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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/29/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
St. Louis thrashed Kahuku, 27-7, in a high school preseason game last
night at Aloha Stadium. Jason Gesser passed for 237 yards and three
touchdowns and sophomore running back Damien Cole rushed for 88 yards and
one score to spark the Crusaders. Hausia Faleofa rushed for 112
yards on 18 carries and scored Kahuku's lone touchdown.
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The 11th ranked UH Wahine volleyball team opens its season tonight with a
first round game against Illinois State in the Aston Imua Volleyball
Challenge at the Special Events Arena. Therese Crawford, Cecilia Goods,
Heidi Illustre, and Nikki Hubbert have nailed down starting spots.
Freshmen Jessica Sudduth and Jameka Stevens and returnee Jennifer Roberts
are battling for the other starting berths.
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Starting tight end Armando Morlos will probably sit out the UH football
team's season opener tomorrow against Minnesota because of a hernia.
Former Kamehameha player Lonn Kalama will probably start in his place.
Meanwhile, the Gophers arrived in Honolulu yesterday. First-year coach
Glen Mason said he's concerned about "playing in paradise, where there are
a lot of distractions." Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. HST at Aloha Stadium.
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Honolulu's Eric Alexander defeated Rosemberg Rojas of Mexico in a
three-round unanimous decision in the feature bout of a five-match
professional boxing card last night at Blaisdell Arena. A crowd of about
1,000 was on hand.
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Over 300 crews are entered in this Sunday's Queen Liliuokalani Outrigger
Canoe Races to be held in the waters off Kailua-Kona. The winners of
the men's and women's open races--both 18-mile iron-paddler events--will
receive all-expenses paid trips to Tahiti to compete in the Hawaiki Nui
Va'a, Tahiti's championship canoe race held in November.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 4 to 6 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/28/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Governor Ben Cayetano accused UH coach Fred vonAppen of undermining the
support for the Rainbow football program by his less than hospitable
actions. Cayetano said that vonAppen's constant criticism of the lack of
support the program is receiving is not being taken well by fans. "He has
to understand that he needs the support of the guy on the street," said
Cayetano, who also voiced his displeasure that vonAppen failed to attend a
banquet in honor of UH boosters who contributed funds to the program.
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The following are the tentative starters for the UH Rainbows in their
season-opening football game against Minnesota on Saturday:
==Defense==
Safeties: Eddie Klaneski, Chris Shinnick
Corners: Robbie Robinson, Al Hunter
Linebackers: Rufus Ayeni, Stephen Gonzales, Doug Rosevold, Brian Chapman
Line: Ellie Kapihe, Bob Pigott, Ben Bright
==Offense==
Wideouts: Wesley Morris, Eleu Kane
Tight end: Armondo Morlos
Tackles: Adrian Klemm, Kaulana Noa
Guards: Conrad Paulo, Gary Krug
Center: Shane Oliveira
Quarterback: Tim Carey
Backs: Quincy Jacobs, Morrie Roe
==Specialists==
Punter: Chad Shrout
Kicker: Eric Hannum
Long snapper: Tyler Tanigawa
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The *Hon Adv* announced its 1997 high school preseason All-State football
team today:
==Offense==
QB--Jason Gesser, St. Louis, Sr,
RB--Jacob Ordenstein, Kamehameha, Sr.
RB--Joe Igber, Iolani, Jr.
RB--Kevin Tarpley, Honokaa, Sr.
WR--Craig Stutzman, St. Louis, Sr.
WR--Kaui Ho, St. Louis, Jr.
OL--Rockne Freitas, Kamehameha, Sr.
OL--Ray Fonoti, Aiea, Sr.
OL--William Lobendahn, St. Louis, Sr.
OL--Aukuso Tuilemotu, McKinley, Sr.
OL--Auniutea Tuilemotu, Leilehua, Sr.
K---Nicholas Schreiner, Pac-Five, Sr.
==Defense==
DL--Tony Tata, St. Louis, Sr.
DL--Ing Aleaga, Aiea, Sr.
DL--Sam Taulealea, St. Louis, Sr.
DL--Whit Sosene, Waianae, Sr.
DL--Lauvale Sape, Leilehua, Sr.
LB--Fabian Manumaleuna, St. Louis, Sr.
LB--Matt Wright, Iolani, Sr.
LB--Joseph Siofele, St. Louis, Jr.
LB--Robby Takara, Campbell, Sr.
DB--Geste Ornellas, St. Louis, Sr.
DB--Keala Loo, St. Louis, Sr.
DB--Nate Jackson, Waianae, Sr.
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The BYU-Hawaii women's volleyball team, 30-1 in 1996, will seek its fourth
consecutive NAIA National title this season with a revamped but
potentially potent lineup. Gone are four potential senior starters--two
are serving Mormon missions-- but replacing them will be some talented
freshmen from Brazil. Hawaii Pacific (17-10) will field a smallish but
talented team; Chaminade is coming off its best season (21-9) in school
history; and UH-Hilo is coming off its worst (7-21).
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/27/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Former Punahou and Stanford player Mike Lambert has signed a contract to
play professional volleyball in Italy for an amount close to $100,000 per
season. The only collegian on U.S. Olympic team, Lambert led the Cardinal
to the NCAA title last May. Since then, he has been playing on the Pro
Beach Volleyball Tour.
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Oddsmakers have installed Minnesota as 12 1/2 points favorites for their
game against the UH football team on Saturday afternoon at Aloha Stadium.
Senior Tim Carey will start at quarterback for the Rainbows.
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ESPN Sportscenter featured UH player Shannon Smith on a recent broadcast.
Smith, a placekicker for the 'Bows, drowned earlier this year while trying
to rescue Cody vonAppen, the son of UH coach Fred vonAppen, at Waipahe'e
Slippery Slide on Kauai. A 6,000-word article about Smith is slated to
appear in an upcoming edition of Sports Illustrated.
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St. Louis will take on Kahuku in the prep preseason football game of the
week. The Crusaders and Red Raiders will square off tomorrow night at
Aloha Stadium. Other preseason games on tap:
==Friday==
Waimea vs Lahainaluna at War Memorial
Kaimuki at Roosevelt
Kalani at Kaiser
Mililani at Aiea
Radford at Campbell
Kalaheo at Castle
Baldwin at Waianae
Waialua at Moanalua
Tafuna (Samoa) at Nanakuli
Hilo vs Kauai at Vidinha Stadium
Kohala at Ka'u
Pearl City at Kailua
At Aloha Stadium: Pac-Five vs Leilehua
Damien vs Farrington
Iolani vs Waipahu
==Saturday==
St Anthony at Hawaii Prep
Kamehameha at Konawaena
Waiakea vs McKinley at Roosevelt
Honokaa vs Kapaa at Vidinha Stadium
At War Memorial: Kekaulike vs Calvary Chapel (Calif).
Punahou vs Maui
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/26/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
The *Hon Adv* today ran a front-page story about former BYU-Hawaii
basketball coach Charles "Chic" Hess, now a part-time physical education
teacher at Kaaawa Elementary School. Hess, a former junior college
coach of the year who will coach the Kahuku High boys' basketball team
this season, is credited with instilling new vigor for physical
conditioning and sports amongst the children and parents of
Kaaawa.
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Hawaii Pacific University basketball coach and athletic director Tony
Sellitto has signed a new five-year contract with the school. He has held
the dual position at HPU since 1988, amassing a 210-84 record as the hoops
honcho. Sellitto also announced that the Sea Warriors will play their
home games at Blaisdell Arena this season.
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To lessen the chance of being observed by spies, the UH football team
practiced in the Rainbow baseball stadium and in Klum Gym yesterday.
"We've got some concerns about somebody (from Minnesota, the 'Bows foe
this Saturday) looking at us. I deferred to concerns about that."
Hawaii's usual practice venues--Cooke Field and the grass practice
area--are viewable by passers-by.
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Former Kamehameha catcher Dane Sardinha rejected an offer of $750,000 from
the Kansas City Royals and instead has enrolled at Pepperdine where he
will a member of the Waves baseball team. An all-state player for the
Warriors the past couple seasons, Sardinha was selected by the Royals in
the second round of the June amateur draft. He was holding out for $1.5
million and opted to attend Pepperdine on a full scholarship when the
Royals were unwilling to meet his terms.
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The coaches of the Western Athletic Conference say that the UH Wahine
will rule the league's Pacific division despite losing five starters to
graduation. Other teams in the division, listed in the order of the
coaches' ranking, are San Diego State, Fresno State, Rice, San Jose State,
SMU, Tulsa, and Texas Christian. Na Wahine, ranked 11th in the country,
will host the four-team Aston Imua Wahine Challenge this weekend.
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St. Louis football coach and athletic director Cal Lee has hired Georges
Gilbert as the school's sports information director, a position no other
high school in Hawaii has. In addition to acting as a liason to the
media, Gilbert, 25, will keep stats, break down Crusader game films, and
check the academic progress of players. The Saints are ranked fifth in
the current Top 25 poll published by national prep football guru Doug
Huff.
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Maui's Val Patao set three state records at the Team Hawaii Weightlifting
competition on Saturday at the Nuuanu YMCA. A competitor in the 218-pound
division, Patao snatched 242 pounds, jerked 320, and amassed a total of
562, all records. Other record breakers at the meet were Hilo's Catherine
Sakamaki (snatched 121 pounds) and Maui's Lesline Patao (jerked 149
pounds).
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/25/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
A crowd of 5,154 showed up at the Special Events Arena on Saturday night
to watch the UH Wahine volleyball team square off in an intrasquad match.
Coach Dave Shoji said that the only player to have nailed down a starting
spot is Heidi Illustre at right side hitter. Seniors Therese Crawford and
Cecilia Goods are also expected to start with the other positions still
wide open.
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Kamehameha routed Farrington, 30-6, in a high school preseason football
game Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Halfback Kapono Kaluhiokalani
scored twice on short runs and Justin Takasaki returned a punt 61 yards
for a touchdown for the Warriors. Other prep scores--
Punahou 14, Kahuku 12 Pac-Five 24, King Kekaulike 6
Maui 24, Konawaena 23 Waiakea 43, Moanalua 14
Kaimuki 42, Kohala 36 Kalani 14, Honokaa 0
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Two former Hawaii prep stars were cut by NFL teams yesterday. Axed were
linebacker Ink Aleaga (Maryknoll/Pac-Five/University of Washington) by the
the New Orleans Saints and receiver Kaipo McGuire (St. Louis/BYU) by the
Indianapolis Colts.
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Led by former Punahou and Pepperdine player Matt Rigg, Team Paul Mitchell
defeated Team Inglenook, 15-9, in the final of the Bud Light Pro Beach
Volleyball League Hawaii tournament yesterday at Ft. DeRussy Beach in
Waikiki. Rigg and teammates Dan Greenbaum, Mike Diehl and Jose Gandara
will split $11,680 in first-place prize money.
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Tanya Fuamatu hammered 27 kills to lead the UH-Hilo alumnae over the
varsity on Saturday night. Ginelle Palau had 15 kills and 20 digs to lead
the Vulcans varsity.
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Pearl City topped Fallbrook of California, 15-13, 6-13, 15-7, to capture
the championship of the Iolani Invitational girls' volleyball tournament
on Saturday at Iolani gym. Roosevelt finished in third place and
Mayfield (Calif.) fourth.
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Brian Salter (49:36) won the men's overall title and Sonia Bartkus
(1:06:15) the women's at the Hickam Air Force Base 15-kilometer run
yesterday.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/23/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
With their defense scoring twice in the first two minutes of the game, the
St. Louis Crusaders rolled to a 34-20 preseason win over Waianae last
night at Aloha Stadium. Jason Gesser connected on 14 of 18 passes for the
Saints, winners of the last 11 Oahu Prep Bowl titles and whose current
winning streak is 21 games. Other scores from last night:
Kauai 41, Waialua 14 Waipahu 19, Aiea 3
Lahainaluna 40, Tafuna 30 Samoana 12, Nanakuli 6
McKinley 20, Roosevelt 6 Kaiser 31, Castle 7
Iolani 40, Baldwin 14 Mililani 14, Radford 13
Campbell 31, Damien 0 Hawaii Prep 29, Colony 28
Waimea 20, Leilehua 14
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Jesse Sapolu yesterday signed a contract to play for his former team, the
San Francisco 49ers. The former Farrington and UH player will probably
see spot duty in tonight's preseason game against Denver and is slated to
step into the starting lineup for next week's season opener in place of
injured starter Chris Dalman. Sapolu will earn $275,000 plus incentives
for the season.
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Only 23,000 UH football season tickets have been sold so far, a drop of
eight percent from last season. UH associate athletic director Jim
Donovan expressed disappointment at the decline saying that "people are
sitting back to see how the team is going to start before going out to a
game and buying a ticket." The Rainbows open their season next Saturday
against Minnesota at Aloha Stadium.
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The Special Events Arena will be rocking tonight as the UH Wahine
volleyball team makes its 1997 debut with an intrasquad match. Also on
tap will be a match pitting two alumnae teams against one another and a
concert featuring local entertainers John Cruz, Fiji, and Robi Kahakalau.
The alumnae game starts at 5pm with the concert and intrasquad match to
follow.
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After the completion of pool play, Roosevelt, McKinley, Fallbrook
(Calif.), and Pearl City won championship bracket games at the Iolani
Invitational girls' volleyball tournament yesterday at the Raiders' gym.
