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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/25/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Wahine Sweep Nebraska ** Top-ranked Hawaii defeated No. 5 Nebraska, 15-12, 16-14, 15-9 last night at Normal, Illinois, to win the championship of the NACWAA Women's Volleyball Classic. Tournament MVP Angelica Ljungquist hammered 12 kills to lead the Wahine (2-0). Hawaii coach Dave Shoji described the victory as "real ragged" but he was pleased nonetheless. "I think we have room to grow," he said. The Cornhuskers fought hard despite losing five starters from their 1995 national championship team. Former University High star Fiona Nepo is Nebraska's starting setter. ** Former Hawaii Prepsters Spark BYU ** The ones that got away played big roles in Brigham Young's 41-37 early-season football triumph over Texas A&M yesterday at Provo, Utah. Former Hawaii prep stars Kaipo McGuire (St. Louis), Itula Mili and Mark Atuaia (Kahuku) and K.O. Kealaluhi (Maui High) figured prominently in the Cougar offensive attack. McGuire caught two TD tosses, Mili and Atuaia combined for 96 receiving yards, and Kealaluhi had 151 yards in receptions and snagged the game-winning 46-yard TD toss from Steve Sarkisian with a minute left to play. ** VonAppen Requests Switch ** Hoping to gain any advantage he can, University of Hawaii football coach Fred vonAppen has requested that the Rainbows occupy the makai sideline at Aloha Stadium for their season- opener against Boston College next Saturday afternoon. UH's bench has traditionally been on the mauka side, but vonAppen, noting that the sun will shine on the mauka bench area for the entire duration of the 3 p.m to 6 p.m game next week, requested the switch. UH athletic director Hugh Yoshida said the request will be granted but as a one-shot deal. WAC rules require that the home team occupy the same side as the student section. ** Prep Football Report ** The *Honolulu Advertiser* named its preseason All-State Football team today. Eight players from St. Louis were among the 23 players named to the elite squad. == Offense == OL-Mike Souza Punahou 6-3 275 Sr. OL-Dominic Raiola St. Louis 6-3 280 Sr. OL-Steven Grace Kamehameha 6-2 263 Sr. OL-Rimoni Tuiasasopo St. Louis 6-1 320 Sr. OL-Matt Parkhurst Kahuku 6-3 280 Sr. R--Tafiti Uso Punahou 6-0 165 Sr. R--Paulson Leong Farrington 5-9 150 Sr. R--Randyn Akiona St. Louis 5-11 170 Sr. RB-Clifford Russell Campbell 6-0 170 Sr. RB-Tui Ala Kamehameha 5-5 176 Sr. QB-Kaiser Seumalu Waipahu 5-9 206 Jr. U--Jacob Espiau Kalaheo 5-11 180 Sr. ==Defense== DL-Fa'aolo Alovao St. Louis 6-2 230 Jr. DL-Dustin Low Roosevelt 6-1 205 Sr. DL-Maake Kemoeatu Kahuku 6-4 240 Sr. LB-Jacob Yoro St. Louis 5-10 Sr. LB-Alvin Manutai Kahuku 6-0 220 Sr. LB-James Sunia St. Louis 5-10 225 Sr. LB-Derek Zoller Campbell 6-1 240 Sr. DB-Wes Tufaga St. Louis 5-11 180 Sr. DB-Geste Ornellas St. Louis 5-8 180 Jr. DB-Sean Jardin Waimea 5-7 155 Sr. DB-Danilo Viloria Campbell 5-10 175 Sr. ==Last night's preseason results== Morse (San Diego) 27, Farrington 0 Kalani 21, Kohala 14 Leilehua 37, Kaimuki 23 Punahou 34, Waimea 21 Damien 38, Pearl City 10 Maui 33, Konawaena 7 Castle 26, Radford 16 Kailua 35, Kalaheo 18 ** Sports Shorts ** Sean Scott and Stevie Li sent Yuval Katz and Naveh Milo into the losers' bracket with a 15-5 triumph at the Hawaii Beach Volleyball State Championships yesterday at Queen's Beach in Waikiki. Katz and Milo, stars of last season's University of Hawaii Final Four qualifiers, must now win five matches to advance to the championship round. ---- Lanikai Canoe Club dominated several divisions at the Kailua Bay Iron Challenge yesterday at Kailua Beach. Crews from Lanikai won the men's open, malia, masters divisions while Kailua captured the senior and golden masters crowns over a race course that started at Kailua Beach, went to Moku Manu to Moku Lea and returned. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/24/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Wahine Struggle, Win ** Not nearly as dominating as expected, the top-ranked University of Hawaii Wahine survived a scare from No. 11 Florida, defeating the Gators in five games, 15-12, 15-11, 6-15, 6-15, 15-13, in a semifinal match of the NACWAA Volleyball Classic last night at Normal, Illinois. "They outplayed us, no doubt," said a concerned UH coach Dave Shoji, whose Wahine will take on No. 5 Nebraska in the Classic title game tonight. "It's really a mystery to me what happened. I think we wanted to play so well it got in our way." The match was the season-opener for both teams. Joselyn Robins knocked down 18 kills for the Wahine, with Angelica Ljungquist and Therese Crawford adding 17 and 16, respectively. The Wahine hope to re-group tonight against the Lady Huskers, the defending national champions. Sophomore Fiona Nepo, an all-state player for University High two years ago, is the starting setter for Nebraska, which defeated unranked Illinois State in four games last night. ** Bows Still in the Running ** Guy Benjamin, the offensive coordinator for University of Hawaii football team, said that he expects to run the veer option about 50 percent of the time for the first several games of the season. He said that players' mastery of the much ballyhooed "West Coast offense" has proceeded much slower than expected, thus necessitating the need to use the veer part of the time. "I can't worry what fans want," said Benjamin. "I'm here for the players. To get them to be better, we're going to do what we have to do, and, right now, they run (the veer) well." Benjamin said he hopes to be running the West Coast offense, an attack predicated on a controlled passing game, exclusively by season's end. The Rainbows will open their 1996 season a week from today at Aloha Stadium against Boston College. ---- In a related story, the UH Board of Regents approved an increased salary scale for UH coaches. The increase was made to bring the compensation more in line with what other coaches are receiving across the nation. The head football coach's salary will go from its present $66,000 to $96,000 range to $92,000 to $157,000. All head coaches at UH, save for baseball and swimming, can expect raises. ---- UH head coach Fred vonAppen announced that tight end Ryan Green is ineligible to play because of an academic technicality. A transfer from the now defunct University of Pacific football program, Green supposedly lacks the number of credits in his major to remain eligible, based on an interpretation by the Big West Conference which UOP was a part of. VonAppen called the situation "a grave injustice to the kid." An investigation of the matter is ongoing. ** Prep Football Report ** Kamehameha 13, Waianae 12: At Aloha Stadium, running back Tui Ala dashed 45 yards for a score on the Warriors' opening drive and quarterback Shane Chan dove into the end zone from three yards out on their final one to lead Kamehameha to a preseason triumph over the Seariders. The game marked the high school coaching debut of Kanani Souza, a Kamehameha graduate and a former assistant at the University of Hawaii. ---- Kauai 35, Waialua 7: At Vidinha Stadium, Richard Delgado connected with Luke Smith for two first-half touchdown passes to spark the Red Raiders over the Bulldogs. ---- Iolani 35, Lahainaluna 0: At War Memorial Stadium, the Raiders bolted to a 28-0 halftime margin and cruised to victory over the Lunas. ---- McKinley 37, Roosevelt 6: At Roosevelt, Sol Lealao and Chaune Tokunaga each scored twice in the Tigers' victory. ---- Campbell 12, Mililani 0: At Campbell, running back Derek Zoller did all the scoring as the Sabers shut out the Trojans. ---- Pac-Five 17, Kaiser 0: At Kaiser, Todd Burns was on the receiving end of a 38-yard TD toss and Shawn Lumpkin scored on a five-yard run to lead the Wolfpack over the Cougars. ---- Waiakea 26, Moanalua 24: At Moanalua, the visiting Warriors edged Na Menehune. ---- ==Today's Games== Damien at Pearl City Punahou vs Waimea at Hanapepe Ballpark Kalaheo at Kailua Nanakuli at Hilo Konawaena vs Maui at War Memorial Stadium Kohala vs Kalani at Aloha Stadium Farrington vs Morse (San Diego) at Aloha Stadium Kaimuki vs Leilehua at Aloha Stadium ** Hawaii 'Yakers Score ** Several paddlers from Hawaii had successful outings at the United States Canoe and Kayak Team Sprint National Championships yesterday at Orlando, Florida. Jodi Jackson won the 1,000-meter women's solo kayak event with a time of 4 minutes, 32.28 seconds. Winning silver medals were Brian Rocheleau (1,000 meter men's solo kayak) and Bruno Cotchen (1,000-meter men's solo canoe). The team of Brian Boltz, Aaron Creps, Kahi Pacarro, and Brett Shimabuku won the junior division of 1,000-meter kayak fours race. The Championships continue today and tomorrow. ** Sports Shorts ** Nearly four dozen of Hawaii's best bodybuilders will compete in the Natural Bodybuilding Championships tonight at Bakken Hall on the Campus of Mid-Pacific Institute. Mr USA Dennis Newman is among the guest posers scheduled to appear. ---- UH football fans will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with Rainbow head coach Fred vonAppen at a "Meet-the- Public" session from 1 to 3pm tomorrow at the Sports Authority on Ward Avenue. ---- Shane Dorian and Sunny Garcia were the only Hawaii surfers who staved off elimination yesterday at the Rip Curl Pro at Hossegor, France. Ousted in qualifying heats yesterday were Kauai's Kaipo Jaquias and Oahu's Ross Williams and Kalani Robb. Conan Haeys, Derek Ho, and Pancho Sullivan were eliminated on Thursday. Wahine surfers Megan Abubo and Rochelle Ballard were also eliminated in the women's contest at the same venue. ---- With 27,008 finishers, the Honolulu Marathon was the biggest marathon in the world in 1995. New York (26,754 finishers) and London (25,326) were second and third. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/22/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Katz to Return! ** Well, only temporarily. Yuval Katz, the player most responsible for taking the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team to the NCAA Final Four the past two season, will be in the Islands this weekend to compete in the Emporio Armani Hawaii Beach Volleyball State Championships. He will team with former Rainbow teammate Naveh Milo and vie for the men's open crown. Katz had two more years of NCAA eligibility remaining but opted to pursue a pro career. A few weeks ago, Katz signed a contract to play in Greek professional league with MGS Ethnikos. Milo will play for the Rainbows this season. ** '96 UH Recruit Class Average, says vonAppen ** University of Hawaii football coach Fred vonAppen gave his first class of recruits a grade of 'C.' Only 15 of the original 22 recruits are still with the team and those who remain haven't filled holes in the offensive and defensive lines and in the speed department. Said vonAppen: "I would say--and I don't want the guys in this recruiting class to feel bad--that it's an average class. It was a class one might have expected to assemble after taking the job in early January/late December." Four recruits are atop or near the top of the Rainbow depth chart, including linebackers Stephen Gonzalez and Rufus Ayeni, running back Sam Paneno, and defensive back Anthony Smith. However, injuries, academic problems, and defections have trimmed the class by a third. VonAppen said he was disappointed in the attrition rate of his mostly junior-college-based class. "It's a roll of the dice with junior college guys," he remarked. He noted that he would recruit primarily from the high school ranks in future years. ** Shoji: Florida No Slouch ** In an opening round match of the NACWAA Volleyball Classic tomorrow at Normal, Illinois, the University of Hawaii Wahine will take on Florida, a team that finished 35-2 last season but has lost five starters. Commenting on her team's inexperience and noting that five of Hawaii's top seven players are seniors, Florida coach Mary Wise joked, "We are Hawaii one year from now." Hawaii coach Dave Shoji said Florida is far from feeble. "When you have a quality program as Florida has the last five years," he noted, "you're not going to be weak." Top-ranked Hawaii is led by senior All-Americans Robyn Ah Mow and Angelica Ljungquist. Senior hitter Julie Wood is the only returning starter for the 11th-ranked Gators. ----- Shoji announced that he will redshirt three players this season: freshman setter Keala Nihipali, sophomore middle blocker Lori Garber, and transfer Leah Karratti. ** Sports Shorts ** The Iolani Invitational girls preseason volleyball tournament begins today at Iolani Gym. Twenty teams are entered, including several from California. ---- Hawaii golfers Parker McLachlin and Elisha Au are in fourth place in their respective boys' and girls' competitions after three rounds of the PGA Junior Golf Championships at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. McLachlin is seven strokes off the pace and Au is nine. