by a game and a half. The Rainbows have four conference
games remaining, three at home. The victory notched a sweep of
the two-game roadtrip to Wyoming and Colorado, the first time in
coach Riley Wallace's 10-year tenure as head coach that the 'Bows
have accomplished the feat. "I know how tough it is," said
Wallace. "But these players don't believe that. They think they
can win every game." CSU dropped to 17-7 and 7-5.
** Wahine Fall **
While the Rainbow men celebrated, Na Wahine basketball team lost
a tough 71-64 decision to Colorado State on Saturday at the
Special Events Arena. A crowd of 3,640, the largest to ever
watch a Wahine hoop game, was on hand. The defeat dropped Hawaii
to 18-5 overall and 11-2 in the WAC's Pacific Division. San
Diego State leads the division with a 13-1 record. CSU improved
to 19-5 and 10-3.
** State Titles to Pearl City, Kailua **
Pearl City won the state high school girls' soccer title and
Kailua the girls' softball title on Saturday night. The victims
in both title tilts were teams from Kamehameha. At Aloha Stadium
in front of a crowd of 2,201, Tiffany Makue bounced a 35-yard
second-half free kick past the Kamehameha goalie for the only
score of the night to give the Chargers their fourth state title
of the 90s. Kamehameha was the two-time defending state
champion. Over at Roosevelt Stadium, Kailua, behind the fireball
pitching of Pomai Kapule, won its third straight softball state
title and ninth overall, defeating Kamehameha 2-0. Kapule, a
senior, who will undoubtedly be the state player of the year for
the third straight time, allowed just four hits and struck out
eight, including the final three batters.
** UH Baseball Team Loses Two of Three **
Southern Cal won of two of three games from the UH baseball team
this weekend at Rainbow Stadium. After losing the series opener
on Friday night, the Trojans edged UH, 4-3, on Saturday, and
routed the Bows, 12-4, yesterday. Hawaii is now 4-12 on the
season. The Trojans, ranked second in the nation, improved to
10-3.
** Open Title to Stankowski **
Paul Stankowski won the Hawaiian Open title yesterday at the
Waialae Country Club after defeating Jim Furyk and Mike Reid in a
four-hole sudden death playoff after the trio finished 72 holes
tied at 17-under par. For his triumph, Stankowski, 27, pocketed
$216,000. Furyk and Reid each earned $105,600. Three golfers
with Hawaii ties also finished in the money. Scott Simpson (10-
under) earned $21,200, Peter Jacobson (4-under) pocketed $3,432,
and David Ishii (even par) took home $2,520.
** Iolani No Ka Oi **
Teams from Iolani are seeded first for this week's Hawaii High
School boy's basketball and soccer state tournaments. Both
tourneys get underway on Wednesday, basketball at Moanalua and
St. Louis High gyms and soccer at Aloha Stadium. The basketball
tournament moves to Blaisdell Arena, Thursday through Saturday.
==Boys' Basketball State Tournament==
==Wednesday==
Waiakea vs Kaiser at St. Louis
Aiea vs Kapaa at Moanalua
Waipahu vs Seabury Hall at Moanalua
Punahou vs Moanalua at St. Louis
==Thursday at Blaisdell Arena==
Hilo vs Waipahu/Seabury winner
Iolani vs Aiea/Kapaa winner
Kalaheo vs Waiakea/Kaiser winner
Baldwin vs Punahou/Moanalua winner
==Boys' Soccer State Tournament==
==Wednesday==
Kalaheo vs Hilo
Hawaii Prep vs Castle
Kapaa vs Kahuku
Punahou vs Kaiser
==Thursday==
Iolani vs Kapaa/Kahuku winner
Waiakea vs Kalaheo/Hilo winner
St. Anthony vs Punahou/Kaiser winner
Mililani vs HPA/Castle winner
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 4 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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** 'Bows Upset Trojans **
Robby Robinson tossed an eight-hitter to lead the unranked UH
baseball team to a 9-3 win over No. 2 Southern Cal last night at
Rainbow Stadium. The Rainbows improved to 4-10 with the victory
while USC fell to 8-3. Neal Honma drove in three runs and David
Perreira homered to pace the Hawaii offensive attack.