The tourney concludes today with semifinal and championship matches.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/21/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Quarterback John Gurasich has quit the UH football team, leaving the
Rainbows with only three on-scholarship signal-callers. Gurasich was
projected to be a backup this season and will return to his home state of
Texas. The remaining quarterbacks for the 'Bows are senior Tim Carey,
junior Dan Robinson, sophomore Josh Skinner, and walk-on Bronson Liana.
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A local organization has initiated a fund to assist Donna Collins, the
wife of UH defensive lineman Sam Collins. Donna Collins has been
diagnosed with breast cancer and is need of bone-marrow treatment, which
costs $100,000. For details, call (808) 534-4300.
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UH basketball player Bryan Moeller is participating in Pete Newell's Big
Man Camp being held at the UH Special Events Arena this week. A 7-foot,
240 pounder, Moeller said, "I hope I can live up to the high expectations
(UH coaches and fans) have for me." UH assistant Jackson Wheeler says
that Moeller "has a lot of athleticism for a big man."
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UH-Hilo coach Sharon Peterson enters her 20th season at the
helm of the Vulcans' women's volleyball program hopeful that her team will
fare better than the one that went 7-21 in 1996. Middle blocker Heather
Campbell (5-10, junior) is Hilo's top returnee. The Vulcans open their
season with a match against an alumnae squad this Saturday.
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Melisha Fernandez, Vanessa Villegas, Christie Manning, and Jayna Lee have
signed letters of intent to play softball for Chaminade University.
Fernadez and Lee played high school ball for Waianae and HBA,
respectively, while Villegas and Manning are from Southern California.
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Nineteen girls teams, including 1996 state runner-up McKinley and two from
California, are entered in the Iolani Invitational Volleyball Tournament
that gets underway today at the Raiders' gym.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/20/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Freshman Charles Tharp dashed for 100 yards on eight carries during an
intrasquad scrimmage of the UH football team last night at Aloha Stadium.
Making the most of his opportunity, the 5-8, 183-pound Tharp was replacing
an injured Quincy Jacobs on the first team. Tharp suddenly emerged as a
contender for a starting berth in the 'Bows' season opener against
Minnesota on Aug. 30. Quarterback Tim Carey also looked impressive,
connecting on 6 of 10 passes for 69 yards. "So far, so good," said head
coach Fred vonAppen.
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Mililani defeated Lemon Grove, Calif., 4-3, to capture the championship of
the Bobby Sox National Prep 15-18 age division yesterday at Buena Vista,
Calif. It was the second consecutive national crown for Mililani. In the
15-16 age division, Koolau finished as the national runner-up after losing
to Tulare, Calif. in the title game.
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Also finishing as runners-up was the American Legion team from Aiea, which
lost to Fairfield, Calif., 7-4, in the championship game of the Western
Regional Tournament at Yountville, Calif.
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Local girl Rochelle Ballard advanced to the round of eight at the Rip Curl
Pro yesterday at Hossegor, France. Ballard, the winner of last week's
Lacanau Pro event, surfed to the highest score of the day yesterday.
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Kahuku football coach Siuaki Livai said his team will be strong
contenders for the OIA White Division title this season after a
disappointing 2-5 campaign in 1996. The Raiders will take on Punahou on
Saturday at Aloha Stadium as the prep gridiron preseason rolls into
action. In other prep football news, Aiea's Ing Aleaga was named one of
the top 100 high school football players in the country by a publication
called Gridiron Greats. The 6-2, 280-pound Aleaga is senior for Na Alii.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/18/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Top-seeded Steve Li and Alika Williams defeated Yuval Katz and Adam
Lockwood, 15-9, in the championship match of the Emporio Armani Beach
Volleyball Tournament held at Queen's Beach in Waikiki. The winners
pocketed $1,500 for their efforts. In the women's title match, Peka Malae
and Tanya Fuamatu earned $1,000 for beating LIa Young and Jan Resuello.
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The UH football team took a break from training camp yesterday and were
the guests of honor at a barbecue sponsored by UH boosters. Among the
food items consumed were 70 pounds of steak, 120 pounds of chicken, 50
pounds of sausages, 200 ears of corns, mac salad, watermelon, and cake.
The Rainbows return to the gridiron today, with 18 practices remaining
before their season opener at the end of the month.
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Hawaii's Rochelle Ballard outsurfed Aussie Pam Burridge to win the Kana
Beach Laccanau Women's Pro yesterday at Lacanau, France. Ballard earned
$6,000 for the triumph and moved into the fifth spot in the current World
Tour standings. In the men's division, Kalani Robb finished in a tie for
third, earning $4,000.
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Team Hawaii finished third at the World Bodysurfing Championships that
came to a conclusion yesterday at Oceanside, Calif. Leading team Hawaii
were Kelly Hicks (2nd, women's overall), Alex Botelho (3rd, men's 18-24),
Larry Russo (3rd, men's 45-over), and Barry Holt (3rd, men's 25-34).
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Maui's Sierra Emory won the men's title and Utah's Connie Knab the women's
at the Hawaii State Windsurfing Championships yesterday at Kanaha Beach
Park on Maui.
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Aiea defeated Fairfield, Calif., 4-3, in loser-out game yesterday at the
American Legion Western Regional baseball tournment being held at
Yountville, Calif. The Hawaii team is 2-1 in the tourney and will play
Utah today.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/14/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
The UH football team will feature its biggest-ever offensive line this
season, with the front five of Adrian Klemm, Conrad Paulo, Shane Oliveira,
Gary Krug, and Kaulana Noa averaging 6-3, 298 pounds. "We did what the
coaches asked us to do," said Oliveira. "We go bigger." The Rainbows
will use a pro-style attack this season and the UH coaching staff realized
it needed a big offensive line for added pass protections and improved run
blocking. In other football news, team doctors said receiver Jason Mane
has a completely torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and
will miss a minimum of four weeks, perhaps much more.
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J.J. Lucas scored on an inbounds play as time expired to give Electricians
Hawaii a 118-116 victory over Honolulu Ford in the championship game of
the NCAA Summer League at Kaimuki High gym last night. Gilbert Smith
dropped in 28 points and Alika Smith 24 for EH. Anthony Carter scored a
game-high 37 points for HF.
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In a change of policy, the UH Board of Regents and UH president Kenneth
Mortimer have ordered that athletic director Hugh Yoshida's contract be
reduced from a multi-year agreement to just a single year. Speaking on
behalf of the Regents, Mortimer said the reduction has "nothing to do with
Hugh. I'm very pleased with his performance." Instead, the Board felt
that multi-year contracts for UH administrators was "not something it
supported."
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The UH Wahine volleyball team is ranked 11th in the AVCA preseason poll
released yesterday. WAC opponent BYU is ranked 8th and defending national
champion Stanford occupies the top spot. Na Wahine will play an
intrasquad match on Aug 23 at the Special Events Arena. Prior to that
match, two alumnae squads will square off.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 4 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 2 to 5 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/12/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
The UH Wahine started practice yesterday at the Special Events Arena.
Head coach Dave Shoji is preparing his team for its Aug. 29 season opener
in the Aston Imua Volleyball Challenge, also at the SEA. Five of six
starters completed their eligibility last season, with the lone returning
front-liner being senior outside hitter Therese Crawford. Shoji is
optimistic about his team's chances of cracking the top 10, calling
newcomers Jessica Sudduth, Tehani Miyashiro, and Jameka Stevens "ready to
go right now."
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Stanford transfer Tim Carey is the front-runner for the starting
quarterback job for the UH football team. After pleading no-contest to
gambling charges earlier this summer, Carey is anxious to leave all the
negative press behind him and lead the Rainbows. "I think good things can
come from football this season," he said. In other news, starting center
Shane Oliveira may miss upcoming practice sessions because of pain in his
ankles.
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Officials of the Oahu Interscholastic Association announced a revised
playoff format for the upcoming football season. In it, 16 of the 21
teams in the league will qualify for postseason play, including all seven
teams in the Red (strongest) conference, five teams from the white
conference, and four from the blue.
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Former UH All-American Angelica Ljungquist has signed a contract to play
professional volleyball in Brazil. She will reportedly make in the
neighborhood of $100,000 as a member of Sao Paulo-based Dayvit.
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Kauai was eliminated from the P.O.N.Y. Colt (15-16 year olds) World
Series, losing in the semifinals to Puerto Rico, 8-7.
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Sharon Yoshimura is the new athletic director at Waialua High School. She
replaces Noel Kawachi, who retired at the end of July.
** Surf Report **
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South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 2 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/11/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Stevie Li and Alika Williams defeated Yuval Katz and Adam Lockwood, 15-12,
in the championship match of the Riggers Beach Volleyball Challenge
yesterday at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. Chastity Nobriga and Peka Malae won
the women's title, downing Lisa Strand-Maa and Dawn McDougall, 15-9, in
the title match.
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Preseason football drills begin in earnest today at Barbers Point Naval
Air Station for the University of Hawaii football team. Not expected to
participate are running backs Russell Grant (stress fracture of
vertebrae) and Franklin Yearby-Saunders (academic deficiency). The 'Bows
open their season on Aug. 30 against Minnesota at Aloha Stadium.
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Surfing in front of a crowd estimated to be 50,000, Kauai's Andy Irons
captured the title of the Billabong/On a Mission Junior Pro yesterday at
Huntington Beach, Calif. In the main event, the G-Shock U.S. Open, Oahu's
Kalani Robb finished seventh.
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In other surfing news, Duane DeSoto won the "Toes at the Bowls" longboard
contest at the Ala Moana Bowls. For the victory, DeSoto earned a spot in
the Oxbow World Longboard Championship in October at Makaha Beach.
Runner-up Sion Milosky also earned a birth for the Oxbow as did Rusty
Keaulana, Lance Hookano, and Johnny Boy Gomes.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 4 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 4 to 6 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/8/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
UH freshman Miles Garner is being counted on to help the UH football team
on the defensive line this season. A 6-2, 325 pounder, Garner, 18, was
the player of the year for his San Jose high school league last season.
"We're figuring on him," said UH coach Fred vonAppen. "We need a big man
in the front."
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Jim Leahy has signed a contract to broadcast UH sports for KFVE and KHNL
through the year 2002. Leahy, 54, has been in the broadcasting business
for over 30 years and will make an estimated $165,000 per year under the
new contract.
----
Anna Umemura has a four-stroke lead entering the final round of the Hawaii
State Women's Golf Association Stroke Play Championship being played at
the Mid-Pacific Country Club. A recent Punahou graduate and bound for
the University of Tennessee in two weeks, Umemura can capture the triple
crown of women's golf for Hawaii by winning the title. Christel Tomori
and Summerset Lovett are four strokes back.
----
To address liability concerns, the state department of education has
ordered all public high schools to conduct informational meetings for
students and athletes detailing policies for athletic participation.
Parents and athletes are not required to attend the meetings.
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After 11 seasons at the helm, Ralph Onzuka, 68, has retired as head
baseball coach at Waianae High School. He won one divisional and one
league title during his tenure. His assistant, Glenn Tokunaga, has been
named to replace him.
----
A team from Windward Oahu captured the title of the Little League softball
Big League (16-18 year olds) Western Regional Tournament last night by
defeating Antelope Valley (Calif.), 1-0. Hauoli Kaaihue-Hughes tossed
a five-hitter for the Hawaii team, which now advances to the Big League
that starts Tuesday at Kalamazoo, Mich.
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In other youth league action, Kauai downed Greensboro, N.C., 3-2, at the
P.O.N.Y. Colt (15-16 year olds) World Series at Lafayette, Ind. With one
pool play game to be played, Kauai (2-0) is likely to earn a spot in the
semifinals.
----
Despite suffering a nasty injury when she wiped out and was slammed into a
pier, Hawaii's Rochelle Ballard finished second in her semifinal heat
yesterday at the G-Shock U.S. Open Surf Championships at Huntington Beach,
Calif. Ballard suffered wounds to her head and was treated and released
from a local hospital. She earned a spot in the finals.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/7/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Wide receiver Jauron Pigg announced that he is leaving Stanford University
and will enroll at the University of Hawaii to play football for the
Rainbows. A highly regarded football and track sprinter in high school,
Pigg said "things didn't work out" at Stanford where he played sparingly
for the Cardinal the past two seasons. He must red-shirt this season but
can practice with the team. Pigg is the third Stanford player to join the
Rainbows. QB Tim Carey and running back Quincy Jacobs are the others.
----
Today's *Hon Adv* ran an inspirational article featuring UH defensive
lineman Sam Collins and his wife Donna, who is undergoing treatment for
breast cancer. The couple have two children, 2 and eight months, and huge
medical bills. Inspired and encouraged by his wife's fight, Collins
decided to play for the Rainbows this season instead of working to help
pay bills. He is on track to graduate next May.
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After losing in the morning, Central Honolulu rebounded to capture a
winner-take-all game against host Anaheim, Calif. at the Little League Big
League (16-18 year olds) Western Regional Tournament yesterday.
Mark Okano's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the final inning gave the
Hawaii team a 3-2 victory in the title game. Central Oahu now advances to
the Little League Big League World Series that begins this Saturday at Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/6/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Former UH All-American Yuval Katz has returned to Hawaii to play
in the 10th Riggers Beach Volleyball Classic this weekend in
Waikiki. Katz, who played two years for the Rainbows, led MGS
Ethnikos, a team in the world's second-best pro league, in kills,
sideouts, and service efficiency. He said he hopes to land a spot
on a team in the Italian League, considered the best in the
world.