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/21/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Margerum Has "Grail" ** Only a handful of Bill Walsh's original "West Coast Offense" playbooks exist, and University of Hawaii assistant football coach Ken Margerum has one. Said Margerum, a former player for Walsh at Stanford and for the San Francisco 49ers, "It's special to me. This book has the original offense that Bill Walsh used to win five Super Bowls." UH offensive coordinator Guy Benjamin referred to the playbook as "the grail." Hawaii head coach Fred vonAppen acknowledged that the offense, based primarily on short and intermediate passes, works well in theory but needs to be executed properly to be effective. "They better break it open and check out the Holy Grail," he said. "They're struggling out here." ** Warriors, Seariders Highlight Prep Football Openers ** Former University of Hawaii assistant Kanani Souza will make his high school coaching debut on Friday night at Aloha Stadium when his Kamehameha Warriors tackle perennial OIA powerhouse Waianae in a local high school preseason football game. Kamehameha finished 7-5 last season and returns a host of starters on offense, including three on the offensive front and top running backs Tui Ala and Jacob Ordenstein. Waianae, 8-3-1 in '95 and last season's OIA runner-up, returns half of its starters and is particularly blessed with running backs. ---- In other prep news, Punahou athlete Scooter Martines announced he will not play football this season in order to concentrate on baseball. Martines, a first-team all-state selection at linebacker as a junior for the Buffanblu, is also a two-time member of the all-state baseball team. Punahou football coach Dan Morrison announced that all-state volleyball player Kaione Crabb, a 6-5, 260-pound senior, will take to the gridiron this season. Crabb, who has a 31-inch vertical jump, will probably play defensive end. == Other preseason prep football games this weekend: (Friday) Kapaa at Honokaa Aiea at Waipahu Mililani at Campbell Castle at Radford Pac-Five at Kaiser McKinley at Roosevelt Waiakea at Moanalua Iolani vs Lahainaluna at War Memorial Stadium (Saturday) Damien at Pearl City Punahou vs Waimea at Hanapepe Ball Park Kalaheo at Kailua Nanakuli at Hilo Kaahumanu Hou vs Baldwin at War Memorial Konawaena vs Maui at War Memorial Kohala vs Kalani at Aloha Stadium Farrington vs Morse (Calif.) at Aloha Stadium Kaimuki vs Leilehua at Aloha Stadium ** Jaquias Triumphs at Lacanau ** Kauai's Kaipo Jaquias won his second tour contest of the year yesterday, capturing the Gotcha Lacanau Pro in 3- to 5-foot surf at Lacanau, France. Jaquias defeated Kona's Conan Hayes in the championship final to earn the $14,000 winner's check. Hayes, making his first appearance in a final, earned $7,000 as runner- up. Surfers from Hawaii now occupy four of the top ten spots on the pro tour standings. Makaha's Sunny Garcia is third, Jaquias fifth, Kapolei's Kalani Robb seventh, and Hayes tenth. Floridian Kelly Slater, the defending world champion, currently resides at the top of the rankings. ** Sports Shorts ** The Bishop Museum will host a four-hour surfing exhibition this Sunday. The exhibition will include displays, guest appearances by surfing legends, the premier of a new H30 surf video, and more. ---- Hawaii master's athlete Joy Margerum broke her own national women's 35-39 age-group record in the 400-meter hurdles at the USA National Track and Field Masters Outdoor Championships last weekend at Spokane, Wash. Margerum, the wife of UH football assistant Ken Margerum, strided to a time of 64.40 seconds, breaking the mark of 65.13 seconds she set earlier this year. ---- Competing in the 148-pound class, James Valmoja squatted and deadlifted 475 pounds and benched 335 pounds to win most outstanding and most improved lifter honors at the Waialua Health Club Powerlifting Meet his past weekend. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 3 to 5 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/20/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Charles a Jade in the Rough for 'Bows ** When the University of Hawaii football team meets Boston College next Saturday at Aloha Stadium, a walk-on player from Kauai could be in the 'Bows' starting offensive backfield. Jade Charles, a Canada-born, redshirt freshman from Kauai High School, has risen to the top of the Rainbow depth chart at halfback after impressive performances last spring and in the ongoing fall camp. "He's one of the few players who can get out in space and make people miss," said UH coach Fred vonAppen. "He's a player," added Rainbow quarterback Glenn Freitas. Charles' twin brother Echo is a wide receiver on the team. ---- In other UH football news, vonAppen announced that receivers Keith Parker and Bo Parks had left the team, and that former Maui High star Robert Kemfort had been moved from running back to wide receiver. ** Wahine Big Favorites in WAC ** The University of Hawaii Wahine volleyball team, ranked number one in the country, is an overwhelming favorite to dominate the Western Athletic Conference this season. The Wahine made the move to the WAC this year after 11 seasons in the Big West Conference. According to Wahine defensive specialist Nalani Yamashita, who played in the WAC for two seasons with Colorado State before transferring, the difference between the two conferences is noticeable. Said Yamashita: "Comparing our caliber to the rest of the WAC, well, we'd be very up there and they'd be in the middle." Hawaii's stiffest WAC competition will come from 10th-ranked San Diego State and No. 19 BYU. Both teams, however, are not in the same caliber as former Big West rivals Pacific and Long Beach State. A non-conference schedule that includes UCLA, Stanford, USC, and Nittaidai (Japan) will help prepare the Wahine for postseason play. Hawaii opens its 1996 season on Friday with a match against 11th-ranked Florida in the NACWAA Volleyball Classic at Normal, Illinois. ** Hula Bowl Gets NCAA Blessing ** After three years without sanctioning, the Hula Bowl renewed its ties with the NCAA for the 1997 game. Accordingly, the all-star game will be able to enlist the services of active NCAA coaches, something it could not do the past three years. Notre Dame's Lou Holtz and Florida State's Bobby Bowden will serve as head coaches. Hawaii's Fred vonAppen, American Football Coaches Association president Fisher DeBerry, and this season's NCAA Division IAA, II, and II coaches of the year will serve as assistants. Only senior players will be allowed to play. Not restricted by the NCAA, the Hula Bowl was able to use underclassmen the last several years. ** Sports Shorts ** Rochelle Ballard of Kauai finished second at the Lacanau Pro surf meet yesterday at Lacanau, France. Ballard, 25, earned $2,400 as the runner-up and moved into fourth on the world rankings. Florida's Lisa Anderson won the event and is the current world tour leader. ---- Dawson Jones won the 7.5-mile Molu Epic North Shore Challenge paddleboard race on Sunday. Jones completed the course from the Turtle Bay Hilton to Waimea Bay in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 20 seconds. Buzzy Kerbox (1:06:11) and George Ramos (1:08:55) finished second and third. Julie Speir (1:28:00) won the women's division. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 2 to 4 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/19/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Faith Propels Kapihe ** A self-proclaimed party-guy a few years ago, University of Hawaii football player Ellie Kapihe found religion and has since turned around his life. A 6-3, 260 pound lineman out of Waipahu High School, Kapihe admitted to drinking more than his share of alcohol as a college freshman three years ago. Thanks to a friend, Rebecca Downey, Kapihe became a devout Christian. Kapihe started all 12 Rainbow games at offensive left tackle last season. Because of his less than massive size, Kapihe has moved to defensive end for the 1996 season and is making a strong push for a starting berth. "He's doing a heck of a job," said defensive line coach Ulima Afoa. "What's making his transition easy is he's got a great work ethic. He works to improve and do the little things to make himself a good lineman." In their '96 debut, Kapihe and his UH teammates will take on Boston College on Aug. 31 at Aloha Stadium. ** Distance Victories for Lanikai, Kailua ** The Lanikai men and the Kailua women won their respective events yesterday at the Duke Kahanamoku Outrigger Canoe Race that began at Kailua Beach. Lanikai won the 26-mile men's race from Kailua Beach to the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki in a time of 2 hours, 42 minutes, 45 seconds. Outrigger (2:45:07) and Waikiki Surf Club (2:49:13) finished second and third. Earlier, Kailua won the six-mile women's race from Kailua Beach to Mokolea Rock and back in a time of 48 minutes, 49 seconds. Second and third place finishers Koa Kai and Hui Nalu crossed the line less than 30 seconds back. ** Sports Shorts ** George Kotake captured grand champion honors in weapons and kumite at the 14th Aloha State Traditional Karate-Do Championships yesterday at Aliamanu Gym. Joey Bunch won the kata grand championship. ---- Makakilo's Danalee Bragado and her partner Krista Blomquist each earned $4,000 for finishing fourth at the Evian National Beach Volleyball Championships yesterday at Huntington Beach, Calif. Californians Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak each won $10,000 for winning the tournament. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/18/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Alexio Triumphs ** Champion Dennis Kaheke Alexio weathered a third-round knockdown and came back to score a sixth-round knockout over challenger Masaaki Miyamoto of Japan in a world heavyweight kickboxing title match last night at the Blaisdell Arena. A crowd of about 6,000 saw Miyamoto land a kick to Alexio's chin, dropping the champion seconds before the end of round three. "I never saw the kick," said Alexio, who claimed to be "maybe 80 percent" because of injuries sustained in training to his left foot and knee. "I got up, took a couple of deep breaths, and held my composure." In the sixth round, referee Tony Villalon stopped the fight after a minute was gone when Alexio (63-1) floored Miyamoto (31-2) with a flurry of punches and kicks. ** UH Football Report ** Despite less than optimistic predictions by armies of naysayers, members of the University of Hawaii football team remain upbeat and confident after the completion of their first week of fall practice. Most fans and sportswriters pick the Rainbows to finish in the second division of the expansion-thickened Western Athletic Conference. Said running back Tony Thomas, "Right now, nobody expects anything from us. We've got something to prove. We're going to surprise some people." Added cornerback Al Hunter: "We love the game again. Last year, we played just to play." Hawaii will host Boston College in the season opener for both teams on Aug. 31 at Aloha Stadium. ** Hawaii Rules Amateur Surfing ** Operating in home waters, surfers from Hawaii captured 14 of 23 individual divisions and the team title at the Zeal Optics United States Amateur Surfing Championships yesterday in 1- to 2-foot surf at Ala Moana Bowl. "I would say it was a very good contest for us," said Team Hawaii coach Ben Aipa. Among the bevy of local champions were Gavin Sutherland (open men's surfing), Andy Irons (junior men's surfing), Jenny Crusat (junior women's surfing), Joel Centeio (menehune surfing), Craig Balmores (grand masters surfing), and Edwin Nakazato (open men's bodyboarding). Team Hawaii dedicated the victory to Randall and Carol Kim, who were tragically gunned down days before by an enraged neighbor in their Mililani home. Randall Kim, a well-known local surfing standout in the late 70s-early 80s, was supposed to be a guest speaker at yesterday's contest. ** Youth Teams Finish High ** Trailing 2-5 with two outs in the top of the seventh and final inning, Spring, Texas rallied for five runs to defeat Aiea, 7-5, and capture the Little League Junior Division (13-year-olds) World Championship yesterday at Taylor, Michigan. Entering the game with one loss, Aiea needed to defeat their unbeaten Texas foes twice. ---- Aiea-Halawa finished third at the Little League Big League (16- 18-year-olds) World Series. On Friday at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., North-Chicago defeated the Hawaii team, 6-3, to capture the U.S. Championship. North Chicago advanced to the world title game against Chinese Taipei. ** Beach Volleyball Beat ** With three victories yesterday, Makakilo's Danalee Bragado and teammate Krista Blomquist advanced to the semifinals of the Evian National Championships being held at Huntington Beach, Calif. Among Bragado and Blomquist's victims yesterday was the second seeded team of Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno. ---- Punahou's Lindsey Berg teamed up with Jennifer Carey of California to win the Junior National Beach Volleyball girls 16s Doubles Championship Aug. 13-15 at Manhattan Beach, Calif. ---- The Emporio Armani Hawaii Beach Volleyball State Championships will be held next weekend at Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki. Adam Lockwood and Jon Anderson are the defending men's title winners. Lisa Strand-Ma'a, with a yet to be determined teammate, will compete for her third straight women's championship. ** Homegrown Report ** Kawika Alo (Punahou '93) is a football and baseball standout at Macalester College (Minn.). A senior this season, Alo has earned all-conference honors in both sports. He was named Macalester's Male Athlete of the Year for 1995-96. ---- Olin Kreutz (St. Louis '95) is in the running for a starting position at offensive guard for the nationally-ranked University of Washington football team. Last season as a true freshman, Kreutz saw some playing time, a rare occurrence at UW. ---- Brandon Nelson (Radford '93) helped lead the Bellarmine (Ky.) College tennis team to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship last season. Nelson was undefeated in conference play, earning MVP honors for Bellarmine. ---- Lezlie Imai (Baldwin '94) won the North Central Conference singles tennis championship while competing as a sophomore for Northern Colorado. ---- Clint Kagami (Kaiser '92) and Gabe Memmert (Punahou) are among the former Hawaii high school players playing college baseball on the mainland. Last season, Kagami clouted 13 homers and drove in 48 runs for Lubbock Christian College while Memmert batted .321 as a reserve infielder for McNeese State. ---- Iolani grads Ramona Fong ('93) and Maiko Bristow ('95) are making splashes in two different college sports on the mainland. Fong is the coxswain for the Pac-10 runner-up University of Washington junior varsity crew. Bristow started in centerfield as a freshman last season for the University of California softball team. \\ If you have information about a local athlete competing at // \\ the college level on the mainland, email Dennis Anderson of // \\ the *Honolulu Advertiser* [dennis@lava.net]. Mahalo nui! // ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/16/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Wahine Better, Says Shoji ** With five experienced seniors among their top seven players, the top-ranked University of Wahine volleyball team looks to be even better than last season's 31-1 squad. Lost to graduation was captain Jenny Wilton but everyone else returns. Setter Robyn Ah Mow (5-8, senior) and middle blocker Angelica Ljungquist (6-3, senior), first-team All-Americans in 1995, are Hawaii's marquee players. Also back are high-flying outside hitters Joselyn Robins (5-8, senior) and Therese Crawford (5-11, junior), middle blocker Cecelia Goods (6-1, junior), and defensive specialist Nalani Yamashita (5-4, senior). Chastity Nobriga (5-11, senior) moves into Wilton's spot at opposite. Said UH coach Dave Shoji: "Our team is much better this year, but we really can't be any better. People can't expect us to be undefeated. And yet we are better." Hawaii opens it season in the State Farm NACWAA Classic at Normal, Illinois next Friday, taking on Florida in a first- round match. ** Freitas Emerges in QB Battle ** If the season opener were today, Glenn Freitas would be the starting quarterback for the University of Hawaii football team, according to UH coach Fred vonAppen. Freitas, a 6-2 senior who was recruited out of Waianae High to run Bob Wagner's spread- option offense, was given little chance by anyone save himself to earn the starting job in vonAppen's pass-oriented West Coast offense. "He was the guy who had the grimmest scenario when he came in," said vonAppen. "Here we come with this pass offense and his name's not even mentioned for the first month. He fought his way back into the loop." VonAppen credits Freitas for his work ethic and leadership. "Players are very confident when he's in there," said the UH coach. Hawaii's season opener against Boston College is two weeks away. ** Sayonara Wins Kenwood Finale ** With a time of 39 hours, 10 minutes, 29 seconds, the American yacht Sayonara won the final 385-mile, round-the-state leg of the 1996 Kenwood Cup series. Another American yacht, Boomerang, finished a half hour back. The corrected time winner of the leg has yet to be determined since all yachts had not finished by press time. In the team competition, Australia edged USA Red. ** Youth Baseball Report ** At the Little League Big League (16-18-year-olds) World Series being played at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aiea-Halawa will take on North-Chicago, Ill. today for the USA championship. Today's winner will meet Chinese Taipei tomorrow for the World Series title. Aiea-Halawa crushed North Chicago, 10-3, yesterday to force today's showdown. ---- Aiea suffered its first loss yesterday at the Little League Junior League (13-year-olds) World Series at Taylor, Michigan. Spring Texas took advantage of six Aiea errors to forge a 4-1 win. ** Sports Shorts ** The long distance outrigger canoe paddling season kicks off this weekend with the Duke Kahanamoku Race on Sunday. Men's crews will paddle from Kailua Beach to Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki. The women will compete in an out-and-back course in Kailua Bay. ---- With 1,200 points, the Game Fishing Club of Australia took over the team lead after four days of competition in Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament at Kailua-Kona. Hawaii's Fun Birds of Aloha (1,055) is in second place. ---- Stanford's Tara VanDerveer, who coached the U.S. women to a gold medal at the just completed Atlanta Olympic Games, will bring her Cardinal squad to Hawaii to compete in the Rainbow Wahine Basketball Classic, Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at the Special Events Arena. The Wahine, Pittsburgh, Stephen F. Austin, Houston, Michigan, Miami of Ohio and Virginia Polytech are also entered. ---- The UH Wahine soccer team opens its 1996 season with an intrasquad scrimmage on Aug. 20 at the UH quarry field. The Wahine will meet an alumnae squad on Aug. 22, and then will host St. Mary's, Maryland, and Stanford in the Wahine Soccer Festival, Aug. 30 through Sept. 3. ---- Mililani (6-0) is the only team without a loss at the Bobby Sox Prep (16-18-year-olds) Western Regional Tournament being held at Moreno Valley, Calif. Koolau is also entered in the double- elimination tourney and won two games yesterday to avoid being ousted. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/15/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** 'Bow QB Battle Down to Three ** After starting training camp with six quarterbacks, the University of Hawaii football team is now down to three. Injuries and a position switch have contributed to the attrition. Still battling for the starting signal-caller job are senior Glenn Freitas, junior Johnny Macon, and freshman Josh Skinner. Three other freshmen--Hunter Young (strained rotator cuff), John Gurasich (strained groin), and Jerimi Bourland (switched to receiver)--are currently out of the hunt. "(The QB attrition rate) is quite embarrassing considering we haven't put (full) pads on yet," said offensive coordinator Guy Benjamin, who said Freitas is slightly ahead in the QB race. Freitas, a former Waianae High star, started the majority of games last season. ** "Locals" at Newell Camp ** Four players with ties to the Islands are among the bevy of basketball behemoths taking part in Pete Newell's Big Man Camp at the Special Events Arena. Attending the workouts are-- --Hawaii Pacific University center Juergen Malbeck, a 7-1, 250-pounder. --BYU-Hawaii postman Ionatana Enosa, a 6-10, 245 pounder. --University of Hawaii's 7-1, 265-pound Seth Sundberg. --former Iolani and Willamette player Cavan Scanlan, a 6-6, 230-pound forward. Malbeck, Enosa, and Sundberg will be returning for their senior seasons at their respective schools while Scanlan, a recent grad from Willamette, is hoping to land a spot with a European pro team. ** Teee to Play ** After reconsidering her position, Teee Williams has agreed to play for the Team USA in the upcoming Bank of Hawaii Cup volleyball competition set for Sept. 12, 14, and 15 at UH's Special Events Arena. Williams, an All-American for the UH Wahine in the late 80s, had previously announced she no longer would compete for the US National team following its disappointing 7th place finish at the Atlanta Olympics. But she changed her mind. "It's always good for me to come back (to Hawaii)," said Williams, "because it's a place I'll always treasure." Two-time Olympic champion Cuba, the Netherlands (5th at Atlanta), and Japan will join the US team in the Hawaii Cup. ** Alexio Ready to Rock ** Despite a sketchy scouting report and a rules modification, world heavyweight kickboxing champion Dennis Kaheke Alexio is still an overwhelming favorite to defeat challenger Masaaki Miyamoto in a United Title Commission title bout this Saturday at the Blaisdell Arena. Alexio (62-1) said he knows little about his foe. "I have 13 seconds of tape on him," he said. What's more, in order to secure Miyamoto as an opponent, Alexio had to agree to a rules modification whereby kicking would be limited to below-the-waist blows. Accordingly, Alexio's devastating head kicks are removed from his arsenal. "I don't like (the modified rules), but I'm not unwilling," said Alexio, who says he still is attempting to put together a deal to fight boxer Mike Tyson. ** Sports Shorts ** By defeating Fort Wayne, Ind., 7-3, Aiea advanced to the semifinals of the Little League Junior (age 13) World Series yesterday at Taylor, Mich. Aiea will take on Spring, Texas at 2pm (HST) today in a game that will be broadcast live on KGU-790 radio. ---- At the Little League Big League (16-18-year-olds) World Series at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aiea-Halawa topped Broward, Calif., 5-2, in a loser-out game. ---- Keith Spencer and Buzz Vasper have been named the head coaches of the boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams at Leilehua High School, according to athletic director Richard Townsend. Spencer, 31, an assistant for the past two seasons to the recently-resigned David Hallums, is a former Iolani star. Vasper has had coaching stints at Kamehameha, Campbell, and Pearl City. ---- Despite being white-washed yesterday, Hawaii's Fun Birds of Aloha retained the team lead of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. The Fun Birds have tallied 1,055 points. Balboa Angling Club (Calif.) has 991 points, and Moana Kai Fishing Club No. 2 has 929. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/14/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Wahine Prepping for Title Run ** The University of Hawaii Wahine volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in the USA Today Top 25 preseason poll, will open their season in the Women's Volleyball Classic on Aug. 23-24 in Illinois. The Wahine were top-ranked and undefeated last season before losing a stunning 5-game match to Michigan State in the NCAA West Regional final at a soldout Special Events Arena. "I don't think any of us will ever forget (the loss)," said UH coach Dave Shoji. "I still remember looking up and seeing the fans crying in the stands. That's what hurts most." The Wahine will undoubtedly make a strong run for a national title with their entire starting cast back except for graduated senior Jenny Wilton. "I think it is understood that we want to go all the way this year," said Shoji. ** Semones a Hit with Bows ** Former Kahuku High coach Doug Semones, well-liked and respected by his Red Raider players, is being received equally as well by the University of Hawaii football team, where he heads up the special teams. "He makes you want to play hard," said linebacker Branch Nautu. "He's the best," echoed linebacker Lesa Maiva, now a Rainbow after a prep career under Semones at Kahuku. First- year UH coach Fred vonAppen said he hired the affable Kahuku grid boss because Semones "labored long, had success, and is a good coach." Semones said he has regrets about leaving Kahuku before unseating St. Louis for local prep football supremacy (the Red Raiders lost to the Crusaders by one point in the 1995 Oahu Prep Bowl). "You need to go on with life and take new challenges and keep progressing and growing," said Semones of his decision to accept the UH job. ** Maafala Making Big Impact ** Former St. Louis High School running back Chris Fuamatu-Maafala is looking forward to his sophomore season at the University of Utah after posting big numbers as a true freshman in 1995. A 6- foot, 274-pounder, Fuamatu-Maafala darted and powered his way for 834 yards on 141 carries (5.9 ave.) for the Utes last season, earning Western Athletic Conference freshman player of the year honors. "I don't consider myself just a battering ram," said the burly running back. "I first try to avoid tacklers, but if a collision is the only option, then I go as hard as I can." UTEP coach Charlie Bailey calls Fuamatu-Maafala "a big old bull" who "is so strong he runs right through tacklers." Said Utah State head coach John L. Smith: "He was bigger than any of our linemen last year." ** Youth Baseball News ** It was a good day on the diamond for two local youth all-star baseball teams. At the Little League Major Division (11-12-year- olds) Western Regional at San Bernardino, Calif., Pearl City edged Moorpark, Calif., 6-5, in eight innings to advance to the regional championship game. Pearl City, the lone undefeated team in the double-elimination tournament, needs just one more win to earn a spot at the Little League World Series at Williamsport, Penn. ---- At Taylor, Mich., Aiea routed Rhinestein, Germany, 14-0, in opening round game of the Little League Junior (13-year-olds) World Series. Aiea will meet a team from Indiana today. ** Sports Shorts ** Former Punahou and UH football player Mark Tuinei, now a Pro Bowl offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, will miss two to four weeks of action after rupturing the medial collateral ligament in his right knee Monday night in exhibition game against New England. ---- World champion Dennis Kaheke Alexio will take on Masaaki Miyamoto in world heavyweight kickboxing title match on Saturday night at the Blaisdell Arena. Alexio, who now calls Molokai home, has a 62-1 record with 57 KO's. Miyamoto (30-1, 20 KO's) is the Japanese champion. Seven other matches are on the undercard. ---- Punahou's Parker McLachlin, the 1995 Hawaii state high school champion, finished fifth at the Independent Insurance Agent Golf Classic yesterday at Columbus, Ohio. McLachlin's 5-under 67 was the lowest score of all competitors yesterday. ---- Defending champions Jon Anderson and Laurie Kemp are among the top players entered in the Emporio Armani Hawaii Beach Volleyball State Championships on Aug. 24-25 at Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki. Adam Lockwood, Erik Pichel, Pono Ma'a, Lisa Strand- Ma'a, Matt Rigg, and Lisa Bragado are other players set to compete in the event. ---- Pete Newell's NBA Big Man's Camp is underway at the University of Hawaii's Special Events Arena. A bevy of NBA frontcourt players are taking part, including 17-year-old, 6-foot-11 phenom Jermaine O'Neal, a first-round pick of the Portland Trailblazers. ---- Propelled by Keoni Goo's 555-pound pacific blue marlin, the Fun Birds of Aloha took over the team lead after two days of the 38th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. The Fun Birds have amassed 1,055 points. Moana Kai '96 Tournament Team of Hawaii is 126 points back. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/13/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Top Ranking for UH Wahine ** Armed with five returning starters, the University of Hawaii Wahine been tabbed as the team to beat in this season's NCAA volleyball wars by USA Today. Last season, Hawaii finished with a 31-1 record, its only loss coming in the west regional final against Michigan State. The Wahine, with All-Americans Angelica Ljunquist (middle-blocker) and Robyn Ah Mow (setter) leading the way, look to be even stronger than they were in 1995. "I'm very optimistic because the nucleus is certainly there," said Hawaii coach Dave Shoji, returning for his 22nd season. "If all the players have the years they want, we'll be very tough." Outside hitters Therese Crawford and Joselyn Robins, middle blocker Cia Goods, and backrow specialist Nalani Yamashita also are back. The Wahine, who broke several NCAA attendance records last season, will compete in the Western Athletic Conference this year after a ending a long run with the Big West Conference. ** UH Boot Camp Kicks Off ** "This is hell," claimed quarterback Glenn Freitas. "No, this is hotter than hell," chimed in safety Gery Graham. The pair of University of Hawaii players weren't describing the Mojave Desert but the first-day conditions of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station practice field where the Rainbow football team will be holding two-a-day workouts for the next two weeks. Enthusiasm is rampant, for head coach Fred vonAppen has declared that all starting positions are up for grabs. "The only starters we have are (former head coach) Bob's (Wagner's) starters," he said. The Rainbows will host Boston College in their Aug. 31 season opener. ---- The Rainbows, already reeling because of the recent loss of a dozen players due to academic deficiencies, received more bad news when offensive lineman Hauoli Wong quit the team yesterday. Wong, who started all 12 games as a redshirt freshman for the 'Bows in 1995, gave no reason for his departure. ** Sapolu to Play Center ** Former University of Hawaii and Farrington High School star Jesse Sapolu will man the center position for the San Francisco 49ers this season. Still recovering from a broken bone in his right hand, Sapolu played both guard and center in 1995. Head coach George Seifert had considered moving Sapolu permanently to guard this season but relented when injuries thinned the offensive line ranks. ** Youth Baseball News ** Aiea-Halawa split a pair of games as the Little League Big League (16-18-year-olds) World Series began this weekend at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On Saturday, Aiea-Halawa scored all its runs in the first inning and held off Broward, Calif. for a 5-3 win. Yesterday, they were routed by North Chicago, Ill., 13-0. Aiea- Halawa will meet Broward tomorrow in a loser-out game. ---- Pearl City took a step toward the Little League Major Division (11-12-year-olds) Western Regional championship by nipping Issaqah, Wash., 1-0, yesterday at San Bernardino, Calif. Pearl City will square off against Moorpark, Calif. tonight in match-up of the double-elimination tournament's two remaining unbeaten teams. ---- The PONY Pony (13-14-year-olds) team from Maui was eliminated from the West Regional tournament yesterday following a 10-3 loss to Moreland of Campbell, Calif. ** Sports Shorts ** Only one of the three Island youth softball teams involved in mainland tournament action won yesterday. Losing yesterday were American Girls AA (12-13-year-olds) teams from Mililani and Wahiawa. The lone winner was Koolau, an 8-5 victor over Tulare, Calif. at the American Girls AAA (12-15-year-olds) Western Regional at Moreno Valley, Calif. ---- Punahou golfer Parker McLachlin improved from 12th to 7th after three rounds of the Independent Insurance Agent Classic yesterday at Columbus, Ohio. McLachlin's 54-hole total of even-par 216 puts him nine strokes behind the leader going into today's final round. ---- Oahu's Wendell Kop beat Kauai's Forest Watson in a qualifying match yesterday at the Mid-Pacific Country Club to earn a spot at the U.S. Senior Amateur Championships Sept. 7-12 in Massachusetts. ---- Kenken from Japan took the opening day lead of the 56-team Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament in the waters off of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. Kenken's Yoshinori Takano boated a 358-pound marlin to earn 547 points for his team. ---- Germany's Robby Seegar finished first, Haiku's Sierra Emory second, and Paia's Kevin Ozee third at the Hawaii State Windsurfing Championships this weekend in the waters off Kanaha Beach Park on Maui. Kahului's Connie Knab won the women's title. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/12/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Former Pro Surfer Gunned Down ** Randall Kim, a former professional surfer, was one of four people found shot to death in his Mililani home yesterday evening. Known to a legion of Oahu south shore wave riders as "Mr. Big- Rights," Kim had retired from the professional ranks and was working as a representative for Billabong, a sportswear and surfing accessory company. His wife Carol was also among the dead. Police are speculating that a yet to named gunman, possibly an upset neighbor, entered Kim's home and killed the Kims and a third person before turning the gun on himself. ** Maui Field Set ** Rookie Chaminade basketball coach Al Walker and his Silverswords will make their 1996-97 season debut against national powerhouse UMass in an opening round game of the Maui Invitational Basketball Tournament on Nov. 25 at the Lahaina Civic Center. Other first round match-ups for the three-day tournament include preseason No. 1 Kansas vs LSU, Virginia vs South Carolina, and Iowa vs California. ** Tourney Crown to Movers ** The Hawaii Island Movers nipped the Anchorage Bucs, 4-3, to capture the title of the 8-team Hawaii International Baseball Championship Tournament last night at Rainbow Stadium. Linus Williams and Tobin Lanzetta teamed up to six-hit the Bucs. Offensively, Darren Blakely, Justin Hall, Key Voshell, and Lon Yamaguchi paired hits for Hawaii. ** Youth Baseball News ** A 15-under team from Hawaii defeated Crystal Lake, Ill., 6-3, to win the championship of the Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series yesterday at Crystal Lake, Ill. For Hawaii, Akaniao Kozeniewski and Duke Sardinha each drove in two runs, and Miles Luuloa came on in relief to earn the title victory. ---- At San Bernardino, Calif., Pearl City pounded Rapid Springs, Wyo., 17-2, at the Little League Major Division (11-12-year-olds) Western Regional Tournament. Jherell Miller, Chaz Aranita and Guy McDowell ripped homers for Pearl City. Tyler Perkins went 3-3 and drove in four runs. ---- Maui defeated Victoria, Calif., 5-4, at the PONY Pony (13-14- year-olds) Western Regional yesterday at Fullerton, Calif. Dwayne Yamaguchi was the winning pitcher and also went 2-2 at the plate. ** Sports Shorts ** Over two hundred anglers on 57 teams are entered in the 38th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament that begins today in the waters off Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. Representatives from Hawaii, the Mainland, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Micronesia are entered. ---- Punahou senior-to-be Parker McLachlin is in 12th place after 36 holes of the Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic golf tournament at Columbus, Indiana. McLachlin (1-over 145) and Maui's Ryan Koshi (150) are among the 60 players to make the cut after two rounds. ---- Jonathan Lyau (52:00) and Christine Patrick (1:03:42) won men's and women's first-to-finish honors at the Hickam 15K (9.3-mile) run yesterday. ---- Adam Lockwood teamed up with Jon Anderson for a 15-5 triumph over Erik Pichel and Alika Williams in the championship match of the Riggers Beach Volleyball Tournament yesterday at Waikiki's Kuhio Beach. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/11/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** 'Bows to Barbers ** Two buses jammed with over 100 University of Hawaii football players departed the Manoa campus yesterday enroute to Barbers Point Naval Air Station where the Rainbows will conduct preseason training camp for the next two weeks. During that time span, head coach Fred vonAppen and his staff hope to prep their players for the August 31 season opener against Boston College. Said vonAppen: "We'll keep them busy. With the meetings, film sessions, and practices, they won't have any free time." Twice- daily practice sessions will be open to only those on a pre- approved list. ** Tsunami Ousted ** The Everett (Wash.) BigFoot ended the season of the Hawaii Tsunami by defeating them, 2-1, in a United States International Soccer League first-round playoff match last night at the University of Hawaii's Cooke Field. A crowd of 1,750 watched Everett goalie Todd Strobeck stifle the Tsunami time and again with miraculous saves. "Strobeck had a career night," said Tsunami attacker Luis Orellana. Hawaii ended its 1996 campaign with a 10-7 record while the BigFoot (11-6) advance to the Western Conference final next week against either the Chico Rooks or the San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles. ** Kailua Title to Ideta, Dudley ** An overflow crowd at the Kailua Racquet Club watched defending titlists Ryan Ideta and Chad Dudley defeat brothers Mark and Daniel Willman, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, to capture the Kailua Men's Nigh Doubles championship last night. Ideta and Dudley, who just completed their college playing careers at Louisiana State University this spring, each earned $1,200 for winning this year's crown. Mark Willman, a former University of Hawaii player, earned $600 in runner-up prize money while brother Daniel could not accept his cash award because he still is competing on the college level. ** Irons Rules Kewalo ** Kauai amateur Andy Irons bested a field of pro surfers to capture the Red Dog Summer Pro in 1- to 2-foot surf at Kewalo Basin yesterday. A June graduate of Kapa'a High School, Irons edged pro Larry Rios for the title. "It just came down to luck," said Irons. "I might have gotten in one or two more moves than Larry, and I probably needed it." The 18-year-old phenom, who plans to turn pro at the end of the year, is now off to the mainland to compete in the U.S. Amateur Surfing Championships that begins tomorrow. The $2,500 top prize for the Red Dog event will be placed into a trust fund to cover his travel expenses to amateur meets. ** Homegrown Report ** == Sailing == Punahou ('95) graduate Ken Haig has been named captain of the Harvard yachting team for the coming season. Haig advanced to last season's NCAA Atlantic Coast qualifier after outstanding performances at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy regatta and the Greater Boston freshmen championships. Christian Taubman (Mid-Pacific '96) will join Haig on the Harvard team this fall. ==Football== Troy Bailey (St. Louis '91) is competing for a spot on the roster of the NFL's Detroit Lions. Bailey played his college ball for Oregon, where he earned second-team All Pac-10 honors in his junior and senior seasons. ---- Inoke Breckterfield (Damien '95) earned defensive rookie of the year honors for Oregon State last season. A few months back, Breckterfield was implicated in a long distance phone scam but has since resolved that problem. ---- Keith Tomomitsu (McKinley '95) is set to start on the offensive line for City College of San Francisco. ==Swimming== John Flanagan (Punahou '93) and brother Kevin (Punahou '96) will compete on the college level for different schools this year. John competes in distant events for Auburn University while Kevin, a sprinter, will enter Florida State this fall. ==Track and Field== Mililani High grad Jeff Kaku is member of the Brigham Young University track team, winning the 55-meter hurdle event at the WAC Indoor Championships last season. ---- David Siu (Punahou '95) won his second consecutive Big West Conference long jump title with a leap of 22 feet, 8 inches. He competes for University of California, Irvine. \\ If you have information about local athletes competing in // \\ college sports on the mainland, email the Honolulu // \\ Advertiser's Dennis Anderson (dennis@lava.net). Mahalo. // ** Sports Shorts ** Dave Koga has been named the new sports editor for the Honolulu Advertiser. A graduate of Waimea High School and the University of Hawaii, Koga, 43, has worked in the news business for 20 years, serving stints at the Star-Bulletin and Maui News prior to the Advertiser. ---- Kauai's Rochelle Ballard finished third at the Women's U.S. Open of Surfing that concluded yesterday at Huntington Beach, Calif. She earned $1,600. In the Men's U.S. Open, no Hawaii surfers advanced beyond the round of 16. Losing yesterday in the 2- to 4-foot surf were Sunny Garcia, Kaipo Jaquias, Kalani Robb, and Derek Ho. ---- USA Red (631 points) maintained its lead in the 1996 Kenwood Cup Hawaii International Offshore Series. Australia (625) and New Zealand (608) are second and third, respectively. ---- The Hawaii Island Movers bested Inha University (Korea), 7-3, in a Hawaii International Baseball Championship tournament game last night at Rainbow Stadium. The Movers, who take on the Fairbanks Goldpanners in one tournament semifinal this afternoon, broke open a close game with five runs in the fourth inning. ---- Rell Sunn and Doug Okabayashi have been named Sportspersons of Month for July by the Honolulu Quarterback Club. Sunn is a Hawaii surfing legend and was recently honored by the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, Calif. Okabayashi is being recognized for his fine work as an administrator of the Kailua Little League. ---- Erick Pichel and Alika Williams will meet Adam Lockwood and Jon Anderson for the championship of the Riggers Beach Volleyball Classic this afternoon at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. ----- Steve Richey and Shannon Lee combined for 49 points to lead Royal Guard Security to 109-89 victory over Central Medical Clinic in the championship game of the Hawaii NCAA Summer League last night at Kaimuki Gym. Llewellyn Smalley (28) and Jose Jube (27) paced Central Medical. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/10/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** UH Woes Hit Mainland Newsstands ** The budget woes faced by Fred vonAppen and his University of Hawaii football program have made the national news, appearing in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today, among others. About a month ago, vonAppen facetiously suggested that UH should hold "bake sales" to make up for the thousands of dollars that had been slashed from the football budget. Taking the coach's suggestion to heart, some fans began inquiring about donations of cakes, cookies, and pies. "I thought it was cute," said Associated Press Hawaii bureau chief Gordon Sakamoto, who forwarded the story to over 1,500 newspapers nationwide. LA Times columnist Shav Glick made mention of UH's problem in his column, which is included in other news organizations. VonAppen said he isn't worried about taking heat from the UH brass because of "factual" nature of the publicity. He said because of the story, some fans have been "sending money, not ingredients." ** Tsunami Playoff Opener Tonight ** The Hawaii Tsunami will take on the Everett Washington BigFoot in a United States International Soccer League first-round playoff match tonight at Cooke Field on the University of Hawaii campus. After a shaky 3-5 start, the Tsunami finished the season strongly, winning seven of their final eight matches. Hawaii coach Chris Rowley credits 6-foot-8 goalie Chris Carniato with much of the team's success. Carniato has allowed just eight goals in 1,120 minutes. "He's a leader on the field," said Rowley. A Tsunami victory tonight will mean a host spot for a second round game next week. A loss will end their season. ** Title to Kamio ** Playing well in the clutch, Makoto Kamio fired a 2-over 75 yesterday at the Mid-Pacific Country Club to win the Hawaii State Women's Golf Association Stroke Play Championship. Kamio, the winner of two tournaments (Waialae Women's and Pua Melia) in July, finished the 54-hole tournament with a 14-over 233 to edge runner-up Kim Yabe by a stroke. HSWGA match-play winner Bev Kim (237) and defending stroke-play champ Kari Williams (239) finished third and fourth, respectively. ** Youth Baseball ** The Hawaii Rainbows (nine-year-olds) routed a team from Marysville, Ohio, 12-6, to capture the Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series title yesterday at Charles City, Calif. Niles Nakama had four hits in as many trips to the plate, and Jon Takamura was the winning pitcher for Hawaii. ---- At the Little League Major Division (11-12-year-olds) Western Regional Tournament at San Bernardino, Calif., Pearl City pounded Alaska, 10-1, yesterday. Chaz Aranita's 3-run homer for Pearl City which will take on a team from Wyoming tomorrow. ---- At the PONY Pony (13-14-year-olds) West Regional at Fullerton, Colo., Maui is on the verge of elimination after losing to Campbell Moreland, Calif., 5-1, yesterday. ** Youth Softball ** Mililani edged Madera, Calif., 4-3, at the Bobby Sox Bobby (9-11- year-olds) West Regional yesterday at Moreno Valley, Calif. Krystal Uchida drove in the game winner with a double in the fifth inning. ---- At the American Girls AAA (12-15-year-olds) Western Regional at Moreno Valley, Calif., Koolau topped Brea Hill, Calif., 8-5. Trailing 2-0, Koolau erupted for five runs in the second inning to take control of the game. ** Sports Shorts ** With 506 points, the United States Red team is in the overall lead after five races in the 1996 Kenwood Cup yachting series. Australia (499) and New Zealand (490) are second and third. ---- Local swimmers Jason Chock, Stephen Adler, C. Nathaniel Dean, and Pia Chock competed in the just-completed Junior National Championships at Santa Clara, Calif. Merchant's seventh place finish in the boys' 200 butterfly and Chock's fourth-place finish in the girls' 200 butterfly were the top performances by the Hawaii contingent. ---- Royal Guard Security will take on Central Medical Clinic in the championship game of the Hawaii College Summer Basketball League tonight at Kaimuki High Gym. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/9/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** HWBL Expansion Set ** It's now official. The Kona Man O' War and the KaneoheBay Dawgs will become the newest members of the Hawaii Winter Baseball League beginning in the 1997 season. The Man O'War will call Kona's Old Airport field home while the Dawgs will play their home games at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Oahu's windward side. The teams will join four incumbent members--the Honolulu Sharks, the West Oahu CaneFires, the Maui Stingrays, and the Hilo Stars. The HWBL's 1996 campaign is set to begin on Oct. 11 with the league title game slated for Dec. 13. ** Kailua Tennis Title-Tilt On Tap ** Chad Dudley and Ryan Ideta will take on brothers Mark and Daniel Willman for the championship of the Kailua Men's Doubles Tournament tomorrow night at the Kailua Racquet Club. Dudley and Ideta, this year's 19th-ranked NCAA men's doubles team while playing for Louisiana State University, defeated Johan Carlsson and Brien Sullivan, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, in one semifinal match last night. The Willman brothers topped Andrew Csordas and Chris Leong, 6-0, 6-4, in the other. ** McNally May Return ** Southpaw pitcher Andrew McNally has expressed an interest in returning to play for the University of Hawaii baseball team. McNally, who has compiled a 17-17 record in three seasons for the 'Bows, left Hawaii after his junior season to play for the Australian National Team in the Atlanta Olympic Games. According to UH assistant Carl Furutani, McNally, who left the Rainbow program on good terms, contacted the Hawaii coaching staff prior to the Olympics to inquire about the possibility of wearing the green and white again. "He has not called since that time," said Furutani. ** Youth Baseball Teams ** Three all-star baseball teams from the Islands were in action at Mainland tournaments yesterday, two winning and one losing. The big winner was the Little League Junior Division team (13-year- olds) from Aiea, which defeated Union City, Calif., 4-0, at Phoenix, Arizona to advance to the Junior Little League World Series that begins Aug. 13 at Taylor, Michigan. Also victorious yesterday was the PONY Palomino team (17-18-year-olds) from West Oahu, which topped Washington, 4-3, at San Dimas, Calif. Losing and eliminated was the Little League Senior Division squad (13- 15-year-olds) from Kaneohe, which dropped a 13-3 decision to Thousand Oaks, Calif., in the Western Regional title game at Missoula, Montana. ** NCAA Summer League Title Game Set ** Central Medical Clinic and Royal Guard Security will do battle for the Hawaii NCAA Summer League basketball championship after winning semifinal games last night at Kaimuki High School Gym. In one semi, Central Medical, paced by Jose Jube's 33 points, topped Honolulu Ford, 115-106. In the other final four matchup, Royal Guard Security defeated Electricians Hawaii, 112-101. Former UH player Tim Shepherd powered his way inside for 30 points for Royal Guard. ** Sports Shorts ** Sayonara won the 148-mile Molokai Race that is part of the Kenwood Cup Hawaiian International Offshore Series. Sayonara, a Farr 79 Maxi yacht, topped runner-up Boomerang, a Frers 80 boat, by ten minutes. ---- The Hawaii Island Movers edged the Fairbanks Goldpanners, 3-2, in one of several Hawaii International Baseball Championship tournament games yesterday at Rainbow Stadium. Justin Hall drove in two runs for Hawaii. ---- Kim Yabe surged to a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Hawaii State Women's Golf Association Stroke Play Championship at the Mid-Pacific Country Club in Lanikai. Yabe has a 36-hole total of 10-over 156. Bev Kim (157) is in second, and Makoto Kamio and Kari Williams (158) are tied for third. First round leader Mahina Ah Yuen shot an 86 yesterday and is six strokes off the pace. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/8/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Katz to Greece ** University of Hawaii All-American Yuval Katz has signed a contract to play professional volleyball in Greece for the coming season. Katz, who led the Rainbows to the NCAA Final Four in each of his two seasons here, has inked a one-year deal with MGS Ethnikos. The Greek League, considered the second best in Europe behind Italy's, begins in October and runs through May. According to stipulations in the contract, he is unable to reveal the extent of his compensation. Said Katz: "It is an opportunity to prove myself in Europe, and I'll do my best to take advantage of it." The 6-foot-5 opposite from Israel said he signed for just a year because he hopes to return to play in the budding National Volleyball League in the U.S. If a Hawaii franchise is established, Katz said he would like to be a part of it. ** Bow Rookies Begin ** Under close scrutiny by head coach Fred vonAppen and his staff, 24 first-year players began practice yesterday for the University of Hawaii football team. Returnees are scheduled to report on Saturday. The newcomers worked out for two hours under the blazing sun at Cooke Field. Said vonAppen of the "raw and unaesthetic" workout: "These are young guys who are clueless of what we're trying to accomplish in terms of work tempo on the field. This is one of those frustrating indoctrinations." VonAppen announced that six former walk-ons had been put on scholarship. The six are Lonn Kalama, Paul Purdy, Ben Bright, Kekoa Kilcoyne, Greg Roach, and Gery Graham. The Rainbows open their season at home on August 31 against Boston College. ** Title to Ishii ** David Ishii completed a wire-to-wire triumph at the AT&T PGA Stroke Play Championship yesterday at the Mauna Kea Golf Course on the Big Island. Ishii, the defending champion, finished the 54-hole tournament with a 5-under 211. For the victory, he earned $2,500 and a spot in the 1997 Hawaiian Open. Dick McClean and Joe Root finished eight strokes back. ** Sports Shorts ** Firing a 3-over 76 yesterday at the Mid-Pacific Country Club, Mahina Ah Yuen surged to two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Hawaii State Women's Golf Association Stroke Play Championship. Kim Yabe (76) is in second, and Kalaya Bhaedhayajib and Kari Williams (79) are tied for third. ---- The Hawaii Island Movers split a pair of games as the eight-team Hawaii International Baseball Championship Tournament swung into action yesterday at Rainbow Stadium. In the first game, Hawaii topped Hiroshima Big Six, 8-4. The Movers fell to the Anchorage Bucs, 10-5, in the other game. ---- The Hawaii Tsunami will host the Everett (Wash.) Big Foot in a U.S. International Soccer League first-round playoff game this Saturday at Cooke Field on the University of Hawaii campus. Both teams finished with 10-6 records in the USISL's Western Division. ---- In youth baseball action on the mainland yesterday, teams from the Islands split a pair of games. Winning was the Little League Senior League (13-15-year-olds) team from Kaneohe, a 12-11 victor over Red Rock, Nev. at the West Regional at Missoula, Montana. Once-beaten Kaneohe must now face undefeated Thousand Oaks, Calif. today. Losing yesterday was the P.O.N.Y. Palomino (17-18- year-olds) team from West Oahu, which fell to Ocean View, Calif, 15-10 at the West Regional Zone Tournament at San Dimas, Calif. West Oahu plays a loser-out game against Washington today. ---- Two local high school players were named to the USA National Junior Olympic baseball team. Kamehameha catcher Dane Sardinha and Iolani infielder Keoni DeRenne were among 18 players selected to compete in this week's Junior Olympic World Series in Cuba. ---- The UH men's basketball team will make at least one appearance on national television this season. The Rainbows can be seen on ESPN2 on Dec. 28 playing Northwestern in a Rainbow Classic first- round game. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/7/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Fourteen Football Bows Fall to Academic Axe ** Five projected starters for the University of Hawaii football team were among the 14 players declared academically ineligible for the upcoming season. "This is way too much," said a perturbed UH head coach Fred vonAppen. "It's time for players to 'fess up to the responsibilities that there are consequences if you don't take care of business." UH athletic director Hugh Yoshida vowed to "look at the situation and see that we can get it fixed." The casualties-- --linebacker Punahou Aina (Damien), who started all 12 games last season and was the team's second leading tackler. --defensive tackle Jerry Leano (Campbell), the 1992-93 state high school player of the year. --linebacker Peter Salavea (St. Louis), an all-state player for the Crusaders who started three games for the Bows as a true freshman in 1995. --safety Falaniko Vitale (Waipahu), a former OIA defensive player of the year and one of the 'Bows most feared hitters. --offensive lineman Marcus Malepeai (Kailua), a two-year starter at guard for the Rainbows. --defensive lineman Gavin Hess who was one of the few players to choose Hawaii over BYU in recent years. --linebackers Sione Fuluvaka, Shawn Harris, and Matt Tufono; cornerback Charles Towns, offensive lineman Mikaele Liugalua, and defensive lineman Ben Iosefa. --incoming freshmen Likaki Malaki (Calif.) and James Polk (Texas) did not meet entrance requirements. ** AJA Requirement Questioned ** Former University of Hawaii baseball player Bill Blanchette has sought an inquiry about the legality of barring players not of Japanese descent from playing in the Oahu AJA (Americans of Japanese Ancestry) Baseball League. A star pitcher for the Rainbows from 1990-92, Blanchette, of French-Canadian ancestry, questioned the league's eligibility restrictions. "Is it legal for any group using city facilities to discriminate on a racial basis?" he asked. "I hope to God the answer is 'No.'" Established at the turn of the century, the AJA league was created to give local Japanese an opportunity to play baseball. Thanks to a group of faithful proponents, it has sustained itself over the years when many other ethnic-based leagues have folded. Several league officials said they would retire if non-AJAs were allowed to compete. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union are exploring the issue. ** Youth Baseball Round-Up ** Aiea-Halawa earned a berth in the Little League Big League (16- 18-year-olds) World Series by defeating San Jose, 6-3, in the championship game of the Western Regional Tournament yesterday at San Jose, Calif. Sean Alejo pitched a four-hitter and James Okano homered in Aiea-Halawa's victory. The World Series is set for Aug. 9-17 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ---- Over at the Little League Junior League (13-year-olds) West Regional at Phoenix, Ariz., Aiea moved on to tomorrow's tournament championship game by edging Union City, Calif., 11-10. Casey Onaga and Kalvin Koverman each went 4 for 5 in the win. ---- The American Legion team from Iolani is mainland-bound after defeating Aiea, 12-6, in the title game of the state Legion Tournament yesterday at Hans L'Orange Field. Danny Kimura, Thad Estrada, and Michael Colosimo each laced out three hits for the Raiders, who advance to the Region 8 tournament in Las Vegas starting Aug. 16. ---- The news wasn't as good for the Little League Senior League (13- 15-year-olds) representative from Kaneohe, who were routed, 12-1, by host Missoula, Montana yesterday at the West Regional Tournament. Kaneohe will take on Red Rock, Nev. today in a loser-out game. ** Sports Shorts ** David Ishii continues to lead the AT&T Stroke Play Tournament after two rounds. Playing at the Mauna Kea Resort Course on the Big Island, Ishii enters today's final round with a 5-stroke cushion over David Chin. ---- After shooting an even-par 144 at a qualifying tournament on Monday, Larry Stubblefield earned Hawaii's lone berth in the U.S. Amateur Golf Championships set for Aug. 20-25 at Cornelius, Oregon. ---- The funeral services for former Honolulu Advertiser sportswriter Monte Ito are set for tomorrow at the Honpa Hongwnaji Hawaii Betsuin. Ito, 85, passed away on July 30. He is survived by a son, one grandchild, three brothers, and two sisters. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/6/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Sanctions Possible for UH Volleyball ** Sanctions against the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team may be meted out by the NCAA because of a flap involving two Rainbow players. The names of UH starters Naveh Milo and Sivan Leoni appeared in an ad for a volleyball clinic sponsored by the Temple Emanu-El. According to NCAA rules, "a student-athlete's name or picture may not be used in any way to directly advertise or promote a camp." According to UH athletic official Kaia Hedlund, Temple Emanu-El representatives submitted a written proposal requesting permission for the two athletes to work at the clinic. That proposal, which did not include mention of the ad, was okayed by Hedlund. It is not clear whether Milo and Leoni will still take part in the clinic or what penalty, if any, will be dealt to the UH program. ** Prep Football Opener Around Corner ** Waianae and Kamehameha will square off at Aloha Stadium in the feature matchup as the 1996 Hawaii prep football pre-season swings into action on Friday, August 23. The Seariders then take on 10-time defending Prep Bowl champion St. Louis on Aug. 29 at Aloha Stadium. Other pre-season matchups are as follows: == Friday, Aug. 23 == Kapaa at Honokaa Aiea at Waipahu Mililani at Campbell Castle at Radford Pac-Five at Kaiser McKinley at Roosevelt Waiakea at Moanalua Iolani vs Lahainalua @ War Memorial Waialua vs Kauai @ Vidinha Stadium ==Sat, Aug 24 == Damien at Pearl City Punahou vs Waimea @ Hanapepe Kalaheo at Kailua Nanakuli at Hilo Kaahumanu Hou vs Baldwin Konawaena vs Maui @ War Memorial ** Youth Baseball News ** All three Little League baseball all-star teams in action yesterday were victorious at mainland regional tournaments. Sparked by Casey Onaga's no-hitter, Aiea crushed Bullhead City, Az., 15-0, in a Junior Division (13-year-olds) Western Regional game at Phoenix, Arizona. At San Jose, Calif., Aiea-Halawa advanced to the West Regional Big League (16-18-year-olds) championship game by thumping San Jose, Calif. 11-3. At the Senior Division (13-15-year-olds) Western Regional at Yuba City, Calif., Kaneohe edged Yuba City, 3-1. ** Sports Shorts ** The 78-foot yacht Sayonara won the opening race of the 1996 Kenwood Cup yesterday off of Waikiki. Sayonara, skippered by Chris Dickson, won the 10-mile, 4-leg race by almost two minutes. ---- Oahu's Kaipo Jaquias earned $6,000 for winning the AirTouch Pro Surfing Championships Sunday at Huntington Beach, Calif. At the same venue, Kauai's Andy Irons won the Billabong Junior Title, earning a $2,000 scholarship for his victory. ---- Defending champion David Ishii fired a 3-under 68 for a three- stroke lead after the opening round of the AT&T Hawaii Stroke Play Championship yesterday at the Mauna Kea Golf Course on the Big Island. Sixty players are entered in the event. ---- Aiea will meet Iolani for the championship of state American Legion baseball tournament today at Hans L'Orange Field in Waipahu. Iolani needs one victory to claim the title of the double-elimination tourney while Aiea needs two. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 3 to 5 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/5/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Hursty, Jackson Stroke to Victory ** Peter Hursty captured the men's crown and Jodi Jackson the women's at the Waimea 2000 ocean swimming race yesterday at Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore. Hursty, a former University of Hawaii swimmer, finished the 2000-meter event in 23 minutes, 31 seconds. Runner-up Kevin Flanagan crossed the finish line seven seconds later. Jackson, a member of the Stanford swim team, was the first wahine finisher (23:40) and third overall. Yesterday's event was the final one of the North Shore Series, which included the 1-mile Summer Sprint, the 2.4-mile North Shore Challenge, and the 2.4-mile Reverse Bay to Lani's races. Flanagan, a swimmer at Auburn, accumulated the most points for men in the four-race series while Jackson was the women's Series champion. ** AAU Title for Hawaii Team ** With a 9-1 record, the Hawaii Warriors won the AAU National 11- under baseball title on Friday by defeating Texas Spring, Texas, 3-0-, last Friday at West Des Moines, Iowa. Tyler McCreadie, who slammed a two-run homer and was the winning pitcher in the championship game, was named co-MVP of the tournament. Dallas Kia, Casey Lee, and Brandon Massey joined McCreadie on the All- Tournament team. ** Sports Shorts ** South Africa's Josia Thugwane, the winner of the 1995 Honolulu Marathon, won Olympic Games marathon gold medal yesterday with a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 36 seconds. Silver medalist Bong-Ju Lee of Korea (2:12:39) won the Honolulu Marathon in 1993. ---- The Anchorage Bucs topped the Hawaii Island Movers, 5-0, in an Alaska League baseball game last night at Rainbow Stadium. Jason Divin struck out 11 and yielded just 6 hits for the Bucs. The teams will meet again tonight. ---- Kahuku High principal Lea Albert, UH Wahine basketball coach Vince Goo, and local sportswriter Paul Arnett will be the featured speakers for today's weekly meeting of the Honolulu Quarterback Club at the Flamingo Chuckwagon. ---- Iolani is the lone unbeaten team in the American Legion State baseball tournament being played at Hans L'Orange Field in Waipahu. In games today, the Raiders will meet West Oahu, and Aiea will square off against Mid-Pacific. Losses today will mean elimination for West Oahu, Aiea, and MPI. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/4/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** State Canoe Supremacy for Lanikai ** Taking advantage of its superior numbers, Lanikai Canoe Club won its first state canoe title in 30 years at the Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association championship regatta yesterday at Keehi Lagoon. Lanikai qualified 31 crews in the regatta's 33 events, more than any other club, and amassed 150 total points to edge defending champion Outrigger, which had 145. "I said before that numbers were going to make a difference," said Lanikai coach Bob Puakea, "and sure enough it did." Lanikai won seven races and scored in 25 of the 31 it entered. "A total team effort," said Puakea. == State Championship Team Results == 1. Lanikai (Oahu) 150 2. Outrigger (Oahu) 145 3. Hui Nalu (Oahu) 103 4. Hawaiian (Maui) 95 5. Kailua (Oahu) 87 6. Kai Opua (Big Island) 80 7. Lokahi (Oahu) 77 8. Waikiki Surf Club (Oahu) 41 9. Koa Kai (Oahu) 39 10. Kawaihae (Big Island) 31 ** Movers Win ** John Hall's double in the bottom of the tenth inning drove in the tying and winning runs in the Hawaii Island Movers' 5-4 Alaska League victory over the Anchorage Bucs last night at Rainbow Stadium. Sean Takamori and Brandon Toro paired hits, and Sean Murphy and Justin Hall each drove in two runs for the Movers. David Carino, who came on in relief in the 10th inning, earned the victory. The teams will meet again today at 4 p.m. ** Youth Baseball Tournament Results ** Aiea-Halawa pounded out a 13-6 win over Anaheim, Calif. yesterday at the Little League Big League (16-18-year-olds) Division I tournament at San Jose, Calif. Kealii Lum hit a three-run homer in the triumph. Aiea-Halawa played a second game against a team from Sacramento that was postponed because of darkness with the score tied at 11. ---- At the PONY Mustang (8-9-year-olds) tournament at Valencia, Calif., Mililani won a pair of games, beating West Covina, Calif. 8-7 in the first game and Camarillo, Calif. 5-4 in the second. Troy Hanazawa came to the rescue in both contests, striking out the final batter with the bases loaded in the opener and scoring the game winner in the nightcap. ** Sports Shorts ** A Pearl City 14-under team called Na Mea has won three games without a loss at the American Softball Association Western Regional Tournament at Ridgecrest, Calif. In yesterday's games, Na Mea nipped Diamond Back, 8-7, and trounced the Bad Girls, 19-1. ---- The Big Island's Aaron Bengoechea (open) and Oahu's Don Wilburn (senior) earned spots at the North American finals after winning their divisions at the North American Long Drive Competition yesterday at the Makena Resort Golf Course. Bengoechea's best drive travelled 327 yards while Wilburn knocked one 336 yards. ---- Megan Abubo finished third at the AirTouch Pro Surfing Championships last week at Huntington Beach, Calif. She earned $600 for her efforts. ---- The tenth Kenwood Cup Hawaii International Offshore Yacht race will begin tomorrow and continue through August 13. Most of the races will take place off Waikiki, with legs to Molokai and back, and Kaula and back also scheduled. Forty-six yachts from eight different countries are entered in the event. The United States is the defending champion. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/3/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Harrison to HPU ** Former University of Hawaii baseball player has joined the Hawaii Pacific University as hitting coach, according to Sea Warrior coach Allan Sato. Harrison, who ended his career as the sixth best hitter in UH history (.342), played professionally in Japan and recently had a tryout with the Pittsburgh Pirate organization. He will join two other former Rainbows--Mark Rasmussen and Kurt Higuchi--on the Sea Warrior coaching crew. ** Aiea Wins ** The Little League Junior team (13-year-olds) from Aiea captured the Division I tournament championship with a 9-7 triumph over Anchorage, Alaska yesterday at Vancouver, Washington. Offensively, Nathan Sialana batted in four runs and Travis Watanabe had three hits for Aiea. Wesley Sato was the winning pitcher. Aiea now moves on to the Western Regionals Aug. 5-9 at Phoenix, Arizona. ** Sports Shorts ** The Anchorage Bucs outslugged the Hawaii Island Movers for an 11-8 Alaska League victory last night at Rainbow Stadium. Sean Murphy and Matt Priess paired hits for Hawaii. ---- Dallas Kia and Casey Lee collaborated on a three-hit shutout yesterday against Spring, Texas to lead the Hawaii Warriors to the championship of the A.A.U. National Tournament at West Des Moines, Iowa. The Warriors finished the tourney with a 9-1 record. ---- The PONY Colt team from Hawaii improved to 2-1 in tournament play following a 15-4 romp over host Santa Clara yesterday. Today, Hawaii will take on Danville, Calif. in a loser-out game in the double-elimination tournament. ---- The 18-team Iolani Invitational Volleyball Tournament will run from Aug. 22-24 at Iolani. Joining the host Raiders in the tournament will be Aiea, Farrington, Kahuku, Kaimuki, Kaiser, Kapaa, Laupahoehoe, McKinley, Moanalua, Pearl City, Punahou, Radford, Roosevelt, University High, Kalani, Waiakea, Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), and College Prep Academy (Oakland, Calif.). ---- The Hawaii Canoe Racing Association state championship regatta takes place today at Keehi Lagoon. Outrigger, Lanikai, Kailua, Hui Nalu, Kai Opua, and Hawaiian (Maui) are the clubs expected to compete for the overall title. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/2/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** OCC Again? ** Despite a slow start this season, defending champion Outrigger Canoe Club is the slight favorite to win the Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association State Championship Regatta tomorrow at Keehi Lagoon. Outrigger has won the state crown eleven times in the past 13 years but struggle in the early stages of this season, not winning a regatta until the sixth week of the 1996 racing schedule. "We're optimistic but conservative," said Outrigger coach Kalani Schrader. "We know it's going to be tougher than last year." Pushing Outrigger will be Windward Oahu-based Lanikai Canoe Club, an early season powerhouse whose might has waned in the last few weeks. Lanikai has qualified 31 crews for the 33 races tomorrow, more than any other club. Outrigger has qualified 26. Lokahi Canoe Club, the Hui Wa'a champion, has qualified 24 crews, Hawaiian Canoe Club of Maui 29, and Kai Opua of the Big Island 28. ** UH Football News ** Still recovering from lymphoma, University of Hawaii defensive back Daniel Ho-Ching will redshirt this season. A product of Long Beach Poly High School, Ho-Ching, a sophomore-to-be, was diagnosed with the disease when doctors discovered a tumor in his nose. In other news, head coach Fred vonAppen announced that 6-2, 215-pound linebacker Matt Paul from Servite High (Anaheim) had signed a scholarship agreement. Paul originally had committed to Wisconsin but changed his mind. The Bows also lost three players. Talented running back Ace Riggins asked for a release from the team after blood clots were discovered during the required team physical examination. Defensive lineman Gavin Hess, a projected starter, and linebacker Sione Fuluvaka were academic casualties. == 1996 UH Football Schedule == Aug 31-- Boston College Sept 7-- Ohio University Sept 14- at Wyoming Sept 21- Boise State Sept 28- at Fresno State Oct 5 -- Colorado State Oct 12-- at San Diego State Oct 19-- UNLV Oct 26-- at Air Force Nov 9 -- San Jose State Nov 16-- Brigham Young Nov 30--Wisconsin ** Teee Says She's Pau ** The Olympic volleyball career of Teee Williams came to an end yesterday. Williams, an All-American for the University of Hawaii in the late-80s, played what she said was her final match with Team USA yesterday at the Omni in Atlanta. The U.S. women defeated Germany to take seventh place. Said Williams: "I'd say see you next time, but there won't be one for me. This is not for me." Williams is scheduled to play with the U.S. squad in the Volleyball Grand Prix event that kicks off in Hawaii next month but said she plans to withdraw. "It's time for me to turn my life around and go in a whole different direction," she said. ---- In other Olympic news, Hawaii's Peter Newton and Mike Harbold did not qualify for the finals of their kayaking events. Newton and teammate John Mooney just missed qualifying for the finals of the K-2 1,000-meter race, finishing fifth in their semifinal heat, while Harbold finished seventh in the semifinals of the K-1 1,000-meter race. ** Junior Titles for Hawaii, McLachlin ** Punahou senior-to-be Parker McLachlin won the individual title and led Hawaii to the team crown at the 24th Junior America's Cup golf tournament that ended yesterday at Swan-e-set Resort and Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. McLachlin, the 1996 Hawaii high school champion, shot an even-par 216 for the 54-hole tournament. Buffanblu teammate Jim Seki Jr., Ka'u sophomore Chen Ponce, and Mililani senior Shane Hoshino joined McLachlin to win the team title by five shots over the team from Southern California. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 8/1/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Aloha to Monte ** Well-known *Honolulu Advertiser* sportswriter Monte Ito passed away on Tuesday. Ito, the recipient of a host of awards over the years, was most well-known for his reporting of Hawaii golf news. Said veteran sportscaster Jim Leahy: "Monte was a wonderful sportswriter and a wonderful man. He was the kind of person who had great credibility and likableness. I don't think he had any enemies." Ito covered local sports for the *Advertiser* for over 50 years until he retired in 1994. ** Bows Lose Top Recruit ** Disappointment would be an apt word to describe the feeling at the University of Hawaii baseball office yesterday when head coach Les Murakami received word that one of his top freshmen recruits has decided to turn pro instead of playing for the Rainbows. Jerod Sandberg, already penned in by Murakami to take over the shortstop position, has signed a contract to play for the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The nephew of Chicago Cubs star Ryne Sandberg, Jerod was a .422 hitter in high school. "This jams us up," said Murakami, currently under fire for lackluster records in the last few seasons. ** Sports Shorts ** Aiea-Halawa won the Little League Big League (16-18-year-olds) Division I championship by defeating Washington, 9-5 yesterday at Boise, Idaho. Ikaika Baptista batted 4-for-4 to spark Aiea- Halawa, which now advances to the Western Regional Championships this weekend at San Jose, Calif. ---- Also winning a Division I championship yesterday was the Little League Senior League (13-15-year-olds) team from Kaneohe, which topped East Boise, 7-4, yesterday at Salem, Oregon. Kaneohe moves on to the Western Regional Tournament at Missoula, Montana. ---- Pearl City defeated Kailua American, 6-3, to win the state Little League Major League (11-12-year-olds) championship yesterday at Pearl Harbor's Lynch Field. Chaz Aranita's 3-run homer was the big blow for Pearl City, which advances to the West Regional on August 8 at San Bernardino, Calif. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 0 to 1 feet South shore: 0 to 1 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/31/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Olympic News ** Representing the United states, Hawaii athletes Peter Newton and Mike Harbold advanced to the semifinal rounds in the kayak competition at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Newton and teammate John Mooney advanced to the semifinals of the two-man 1,000-meter event while Harbold qualified in the K-1 1,000-meter race. ** Loney, Anderson Win Volcano Marathon ** Pearl City's Michael Loney and Kona's Julia Anderson were the respective men's and women's winners at the 14th Kilauea Volcano Wilderness Marathon this past weekend on the Big Island. Loney won the 26.2 mile race with a time of 3 hours, 12 minutes, 53 seconds. Anderson (3:42:17) was the first wahine finisher. Eighteen-year-old Robert Olson (1:01:39) won the 10-mile race and Kekoa Morton (34:24), 16, captured first-to-finish honors in the 5-mile event. ** Sports Shorts ** Kaneohe-Kahaluu topped East Boise, 5-3, yesterday at the Little League Major (11-12-year-olds) Division I softball tournament yesterday at Gresham, Oregon. Kaneohe-Kahaluu will play the winner of the Oregon-Washington game today. ---- The PONY League Pony baseball team (13-14-year-olds) from Maui earned a spot in the Western Regional Tournament in California by downing Manoa, 7-5, yesterday at Pililaau Park. ---- Anthony Harris of Kaneohe won the 220-pound class at the Senior National Powerlifting Championships in Philadelphia. Harris, who lifted a total weight of 1,923 pounds, will now represent the United States at the World Championships this November in Austria. ---- Fourteen-year-old Valerie Rapez won three gold medals and teammates Jamie Migia, Kevin Lee, and Curtis Nickel won two apiece at the USA National Karate Championships last week in Seattle. All compete for Honolulu's Japan International Karate Center. ---- Honolulu waterman Frank Gleason will among 1,000 lifeguards competing in the 1996 National Lifeguard Championships that run from August 8-10 at Daytona Beach, Florida. Gleason, 42, is the five-time champion in the two-mile beach run event. ---- Mark Couch (24:42) and Malia Mason (30:33) were the top men's and women's finishers at the 4.8-mile Kailua Beach Run on Sunday. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 0 to 1 feet South shore: 0 to 1 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/30/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Expansion for Hawaii Winter League ** Two more teams will be added to the Hawaii Winter Baseball League, according to league president Frank Kubo. Teams representing Windward Oahu and Kona will join the Honolulu Sharks, the West Oahu CaneFires, the Hilo Stars, and the Maui Stingrays in the 1997 season. The additional clubs were necessary to meet the demand. Twenty Major League clubs in addition to teams from Japan and Korea will be sending players to Hawaii to take part in the HWBL. The Kona team is slated to play its home games at the Old Airport Field while the Windward Oahu franchise will call the Marine Corps Base Hawaii its home. ** Youth Baseball ** Kaneohe 5, East Boise 2: Matt Ramie fanned 14 batters in the Kaneohe's victory at the Little League Senior (13-15-year-olds) Division I tournament at Salem, Oregon. Kaneohe will meet Ketchikan (Alaska) in a winner's bracket game today. ---- Aiea 7, Montana 6: Travis Watanabe singled in Matt Hisaka in the bottom of the final inning to lead Aiea to a Little League Junior (13-year-olds) Division I Tournament victory yesterday at Vancouver, Washington. With the win, Aiea earned a spot in Thursday's championship game. ** Youth Softball ** Kahaluu-Kaneohe 8, Alaska 7: Kapua Kobashigawa-Goings went 4 for 4 in Kahaluu-Kaneohe's triumph at the Little League Major (11-12- year-olds) Division I Tournament yesterday at Gresham, Oregon. ---- Washington 8, Kahaluu-Kaneohe 7: Kahaluu-Kaneohe was sent into the consolation round at the Little League Senior (13-15) Division I Tournament at Billings, Montana. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 1 to 3 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/29/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Army Win for Pavao ** Hilo's Mike Pavao cruised to a four-stroke victory yesterday at the Army Invitational at the Leilehua Golf Course. Pavao, the winner of the 1996 Western Athletic Conference individual championship as a member of the University of Hawaii golf team, fired an even-par 216 for the 54-hole tournament. Mervin Matsumoto and Damien Jamila finished in a tie for second at 220. ** Movers Win ** Key Voshell had three hits and Jaime Aloy and Justin Hall added two apiece to spark the Hawaii Island Movers to a 12-3 pounding of the North County (Calif.) Waves in an Alaska League game yesterday at Rainbow Stadium. Ryan Sumner pitched six innings to earn the victory. ** Sports Shorts ** Isle youth golfers Parker McLachlin of Oahu and Ryan Koshi of Maui will enter the 28th Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic Aug. 9-13 at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Indiana. ---- Seven players from Kauai joined eight from California to win three 14-under division soccer tournaments in Europe this summer. Crissy Marti and Arlene Devitt of the Kauai Soccer Club were the leading scorer for the team that captured Denmark's Dana Cup and Sweden's Stockholm and Dalecaria Cups. ---- Recent Kaiser High graduates Janelle Hanson, Rae Nakayama, and Taryn Ogata were named the recipients of the 1996 Sid and Noelani Fernandez Foundation Awards Scholarships. Sid Fernandez, a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, and his wife Noelani are graduates of Kaiser. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/27/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Olympic Report ** Honolulu's Clifton Sunada was eliminated from the 132-pound Olympic judo competition after losing twice yesterday. Germany's Richard Trautman and Natik Bagirov of Belarus both defeated Sunada by Ippon (knockout). Said U.S. coach Michael Swain: "Cliffy is one of the smallest guys around. He's definitely got the technique. He just needs more strength." Sunada, a graduate of Damien High School, said he will give it another try at the 2000 Games. "I'm ready to stick it out four more years," he said. ---- The medal hopes of Punahou grad Chris Duplanty and U.S. men's waterpolo teammates ended yesterday when they lost a quarterfinal match to Spain, 5-4. Duplanty was the team's captain and starting goalie. Regarding his future in the sport, Duplanty, 30, remains uncertain. "I'll look at where my motivation is and where my dreams are," he said. ---- Farrington High graduate Tony Leiato, competing for American Samoa, failed to qualify in the shot put competition. His longest heave of 42 feet, 8.75 inches was far short of the winning throw of 70 feet, 11.25 inches by Randy Barnes of the United States. ** VonAppen to 'Bows: Study or Else University of Hawaii football coach Fred vonAppen said academics will be a priority for the players on his team. Said vonAppen: "We're going to suspend players on our own if they don't take of business. We won't wait for the school to suspend them. VonAppen also said a future UH recruit will have to be a solid students or willing to become one. "They don't necessarily have to be great students. If they're hard workers, we'll take them," he said. The first-year UH coach said he's disturbed by the number of Rainbows on unsteady academic ground at this point. About a dozen players are in danger of losing their eligibility pending the results of summer school courses. ** Sports Shorts ** David Mendoza's five-hitter helped the North County (Calif.) Waves top the Hawaii Island Movers, 9-2, in an Alaska League baseball game last night at Rainbow Stadium. The teams will play a twinbill this afternoon. ---- Cross country runner Preston Aronson, a transfer from Western State College (Colo.) has signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Hawaii-Hilo. Aronson finished 32nd in the NCAA Division II 10K championship race last year. ---- Yesterday at Flagstaff, Arizona, Hawaii golfers Parker McLachlin and Jim Seki Jr. both were eliminated from the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships after losing in the first round of match play. ---- At the Leilehua Golf Course in Wahiawa, Todd Hargrave and Merv Matsumoto share the opening round lead of the Army Invitational with 1-under 71s. Today's second round will be played at the Kalakaua Course. ---- UH golfer Makoto Kamio surged to a six-stroke victory at the Puamelia Invitational yesterday at the Oahu Country Club. Kamio finished the 36-hole tournament with a 3-over 147. First-round leader Bev Kim finished second. ---- A 20-team field will compete today in the 77-mile Na Holo Kai Sailing Canoe Race from Haleiwa to Nawiliwili, Kauai. The race winner is expected to cross the finish line about 7.5 hours after this morning's 8:00 start. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/26/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Akebono in Hospital ** Sumo grand champion Akebono, also known as Chad Rowan of Waimanalo, will spend the next week in a Tokyo hospital recovering from shoulder and ankle injuries sustained during the recently-completed 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The 6- foot-8 yokozuna finished second in the tourney to fellow grand champion Takanohana. "It's nothing major," said stablemaster Azumazeki (Jesse Kuhaulua of Happy Valley, Maui) of Akebono's injuries. "I'm very proud of the way he performed (at Nagoya). He would have won if he hadn't been injured on the 14th day." ** Sapolu Also Injured ** A second Isle athlete, Jesse Sapolu, is also hospital bound after fracturing a bone in his right hand during a San Francisco 49er training camp session at Rocklin, Calif. Doctors will place a pin in the metacarpal bone of his right hand today. Sapolu, 35, a longtime starter on the 49ers' offensive line, will then wear a cast for at least a week. "I should be practicing again in a couple of weeks," said the former Farrington and University of Hawaii star, who injured his hand during a pass blocking drill. "I'm going to get it fixed so it doesn't bother me during the season." ** Coach V Speaks Out ** University of Hawaii football coach Fred vonAppen admitted that he is "annoyed, disappointed, and chapped" about athletic director Hugh Yoshida's decision to slash $50,000 from the football budget. Said vonAppen: "I find it disturbing that we made sweeping cuts in areas where we need to make sweeping increases. If your flagship (sport) is football, it would be ill-advised to cut back on football. We have to rally around some of the revenue sports." Despite his frustration, vonAppen remained upbeat about the coming season. "I've never been discouraged," he said. ---- VonAppen is in Las Vegas for the annual WAC preseason meetings. Members of the WAC media have tabbed the Rainbows to finish 6th in the eight-team Mountain Division. UH quarterback Glenn Freitas said that the 'Bows will do better than that. "We'll surprise a lot of teams," he said. "I know we can play with the big boys." ** Alexio Bout Set ** World heavyweight kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio will meet Japanese champion Masaaki Miyamoto on Aug. 17 at the Blaisdell Arena. The 5-11, 205-pound Alexio possesses a 62-1 record with 57 coming by knockout. Miyamoto stands 6-foot, weighs 212- pounds, and has a 30-1 record. In order to secure the bout, Alexio had to agree to Miyamoto's request that below-the-belt blows would be allowed. After suffering a knee injury several years ago, Alexio has only fought bouts with above-the-belt rules. "It's a risk," said Alexio, "and it will be one that I'll either be happy I made the decision or not." ** Sports Shorts ** Fletcher Lee pitched eight innings and Brandon Toro banged out three hits in the Hawaii Island Movers' 13-8 Alaska League victory over the North County Waves last night at Rainbow Stadium. Sean Takamori and Sean Murphy each drove in two runs to aid the Hawaii offensive attack. The teams will meet again tonight. ---- Hawaii's Parker McLachlin (9-over 151) and Jim Seki Jr. (13-over 155) were among the 64 golfers who advanced to match play yesterday at the U.S. Junior Amateur Boys's Championships at Flagstaff, Arizona. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 1 to 2 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/25/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Atlanta Olympic News ** Teee Williams had 12 kills in the U.S. women's four-set volleyball loss to China last night in front of 15,100 fans at the Omni Arena. The former University of Hawaii All-American was pleased with her play despite the loss. Said Williams: "I just played really good tonight, pain-free. I know I have it physically; it's just a mental thing. I prayed on it and it continued to work." The U.S. women are now 2-1 in pool play with matches against Japan and Korea remaining. China is 3-0. The top four teams from each pool advance to the quarterfinals. ---- The U.S. men's water polo team advanced to a quarterfinal showdown against Spain tomorrow after finishing pool play with a 4-1 record. Punahou grad Chris Duplanty played the entire match in goal, making 16 saves in Team USA's 10-8 triumph over Croatia last night. Said Duplanty of the Croats: "They are a damn good team. We are fortunate to win this." ---- Former UH softball All-American Brooke Wilkins was the losing pitcher in Australia's 2-0 defeat to Puerto Rico on Tuesday. She has a 4.20 ERA for five innings of work. Australia is 2-2 in pool play. The U.S. women are 4-0. ---- Farrington High grad Tony Leiato will compete in the shot put event for American Samoa tomorrow. ** Long Odds for Grid 'Bows ** Las Vegas oddsmakers have no faith at all in this year's University of Hawaii football team. One prognosticator said the odds of the Rainbows winning the Western Athletic Conference is 300-1. "The odds are long that they'll win three games this year," said MGM bookie Gregg Fisher. "Even if I could, I wouldn't put out odds on them finishing .500. People should save their money." When told of the predictions, UH head coach Fred vonAppen was unfazed. "I don't spend too much of my waking hours worrying about what they think," he said. "It's all just speculation. More often than not, speculation is wrong." ** Sports Shorts ** Former UH player Mark Presho was named as an assistant coach at Pepperdine for the coming season. Presho, 26, played for the 'Bows in 1990-93, leading the team in kills, aces, and digs as a senior. ---- Romped the night before, the Oahu All-Stars rebounded to defeat the Hawaii Island Movers, 6-1, in an exhibition baseball game last night at Rainbow Stadium. Kenny Harrison, J. Maruyama, and Jason Meyer each had two hits for the All-Stars. Tommy Kim pitched a complete game, allowing just four hits. The Movers will meet the North County Waves tonight at Rainbow Stadium. ---- On Sunday at Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki, Lori Kemp and Lisa Bragado won the Oahu Volleyball Association doubles tournament by defeating Lisa Strand-Maa and Peka Malae in the championship match. ---- Puanhou's Parker McLachlin is nine strokes off the pace after two rounds of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at the Forest Highlands Golf Course in Flagstaff, Az. Brent Roof of South Carolina is in the lead with an even-par 142 for 36 holes. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 2 to 4 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/24/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Atlanta Olympic News ** Punahou graduate Mike Lambert slammed 22 kills in the U.S. men's 15-7, 15-8, 15-11 volleyball pool play triumph over Argentina last night at the University of Georgia Coliseum. Lambert, who will return to Stanford for his junior year this fall, said the encouragement of the 8,000-plus fans in attendance helped to spur him and his teammates on. "It's amazing what the crowd can do for you," he said. "They give you that burst of energy." The Americans expected a tough match against Argentina, which upset the defending Olympic gold medalists from Brazil the night before. ----- Another Punahou grad, Chris Duplanty, started at goalie in the U.S. men's water polo team's 10-5 victory over Romania. The win earned the Americans a spot in the quarterfinals. ** Fit Wahines to Compete ** The Ms. Internationally Fit Championships will be held this weekend at two venues. On Saturday, contestants will gather at Queen's Beach in Waikiki to negotiate an obstacle course where they must drag a 100-pound kayak, negotiate a stack of surfboards, hurdle water hazards, climb a cargo net, and scale a coconut tree. The competition moves to the Japanese Cultural Center on Beretania Street on Sunday where competitors will perform aerobic routines and vie in swimsuit and sun dress phases. Mililani High grad Lisa Loney, 35, is the defending champion. This year's winner will receive $3,000. ** Sports Shorts ** Jaime Aloy and Brandon Toro each homered and drove in four runs apiece, and Michael Dartt added three hits as the Hawaii Island Movers pounded out a 16-4 exhibition win over the Hawaii All- Stars yesterday at Rainbow Stadium. Klayford Nakaahiki pitched six strong innings to earn the win for the Movers. The two teams will meet again tonight. ---- Maui edged PAL, 3-2, to capture the state P.O.N.Y Colt (15-16- year-olds) championship Monday at Francis Wong Stadium in Hilo. Jansen Medeiros fired a three-hitter, and Shane Victorino went 4- for-4 at the plate for Maui, which now advances to the Western Zone Tournament July 31-Aug. 4 at Santa Clara, Calif. ---- The Hawaii International Cup Youth Soccer Tournament begins today and continues through Sunday at Kapiolani Park. Boys' and girls' teams from Hawaii, Taiwan, Korea, Oregon, and California in age groups ranging from 8-and-under to 14-under will compete. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 3 feet South shore: 4 to 6 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/23/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** Hawaii Olympic News ** Former University of Hawaii All-American Teee Williams struggled but played well enough to help the U.S. women defeat the Netherlands, 12-15, 15-10, 17-15, 15-7 in an Olympic volleyball pool play match last night in Atlanta. "I'm trying to get myself into a groove," said Williams. "I need to come out next time more fired up and don't try so hard. Just go out and play and have a good time." ---- Over at the weightlifting venue, Maui's Vernon Patao finished 22nd of 36 in the 141-pound division. He hoisted a total of 622 pounds (270 snatch, 352 clean & jerk). Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey, nicknamed "Pocket Hercules," won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 739 pound total. Patao credited his coach, his friends, and his wife for helping him progress to a level where he is competing with the best in the world. "They are the ones who have been pushing me a lot," he said. ** Football Bows to Barbers ** It's official. The UH football team will conduct its preseason camp at Barbers Point Naval Air Station from August 10-24. The switch in practice venues was necessary because the grass field in the UH quarry is undergoing refurbishing. Practice sessions will be open to the public but visitors must go through check-in procedures at the Barbers Point entrance gate. ---- In a related story, UH coach Fred vonAppen announced that it will be unlikely that his team will fly to the mainland for road games on chartered flights. Instead, the Bows will catch Thursday morning flights for Saturday road contests. Said vonAppen: "I don't like the idea of taking the players out of school for two days but it's unavoidable is we don't charter." ** Johnson Stroking Along ** Former University of Hawaii pitcher Mark Johnson has begun the negotiating contract terms with the Houston Astros, who drafted him in the first round of the Amateur Baseball Draft in June. According to Johnson, the Astros made "a good offer," but negotiations are still in progress. Meanwhile, the hard-throwing righthander has been keeping busy by doing maintenance at his family's home in Springboro, Ohio. So far, he's painted the inside of their three-car garage and is in the process of installing a sink. ** Swimming News ** Stephen Adler won first-to-finish honors at the 2.4 mile Reverse Bay to Lani's ocean swim race on Sunday. Adler's winning time was 44 minutes, 49 seconds over a course that began at Waimea Bay and ended at Laniakea. Runner-up Carl Larsen finished about a minute behind. Jodi Jackson (47:27) edged Pia Chock (47:30) for the women's title. They finished fourth and fifth overall. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 6 to 8 feet

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==- * * The following is a summary of the 7/22/96 Hawaii Sports News * * compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner * * (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ** OHCRA Crown to Outrigger ** Peaking at the right time, Outrigger Canoe Club crushed its rivals to capture the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Championship yesterday at Keehi Lagoon. The winner of 10 OHCRA titles in the last 12 years, Outrigger had played second fiddle to Lanikai for most of this season. Said Outrigger coach Kalani Schrader: "Everyone has pulled together these past few weeks. It was like everybody got together and said, 'Hey, we don't want to lose this thing.'" Lanikai club president Mauliola Aspelund said her club was disheartened but still optimistic. "We have one race left," she said in reference to the State Championship regatta on August 3 at Keehi. == OHCRA Championship Results == 1. Outrigger 91 2. Kailua 68 3. Hui Nalu 67 4. Lanikai 64 5. Waikiki Surf Club 23 ** Olympic Games News ** Punahou graduate Mike Lambert slammed 23 kills in the U.S. men's volleyball team's straight-game victory over Poland last night. ---- Maui fireman Vernon Patao will begin competition in weightlifting today. He is competing in the 141-pound division. Patao finished 14th at the World Championships in 1995. ---- The U.S. water polo team, led by starting goalie and team captain Chris Duplanty (Punahou '94), defeated Greece 9-7. ** Sports Shorts ** The Hawaii Tsunami (10-8) completed a three-game sweep of Central Valley California, defeating the Hydra 3-1 in a U.S. International Soccer League match last night at Cooke Field. ---- Kailua-Kona's Shane Dorian earned $2,000 for finishing 7th at the Gunston 500 surf meet at Durban, South Africa. In women's competition, Megan Abubo, Keala Kennelly, and Rochelle Ballard were all eliminated prior to the semifinal round. ---- The San Francisco Seals nipped the Hawaii Island Movers, 5-4, in an Alaska League game last night at Rainbow Stadium. ---- West Oahu routed East Oahu to capture the Hawaii P.O.N.Y. Palamino (17-18-year olds) championship yesterday at the Ala Wai Field. West Oahu now will advance to the West Regional tournament to be held Aug. 4-11 at San Dimas, Calif. ---- The Hawaii Senior All-Stars, composed of recent Hawaii high school graduates, crushed a team from Queensland, Australia, 40-6, in the Down Under Bowl last Friday in Australia. Maui High's Nate Tavares scored three touchdowns and Radford's Fred Salanoa passed for 153 yards for the Hawaii All-Stars. ** Oahu Surf Report ** North shore: 1 to 2 feet South shore: 6 to 8 feet

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