Defensively, infielders Michael Dartt and Darren Masanda, and
outfielder Honma made several fine plays. Game two of the three-
game series is tonight.
** High School Sports **
Two new state high school champions will be crowned tonight in
girls' soccer and softball. At Aloha Stadium, two unranked
teams, Kamehameha and Pearl City, will play for the soccer crown
after semifinal triumphs last night. The two-time defending
champion Warriors upset OIA titlist Kaiser, 1-0, while Pearl City
edged ILH champion Punahou by the same score. Over at Roosevelt
High stadium, another pair of unseeded teams, Kamehameha and
Kailua, will vie for the softball state championship. The
Warriors routed OIA champion Mililani, 8-0, while the defending
champion Surfriders crushed MIL kingpin Lahainaluna, 12-0.
==Today's soccer tourney games==
Leilehua vs Mililani (7th place)
Kapaa vs Hawaii Prep (5th)
Kaiser vs Punahou (3rd)
Kamehameha vs Pearl City (championship)
==Today's softball tourney games==
Roosevelt vs Waiakea (7th)
Kaiser vs Hilo (5th)
Lahainaluna vs Mililani (3rd)
Kamehameha vs Kailua (championship)
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Kalaheo defeated Waipahu, 52-36, to win the OIA boys' basketball
championship last night at Blaisdell Arena. Steve Hess dropped
in 13 points and fellow guard Ikaika Furtado added 10 to pace the
Mustangs, the winners of their fourth straight league title. In
earlier games, Moanalua topped Kaiser, 46-37 for third place, and
Aiea earned the league's fifth and final berth by edging Radford,
39-37, in triple overtime. Over in the ILH, Punahou defeated St.
Louis to earn that league's second state tournament spot. The
state tournament is scheduled for Feb 19-22.
** Simpson Leads Open **
Part-time Kailua resident Scott Simpson grabbed a two-shot lead
of the 32nd Annual Hawaiian Open with a 36-hole total of 13-under
131 yesterday at the Waialae Country Club Peter Jordan and Ed
Dougherty are at 11-under while four others are at minus 10.
** UH Hoops **
The UH men and women's basketball teams will square off against
Colorado State tonight. Na Kane (17-4) are in Fort Collins to
tackle the Rams (17-6) while Na Wahine (18-4) will host CSU
(18-5) at the Special Events Arena.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 4 to 6 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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** Surfer Dies Near Waimea Bay **
Todd Chesser, 28, a renowned big wave rider, died yesterday after
being inundated by a roller estimated at 25-feet at a surf spot
named "Outside Leftovers" near Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore.
"Absolutely shocking" is how Jack Shipley, a judge at Hawaii's
professional surfing competitions, described news of Chesser's
death. "He was as fit as anyone out there. He wasn't out of his
element." Chesser apparently lost consciousness after being
forced underwater by first one then another huge wave. Efforts
to revive him in the water and onshore were unsuccessful.
** 'Bows Edge Cowboys **
Guards Anthony Carter and Alika Smith scored all but 15 of
Hawaii's points, including all 10 in overtime, in a 70-68 Western
Athletic Conference men's basketball victory over Wyoming last
night at the Cow Palace in Laramie, Wyoming. Carter scored 32
points and Smith 23 to pace the Rainbows (17-4), who seized sole
possession of first place in the WAC's Pacific Division with a
9-2 league mark. The Cowboys fell to 10-12 and 6-5.
** Wahine Whip Cowgirls **
BJ Itoman scored 17 points and Kendis Leeburg and Nani Cockett
added 15 and 13, respectively, as the UH Wahine basketball team
routed Wyoming, 63-42, last night at the Special Events Arena. A
crowd of 1,267 watched the game. The win boosted Na Wahine to
18-4 overall and 11-1 in the Western Athletic Conference's
Pacific Division. San Diego State leads the division with a 12-1
record. Wyoming dropped to 15-8 and 7-5.