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Hawaii swimming legend Soichi Sakamoto passed away on Saturday at
the age of 91. Recognized as one of the top swimming coaches in
Hawaii, Sakamoto helped several local athletes qualify for the
Olympic Games, including Bill Smith, Bill Woolsey, and Ford
Konno. A former science teacher at Puunene School on Maui,
Sakamoto is survived by two sons, a daughter, 12 grandchildren,
and 10 great-grandchildren.
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Citing budget constraints a new contractual obligation, KHNL-TV
announced that it will no longer produce individual shows for UH
coaches as it has done for past several years. Among the shows
axed will be ones featuring UH football coach Fred vonAppen and
UH basketball coach Riley Wallace. In place of these, KHNL and
sister station KFVE will air a weekly highlight program featuring
coaches and athletes from all 17 of UH's sports teams.
Meanwhile, UH athletic director Hugh Yoshida must search for ways
to supplement the income of coaches like vonAppen and Wallace,
whose contracts include extra money from promotional shows.
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Recent Punahou grad Ann Umemura will be gunning for the elusive
wahine triple crown of gold when she vies for the title of the
Hawaii State Women's Golf Association Stroke Play Championship
this weekend at the Mid-Pacific Country Club. The University of
Tennessee-bound Umemura has already won the first two jewels of
the triple crown--the Jennie K. Invitational in May and the HSWGA
Match Play Championship in June.
----
Aiea used a 21-hit attack to defeat Windward, 15-10, in the
championship game of the American Legion State Baseball
Tournament last night at Hans L'Orange Field. Tony Oliveira had
four hits and Wade Taguchi three to spark Aiea, which advances to
the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at Yountville, Calif.
from Aug. 15-19.
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Hawaii Swim Club won the Long Course Age Group Swimming
Championships this past weekend at the Lahaina Aquatics Center on
Maui. HSC tallied 1,160 points to runner-up Punahou Aquatics'
885. Aulea (697) finished third and Aloha Aquatics (579) fourth.
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Kauai won its opening round game at the P.O.N.Y. Colt (ages 15-
16) World Series at Lafayette, Ind. The Garden Islanders
defeated Louisiana, 6-4, behind the 11-strikeout performance of
Neto Quiroz. Kauai plays North Carolina tomorrow.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 2 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/5/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Due to budget shortfalls, the state has axed funds for 200 coaching
positions at Hawaii high schools for the coming school year. Effected are
a handful of sports, including cross country and softball.
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Speaking at a luncheon at the Flamingo Chuckwagon yesterday, UH athletic
director Hugh Yoshida said a future move to the Pac-10 Conference is being
considered for UH sports teams. "That's the most logical goal," said
Yoshida, if and when the University ever decides to leave the Western
Athletic Conference.
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Honolulu Advertiser sports writer Ferd Lewis (tisersport@compuserve.com)
said that going 4-2 in the first half of the season is a distinct
possibility for the UH football team. During that span, the Rainbows will
face only one team (Colorado State) favored to finish the season with a
winning record. The second half of the season is more ominous, with UH
taking on Notre Dame and WAC strongboys BYU, San Diego State, and Air
Force.
----
Behind the pitching of Neto Quiroz, the Kauai All-Stars advanced to the
P.O.N.Y. Colt (15-16 year olds) World Series that begins today at
Lafayette, Ind.
----
Central Honolulu advanced to today's championship game of the Little
League Big League (16-18 year olds) Western Regional Tournament by beating
host Anaheim (Calif), 11-5. Mike Gomes earned the win for Central
Honolulu.
----
Hawaii surfers Melanie Bartels, Megan Abubo, and Rochelle Ballard advanced
to the round of eight at the Wahine Women's Pro in 3- to 5-foot
surf at Huntington Beach, Calif. yesterday.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 2 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 8/4/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
[Apologies for the infrequency of reports. I'm on vacation. :-)]
Receiving solid performances from its youth, women's, men's, and
master's crews, Outrigger Canoe Club captured the HCRA State
Championship Regatta on Saturday at Hilo Bay on the Big Island.
Defending champion Lanikai finished a distant second. Kai Opua
of Kona captured the AA division for clubs with 15 or less crews.
----
Australia's Mick Dibetta outdueled Hawaii's Dawson Jones to win
the first-ever Que Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race yesterday.
Dibetta completed the race from Molokai's Kaluakoi Hotel to
Maunalua Bay Beach Park on Oahu in 5 hours, 22 minutes, 48
seconds. Jones came in at 5:24:41.
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The University of Hawaii football team begins preseason practice
this week with freshmen and JC transfers reporting today and
tomorrow and veterans reporting on Saturday. That day, the team
will begin 16 days of training camp at Barbers Point Naval Air
Station. "We're looking forward to a pretty successful year,"
said defensive back Eddie Klaneski, the team's lone All-WAC pick
last season. The Bows open their season on August 30 against
Minnesota at Aloha Stadium.
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The Alaska Fairbanks Goldpanners spanked the Hawaii Island
Movers, 18-2, in a Alaska Summer League baseball game last night
at Rainbow Stadium. UH player Randon Ho was the winning pitcher
for the 'Panners.
----
Central Honolulu won a pair of games at the Little League Big
League (16-18 year olds) Regional Tournament this weekend. The
Hawaii team beat Sacramento 10-6 on Saturday and Hesperia
(Calif.) 10-3 yesterday. Central Honolulu plays Anaheim today.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/25/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
The Pac Rim Junior Volleyball Tournament, for players 19 and
under, begins today with two matches at the University of
Hawaii's Klum Gym. Entered in the tournament are In-Ha of Korea,
Alberta (Canada), Nike USA, and Team Hawaii. On the Hawaii
team, coached by former UH player Mike Among, are Scott Wong,
Clay Stanley, Adam Black, Elijah Neverdon, Milo Hanneberg, Craig
Gamble, Koa Ostrem, and Caleb Fetui.
----
Stephen Adler (42:30) won the men's division and Jodi Jackson
(45:05) the women's at the Reverse Bay to Lani's Swim race that
began at Waimea Bay and ended at Laniakea Beach.
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The Hawaii Island Movers rapped out 16 hits in a 14-3 exhibition
victory over the ILH Stars Wednesday night at Rainbow Stadium.
For the Movers, Lars Hansen went 4-for-6 and Kazutoya Abe went
3-for-5. Today, the Movers will host a tournament that includes
a Big Island all-star team and the Tokyo Big Six all-stars.
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Former UH swimmer Jennifer Koprowski, 27, was killed when a truck
slammed into a car she was in near her hometown of Grand Rapids,
Minn. on Tuesday. A champion sprint swimmer while at UH,
Koprowski had been teaching physical education at St. Andrew's
Priory the past two years.
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Shannon Nishi of the International Karate Federation won four
gold medals and karate competitors from Hawaii won 89 medals in
all at the USA National Karate-do Federation Championships last
weekend at Colorado Springs, Colo.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 2 to 4 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/24/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Two Maui Interscholastic League schools, King Kekaulike and
Kaahumanu Hou Christian, will compete on the varsity football
level for first time this fall. Kekaulike, nicknamed Na Alii,
will be led by former Kailua High coach Jerry Fornelia. David
Marocco, also the principal of Kaahumanu Hou, will coach the Alii
Lions.
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Dan Robinson, one of the top candidates for the UH starting
quarterback job, is expected to miss at least a week of practice
because of a stress fracture on his left shin. The Rainbows
start preseason practice in two weeks. Robinson, a transfer from
Ricks College, is in a battle with former Stanford signal-caller
Tim Carey.
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Former UH pitcher Bobby Moore is currently playing for Tulsa of
the Class AA Texas League. The 6-5, 220-pound righthander is 4-3
with a 5.29 ERA as a combination starter/long reliever.
----
Hawaii surfers Hans Hedemann, Buzzy Kerbox, and Michael Ho have
advanced to the round of eight at the first Oxbow World Masters
Championships yesterday at Tavarua Island, Fiji.
----
Wahiawa Green (9-12 division) and Wahiawa (12-14 division) won
Bobby Sox state titles on Tuesday at Waimanalo Beach Park. Both
teams advance to the National Tournament set for Aug 15-19 at
Buena Park, Calif.
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==High School Football Preseason Schedule==
=8/22 Friday=
Aiea at Waipahu
Castle at Kaiser
Kalani at Honokaa
Kauai at Waialua
Leilehua vs Waimea at Hanapepe Stadium
McKinley at Roosevelt
Radford at Mililani
Moanalua at Waiakea
Damien at Campbell
Iolani vs Baldwin at War Memorial
St. Louis vs Waianae at Aloha Stadium
Tafuna (Samoa) vs Lahainaluna at Nanakuli
Samoana (Samoa) at Nanakuli
=8/23 Saturday=
Kalaheo at Kailua
Kaimuki at Kohala
Pac-Five vs Kekaulike at War Memorial
Punahou vs Kahuku at Aloha Stadium
Farrington vs Kamehameha at Aloha Stadium
=8/28 Thursday=
St. Louis vs Kahuku at Aloha Stadium
=8/29 Friday=
Kaimuki at Roosevelt
Kalani at Kaiser
Mililani at Aiea
Radford at Campbell
Kalaheo at Castle
Baldwin at Waianae
Waialua at Moanalua
Tafuna (Samoa) at Nanakuli
Pac Five vs Leilehua at Aloha Stadium
Damien vs Farrington at Aloha Stadium
Iolani vs Waipahu at Aloha Stadium
=8/30 Saturday=
Punahou vs Maui at War Memorial
Kamehameha vs Konawaena at Yates Field
Pearl City at Kailua
Waiakea vs McKinley at Roosevelt
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 2 to 4 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/22/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
In a battle of grand champions, Takanohana defeated Hawaii's
Akebono (Chad Rowan of Waimanalo) to win the Nagoya Grand Sumo
Tournament on Saturday night. Both entered the final day of the
tourney with 12-2 records. Takanohana used an arm throw to slam
Akebono on his back. Later, the yokozuna from Hawaii discovered
that $34,400 in cash and valuables belonging to him had been
stolen from a safe at the Mantokuji Temple where he and his
stablemates were staying during the two-week tournament.
----
Outrigger, Lokahi, and Kai O Pua were victorious this past
weekend in Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling championship
regattas. Outrigger outpaddled nemesis Lanikai for the Oahu
Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association title, Lokahi overpowered Koa
Kai for the Hui Wa'a crown, and Kai O Pua captured the Big Island
championship by edging Puna Canoe Club.
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Former UH volleyball player Angelica Ljungquist was named the
female winner of the Stan Bates Award, given to the two top
scholar athletes in the Western Athletic Conference. She and
UTEP track runner Obadale Thompson, the male winner, will receive
$2,000 post-graduate scholarships.
----
Quarterback Hunter Young and linebacker Paulo Kamakeeaina, a
former Kahuku High player, have left the UH football team, both
citing personal reasons. Young said he will attend either
Southern Methodist or Hofstra (NY) in the fall. No word is
available on Kamakeeaina's plans.
----
New Orleans Saints rookie offensive lineman Chris Naeole will
miss at least four weeks of action after spraining the medial
ligament of his left knee at practice yesterday. The former
Kahuku High and Colorado star was the Saints' top draft pick this
year, inking a deal worth $7.9 million over five years.
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Diminutive southpaw Jason Nakata hurled two innings of shutout
relief to help Kauai defeat Maui, 7-6, in the championship game
of the P.O.N.Y Colt Division yesterday at Ala Wai Field. Kauai,
coached by former UH pitcher Gerald Ako, advances to the Colt
West Zone Tournament next week at San Jose, Calif.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/17/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
After 12 days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, yokozuna
Takanohana leads with a 11-1 record. One win back at 10-2 is
fellow grand champion Akebono (Chad Rowan of Waimanalo).
Musashimaru (Fiamalu Penitani) is 9-3, Konishiki (Salevaa
Atisanoe) 6-6, and Yamato (George Kalima) 3-9.
-----
Members of the Waianae Boxing Clubs put an exhibition for inmates
of the Halawa Medium Security Correctional Facility on Tuesday
night. The fighters, ages 7 to 17, also listened to speeches by
selected inmates, who urged them to stay on the right track.
Convicted murderer Ronald Ching advised the boxers to "keep up
your education, keep up with your family, keep up with your
sports" to avoid prison.
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Puna Canoe Club has dominated this season, winning every Big
Island Hawaiian Canoe Association regatta this season. Coached
by Afa Tuaolo, the Puna club practices in borrowed space in Hilo.
The Big Island Championship regatta is set for Saturday at
Kawaihae.
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Del Marc Fujita was the lone Hawaii golfer to advance yesterday
to the second round of the U.S. amateur Public Links golf
championships being played at Lexington, Ky. Royden Heirakuji of
Maui and Damien Jamila of Oahu were eliminated.
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Iolani's Erin Stovall and Punahou's Kaione Crabb were named
Gatorade Circle of Champions Hawaii High School track and field
athletes of the year. Stovall won the 100, 200, 100-meter high
hurdles, and long jump at this year's state meet. Crabb broke
the long-standing state record in the shot put with a heave of 59
feet, 8.75 inches.
