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Twelve men were inducted into the 2001 Class of the Hawai‘i Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies last night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Saleva‘a Atisanoe, Chris Duplanty, Sid Fernandez, Peter Fithian, Russ Francis, Maiola Kalili, Manuella Kalili, Mike Lum, Duncan Macdonald, Danny Ongais, Harold Sakata and Lenn Sakata were honored at the annual banquet.
Fernandez, Lum and Lenn Sakata all played in baseball’s World Series — Fernandez as a member of the 1986 New York Mets, Lum with the 1976 Cincinnati Reds and Sakata with the 1982 Baltimore Orioles.
Atisanoe, also known as Konishiki, was sumo’s first foreign-born wrestler to reach the rank of ozeki, or champion.
Duplanty was a three-time Olympian as a goalie in water polo.
Fithian, who admitted to not being an athlete during last night’s festivities, founded the Kona Billfish tournament.
Francis played tight end in the NFL for the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers.
The Kalilis were silver medalists in the 4x200 freestyle relay in the 1932 Olympics.
Macdonald won three Honolulu Marathons and owned the U.S. record in the 5,000-meter run.
Ongais was the first Hawai‘i representative in auto racing’s Indianapolis 500.
Harold Sakata was a 1948 silver medalist in weightlifting, and later became famous playing the villain "Odd Job" in the James Bond movie, "Goldfinger."
The 12 inductees bring the total number of athletes in the Hall of Fame to 81.
PREP BASKETBALL
 Damien advances: Ashton Saifoloi scored four of his 18 points in overtime as Damien edged Hawai‘i Baptist, 63-62, in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu postseason tournament game.
The Monarchs outscored Hawai‘i Baptist, the Division II champion, 24-17 in the fourth quarter to force the extra period.
Eric Ching scored 20 points for Hawai‘i Baptist, which missed a last-second shot in overtime.
Damien advances to play Kamehameha tomorrow at the Punahou School gym. St. Louis meets Mid-Pacific, which beat Maryknoll last night, in the other tournament semifinal.
Tomorrow’s winners play Friday at ‘Iolani at 7 p.m. for the ILH’s third state tournament berth.
‘Iolani and Punahou have already clinched state tournament berths.
HAWAI'I BAPTIST 10 21 7 17 7 — 62
DAMIEN 6 15 10 24 8 — 63
HAWAI‘I BAPTIST-Brent Yonemoto 4, Grant Takahashi 0, Ryan Hee 5, Darren Nakagaki 0, Jared Irei 6, Matt Brinski 4, Jason Imada 0, Eric Ching 20, Will Stinton 1, Rory La Puente 15, Jon Mizuta 0, Dave Bartosik 7.
DAMIEN-Brandon Ahakuelo 11, Jon Aquino 0, Mark Arquero 4, Peter Campos 1, Aaron Jaramillo 12, Stein Abe 0, Ashton Saifoloi 18, Dustin Sonico 9, Jarin Garma 8, Brandon Wilson 0.
3-point goals-HBA 5 (Irei 2, Ching 2, Hee 1). Damien 4 ( Garma 2, Jaramillo 1, M. Aquero 1).
Mid-Pac wins: Ricky Bauer scored 23 points to lead Mid-Pacific, which rallied from a 51-43 deficit starting the fourth quarter.
James Ogiwara added 11 points for Mid-Pacific.
Freshman Ryan Hirata led Maryknoll with 14 points, including three 3-pointers. Waiko-loa Noa added 13 points and Russell Sypowicz 12.
MID-PACIFIC 15 16 12 20 — 63
MARYKNOLL 20 10 21 7 — 58
MID-PACIFIC-Lawrence Kanno 0, Clint Copulos 6, Ryan Leong 5, Brian Terayama 3, James Ogiwara 11, Ricky Bauer 23, Tyler Young 0, Chris Hoe 4, Matt Friedman 2, Chad Wheeler 5, Brandyn McCall 4.
MARYKNOLL-Ryan Hirata 14, Nate Cowen 6, Kenneth Torres 0, Sean Ortiz 5, Russell Sypowicz 12, Kevin Lee 6, Jason Lum 0, Waikoloa Noa 13, Jacob Noh 0, McShane Dator 2.
3-point goals-Maryknoll 5 (Hirata 3, Ortiz 1, Noa 1).
Kapa‘a captures KIF: Kapa‘a took advantage of turnovers and made 8 of 10 free throws in the final minutes to overtake Waimea, 49-46, and win a one-game playoff for the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation championship.
Kapa‘a scored 10 of the last 12 points after trailing 44-39. Garrett Danner made 4 of 4 free throws and Rhyan Greenleaf and Kaili Panui each hit 2 of 2 to lead the surge.
Maka Alapai came off the bench to control five rebounds, score four points and block a shot to spark Kapa‘a, which led 26-25 entering the fourth quarter.
Kapa‘a earns Kaua‘i’s berth in the state tournament for the second time in three years. The Warriors won the first half KIF title but Waimea took the second half when Kapa‘a lost its last two regular-season games.
WAIMEA (5-4) 6 6 13 21 — 46
KAPA‘A (6-3) 8 8 10 23 — 49
WAIMEA-Micah Bermoy 13, Nikko Naumu 12, Keola Karrati 7, Austin Alquiza 4, Darwyn Tutop 4, Winnie Arios 2, Jordan Dizon 2, Byron Vea 2.
KAPA‘A-Kekoa Chun 12, Garrett Danner 9, Kapu Hendrickson 8, Kaili Panui 5, Rhyan Greenleaf 5, Jeff Jiminez 4, Maka Alapai 4, Chris Lary 2.
3 point goals-Wai 4 (Naumu 3, Bermoy 1). Kap 1 (Danner).
King Kekaulike triumphs: Jaren Adams scored 20 points, hitting 8 of 8 free throws in the closing minutes, to help host King Kekaulike defeat St. Anthony, 65-57, in a Maui Interscholastic League game.
Alika Gaskin added 10 points for King Kekaulike.
Travis Texeira scored 14 points and Peni Siua 10 for St. Anthony.
ST. ANTHONY 9 12 11 25 — 57
KING KEKAULIKE 15 12 18 20 — 65
ST. ANTHONY -Cameron Nemoto 3, Adam Lewis 3, Travis Texeira 14, Tyler Lyman 8, James Valdez 6, David Rivera 8, Peni Siua 10, Jeffrey Calibuso 1, Tevin Arlidge 4,
KING KEKAULIKE-Adrian Lock 7, John Spencer 7, Jonathan Beauchamp 2, Jaren Adams 20, Matt Calibuso 2, Kekoa Ripani 5, Derwin Akiu-Corpuz 6, Lincoln Lin-Kee 6, Alika Gaskin 10.
3-point goals-St. Anthony 4 (Nemoto, Lewis, Texeira, Siua). King Kekaulike 4 (Adams 2, Lock, Akiu-Corpuz).
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