** High School Soccer **
Two ILH teams and two from the OIA advanced to the semifinals of
the Hawaii High School Soccer State Soccer Tournament following
quarterfinal wins yesterday at Aloha Stadium. Advancing were
two-time defending champion Kamehameha, a 2-0 victor over BIIF
titlist Hawaii Prep Academy; ILH champion Punahou, which crushed
KIF champion Kapaa, 6-0; OIA runner-up Pearl City, a 3-1 winner
over MIL champion Seabury Hall; and OIA champion Kaiser, which
edged Konawaena, 1-0, in sudden death double overtime.
Kamehameha and Kaiser will tangle in one semifinal tonight, and
Punahou and Pearl City will square off in the other.
** High School Softball **
Results of the state tournament quarterfinal games were not
available at press time. Results will be available in tomorrow's
report.
** Hawaiian Open **
Mike Reid and Brian Claar fired 10-under 62s to share the opening
round lead of the Hawaiian Open golf tournament yesterday at the
Waialae Country Club. Peter Jordan is a stroke back at 9-under
and Len Mattiace and Ed Dougherty are 8-under. Kailua resident
Scott Simpson leads a group of five at -under. The 72-hole
tournament runs through Sunday.
** Baseball 'Bows to Face Trojans **
Hawaii will take on Southern Cal in the first game of a three-
game series tonight at Rainbow Stadium. Entering the series, USC
is 8-2 and ranked second in the nation by Baseball America. The
Rainbows are 3-10.
** Sapolu Axed **
Former Farrington High and University of Hawaii player Jesse
Sapolu, 36, was waived by the San Francisco 49ers yesterday in
what a club official called a "payroll-cutting move." Sapolu
recently underwent heart surgery but the 49ers said his health
wasn't a factor in the decision to release him. "It definitely
was a tough call with Jesse," said team vice president Dwight
Clark. "He definitely will be missed." A longtime starter on
the 49er offensive line, Sapolu was a member of four of the
team's five Super Bowl championship squads.
** High School Basketball **
Kalaheo edged Kaiser, 40-35, and Waipahu upset defending state
champion and previously unbeaten Moanalua, 44-43, in OIA
Tournament semifinal games last night at Blaisdell Arena. The
Mustangs and Marauders will meet tonight for the league
championship. Kaiser and Moanalua will play for third place.
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Punahou will take on St. Louis for the ILH's second state
tournament berth tonight at Hawaii Baptist gym after both won
semifinal games in the league's postseason tournament last night
at Iolani Gym. Punahou routed University High, 68-38, and St.
Louis beat Kamehameha, 50-31. Iolani, the regular season
champion, has already clinched a state berth.
** Small College Basketball **
==Last night's games==
Hawaii Pacific 79, Central Washington 77
Lewis-Clark State 65, BYU-Hawaii 59
Seattle Pacific 91, UH-Hilo 71
Alaska-Fairbanks 82, Chaminade 73
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 12 to 15 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/13/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** 'Bows Survive Bus Crash **
"Damn lucky," is how UH basketball coach Riley Wallace described
the fortunes of himself and his team after the bus they were
riding crashed on an icy I-25 interstate roadway enroute from
Denver to Laramie, Wyoming early yesterday morning. "It could
have been worse," said Wallace. "We could be talking deaths if
the bus turned over." Apparently, the bus was zipping along the
iced-over interstate in excess of 70 miles per hour when it rear-
ended a slow-moving compact car and went skidding into roadside
brush, coming to a rest a few feet from a telephone pole. "It
was like the movie, 'Speed,'" said UH forward Micah Kroeger. "I
thought Sandra Bullock was driving." Members of the UH team were
shaken but unhurt. Wallace, who was sitting in the first row of
the bus, suffered a badly bruised right knee. The Rainbows
(16-4) are scheduled to play Wyoming (10-11) tonight at the Cow
Palace.
** High School Soccer **
State title hopes are still alive for girls' soccer teams from
Kamehameha, Pearl City, Kapaa, and Konawaena--all first round
winners at the Hawaii High School State Soccer Tournament
yesterday at Aloha Stadium. Kamehameha, the two-time defending
state champions, edged Castle, 1-0. In other matches, Pearl City
defeated Waiakea, Kapaa nipped Leilehua, and Konawaena topped
Pearl City, all by 2-1 scores. The tournaments top four seeds
enter the fray today.