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The Rainbow Pigskin Pigout, a fundraising event for the
University of Hawaii football team, will be held tonight at
Murphy's Bar and Grill in downtown Honolulu. Rainbow backers who
pay $75 will be treated to an all-you-can-eat meal and have
chances to win door prizes that include tickets to the Hawaiian
Open and 50 yard line seats at a 49ers football game.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 4 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/15/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
After 10 days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, yokozuna
Takanohana leads with a 9-1 record. One win back at 8-2 are two
wrestlers, including grand champion Akebono (Chad Rowan of
Waimanalo). Musashimaru is 7-3, Konishiki 5-5, and Yamato 2-8.
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Outrigger Canoe Club won the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing
Association's John D. Kaupiko Regatta on Sunday at Keehi Lagoon.
Going into this Sunday's Oahu Championships, Outrigger and
Lanikai have each won three events this season. At Waikiki Beach
on Sunday, Lokahi returned to its winning ways in the Hui Wa'a
Association by edging Koa Kai, which had snapped Lokahi's lengthy
regatta victory streak the week before.
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Kamehameha catcher Dane Sardinha has earned a spot on an all-star
squad composed of players from Hawaii, California, Washington,
Oregon, and Alaska. A second round pick by the Kansas City Royals
in the recent Amateur Draft, Sardinha has yet to sign with that
club.
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Brent Imomen (1:41:20) was the men's winner and Katherine Nichols
(1:54:58) the women's at the Tinman Triathlon on Sunday. The
event began at Ala Moana Beach Park and ended at Kapiolani Park
and included an 800-meter swim, a 40-kilometer bike ride, and a
10-kilometer run.
----
The Oahu All-Stars shut out the Hawaii Island Movers, 5-0, in an
exhibition game last night at Rainbow Stadium. The win was the
All-Stars' third straight over the Movers. Corey Ishigo and Aaron
Izu paired hits for Oahu.
----
Kauai's Rochelle Ballard finished behind two Australians at the
Kahlua Women's Surf Classic this past weekend at Durban, South
Africa. Ballard is currently ranked eighth in the World Tour
standings.
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Kaneohe's Ricky Hesia notched a 10-round decision over Florida's
Giorbis Barthelemy in a pro boxing match last night in Los
Angeles.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 4 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/10/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
With 4-1 records, grand champions Akebono (Chad Rowan of
Waimanalo) and Takanohana share the lead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo
Tournament with six other wrestlers. Musashimaru (Fiamalu
Penitani of Waianae) is 3-2 while Konishiki (Salevaa Atisanoe of
Nanakuli) and Yamato (George Kalima of Waimanalo) are 2-3.
----
Hawaii Pacific University basketball coach and athletic director
Tony Sellitto is recovering well from a stroke he suffered two
weeks ago. The 60-year-old Sellitto said his recognition of the
warning signs of a stroke prodded him to visit a physician, who
confirmed that blood had stopped flowing to Sellitto's brain. He
is now on medication and is expected to recover.
----
==NCAA Summer Basketball League (at Kaimuki High)
Royal Guard Security 84, Electricians Hawaii 81
Schutter & Associates 112, Central Medical Clinic 110
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High Scorers:
RGS--Shannon Lee 27, Kahi Villa 17.
EH--Darnell Clavon 29, Leonard McGinnis 17.
S&A--JJ Lucas 23, Ken Thoms 22.
CMC--Danny Furlong 38, Erin Galloway 28.
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Medicine Man is expected to cross the Diamond Head finish line
late this afternoon to win first-to-finish honors of the 39th
Transpacific Yacht Race. If it finishes before 9pm, Medicine Man
will break the record time of 8 days, 11 hours, 1 minute, 45
seconds set by Merlin twenty years ago.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/9/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
After four days of competition, Asahiyutaka is the leader of the
Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a 4-0 record. Thirteen
rikishi, including Hawaii's Akebono (Chad Rowan) and Musashimaru
(Fiamalu Penitani, are 3-1. Two other wrestlers from the
Islands, Konishiki (Salevaa Atisanoe) and Yamato (George Kalima)
are 1-3.
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In its final year, the Hawaiian Open Golf Tournament will offer
its largest purse--$1.3 million, $100,000 more than the previous
high. The tournament will run February 9-15 with the winner
pocketing $234,000.
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Six boats are on target to break Merlin's 20-year-old
Transpacific Yacht Race record. The first finishers are expected
to cross the Diamond Head finish line on Sunday night. Any yacht
finishing before 9pm that night will eclipse the long-standing
mark.
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The Alaska Goldpanners withstood a ninth inning rally to beat the
Hawaii Island Movers, 6-5, in an Alaska League game on Monday
night at Rainbow Stadium. Neal Honma had two hits and Lars
Hansen went 3 for 5 for the Movers.
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Chris Brilhante is the new tennis coach at UH-Hilo. He replaces
Royden Chow, who resigned recently. Brilhante, who competed for
Oregon in college, was a Vulcan assistant last season.
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==Pacific Basketball League
Mauka Boars 61, Honolulu Alii 53
Makai Hurricanes 59, Leeward Lightnings 54
North Shore Blue Fins 73, Windward Trades 64
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High Scorers: MB--Chris Walz 19, HA--Tony Randolph 15,
MH--James Cooks 18, LL--Bert Woodard 13, NS--Andy
Gardiner 23, WT--Elvis Oliveira 13.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/8/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Governor Ben Cayetano signed an agreement with the National
Football League to continue hosting the Pro Bowl game at Aloha
Stadium for at least the next four years. The state will pay the
NFL $2.5 million next year with the amount increasing to $4
million by 2001. Cayetano said the game, which pits the AFC
stars against the NFC stars, "will bring millions to the
economy." Orlando, Florida was also vying for the rights to host
the game.
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Hawaii's sumotori went 1 for 4 on the second day of the Nagoya
Grand Sumo Tournament in Japan. Ozeki (champion) Musashimaru
(Waianae's Fiamalu Penitani) defeated Oginishiki to improve to
2-0. Losing and dropping to 1-1 were yokozuna (grand champion)
Akebono (Chad Rowan of Waimanalo), and maegashira (senior
wrestlers) Konishiki (Salevaa Atisanoe of Nanakuli) and Yamato
(George Kalima of Waimanalo). Other losers included grand
champion Takanohana and his brother (ozeki) Wakanohana. Both are
1-1. The complete results of the basho and information about
rikishi are available on the WWW at http://www.sumo.or.jp/
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Koa Kai snapped Lokahi's Hui Wa'a regatta winning streak at 19 by
capturing the Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i Regatta on Sunday at Maili Beach
Park. Koa Kai finished with 73 points and Lokahi 69. "All I can
say is, mission accomplished," remarked a beaming Koa Kai coach
Irwin Keliipuleole, who has seen Lokahi win 85 of 86 regattas in
the past 11 years. "It was just a matter of time," he said.
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Stevie Li and Alika Williams won the men's open division and Lisa
Bragado and Laurie Kemp the women's at the Keauhou Beach Classic
volleyball tournament last weekend on the Big Island. Keoki
Shupe and Peka Malae won the co-ed crown.
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Todd Robinson won the 1-mile Hapuna Roughwater Swim on Sunday in
the waters off Hapuna Beach on the Big Island. His time was 18
minutes, 20 seconds. Theresa Villa (19:40) captured the women's
title. Also on Sunday, Stephen Adler (49:08) and Pia Chock
(50:38) were the respective men's and women's winners at the 2.5-
mile North Shore Challenge. Chock, a 1997 Punahou graduate,
finished second overall.
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Chris Crawford covered 10 miles, 598 yards in winning the elite
division of the Cooke Field One-Hour Run on Sunday at UH. Roki
McMillian was the top wahine, covering 7 miles, 971 yards.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/3/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Six thousand tickets will go on sale next week for November's PGA
Grand Slam tournament on Kauai. The tourney will feature the
winners of this year's four Majors. U.S. Open champion Ernie Els
has already committed to play while Master's champ Tiger Woods is
soon expected to sign an agreement to participate. This year's
PGA Tournament and British Open have yet to be played. Ticket
orders can be placed by calling 1-800-742-8258 beginning on
Monday.
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The Pacific Rim Junior men volleyball tournament is set to run
July 24-27 at the University of Hawaii. The tourney features 19-
under squads from Korea, Canada, the mainland, and Hawaii. Team
Hawaii, though inexperienced internationally, boasts a huge front
line that includes 6-9 Clay Stanley, 6-7 Adam Black, and 6-5
Scott Wong.
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The 49th Keo Nakama Invitational swim meet kicks off tomorrow at
the Kaimuki High School pool. Twenty-two teams, including those
from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland and several other countries, will
compete in the meet. The meet, held in honor of the first man to
swim the Molokai Channel, will run through Sunday.
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Fourteen Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association clubs will
compete in the Walter J. Macfarlane Regatta tomorrow at Waikiki
Beach. Lanikai and host club Outrigger are expected to battle for
the team title. In the blue ribbon 2-mile senior men's race,
Waikiki Surf Club is out to prove that last week's victory over
two-time defending Molokai Hoe winner Lanikai was no fluke.
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The UH band and cheerleaders will perform at a pep rally tomorrow
at noon at the Ala Moana Center center stage. Other rallies will
be held at Pearlridge Center on July 12, at Tamarind Park on July
16, and at Windward Mall on July 19.
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The Hawaii Island Movers baseball team will play their first home
game tonight at Rainbow Stadium. The Movers played their first 13
games on the road, posting a 4-8-1 record. They play the
Anchorage Bucs tonight.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 7/2/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Former UH media assistant Darryl Arata, 24, is a media services
intern for the Chicago Bulls organization. His job includes
acting as a liaison between Bulls' players and members of the
media and attending all of the team's regular and post-season
home games.
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Former UH player Paul Ah Yat is starting pitcher for Augusta
Greenjackets of the South Atlantic League. The 6-1, 195-pound
southpaw has a 3-1 record, striking out 75 and walking 13 in 52
2/3 innings of work.
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Former UH volleyball star Angelica Ljungquist has been awarded a
$5,000 postgraduate scholarship by the NCAA. The 1996 NCAA
player of the year is now playing professional beach volleyball
and has plans to enter law school.
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The Bayview Golf Course in Kaneohe will re-open tomorrow after an
extended period of reconstruction. Formerly a par 54 course on
less than 50 acres, Bayview is now par-60 on an expanded 85 acre
layout. The complex also includes two 18-hole putting courses,
two clubhouses, and a computerized double-deck driving range.
----
San Diego-based Salsipuedes has the lead in the 39th Transpacific
yacht race from California to Hawaii. After 473 miles of the
2,225-mile race, Salsipuedes is 69 miles ahead of Inquisitor.
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Pacific Basketball League
(last night's results)
Leeward Lightning 71, North Shore Blue Fins 67
Mauka Boars 74, Makai Hurricanes 55
Honolulu Alii 76, Windward Trades 42
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High Scorers: LL--Barrett Smith 22, NS--Jose Jube 17, MB--
Shane Takeshita 17, MH--Gary Skinner 11, HA--Danny
Furlong 20, WT--Loe Lilio 10.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 2 to 4 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
*S P E C I A L *
Pat Rorie (prorie@hekili.k12.hi.us), Dayle Turner (turner@hawaii.edu), and
Pete Caldwell (pekelo@lava.net) collaborated to compose the following
narrative about an epic hike up the Kipapa Trail, north along the Koolau
Summit Trail, and down the Schofield Trail. Enjoy!
-------- Begin Narrative --------
At 6:00am on Saturday, June 21, 1997, Pete Caldwell, Dayle Turner,
Don Fox, Gene Robinson, Patrick Rorie and his buddy Laredo gathered at the
parking lot of Anna Miller's in Pearl City for the start of what Gene
would later refer to as "the ultimate day hike." Although the skies were
cloudy and intermittent rain showers pelted the Koolaus, the sixsome
agreed to give their proposed trek a go since it already had been
postponed on an earlier attempt a couple months prior. The group parked
their vehicles at Neil Blaisdell Park and at 6:40 a.m. piled in Gene's
pickup truck bound for the head of the Kipapa Trail near Mililani on
Oahu's central plateau.
After crossing over H-2 on the Pineapple Road overpass, they reached Koa
Ridge Ranch just after 7. Because of prior special permission, they were
granted access through a locked gate. Under ordinary circumstances,
outsiders are prohibited from entering this area.
Driving along Pineapple Road was like a trip back in time and was
reminiscent of the Big Island's Kohala district. Patrick found it hard to
believe such a place exists on populous Oahu. One of the baby horses they
saw as they drove by was only two weeks old!
At 7:17 the men jumped out of Gene's truck, talked briefly with a
wahine caretaker, walked past a fenced-in pack of agitated hunting dogs,
and hiked the short distance to the trailhead, marked with an old wooden
sign stating
"Kipapa Trail D.L.N.R. '32 6 miles"
Dayle took a quick photo of Patrick next to the sign, and the group
moved down the trail at 7:20. The first part of Kipapa follows a
four-wheel drive road past paperbark trees. Don led the way.
Kipapa, by the way, literally translates to "placed prone," a reference to
the slain bodies of invading forces from the Big Island, losers to local
Oahu warriors in a 14th century battle (Pukui, et al, *Place Names of
Hawaii*). Hopefully, the six hikers on this day wouldn't be "placed prone"
after negotiating the long, rough Kipapa Trail.
The men, all donning raingear because of misty weather, reached a
junction at 7:35 and Don inadvertantly went right and down when he should
have headed left. Patrick took the ramrod position since he had been on
this lower section of Kipapa Trail only a few weeks earlier during an
exploratory jaunt.
The group followed the trail through thick strawberry guava, stopping
briefly to enjoy a view spot toward Pearl Harbor and Makakilo at 7:50.
