ISLE FILE
Hawai'i girl captures youth golf world title
Advertiser Staff
Led by Ha'aheo Manini-Hewlen's title in the girls age 11 division, Hawai'i placed fifth out of 50 teams at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships last weekend in Williamsburg, Va.
Hawai'i, captained by Kelvin Miyahira, scored 269 points. Southern California amassed 664.83 points to easily win the competition.
Manini-Hewlen shots rounds of 71-71 to win by six strokes.
Cyd Okino placed fourth in the girls 4-8 age group, shooting rounds of 32-33 to finish nine strokes behind the winner.
Bradley Shigezawa placed fourth in boys 10, shooting 72-73 to finish four strokes behind the winner.
Kristen Sawada placed fifth in girls 9, shooting 38-36 to finish 14 strokes behind the winner.
Other Hawai'i golfers (age group, score, placement): Andy Okita (boys 7, 90, tie for 37th); Christian Yagi (boys 8, 87, tie for 34th); Tivaini Tatofi (boys 9, 182, tie for 44th); Travis Inouye (boys 11, 152, tie for 14th); Mason Davis (boys 12, 173, tie for 50th); Dayna Bersamin (girls 10, 83, 15th); Ashlee Nagamine (girls 12, 183, 23rd).
SHOOTING
• Two champions: The Tanoue family of Kaimuki has another national champion.
Michael Tanoue won the three-position sporter championship yesterday at the American Legion Junior Air Rifle National Championships at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tanoue enters his senior year at St. Louis School this month.
His older brother, Ryan, won the NCAA air rifle championship in March in his freshman year at University of Nevada
Shannon Li, a junior at Sacred Hearts Academy, placed third in the coed competition and Eric Okamoto, a junior at St. Louis, was fourth.
Competition was held over two days in two parts, 80 shots standing and 80 shots prone. Tanoue finished first in prone shooting and Li was first in standing shooting. A lower score in prone position dropped Li to third place.
The top 15 qualifiers nationally competed from a field that started with 1,500 shooters age 19 or younger.
TRACK AND FIELD
• Dela Cruz third at nationals: Christopher Dela Cruz, a freshman at the Kamehameha Schools Maui campus, placed third in the boys 13-14 division 800-meter run yesterday at the Hershey National Track Championships in Hershey, Pa.
Dela Cruz was timed in 2 minutes, 12.39 seconds.
Sanoe Aina, who attended Kanoelani Elementary School, placed fourth in the girls 11-12 softball throw with a throw of 153 feet, 10 inches.
Adoniss J. Goree, who attended He'eia Elementary School, placed fifth in the girls 11-12 100-meter dash with a time of 13.86 seconds.
Randolyn L. Nohara, who attended Niu Valley Middle School, placed fifth in the girls 13-14 softball throw with a throw of 140 feet, 6 inches.
Samson Aina, who attends Our Lady of Good Counsel, placed seventh in the boys 13-14 softball throw with a throw of 191 feet, 1 inch. He is Sanoe's brother.
Youngsters representing all 50 states and the Canadian provinces competed in the meet.
• Miyashiro masters field: Angie Miyashiro of the Hawai'i Road Runners won the women's 39-45 age group in the 10,000-meter run at the USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships yesterday in Orono, Maine.
Miyashiro finished in 39 minutes, 17.65 seconds.
YOUTH BASEBALL
• Little League Major (11-12): Kurt Tanabe spaced seven hits and struck out 12 as Waipi'o defeated Washington, 5-3, in the Little League Major (ages 11-12) Northwest Regional last night at San Bernardino, Calif.
Isaac Moises, Travis Jones and Kelsey Outram each had two hits for Waipi'o, which advances to tomorrow's championship game against Idaho. The winner will play in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
Waipi'o scored two runs in the first and three in the third to hand Washington its first loss of the tournament. The team from Mill Creek, Wash. went 4-0 in pool play to earn the top seed in the final four.
Cory Yuh hit a two-run single in the Waipi'o first. Tony Fernandez hit a two-run single and Outram had an RBI single to key Waipi'o's third inning.
Idaho, the second seed, beat Waipi'o, 3-2, in pool play.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
• Champs ousted: Defending champions Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of Hawai'i were eliminated yesterday at the $175,000 Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
The 20th-seeded team of Jake Elliott and Brian Soldano defeated the third-seeded Metzger and Wong, 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 in 66 minutes.
Metzger and Wong finished in 17th place.
Second-seeded Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson defeated top-seeded Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, 21-13, 21-23, 15-9, to capture the women's championship.
QUARTERBACK CLUB
• UH day at the Club: University of Hawai'i athletic director Herman Frazier, UH chancellor Dr. Peter Englert and Hula Bowl Maui president and managing partner Dick Schaller will be the featured guests at tomorrow's Honolulu Quarterback Club meeting at the Pagoda Hotel.
Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. ($6.50 members, $7 non-members), and the program will follow at noon.
• July's top athletes: Ten-year-old Michelle Dudley and 82-year-old Shoichi Tanouye were named the Honolulu Quarterback Club's female and male sportspersons for July.
They also were the outstanding female and male athletes of the Aloha State Games, and will be honored at the Aug. 19 meeting of the club.
Dudley excelled in swimming and track in the Games, earning four gold medals and two bronze medals.
Tanouye entered three swimming events and four track events, earning five gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
PADDLING
• Taking the long way: The Makaha Canoe Club hosts the 24-mile Ka'ena Challenge race today to start the long distance paddling season.
The nine-person crew race starts at Waimea Bay at 8 a.m. and will finish at Makaha Beach.
A nine-mile race will also be held for mixed and womens' teams, and will start and finish at Makaha Beach.
JUDO
• Koyama takes third: Morgan Koyama, student body president at Hawai'i Tokai International College in Honolulu, placed third in the Junior U.S. Open Judo Championships at Florida Atlantic University last week.
More than 400 athletes from 20 countries competed in the event.