==Quarterfinal matches==
Seabury Hall vs Pearl City
Punahou vs Kapaa
Hawaii Prep vs Kamehameha
Kaiser vs Konawaena
** High School Softball **
Defending state champion Kailua crushed Waiakea, 16-0, in one of
four first round games at the Hawaii High School Softball
Tournament yesterday at Roosevelt Stadium. In other games,
Kamehameha defeated Waianae, 10-4, Kaiser got by Aiea, 8-6, and
Waimea drubbed Roosevelt, 18-7. In quarterfinal games today,
BIIF champion Hilo will take on Kamehameha, MIL champion
Lahainaluna will square off against Kaiser, top-ranked Mililani,
the OIA title winner, will face Waimea, and ILH champion Sacred
Hearts will meet Kailua.
** High School Basketball **
The OIA basketball tournament continues tonight with semifinal
action at the Blaisdell Arena. Defending league champion Kalaheo
will take on Kaiser in one final-four game, and defending state
champion Moanalua will meet Waipahu in the other. All four teams
have already qualified for the next week's state tournament. In
earlier games, Campbell will face Aiea, and Kahuku will challenge
Radford, with the winners meeting tomorrow night for the league's
fifth and final state berth.
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Kamehameha defeated Maryknoll, 49-33, and University routed
Damien, 70-53, in ILH Tournament second round games last night at
Punahou. The Warriors will meet St. Louis and the Junior 'Bows
will take on Punahou in tournament semifinal games tonight at
Iolani Gym. Tonight's winners will meet tomorrow night for the
league's second state tournament berth. Regular season champion
Iolani has already secured a berth.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 4 to 6 feet
South shore: 2 to 3 feet
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* The following is a summary of the 2/12/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** High School Soccer **
The Hawaii High School State Girls' Soccer Tournament begins
today at Aloha Stadium with four first-round games: Kapaa vs
Leilehua, Mililani vs Konawaena, Pearl City vs Waiakea, and
Kamehameha vs Castle. The tournament's four seeded teams--
Seabury Hall, Punahou, Hawaii Prep, and Kaiser--have drawn byes
into tomorrow's quarterfinal round. Kamehameha has won the state
title the past two years.
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Aloha Stadium officials have announced that videos of each state
tournament game will be available for $25. To order, send a
check payable to Aloha Stadium to P.O. Box 30666, Honolulu, HI.
96820.
** "I Shall Return," Sayeth Seth **
UH basketball player Seth Sundberg will be hospitalized for at
least a week but may be able to return to action in a few weeks.
Sundberg said that an 80 percent chance exists that he won't have
to undergo surgery to remove a ruptured spleen. "Doctors aren't
always right," he said of an earlier prediction that said an
operation was necessary. Meanwhile, Sundberg's UH teammates must
take to the road for games against Wyoming tomorrow night and
Colorado State on Saturday. "Any time you lose a 7-footer who's
playing well, it's a big blow to the team," said guard Alika
Smith. Starting for Sundberg will be Michael Robinson, who
performed well earlier this season when inserted into the
starting lineup when Sundberg was serving a one-game suspension.
** Isles' Strongest to Vie **
Nine of Hawaii's beefiest athletes will compete in the Hawaii
Strongest Man Competition this Saturday at the Blaisdell Center
Exhibition Hall. Contestants will vie in events such as log
lift, farmer's walk, keg loading, iron cross, and sumo. Entered
are Ode Haugen, Steve English, Anthony Harris, Niko Noga, Malcolm
Lutu, Tony Leiato, Francis Silva, Kiu Tuita, and Nick Maafala.
** Local Small College Sports **
Hawaii Pacific (20-2) is ranked second and BYU-Hawaii (18-4) 14th
in the latest NAIA Men's Basketball Top 25 Poll. Chaminade and
UH-Hilo, both members of the Pacific West Conference, have
identical 8-13 records.