Next they traveled through patches of solid uluhe fern. Further on they
passed an interesting-looking fan palm tree grove and a large Norfolk
island pine at 7:57. They passed another grove of beautiful fan palms at
8:20.
At 8:50 the group took a water break and Pat used the opportunity to put
on his long golf pants in anticipation of the worsening trail conditions
ahead. Dayle commented that "the trail isn't in such bad shape."
However, little did he realize he had sealed the group's fate for the rest
of the trek, for the condition of the trail deteriorated soon afterward.
The next stretch contoured past several landslides and had the men
scrambling, sometimes over the top of fallen trees or under them on their
hands and knees. Negotiating these obstacles slowed their pace.
Continuing through a mixed forest of koa, guava, and uluhe, the
group stopped again at 9:50 to rest. The sun came out as partial clearing
took place. As Pat continued leading the group, the trail all but
disappeared because of uluhe overgrowth.
At 10:05, along a Wahiawa-facing contour section, the men encountered a
massive landslide which obliterated all but a sliver of the trail. The
drop off was steep enough to cause hesitation. Pat thought about
negotiating the precarious sliver but with nothing to hang onto above, he
thought better of the attempt. Meanwhile, Pete began forging a bypass
trail on the uluhe-covered hillside above the landslide and the others,
clinging to whatever trees and roots they could find, followed closely
behind.
As the men moved away from the landslide at approximately 10:20, Gene took
the ramrod position. Scattered Australian tea trees populated the trail
and clouds obscured the ridge top. After passing below a hill topped
by a pair of Norfolk island pines, the six hikers knew they were moving
closer to their first objective--the summit of Kipapa. Next they contoured
around a large hill with a lone Norfolk on top. Thereafter, the men
regained the ridgeline, hiking through a long section of Australian tea.
The skies cleared again and in the distance the group could see the
socked-in Waianae Range and nearby, the upper reaches of Kipapa
Gulch. As they climbed higher, the clouds returned, obscuring the
view of the deep, green valleys below. Another landslide section was
difficult to cross because of large tree branches and slick mud.
Next the group followed the trail along the top of the ridge then
as it contoured on a well defined, freeway-like segment. On the
left and a couple hundred feet below was the head of Kipapa Stream and
mauka of it was a small, beautiful waterfall with an inviting pool at its
base. Patrick marvelled as he watched Gene and Pete hike along the trail
as it contoured and climbed to a point above the falls.
At approximately 12:15 the men stopped for a lunch/rest break at a grassy
landing in a gully just past an intermittent stream that feeds the
waterfall. Recalling their prior hike up Kipapa, Pete and Don noted
that the summit was about 30 minutes away. After the break, the men headed
upward on five switchbacks. During the ascent, Pat and Gene noticed a
beautiful grove of loulu across the gully. Next, with Pete leading the
way, the group climbed along the leeward side of the summit ridge. They
stopped briefly at a bend in the trail where Pete and Don had camped 14
years earlier! Several huge trees (not ohia or koa) and scattered loulu
lay below.
At approximately 1:05 the men encountered summit-like winds and,
even though they couldn't be certain because of view-blocking clouds,
thought they had reached the junction with the Koolau Summit Trail (KST).
Pummeled by fierce breezes, Pete and Don headed left there and the rest
followed. Dayle took a compass reading as the group made its way along the
ridge and told the others they were heading west. After a topo map
review, Gene said the correct direction along the KST to Waikane should be
north by northwest.
Hearing this, the group turned around and returned to where they had
mistakenly turned left. They then contoured for 5 to 10 minutes until
finding a rusty metal stake with two blue ribbons on it marking the
true junction with the KST, which headed left and down at that point.
Because of time constraints and clouds blocking the view, supposedly one
of the best in the Koolaus, the men did not make the short trip on a trail
to the right to the Kipapa summit, much to Pat's disappointment. According
to the topo map, the elevation at this point is 2,786 feet. In all, it
had taken nearly six hours to travel the six-mile Kipapa Trail.
And worse conditions lay ahead.
Laredo led the group as they left the rusty metal stake behind and
descended the KST toward Waikane. The time was 1:27. In 10 minutes or so,
they reached the stacked remains of a cabin. A grove of tall sugi pine
trees lay just below the trail to the left as they headed north toward
Waikane.
Dayle assumed the ramrod at this point. The human bulldozer made it very
easy for the others to move along the trail which was hard to find because
of incredible overgrowth. Everyone concluded that no one had used it for
years and Pat commented that this section of the KST is another on the
rapidly growing endangered-trails list.
The group lost the trail again but after searching around Laredo
rediscovered it. Even when on the right track progress was pathetically
slow. The men rotated into the ramrod slot as often as possible because
the person in front was paying a heavy toll in abuse and fatigue.
Every once in a while an open, incredibly windswept (30-40 mph at times on
this day) section was encountered and the men would shout out in glee at
the discovery. At one of these wind-whipped sections, a short tree near
the summit ridge looked like a hand flipping the bird!
But these freeway segments rarely lasted long and the norm was a
snail-like trudge through badly overgrown stretches of trail, almost
without exception to leeward, the more heavily vegetation-choked side.
Disorientation because of cloudy conditions and/or massive uluhe thickets
continued, so Dayle constantly checked his compass and Gene his topo map
to make sure the group was heading north (toward Waikane junction).
Gene did an exceptional job, pulling long stints in the ramrod slot and
helping the group make much needed progress. Although obviously fatigued,
he continued without complaint. While moving along a decent leeward
section, Dayle spotted a large black wild boar dash down the trail right
after Patrick walked by. It moved away quickly, and Patrick was bummed he
didn't get a chance to see it.
At Dayle's urging, Patrick relieved Gene at approx. 4:30. "Psycho" took
out his bolo knife and with a sense of urgency furiously cut through uluhe
and pushed the pace as much as he could. The group moved faster for a
stretch mainly because the trail opened up slightly (not a freeway but
better than usual). However, the trail once again became incredibly
overgrown and Pat lost it.
While the other men tried to find the trail without success, Laredo
ascended the summit ridge claiming that a groove (rut) he saw must be the
KST. Pat and Dayle looked at each other and mumbled, "The trail isn't
designed that way" (the KST, as a rule, almost exclusively contours along
the side of the ridge rather than moving along its top). Gene and Don
followed Laredo while Pat, Pete and Dayle waited for a report from them.
The three in front were advised to go left and descend after they made
significant progress along the summit ridge. They did so trying to pick up
the contour trail.
Pat and Pete followed them up the summit ridge but instead of going
left and down continued up the spine of the ridge to see what they could
find. Laredo, Gene and Don became frustrated and returned to the summit
ridge and met Dayle there. Pat and Pete waved to the group below to
ascend the windy, cloud-enshrouded ridgetop. When the group was reunited
they discussed strategy, including the possibility of spending the night
out since it was nearing 5:30.
Deciding to continue along the ridge top, the group moved on led by Dr.
Pete Caldwell. When they reached a point where the ridge split, the clouds
opened momentarily. Gene and Pete pleaded for the white stuff to blow away
long enough for the group to see the windward side to gage how much
further they had to go. No dice.
The men fanned out on the fairly broad, descending ridge looking for the
best way to proceed. Laredo continued along the right edge of the summit
ridge scrambling as he went. Pat, Dayle, and Pete were stationary, hoping
the clouds would part again revealing where the group was in relation to
Waikane Valley, Ohulehule, and other windward landmarks. Don, thinking he
discerned the KST ahead, descended along the ridge's left (leeward) side.
Soon after Pat, Dayle, and Pete followed him. There was much rejoicing
when the men reached a windswept section and found the KST again. Pat took
the ramrod and instructed Laredo, just above the trail, how to
get to it from his ridgetop position. Five minutes later, the group
encountered a detour in the trail which crossed a small gully. Patrick
recognized the area as part of the stretch he had explored on May 4, the
same day HTMC cleared Schofield Trail. A renewed hope of getting out
without having to stay overnight now existed.
Talk shifted to Pu'u Ka'aumakua (lit. "the family god"), the distinct
hilltop on the summit crest that marks the highest part of the Waikane
Trail. "That's gotta be it," said Pete to Dayle on several occasions when
he spotted a high hilltop ahead in the clouds. After several incorrect
calls, Ka'aumakua was finally reached, first by Patrick and Laredo, and
soon thereafter by the four others. A rusty metal stake marked the
junction of the KST and Waikane Trail. The group had covered the 2.2
rugged and excruciating miles from the top of Kipapa to the KST-Waikane
junction in five long, tiring hours!
At that point, the wind bellowed with great intensity. Since it was about
6:15 the men agreed to proceed the wind-tunnel half mile on the KST to
reach the more traversed Schofield Trail and descend it to Wahiawa since
it was in much better shape than Waikane, the original descent choice. For
some reason the men weren't up to the challenge of crossing landslides in
the dark!!!
Once again Pat took the lead followed by his shadow Laredo. When all of the
men arrived at the Schofield summit at about 6:35, they rested briefly.
The clouds lifted periodically and the group enjoyed the breathtaking
views of Waikane and Kahana Valleys below that they had been deprived of
all day. Dayle asked everyone to stay within sight of each other
especially when darkness set in since there were only four flashlights
among them. Pat seemingly agreed, saying, "Let's stay relatively close
together." However, Pat and Laredo had other ideas and had already
discussed a plan to go as fast and as far as possible during the remaining
daylight.
At 6:47 Pat and Laredo started down Schofield followed by Gene and the
others. Pat and Laredo moved very rapidly and were surprised that Gene was
able to keep up with them. Just before darkness set in Gene called out to
them to wait since he was alone and didn't have a flashlight but they
didn't hear him and continued their descent. When darkness made it too
difficult to hike without the aid of a flashlight Pat and Laredo decided
to stop for a rest. They enjoyed the city lights off in the distance as
they ate and drank.
Meanwhile, Pete, Don, and Dayle, moving at a slower pace, eventually
caught up with Gene, who continued hiking slowly for a considerable
distance in the dark without a light. Dayle and Pete commented about
Laredo and Pat's location. "`Relatively close' must mean a mile or two,"
joked Dayle.
The trailing group of four stopped on a couple occasions to rest, eat,
drink water, and at one point to call worried loved ones via cell phone.
Using Laredo's small flashlight, Pat and Laredo completed the
6-mile Schofield Trail by 9 p.m. Looking back Pat could see
the almost mahealani (full) moon, visible for a few moments in between
clouds above the Ko'olaus. The stars also appeared every once in a while.
As for the others, they were "relatively close" behind--75 minutes to be
precise. To pass the time, the two early arrivals lay down to sleep.
Just before 10 p.m. Pat woke up shivering and realized the others had
not reached the trailhead yet. He hoped they were alright as he stood up
and moved around to keep warm.
At 10:15 Dayle, Pete, Gene and Don reached the trailhead, Dayle teasing
Pat and Laredo about how "relatively close" they had stuck with the group.
After a 15-minute rest, the re-united gang of six moved together down the
2.5-mile dirt-gravel road that leads to the Army's East Range ranger
barracks and then to California Avenue.
Dayle's good friend and hiking buddy Bill Melemai was waiting with his
van at the end of California Avenue near the water tanks. For the
famished, thirsty, and tired sixsome, Bill had cold bottled water,
muffins, Jumbo Jacks and chicken sandwiches which they devoured without
delay. Dayle had cell-phoned Bill from the Schofield Trail a few hours
earlier and he was kind enough to meet them. Mahalo nui, Bill!
The ending time for the hike was 11:30 p.m., over 16 hours after the gang
of six had launched from the Kipapa trailhead. The ultimate day hike?
No doubt.
Pau
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/26/97 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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** Sports Shorts **
Best of the West Baseball Tournament
(yesterday's games)
Santa Cruz 13, Leeward 2
East Honolulu 16, Martinez (Calif.) 6
Hawaiian Stars 10, Tucson 0
Central Valley (Calif.) 14, West Oahu 1
----
Stevie Li and Alika Williams won the men's division and Janice
Harrer and Chastity Nobriga the women's at the Smack Sportswear
Shootout Beach Doubles Tournament at Queen's Surf this past
weekend. Pono Maa and Keoki Shupe were the runners-up men's pair
while Alicia Nobriga and Misty La Salvia finished second in the
wahine division.
----
The Tyson-Holyfield heavyweight fight will be shown live via pay-
per-view at 12 sites statewide on Saturday. Eight of the sites
are on Oahu, two on Maui, and one each on Kauai and the Big
Island. Tickets at most locations are $25.
----
Pete Newell's 20th annual Big Man Camp will be held August 18-23
at the Special Events Arena. Marcus Camby and Tyrone Hill are
among the NBA players who have already committed to participate
in the camp.
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Jolyn Garcia, George Kotaka, Maile Chinen, and Elisa Au won gold
medals at the World Karate Confederation Championships held
recently at Arezzo, Italy. The foursome will be on the United
States team at the upcoming World Championships.
