Isle File
Valentin wins second in longboard series
Advertiser Staff
Joey Valentin continued his successful summer run through the Hawaiian Longboard Federation's Steinlager Series with a victory in the Local Motion No Ka Oi in 1- to 3-foot waves yesterday at Launiupoko Wayside Beach, Maui.
Valentin has won two of the four events so far this season, and placed fifth in the other two. He received $550 for his victory yesterday.
Fellow O'ahu surfers Kanoa Dahlin and Kamu Auwae placed second and third, respectively. Eli Klukowski placed fourth and was the top Maui finisher. Patrick Fukuda and Tommy Chun-Ming tied for fifth.
All competitors had to ride boards at least nine feet long. Kekoa Uemura, who was ranked No. 1 in the professional division of the HLF prior to yesterday, did not participate. He and several other of Hawai'i's top longboard surfers are competing in a contest in Brazil.
Finals in the amateur divisions will be completed today at Launiupoko. The next event in the series is scheduled for Aug. 11-12 at Kailua, Kona.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
• Hawai'i duo seventh: Stein Metzger of Honolulu and teammate Kevin Wong of Pearl City finished seventh yesterday at the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) tournament in Espinho, Portugal.
They split $7,000 in prize money.
FOOTBALL
• Pigout raises $100,000: The sixth annual Murphy's Warrior Pigskin Pigout, held Thursday night, raised a little over $100,000 for the University of Hawai'i Football program.
From the first Pigout six years ago, Murphy's Bar & Grill and UH football fundraisers has generated over $450,000.
The event allowed people to bid on items ranging from a hibachi to sports memorabilia.
A local attorney paid $4,000 for two Superbowl tickets, while a Maui insurance executive successfully bid $3,400 for a quilt made by Murphy's wife, Marion.
JIU-JITSU
• Goo wins title: Former University of Hawai'i football player Kendall Goo of Kaua'i, won the purple belt super heavyweight Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday.
Goo, a Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu team member, won four matches in order to claim his second world title. In 1997, Kendall won the blue belt world championship.
In addition to winning the purple belt world championship yesterday, Relson Gracie awarded Goo his brown belt immediately following the competition.
The belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are white, blue, purple, brown, and black. International competition starts at the blue belt level.
SOFTBALL
• Na Kolohe in nationals: The Na Kolohe girls softball team, from the Police Activities League (PAL), will compete at the ASA 18-and-under Western National Tournament, which will be July 31-August 6 in Seattle.
Last year, Na Kolohe girls placed fifth out of 48 teams in the 16-and-younger division.