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The Hawaii Pacific baseball team is 6-6 and will head to the
mainland for the first time this season. The Sea Warriors will
play seven games in California during the six-day trip. The UH-
Hilo baseball team is 6-10-1 and will host Southern Cal next
week.
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Hawaii Pacific will host the HPU Swinging Softball Classic this
weekend at the Sea Warriors' windward campus field. Azusa
Pacific, BYU-Hawaii, and Chaminade will join HPU in the tourney.
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Chaminade basketball players Damian Cephas and Peter
Munsterteiger were named to the Pacific West Conference All-
Academic second team yesterday.
** High School Basketball **
Damien edged Hawaii Baptist, 58-55, in an ILH boys basketball
tournament playoff game last night at Damien. The single-
elimination tournament continues tonight at Punahou gym, with the
Monarchs taking on University High, and Kamehameha facing
Maryknoll. The tourney winner will earn the ILH's second state
tournament berth. Regular season champion Iolani has already
clinched a berth.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 10 to 12 feet
South shore: 2 to 3 feet
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* The following is a summary of the 2/11/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** Sundberg May Miss Season **
UH basketball player Seth Sundberg, the team's starting center,
may be sidelined for the remainder of the season because of a
lacerated spleen, an injury sustained in Saturday's game against
Air Force. "It's devastating," said UH assistant coach Jackson
Wheeler. "He's worked so hard through so much. It's really
upsetting." At the very least, the 7-foot-2 Sundberg will miss
an indefinite period of time while the injury heals. And if an
operation is required, he'll miss the remainder of the season.
"I feel bad for him," said teammate Micah Kroeger. "It's his
senior year and we're doing well. We're going to miss his
leadership." The Rainbows, tied for the WAC's Pacific Division
lead, take to road for games against Wyoming on Thursday and
Colorado State on Saturday.
** Hawaiian Open This Week **
The $1.2 million Hawaii Open golf tournament is set to run
Thursday through Sunday at the Waialae Country Club. A couple of
preliminary events precede the tournament, including the $25,000
Johnny Bellinger Shootout today and a Pro-Am event tomorrow.
ABC-TV will broadcast the tournament's third and fourth rounds on
Saturday and Sunday.
** UH Volleyball **
The UH men's volleyball team (5-4) is ranked sixth in the
Volleyball Magazine Top 10 Poll released yesterday. Penn State
(10-1), Stanford (5-1), UCLA (4-2), BYU (5-1), and UC-Santa
Barbara (4-3) round out the top five.
** UH Softball **
The UH Wahine softball team is ranked 22nd in the USA Today/NFCA
Preseason Coaches Top 25 Poll.
** High School Sports Report **
==Advertiser Boys' Basketball Top Ten==
Record Pts Pvs
1. Iolani (7) 22-3 88 1
2. Moanalua (2) 20-1 76 2
3. Kalaheo 19-5 70 4
4. Punahou 17-2 66 3
5. St. Louis 19-5 57 5
6. Baldwin 19-7 44 6
7. Waiakea 18-2 35 7
8. Hilo 18-5 26 8
9. Kaiser 16-8 17 --
10. University 15-8 10 9
++Selected by a panel of coaches and members of the sports
media. First place votes in parentheses. Records include
preseason.
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The 12-team Hawaii High School Girls State Softball Tournament
begins tomorrow at Roosevelt High Field. OIA champion Mililani
is the top seed and is followed by ILH champion Sacred Hearts,
BIIF champ Hilo, and MIL winner Lahainaluna. The top four have
earned byes into Thursday's quarterfinal round. Kailua defeated
Waianae to capture last year's state title.
==Tomorrow's First Round Games==
Aiea vs Kaiser
Waimea vs Roosevelt
Waiakea vs Kailua
Waianae vs Kamehameha
==Thursday's Quarterfinal pairings==
Hilo vs Waianae/Kamehameha winner
Lahainaluna vs Aiea/Kaiser winner
Mililani vs Waimea/Roosevelt winner
Sacred Hearts vs Waiakea/Kailua winner
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Kalaheo will take on Kaiser, and Moanalua will square off against
Waipahu in OIA boys' basketball tournament semifinal matchups on
Thursday night at the Blaisdell Arena. The winners will play for
the OIA title on Friday. All four teams have already qualified
for the Feb. 19-22 state tournament. Campbell, Kahuku, Aiea, and
Radford are still battling for the league's fifth berth.