----
NCAA Summer League (last night's games)
Pineapple Moon 110, Royal Guard 106
Schutter & Associates 91, Electricians Hawaii 87
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High Scorers: PM--Llewellyn Smalley 44, RG--Shannon Lee 30,
S&A--Shane Takeshita 24, EH--Leonard McGinnis 29.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/25/97 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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** '97 Raiders Among the Best Ever **
The *Honolulu Advertiser* ran a story today calling this year's
Iolani baseball team among the four best clubs ever in the 28-
year history of the Hawaii state tournament. With a 23-1 record,
the Raiders, led by 1997 player of the year Keoni DeRenne and '96
player of the year Danny Kimura, won their second consecutive
state title. Three other teams considered as candidates for
best-ever honors include the 1988 Kamehameha Warriors (22-3), led
by power-hitting Kawika Aganos and pitchers Toby Holt and Sean
Joines; the 1970 Kalani Falcons (14-2), led by shortstop Lenn
Sakata, first baseman Rodney Kim and pitcher Ryan Kurosaki; and
the 1968 Punahou Buffanblu (14-1), led by catcher Kala Kaaihue
and pitcher/first baseman Keith Kasparovitch.
** White A Bear **
Former Farrington High running back Josh "Zeus" White has signed
a letter of intent to play for the California Bears next season.
A '94 all-stater for the Governors, White played for Snow College
of Utah this past season, averaging 4.4 yards per carry, 10.7
yards per pass reception, and scoring 12 touchdowns. UH head
coach Fred vonAppen invited White to walk-on for the Rainbows but
did not offer him a scholarship, saying "we went for someone more
physical and bigger with our scholarship." White weighs 235
pounds.
** Sports Shorts **
Tino Reyes (men's volleyball) and Scott Hardman (swimming) are in
line for permanent full-time coaching positions at the University
of Hawaii. Reyes, an assistant to Mike Wilton for five years,
now has a temporary full-time position and Hardman, a Rainbow
coach for nine seasons, a part-time slot. A full-time assistant
position for the Wahine softball team is also in the works.
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Best of the West Baseball Tournament
(yesterday's results)
Central Valley (Calif.) 8, Phoenix 1
West Oahu 13, Leeward 6
Ohio Storm 7, East Honolulu 3
Tucson 10, Martinez (Calif.) 9
(Monday's games)
Tucson 4, Ohio Storm 3
Central Valley 13, Leeward 0
Hawaiian Stars 11, Martinez 0
Santa Cruz (Calif) 11, Phoenix 1
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The North Shore Bluefins routed the Windward Trades, 84-60, in a
Pacific Basketball League semi-pro game last night at Palama
Settlement Gym. Jason DeCambra dropped in 24 points for the
Bluefins. In other games, the Leeward Lightning beat the Makai
Hurricanes, 64-55, and the Honolulu Alii topped the Mauka Boars,
66-54.
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The Hawaii Island Movers dropped a doubleheader in Japan
yesterday. They lost to Kansai Big-Six All-Stars, 10-7 and 4-3.
Next up for the Movers is the Aichi League All-Stars on Thursday
in Nagoya.
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Kailua 83, a 14-under girls soccer team, played two games at the
U.S. Youth Far West Regional Tournament yesterday, beating
Wyoming, 4-0, and Southern California, 8-7. The team plays
Colorado today.
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Scott Rigg has been named the head coach of the Punahou boys
varsity volleyball team. Last year's head coach, Lyman Lacro,
will be his assistant.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 2 to 4 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* The following is a summary of the 6/24/97 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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** UH Assistant Resigns **
UH assistant volleyball Debbie Murphy has been diagnosed with
leukemia and will not accept the position she recently won out
over 50 other candidates. Murphy, an assistant at Colorado
State, was to start at UH next month but says she will stay on
the mainland for treatment. Former UH setter Kari Anderson, a
student coach at UH in 1995, was named as Murphy's replacement.
Anderson said she is "excited about getting the opportunity to
coach at UH" and is hoping for the best for Murphy and her family
throughout the crisis. UH head coach Dave Shoji could not be
reached for comment.
** UH Hurler Signs with Birds **
UH pitcher Jay Spurgeon signed an $87,000 deal with the Baltimore
Orioles yesterday. Drafted in the eighth round in the recent
amateur draft, the 6-6, 220-pounder, who had a 2-3 record and
8.10 ERA for the 'Bows last season, will receive a $55,000
signing bonus and $32,000 to complete his college education.
"I'm stoked; I'm excited," said Spurgeon from his family home in
California. "I'm happy with the terms. UH coach Les Murakami
said Spurgeon "has the size and arm strength. All he needs is
experience."
** Sports Shorts **
UH soccer team player Amanda Paterson has earned a spot on the
Australian national team that will play in Europe this summer.
She is a sophomore at UH, having earned All-WAC goalie honors as
a freshman.
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Ten local kayakers will head to New York this summer to train at
the U.S. Canoe and Kayak Summer Development Camp. The ten are
Tia Blakenfield, Makena Coffman, Andy Bussey, Aaron Creps,
Mahealani Lum, Kahi Pacarro, Pua Scott, Brett Shimabuku, Mike
Stock, and Christina Turney.
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Grand champion Akebono (Waimanalo's Chad Rowan) will be trying
for his second straight tournament title when he competes at the
Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament that starts on July 6 at the Aichi
Prefectural Gymnasium. Other Hawaii rikishi entered in the
tourney are ozeki Musashimaru (Fiamalu Penitani of Waianae),
maegashira 9 Konishiki (Salevaa Atisanoe of Nanakuli), and
maegashira 15 Yamato (George Kalima of Waimanalo).
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/23/97 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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** Lokahi and Lanikai Win **
Canoe regatta victories were earned by Lokahi and Lanikai on Oahu
yesterday. Lokahi edged runner-up Koa Kai 64-59 to win the Na
'Ohana O Na Hui Wa'a Association's Manu O Ke Kai Regatta at
Haleiwa Beach Park. The triumph was Lokahi's 18th in a row. Ka
Mo'i and Windward Kai finished in a tie for third place with 36
points. Over at wind-swept Waimanalo Beach Park, Lanikai surged
to 96-73 victory over second-place Outrigger Canoe Club at the
Oahu Hawaiian Racing Association's Waimanalo Regatta. The
windward Oahu club has won three of the four OHCRA events this
season. Kailua (52) and Hui Nalu (41) finished third and fourth,
respectively.
** Sports Shorts **
Greg Meyer fired a tournament-record 17-under 199 to win the
Shinko Rainbow Open golf tournament yesterday at the Mililani
Country Club. The previous record was 202 by Larry Stubblefield
in 1985. For the victory, Meyer pocketed $5,000 and received a
pair of round-trip tickets to Los Angeles.
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University of Hawaii football season tickets go on sale this
Wednesday from 8am to 4pm at the Special Events Arena box office.
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Joe Tong edged Peter Fong to win the overall title of the
Hawaiian Island Bodybuilding Championships on Saturday night at
the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Gary Dymally won the master's (over-
35 division) and Suzanne O'Sullivan-Honda was victorious in the
National Physique Committee Hawaii Fitness contest.
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Carl Larsen (19:01) and Jodi Jackson (21:02) were the respective
men's and women's open division winners of the 1-mile Summer
Sprint Ocean Swim off of Sunset Beach on Oahu's North Shore.
Stephen Adler (20:09) was the men's runner-up and Pia Chock
(21:55) the women's.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/19/97 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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** Umemura, Kakugawa in Golf Final **
Punahou grad Anna Umemura and Iolani grad Kristel Kakugawa will
square off today at the Oahu Country Club for the Hawaii State
Women's Golf Association Match Play Championship crown. Umemura,
bound for Tennessee next fall, defeated former UH golfer Makoto
Kamio, 4 and 2. Kakugawa, a former UH golfer before a 1990
injury cut into her career, topped Kumiko Takai by the same
score.
** Pun Grad to Flex Her Stuff **
Punahou ('83) graduate Dale Tomita will be one of the guest
posers at this weekend's Hawaiian Island Bodybuilding
Championships held at the Blaisdell Arena Concert Hall. A former
gymnast for the Buffanblu, Tomita, now a resident of Seattle, won
the National Fitness Committee Fitness Championship in 1995 and
placed fourth in the Fitness Olympia contests the past two years.
The 5-foot-1, 115-pound Tomita says she "loves to perform. It's
a combination of gymnastics, strength, flexibility and dance."
** Colon Could Be Third Farmer in Pros **
If Molokai High pitcher Kekoa Colon signs with the Houston
Astros, he will become the third member of his high school in the
current pro baseball ranks. The 6-1, 165-pounder earned all-
state honorable mention honors this season and is currently
playing with a Hawaii all-star team in Japan and will return next
week. If he comes to terms with the Astros, Colon will join
former Farmers Keith Luuloa (Midland [Tex.], Class AA, Angels)
and Mike McCutcheon (South Bend [Ind.], Class A, Diamondbacks) in
the professional baseball.
** Sports Shorts **
Former UH pitcher Robby Robinson is bound for South Dakota to
play pro baseball with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern
league. The 6-4, 220-pound righthander will sign a free-agent
contract for an undisclosed amount when he arrives there.
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Honolulu Ford beat Electricians Hawaii, 89-81, and Central
Medical topped Pineapple Moon, 103-92, in NCAA Summer League
basketball games last night at Kaimuki High gym. UH guard
Anthony Carter poured in 25 points for Honolulu Ford while
Rainbow teammate Danny Furlong dropped in 34 for CMC.
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Brian Viloria of the Waipahu Boxing Club advanced to the semi-
final round of the 112-pound division at the Junior National
Boxing Championships yesterday at Marquette, Michigan. He is the
defending 106-pound division champion.
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Hawaii high school athletic directors will meet tomorrow at the
Kamehameha Schools to vote on several recommendations, including
rotating the state softball tournament to different islands,
making Oahu the permanent site for the girls' basketball tourney,
starting a pilot program for girls' wrestling, and staggering
tournaments of different sports so that finals don't fall on the
same date.
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The Honolulu City Council voted in favor of a resolution to name
the baseball complex at Manoa Valley Park in honor of David "Pop"
Eldredge II, the founder of the Manoa Baseball League. He died
earlier this year at 90.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 2 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/18/97 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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** McNally, Medeiros Make Pro Debuts **
Former University of Hawaii players Andrew McNally and Robert
Medeiros are making their first appearances in professional
baseball this week. McNally, a southpaw pitcher from Australia
who signed as an undrafted free agent, is playing for the Class A
Watertown (N.Y.) Indians, a farm team of the Cleveland Indians.
Medeiros, a utility player who played his prep ball for Hilo
High, is on the roster of the Atlanta Braves' rookie league team
that plays out of Danville, Va. He was drafted in the 38th
round. Other players with local ties have yet to sign, including
Kamehameha catcher Dane Sardinha, a second round pick by the
Kansas City Royals, and UH pitcher Jay Spurgeon, an eighth round
choice of the Baltimore Orioles.
** Prep Baseball **
The Best of the West high school baseball tournament is on tap
next week at Rainbow Stadium. The tournament roster includes
four teams from Hawaii, three from California, two from Arizona,
and one from Ohio. The tournament begins next Monday and
continues daily through Friday. Admission is free.
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Iolani is ranked sixth in the latest Baseball America Top 25 high
school rankings. The Raiders, the winners of the last two Hawaii
state titles, are ranked 17th in the USA Today Top 25 Poll.
** Sports Shorts **
Radford High athletic director Jim Alegre has put out a call for
candidates for the Rams' swimming and boys' volleyball teams.
Interested parties can call him at (808) 421-4229.
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Waipahu's Brian Viloria is in the running for his third straight
Junior Olympic boxing title. He won a 112-pound division fight
by decision over Jose Rodrigues of Washington yesterday. Viloria
won the 100-pound title in 1995 and the 106-pound division last
year.
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Greg Olejack, 42, has been named the new offensive line coach for
the UH football team. A former head coach at Muhlenberg (Pa.)
College, he replaces Ulima Afoa, who resigned to accept a
coaching slot at San Diego State.
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Oceanic Cablevision announced plans to add two new sports
stations for interested local subscribers. The two are "The Golf
Channel" and CNN SI, a service sponsored by Cable News Network
and Sports Illustrated.
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Anna Umemura will take on Makoto Kamio, and Kristel Kakugawa will
face Kumiko Takai in the semifinal round of the Hawaii State
Women's Golf Association Match Play Championship today at the
Oahu Country Club.
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The Honolulu Alii edged the Leeward Lightning, 51-50, in a
Pacific Basketball League game last night at Palama Settlement
Gym. Marco Johnson scored 13 points to lead Honolulu. In other
PBL games, the Mauka Boars topped the Windward Trades, 52-43, and
the North Shore Blue Fins beat the Makai Hurricanes, 72-68.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 2 feet
South shore: 2 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/17/97 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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** Local Flavor for Movers **
A dozen plus one players from Hawaii or with ties to Hawaii will
be on the roster of the Hawaii Island Movers baseball team that
will compete in the Alaska League this summer. The players are
Jamie Aloy (UH/Baldwin), Neal Honma (UH/Pearl City), Troy
Yoshimasu (UH/Castle), Lars Hansen (UH), Klayford Nakaahiki (UH-
Hilo/Waimea), Justin Wayne (Punahou), Damon Yee
(Vanderbilt/Punahou), Chris Small (Princeton/Punahou), Scooter
Martines (Punahou), Kyle Higuchi (Santa Clara/Mid-Pacific), Lon
Yamaguchi (New Mexico/MPI), Chad Ohira (Loyola Marymount/Pearl
City), and Fletcher Lee (Lewis-Clark/Kaiser). The team is playing
a series of games in Korea and Japan through early July. The
Movers first game on Oahu will be on July 13 against the Oahu
All-Stars at Rainbow Stadium.