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In ILH basketball, Iolani has already clinched the league title
and a berth in the state tournament. Meanwhile, the other
members of the private school league will do battle in a single
elimination tournament for the ILH's second state tourney spot.
Tonight, Division II champion Hawaii Baptist will take on Damien
Tomorrow, the HBA/Damien winner will meet University High and
Kamehameha will face Maryknoll. Wednesday's winners will meet
Punahou and St. Louis, respectively, on Thursday night, and
Thursday's winners will square off on Friday night for the state
tourney bid.
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KIF SPORT NEWS --via Valentine Garcia
The Kapaa boys basketball team won the KIF title this weekend with
a 71-48 victory over Waimea. They had four players in double figures
with Kawaihau Torio leading the way with 12 points. Dusty Miller had 11,
Sophomore Nick Hill threw down 10 and Freshman Enoch McKeague also
had 10. The Kapaa Warriors are 7-0 in the KIF and 13-3 overall. They
have one more game against Kauai High; then they are off to the state
tournament. Their goal is to win the first game in the state
tournament. No KIF team has won a first round game in decades.
The Kapaa boys soccer team won a tough game against Kauai High this
weekend. They won 2-0 with goals from John Lopez and Cy Tamura. They
were assisted by Nick Hill and Matt Tinder. The win gives Kapaa the KIF
championship and the right to go to the state tournament. Kapaa got
slammed last time they went to Oahu. In the Iolani tournament
they went 1-4. But the Kapaa team has improved greatly with the return
of their defensive star Jason Nomi.
The Kapaa girls soccer team also won the KIF title with a dissapointing
5-1 win. Why is it dissapointing? Well, that was only the second goal
scored on them in the past 2 years. But to defend the Warriors they were
missing their starting sweeper Moana McReynolds for the game and they
had their backup goalie in the game when the goal was scored. Freshman
Arlene Devitt had a hat trick and an assist, while Andrea Alflier had a
couple of assists and kept the midfield in check. The Warriors are
leaving for the state tournament on Wednesday and they should represent
the island of Kauai very well.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 10 to 12 feet
South shore: 2 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/10/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** UH Sports Report **
The men's basketball team routed Air Force, 87-63, at the Special
Events Arena on Saturday night. "It's all about revenge," said
center Seth Sundberg (9 points, 11 boards) in reference to the
Falcons' upset victory over the 'Bows earlier this season.
Micah Kroeger scored 18 points to lead UH (16-4 overall and 8-2
WAC). Air Force fell to 5-15 and 1-10.
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Also on Saturday night and also against Air Force, the Wahine
basketball team cruised to a 71-52 victory at the Air Force
Academy. Nani Cockett, Kendis Leeburg, and Raylene Howard scored
17,15, and 13 points, respectively for Na Wahine (17-4 and 10-1).
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The UH baseball team defeated Oregon State, 11-3, yesterday and
lost to the Beavers, 9-5, on Saturday. OSU (2-1) won the three
games series 2 to 1. Hawaii is 3-10. Freshman Jamie Aloy,
throwing mostly fastballs and changeups, pitched a complete game
to earn yesterday's win.
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Ken Margerum has resigned as a football assistant at UH to become
the new head coach at Menlo College, an NCAA Division III school.
Margerum, a former All-American receiver at Stanford and a nine-
year NFL veteran, had been coaching the Rainbow receivers.
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The Wahine softball team won its own Preseason Classic Tournament
this weekend, defeating Hawaii Pacific, 6-4 in the tourney finale
yesterday at the Wahine Softball Stadium. The Wahine finished
the tournament 4-0. Chaminade and UH-Hilo were also entered.