** Sports Shorts **
Damien Jamila won the Oahu Country Club Men's Invitational Golf
Tournament on Sunday. His 5-under 207 was good for a four-stroke
victory over runner-up Larry Stubblefield.
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A 14-under girls soccer team called Kailua 83 will compete in the
U.S. Youth National Championships Far West Regional next week at
Salt Lake, Utah. The team is 25-0-1 this season and most of
players on the roster were born in 1983, hence the team name.
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A benefit all-you-can-eat dinner for the UH football team coined
the "Rainbow Pigskin Pigout" will be held July 17 at Murphy's Bar
and Grill. Tickets are $75 and interested persons can call (808)
956-4513 for information.
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Jimmie Toloumu, Chris Togiai, Marc Talamoa, and Mark Kekahuna
teamed up to win the 4-man division of the Pearl Harbor
Volleyball Challenge this weekend. Andrew Lilyquist and Malante
Hayworth won the 2-man division.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/16/97 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 Prep Honors to Jardin, Anderson **
Waimea High's Sean Jardin and Mililani's Kristin Anderson were
named the Hawaii high school male and female athletes of the year
by the *Honolulu Advertiser* today. Jardin, a star in football,
soccer, baseball, and track, "is very amazing," according to
Waimea athletic director James Kitamura, who described him as a
player "who comes around once every 20 years." He will probably
attend Linfield College (Ore.) next fall. Anderson, a standout
volleyball, softball, and basketball player for the Trojans, is
described as a hard worker and goal-oriented. "She's a winner no
matter where she goes," said softball coach Nick Tamondong.
Anderson is headed to the University of Hawaii on a softball
scholarship. The *Advertiser* also announced the top male and
female athletes (if applicable) for each Hawaii high school. The
list follows:
Academy of the Pacific: Evan Stubbart
Aiea High: Joy Machado and Mark Okano
Assets School: Wilkins Lee and Myka Hughes
Baldwin: Shari Irimata and Kauila Houpo
Campbell: Sanoi Sao and Danilo Viloria
Castle: Agnes Sevelo and Chris Pagoyo
Damien: Scott Hicks
Farrington: Jodie Chinen and Mario Fatafehi
Hana High: Charlyn Mizner and Lemuel Diego
Hanalani: Krista DeBoard and Jason Rountree
Hawaii Baptist: Jayne Lee and Matt Stevens
Hawaii Prep: Casy McGuire-Turcotte and Sean Giffin
Hawaii Mission Academy: Lara Smith and Kenneth Aiolupotea
Hilo: Melanie Keolanui and Joseph Tuinei
Honokaa: Tammie Carvalho and Justin Clark
Iolani: Tiffany Ahuna and Keoni DeRenne
Kaahumanu Christian: Janelle Acpal and Joe Tabuya
Kahuku: Wailani Kaahu and Alvin Manutai
Kailua: Katie Stone and Kui Fox
Kaimuki: Susan Bynum and Jae Chang
Kaiser: Tracie Ifuku and Brett Kakuda
Kalaheo: Tammy Afualo and Jacob Espiau
Kalani: Cheryl Yamada and Paul Shimoda
Kamehameha: Mahealani Lum and Steven Grace
Kapaa: M Andrea Alfiler and Brent Inouye
Ka'u: Mandala Hunter-Ishikawa and Justin Kanakaole
Kauai: Jocelyn Uyeda and Kelly Ueoka
Kohala: Krissy Yamamoto and Chad Atkins
Konawaena: Nicole Durand and Brad Uemoto
Lahainaluna: Tracy Barbieto and Brent Matsui
Lanai: Rachel Loo and Edward Dickensheet
La Pietra: Saoirse McCaig
Laupahoehoe: Sheila Orio and Rogelio Juan
Leilehua: Jamie Ohta and Lawrence Cantero
Lutheran: Susannah Stockman and Kevin Wainwright
Maryknoll: Justine Kamelamela and Lorrin Lee
Maui: Amanda Rodrigues and Cory Delos Santos
McKinley: Majorie Nepo and Faatau Muagututia
Mid-Pacific: Mari Costello and Todd Burns
McKinley: Kristin Anderson and Stan Tomimoto
Moanalua: Annie Lindemann and Chris Rufo
Molokai: Julyn Kaupu and Legran Akana
Nanakuli: Halimaile Apana and Abraham Nahulu
Pahoa: Leann Kajiyama and Ilaika Waiau
Parker: Maria Gimenez-Arnau and Patrick McIlvenna
Pearl City: Lea Wakabayashi and Michael Donaldson
Puanhou: Kii Spencer-Vasconcellos and Sean Kern
Radford: Kara Stickney and Richard Kealoha
Redemption Academy: Kacie Rapozo and Shane Centeio
Roosevelt: Shari Onizuka and Hunter Haliniak
Sacred Hearts: Samee Fernandez
Seabury Hall: Iwalani Mountcastle and Jake Harris
St. Andrew's Priory: Lorie Paogofie
St. Anthony: Ruth Fukunaga and Robert McLean
St. Francis: Megan Edwards
St. Jospeh: Noelani Santiago and John Woolverton
St. Louis: Randyn Akiona
University High: Cherilani Melson and Elijah Neverdon
Waiakea: Miki Nishizuka and Jonathan Young
Waialua: Peni-Nicole Dela Pena and Keola Fuiava
Waianae: Heather Mendez and Matthew Denison
Waimea: Shawn Wisneski and Sean Jardin
Waipahu: Ranell Baldovi and Chris Chang
** Canoe Paddling Results **
Outrigger and Lokahi paddled to victories in their respective
associations yesterday on muggy and light-winded Oahu. Outrigger
totalled 12 more points than Lanikai to capture the title of the
Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association's Leeward Kai Regatta at
Nanakuli Beach Park. Lanikai had won the two previous regattas
this season. Over at Keehi Lagoon, Lokahi won its 17th
consecutive Hui Wa'a Regatta and 83rd of 84 over the last 11
years. Koa Kai finished second
** Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/13/97 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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** Big Bodies Ready to Vie **
The 19th annual Hawaiian Islands Bodybuilding Championships will be held
on June 21, 1997 at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall. Competitors will
square off for various titles including Mr. Hawaiian Islands, Mr. Junior
Hawaiian Islands, and Ms. Hawaiian Fitness. Guest posers include Ronnie
Coleman, Willie Stalling, Kim Chizevsky, and Kevin Levrone.
** Na Wahine Opener Set **
The UH Wahine volleyball team begins its 1997 season on August 23 with a
match against an alumni squad at the Special Events Arena. A week later,
Na Wahine will host Kansas State, Illinois State, and San Francisco in the
Imua Wahine Volleyball Challenge Tournament.
** Local Golf **
Larry Stubblefield, with a 1-under 70, leads the Oahu Country Club
Invitational by a stroke over Damien Jamila and David Kang. Five other
golfers are two back.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/6/97 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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// The *Hawaii Sports News* will not be available from 6/7 Sat \\
// through 6/12, Thurs. Dayle will be on the Big Island \\
// hiking up Mauna Loa. HSN will return on 6/13, Friday. \\
** PGA Searching for Site **
Officials of the Professional Golfers' Association are in Hawaii
this week scouting out possible sites for the 1999 Mercedes
Championships, an event that will feature the winners of PGA
tournaments during the preceding year. Being considered are
Oahu's Links at Kuilima, Royal Kunia Country Club, and Waialae
Country Club; Maui's Wailea Gold; the Big Island's Mauna Kea
Beach, Mauna Lani, Waikoloa Kings', and Hualalai; and Lanai's
Challenge at Manele and Experience at Koele. PGA vice president
Bill Calfee said the PGA is looking for a challenging course that
can handle crowds.
** Bobo Highlighted **
The *Honolulu Advertiser* featured former boxing champion Carl
"Bobo" Olson in an article this morning's edition. Olson, 68, is
former Kalihi boy. Despite battling Alzheimer's disease, Olson
"is a physical wonder--kept fit by daily workouts, exhibiting few
scars from a 20-year pro boxing career" highlighted by a 1953
victory over Randy Turpin for the world middleweight title.
Olson recently appeared at exhibition boxing clinics in
Waimanalo. After living and working in California for many years,
he plans to move back to Hawaii in the near future.
** UH Sailors Honored **
UH sailors Jesse Andrews, Paul Ware, and Chris Jewett were named
to the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association All-America team
yesterday. Andrews was named to the first team while Ware and
Jewett earned honorable mention honors after leading the Rainbows
to a fifth place finish at the just-completed National Co-ed
Dinghy Championships at Portland, Oregon.
** UH Grid Aide Sought **
Former Waiakea High School football coach Tim Lino is among the
candidates being interviewed for the University of Hawaii
offensive line assistant coaching position, recently relinquished
by Ulima Afoa. Lino, who led Waiakea to BIIF championships the
last several seasons, recently resigned as the Warriors' coach to
enter a Department of Education administrator's training program.
UH coach Fred vonAppen has sent feelers out to several
candidates, including former Punahou and BYU star Keith Uperesa,
now the head coach at Snow Junior College (Utah), and Robert Anae
(Kahuku and BYU), the current offensive line coach at UNLV.
** Sports Shorts **
Jared Kaufman, the former president of the ILH, has been named
interim athletic director at Maryknoll High School. He will fill
in for Pattie Heatherly, who is taking a year's leave of absence.
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Five high school exhibition football games featuring teams from
Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Utah, and Hawaii are
scheduled during a two-week span this summer as part of the
Hawaii All-Star Challenge, a fundraising event for the Hawaii
All-Star football team that will travel to Australia in July for
the Down Under Bowl.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 1 to 2 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/5/97 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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** Four More Go in Draft **
While Kamehameha's Dane Sardinha and UH's Jay Spurgeon were
grabbed in the early rounds of the amateur baseball draft, four
other players with local ties were selected in subsequent rounds.
Taken yesterday were--
9th round--Justin Wayne, Punahou, by the Boston Red Sox.
31st round-Scooter Martines, Punahou, Detroit Tigers
33rd round-Ian Perio, Castle, Oakland Athletics
38th round-Robert Medeiros, Hilo High/UH, Atlanta Braves
Wayne and Martines have signed letters of intent to play for
mainland colleges and both say they will explore the possibility
of signing with the teams that drafted them. Perio is playing
for Laney Community College in California, where he has compiled
impressive statistics. Medeiros, who fell just short of batting
.400 this season, just completed his eligibility with the UH
Rainbows.
** UH Volleyball News **
The University of Hawaii topped the college volleyball attendance
race by a landslide for the third straight season. The UH Wahine
averaged 8,378 fans per match at the 10,225-seat Special Events
Arena and hosted 22 of the 25 biggest crowds this season. The UH
men averaged 7,930 fans per match. Attendance runner-up, Brigham
Young, averaged 3,493.
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On the recruiting front, men's coach Mike Wilton said he expects
to fill many holes in his roster with foreign players. Among the
expected signees are Dejan Miladinovic, a 6-7 middle
blocker/swing hitter from Yugoslavia, and Andre Breur, a 6-9
middle blocker. Wilton also hopes to land 6-2 setter Noam Katz,
the younger brother of former UH great Yuval Katz.
** More High School MVPs **
Several more high school athletic MVPs were named in today's
*Honolulu Advertiser*. They are as follows:
Waianae High: Heather Mendez (scholar athlete)
Kahuku: Alvin Manutai and Wailani Kaahu (Red Raider Award)
Kaiser: Brett Kakuda and Tracie Ifuku (male and female MVPs)
Kalaheo: Stephanie Redman and Jacob Espiau (top athletes)
** Sports Shorts **
The UH sailing team finished fifth at the 16-team Nation Co-Ed
Dinghy Championships yesterday at Portland, Oregon. Tufts
University claimed the national title.
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Interested female hoopsters can still sign up for the UH Wahine
basketball camp that will run June 15-17 on the UH campus. Call
(808) 956-6518 for information.
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Former Farrington High, UH, and San Francisco 49er football
player Jesse Sapolu will appear at sports memorabilia show this
weekend at the Princess Kaiulani Hotel. He will sign autographs
for a fee with the proceeds going to the Hawaii Special Olympics.
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Dave Porter and Karin Ptaszek were named sportspersons of the
month for May by the Honolulu Quarterback Club. Porter is the
coach of the BYU-Hawaii tennis team that won the NAIA national
title last month. Ptaszek, a freshman on that team, won the NAIA
singles title.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 5 feet
South shore: 2 to 4 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/4/97 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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** Warrior Catcher Goes in Second **
The 59th player selected in yesterday's baseball amateur draft
was Kamehameha catcher Dane Sardinha, who was grabbed in the
second round by the Kansas City Royals. The hard-throwing 6-
foot, 200 pounder, who hit .443 for the Warriors this season, had
previously signed a letter-of-intent to player college ball for
Pepperdine but will probably sign with the Royals if the money is
good. Sardinha is being represented by big time player agent
Scott Boras. Also selected yesterday was UH pitcher Jay Spurgeon,
taken in the eighth round by Baltimore.
** Garcia Eliminated **
Nary a surfer from Hawaii remains after three rounds of the
Quiksilver Pro surfing contest being held at Grajagan, East Java
this week. The final wave rider eliminated was Sunny Garcia,
ousted by Brazilian Flavio Padaratz in a third-round heat
yesterday. Eight other local surfers had been eliminated
earlier, marking the first time that a Hawaii surfer did not
advance to the round of 16 in a pro contest.
** High School Top Jocks Named **
Several high schools named their top athletes for the 1996-97
school year at awards banquets recently. Those honorees are as
follows:
Punahou: Mike Souza and Sean Kern (male), and Pia Chock and
Ki'i Spencer-Vasconcellos (female).
Radford: Candace Benford (female) and Richard Kealoha (male)
Maryknoll: Justine Kamelamela (female) and Lorrin Lee (male)
Nanakuli: Edina Pempolio (Golden Hawk Award)
** Surf Report **
North shore: 3 to 5 feet
South shore: 2 to 4 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/3/97 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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** Fourth UH Grid Aide Bags **
Offensive line coach Ulima Afoa became the fourth UH football
assistant to abandon ship in recent months. He is headed to San
Diego State where he has been offered a coaching position. UH
head coach Fred vonAppen said he is "not delighted" about Afoa's
departure. "The timing is poor but it's an opportunity he didn't
feel he could pass up." Afoa criticized the UH athletic
administration as being "not dynamic enough." UH athletic
director took offense at the remark, saying Afoa "needs to look
at himself and look around to see what's really happened." A
search for a successor for Afoa has already commenced.
** Pro Baseball Doings **
A host of players with local ties are playing professional
baseball on the mainland. The following is a synopsis of how
they are doing--
==Pitchers==
Paul Ah Yat (UH), Augusta (A), Pirates, 0-0, 3.73
Matt Apana (UH), Lancaster (A), Mariners, 1-1, 5.40
Jamie Daspit (St. Louis) Las Vegas (AAA), Padres, 0-0 4.70
Sid Fernandez (Kaiser), New Orleans (AAA), Astros 0-1, 4.32
Mark Johnson (UH) Kissemme (A), Astros, 3-5, 3.86
Kyle Kawabata (Kailua), Piedmont (A), Phillies, 4-1, 2.38
Onan Masaoka (Waiakea), Vero Beach (A), Dodgers, 3-1, 4.53
M. McCutcheon (Molokai), South Bend (A), Diamondbacks, 2-4, 3.60
Booby Moore (UH), Tulsa (AA), Rangers, 2-1, 4.01
==Position Players==
OF-Benny Agbayani (HPU), Norfolk (AAA), Mets, .288
2B-Keith Luuloa (Molokai), Midland (AA), Angels, .226
DH-Ken Morimoto (UH-Hilo), Vero Beach (A), Dodgers, .156
OF-Jason Ross (UH), Macon (A), Braves, .222
1B-Todd Takayoshi (UH), Independent .314
3B-Chris Truby (Damien), Quad City (A), Astros, .289
** More All-Star Teams Named **
The Honolulu Advertiser announced all-star teams for baseball,
girls' basketball, and golf today. These teams were submitted by
the ILH and OIA. Because of time considerations, only MVPs for
some sports will be mentioned here.
==OIA East Baseball==
MVP: Bryce Uegawachi, Kaiser
Coach: Kerry Higa, Roosevelt
==OIA West Baseball==
MVP: Stan Tomimoto, Mililani
Coach: Glenn Nitta, Mililani
==ILH Division I Girls' Basketball==
Onaona Miller, Punahou, 11
Ki'i Spencer-Vasconcellos, Punahou 12
Karyn Fitisemanu, Iolani, 11
Charisse Hodson, Kamehameha, 12
Lisa Kowal, Punahou, 12
Cherilani Melson, University,12
Kasey Tabar, University, 11
MVPs: Miller and Spencer-Vasconcellos
Coach: Shelley Fey, Punahou
==ILH Division II Girls' Basketball==
MVP: Lore Paogofie, St. Andrew's Priory
Coach: Dern Oshiro, HBA
==OIA East Girls' Basketball==
Marjorie Nepo, McKinley, 12
Stephanie Redman, Kalaheo, 11
Kim Taylor, Kalaheo, 11
Va'e Tipoti, McKinley 12
Amber Ehia, McKinley, 9
MVP: Tipoti
Coaches: Jesse Victorino (McKinley) and
Stan Yamauchi (Castle)
==OIA West Girls' Basketball==
Shauntay Fletcher, Waianae, 12
Sanoe Sao, Campbell, 12
Kristin Anderson, Mililani, 12
Taryn Geolina, Radford, 11
Jeanamarie Fisher, Campbell, 12
MVP: Fletcher
Coach: Stacie Nii, Waipahu
==OIA Golf==
MVP: Shane Hoshino, Mililani
Coach: George Anzai, Aiea
** Sports Shorts **
UH basketball player Anthony Carter was not chosen for neither
the USA men's 22-under nor the USA World University games squads.
Carter was one of 66 players vying for spots on the teams.
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Iolani is ranked 6th in the Baseball America high school Top 25
that was announced on May 31. The Raiders (32-2) won their
second consecutive state title two weeks ago.
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The University of Hawaii sailing team finished sixth at the just
completed Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Team National
Championships at Portland, Ore. Stanford captured the national
title.
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Sunny Garcia is the only surfer from Hawaii still in the hunt at
the Quiksilver Pro being held at Grajagan, East Java. Eight
other local waveriders have been eliminated in the first three
rounds.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 6/2/97 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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** All-State Baseball Team Named **
The Honolulu Advertiser announced its 1997 Hawaii high school
all-state baseball team yesterday. Four players from state
champion Iolani were named to the squad, including player of the
year Keoni DeRenne, a senior shortstop.
==All-State Baseball Team==
C-Dane Sardinha, Kamehameha, Sr.
1b-Scooter Martines, Punahou, Sr.
2B-Greg Omori, Iolani, Sr.
SS-Keoni DeRenne, Iolani, Sr.
3b-Chris Tanabe, Mililani, Sr.
OF-Darren Chu, Kaiser, Sr.
OF-Brandon Kotake, Hilo, Sr.
OF-Corin Korenaga, Iolani, Sr.
DH-Spencer Yates, Kauai, Sr.
U-Danny Kimura, Iolani, Sr.
P-Justin Wayne, Punahou, Sr.
P-Stan Tomimoto, Mililani, Sr.
P-Sean Yamashita, Pearl City, Jr.
Coach-Todd Tashiro, Nanakuli
** States Best Prepsters Honored **
The Nissan Hall of Honor announced its 1997 inductees, who were
selected for their athletic achievements with consideration also
give to sportsmanship, citizenship, and scholarship. The 12
honorees, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows:
--Kristin Anderson, Mililani (volleyball, softball, basketball)
--Sean Jardin, Kauai High (football, soccer, baseball)
--Pomai Kapule, Kailua (softball, volleyball)
--Melanie Keolanui, Hilo (volleyball, softball, soccer,
basketball, track)
--Parker McLachlin, Punahou (volleyball, golf)
--Robert "Bubba" McLean, St. Anthony (cross country, football,
soccer, baseball, track)
--Tehani Miyashiro, Punahou (volleyball, basketball)
--Marjorie Nepo, McKinley (volleyball, basketball)
--Michael Souza, Punahou (football, basketball)
--Matt Stevens, Hawaii Baptist (cross country, track, basketball)
--Erin Stovall, Iolani (basketball, track)
--Ed Ta'amu, Iolani (football, track)
** Alexio Pounds Pit Bull **
Dennis Alexio stopped Barrington "Pit Bull" Patterson with a
fifth round TKO in a professional heavyweight kickboxing match on
Saturday night at the Blaisdell Arena. A crowd of over 6,000 was
in attendance at what Alexio announced would be his last fight in
the Islands. He hopes to fight a final bout against an unnamed
opponent on the mainland later this year. He will then retire.
"I can't keep putting myself in these situations," said Alexio.
"I have too much to lose."
** Sports Shorts **
Val Cravens Anae poured in 21 points to spark North Shore past
the ILH/MIL/KIF all-stars, 73-68, in the championship showdown of
the Mufi Hannemann Basketball Jamboree on Saturday at Iolani Gym.
Prep All-American Erin Stovall of Iolani scored a game-high 25
points for the high school stars.
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Lanikai won the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association season-
opener, the Clem D. Paiaina Regatta, yesterday at Keehi Lagoon
Beach Park. Lanikai amassed 79 points to runner-up Outrigger's
72. Meanwhile, at Waimanalo Beach Park, Lokahi (79 points) held
off a stiff challenge from Koa Kai (65) to win the Na 'Ohana O Na
Hui Wa'a New Kaneohe Regatta.
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Tony Gurerra (53:57) and Heather Jorris (57:58) were the
respective men's and women's winners at yesterday's North
Shore/Mokuleia Sprint Triathlon. Competitors had to complete a
.2 mile swim, a 10-mile bike ride, and a 3-mile run.
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Maui High grad ('96) Matthew Holton won the Maui Hard Rock Cafe
10K yesterday with a time of 34 minutes, 22 seconds. Daniel
Marcus of Wailuku finsihed four seconds back. Heidi Ballendorf
(42:05) won the women's division.
** Surf Report **
North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 3 feet
East shore : 1 to 3 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 5/30/97 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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** Sid Okay After Surgery **
Houston Astros' pitcher Sid Fernandez underwent arthroscopic
surgery to his left elbow on Wednesday and is expected to return
to begin throwing again in about four weeks. The former Kaiser
High star, 34, was 1-0 with a 3.60 earned run average this season
but complained of pain in his pitching arm. During surgery, the
doctor removed scar tissue and smoothed the cartilage surface.
** Wahine Hoopsters Score in Classroom **
Members of the UH Wahine basketball team outshone 18 other UH
athletic teams by compiling a 3.41 grade point average during the
just-completed spring semester. Four players--Kendis Leeburg,
Tiffany Fujimoto, Michelle Macintyre and Maj Forsberg--had 4.0
averages. Head coach Vince Goo said academic success is
contagious. "Now the thing is nobody wants to have the lowest
GPA," he said.
** Track All-Stars Named **
Hawaii Baptist Academy distance runner Matt Stevens and Iolani
hurdler, sprinter, and jumper Erin Stovall were named ILH track
and field athletes of the year by the Honolulu Advertiser today.
Punahou boys' coach Dacre Bowen and Iolani girls' coach Earl
Hedani were also honored. In the OIA west, Nanakuli's Haliimaile
Apana and Moanalua's Ricky Marshall-Greene were honored along
with coaches Shane Akamine of Mililani (girls) and Randy Hiraki
of Moanalua (boys). Kaiser's Endia Abrante and Castle's Bryan
Clay captured top honors in the OIA East along with coaches
Walter Santiago of Kahuku (girls) and Martin Hee of Castle
(boys).
** Surf Report **
North shore: 2 to 3 feet
South shore: 1 to 2 feet
East shore : 1 to 2 feet
West shore : 2 to 3 feet
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* -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- *
* The following is a summary of the 5/29/97 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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** Inoue Ready to Rumble **
Honolulu's Enson Inoue will take on Royce Alger in an Ultimate
Fighting Championship bout tomorrow night in Alabama. The 30-
year-old Inoue is 6-foot, 200 lbs. and has a background in jiu-
jitsu and taekwondo. Alger is a former NCAA wrestling champion.
All fighting tactics except eye-gouging and biting are allowed in
the match. "I like pushing myself to the limit," said Inoue.
"This is a good outlet."
** UH Basketball News **
Former UH center Seth Sundberg has received an invitation to take
part in a free-agent camp of the Los Angeles Lakers in June. He
will also play in the Los Angeles Pro Summer League where a good
showing could earn him a spot in the Lakers' fall camp. "We'll
see what happens," said the 7-1, 265-pounder, who says he is
fully recovered from a late-season injury to his spleen.
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Meanwhile, UH senior-to-be Anthony Carter is getting ready to try
out for the USA 22-under national team and the World University
squad. Team trials begin this weekend at Colorado Springs.
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Another senior, Micah Kroeger, is recuperating nicely after
reconstructive surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament
in his right knee. He injured it in a pickup game last week.
Kroeger vowed to "defy the odds" and recover from the surgery in
time for the start of practice on Oct. 18.
** Prep All-Star Awards **
The *Honolulu Advertiser* announced an array of high school all-
star teams today. Full and partial listings of those teams
follow.
==ILH Baseball All-Stars==
C--Dane Sardinha, Kamehameha, Sr.
1b-Chad Santos, St. Louis, So.
2b-Gregg Omori, Iolani, Sr
SS-Keoni DeRenne, Iolani, Sr.
3b-Danny Kimura, Iolani, Sr.
OF-Paki Lum, Kamehameha, So.
OF-Scott LaFountaine, Punahou, Sr.
OF-Corin Korenaga, Iolani, Sr.
DH-Matt Shido, Punahou, Sr.
U-Thad Estrada, Iolani, Sr.
U-Scooter Martines, Punahou, Sr.
P-Justin Wayne, Punahou, Sr.
P-Ryan Yamamoto, Iolani, Sr.
Player of the year: Kimura
Coach of the year: Dean Yonamine, Iolani
==BIIF Girls' Basketball All-Stars==
Dayna Gambil, Honokaa, 5-5, Sr.
Tammie Carvalho, Honokaa, 5-6 Sr.
Nicole Chu, Konawaena, 5-10, Sr.
Mona Amisone, Waiakea, 5-5, Jr.
Penny Ka'ae, Honokaa, 5-11 Sr.
Player of the year: Gambill
Coach of the year: Melvin Paio, Laupahoehoe
==OIA Bowling==
East boys' MVP: Edward Tanaka, Roosevelt
East girls' MVP: Daena DeRego, Roosevelt
West boys' MVP: Branson Kawaiaea, Nanakuli
West girls' MVP: Co