** High School Sports **
The Kaiser girls and the Mililani boys won OIA soccer
championships on Saturday night at Pearl City High Field. The
Cougars defeated host Pearl City, 3-2, in sudden death double
overtime while the Trojans edged Kalaheo, 1-0, in a defensive
struggle. All four teams, along with the Castle, Mililani, and
Leilehua girls, and the Kaiser, Castle, and Kahuku boys, will
represent the OIA at the upcoming state tournament. In other
soccer action, Kamehameha topped Baldwin, 4-0, in a playoff game
on Maui on Saturday to earn a berth in the upcoming girls' state
high school soccer tournament. Also, the Waiakea boys and the
Hawaii Prep Academy girls won BIIF soccer championships on
Saturday. The Warriors beat HPA, 5-2, and Ka Makani beat
Waiakea, 2-0. The girls state tournament will be held this week
at Aloha Stadium. ILH champion Punahou is the top seed, followed
by Kaiser, Hawaii Prep, and Seabury Hall.
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McKinley won the OIA East Wrestling Championship and Aiea the OIA
West on Saturday. McKinley wrestlers won six individual titles
and Aiea wrestlers two.
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Waipahu, Moanalua, Kaiser, and Kalaheo advanced to the OIA boys
basketball semifinals with victories on Saturday night. All four
teams also earned state tournament berths. Waipahu defeated
Kahuku, 51-43, Moanalua crushed Radford, 62-41, Kaiser edged
Aiea, 39-32, and Kalaheo pounded Campbell, 55-36.
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The Kahuku boys and the Roosevelt girls won OIA East Swimming
Championships on Saturday at Kalani High School pool.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 6 to 8 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 2/8/97 Hawaii Sports News *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. *
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** UH Sports Report **
UC-Santa Barbara defeated the UH men's volleyball team in a five-
game match last night at the Special Events Arena. The Rainbows
(5-4 overall and 3-3 MPSF) served for the match twice in the
fourth game but could not put away the Gauchos (). Jason Ring
and Aaron Wilton had 38 and 27 kills, respectively, for Hawaii.
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Oregon State battered the UH baseball team, 14-4, last night at
Rainbow Stadium. The Beavers (1-0) used a nine-run outburst in
the top of the eighth to break open a 5-4 game. Hawaii dropped
to 2-9. Robert Medeiros had two of the Rainbows' six hits.
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The UH Wahine softball team ripped BYU-Hawaii, 17-1, yesterday
afternoon at the Wahine Softball Stadium. The game was the
season-opener for both teams. Kehau Cofran had four hits in as
many at bats to spark Na Wahine.
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Nani Cockett and Riley Wallace were named the sportspersons of
the month for January by the Honolulu Quarterback Club. Cockett
averaged 20-plus points to lead the UH Wahine basketball team to
a 7-1 record in January while Wallace coached the Rainbow men's
basketball team to its second best start in UH history.
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Pinsoom Tenzing has been named the full-time women's soccer coach
for UH. Tenzing, a native of India, has coached the Wahine club
team for the past three years, compiling a 14-33-4 record.
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The UH men's basketball team (15-4 overall, 7-2 WAC) will take on
Air Force (5-14, 1-9) in a WAC game tonight at the Special Events
Arena. The Falcons upset the Rainbows earlier this season.
** Sports Shorts **
Hawaii Pacific defeated BYU-Hawaii, 84-67, in a men's small
college basketball game last night at Cannon Activities Center.
Entering the game the Sea Warriors (20-2) were ranked 2nd in the
NAIA and the Seasiders (18-4) 11th.
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The UH-Hilo baseball team swept a doubleheader from Hawaii
Pacific yesterday in Hilo. The Vulcans won the first game, 10-3,
and the second, 9-3.
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The OIA boys' basketball playoffs continue tonight with four
quarterfinal games: Aiea vs Kaiser, Kalaheo vs Campbell, Kahuku
vs Waipahu, and Moanalua vs Radford. The winners will earn state
tournament berths.
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The OIA soccer championship will be settled tonight at Pearl City
with Mililani taking on Kalaheo for the boys' crown and Pearl
City facing Kaiser for the girls'.
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Mililani won both the boys' and girls' titles at the OIA Western
Division Swimming and Diving Championships yesterday at Pearl
City Recreation Center.
** Oahu Surf Report **
North shore: 8 to 12 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
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