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Murphy's to host UH football fund-raiser

Advertiser Staff

The seventh Murphy's Warrior Pigskin Pigout, which raised a little more than $100,000 last year for the University of Hawai'i football team, will be held Thursday at Murphy's Bar & Grill on Merchant Street.

The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $100, which includes food and entertainment.

Live and silent auctions will be held, with one lucky bidder earning a trip to see the Denver Broncos play the Oakland Raiders. Another will watch Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and other NASCAR drivers compete at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., next year.

Among other items to be auctioned are an original painting by Big Island artist Dietrich Varez, trips to the Neighbor Islands, tickets to the Daytona 500, a Sam Choy luau, a hunting safari at Parker Ranch and a quilt creation by Marion Murphy.

All proceeds will go to Na Koa, the UH football team's booster club.

Following this year's auction, the fund-raising event will exceed $500,000.

For information and tickets, call Murphy's at 531-0422 or 585-6442.

YOUTH BASEBALL

• Hawai'i gains Legion final: Harrison Kuroda overcame a four-run first inning to pitch Hawai'i to a 9-7 victory over Arizona yesterday and into tonight's championship game of the American Legion (ages 18-under) Region 8 Baseball Tournament at Las Vegas.

Hawai'i will play Nevada for the title.

Kuroda gave up seven hits, including two home runs in the first, while striking out 12 and walking three in a complete-game effort.

Jeffrey Mizokawa batted 2-for-2, including a solo home run, for Hawai'i, which is composed of players from Mid-Pacific Institute.

Keven Whalen, Jonathan Hee and Ryan Leong also had two hits apiece for Hawai'i.

Mizokawa's homer to left leading off the fifth gave Hawai'i a 6-5 lead it would not relinquish.

• Kaimuki falls, 4-1: Dustin Dimaya scored the lone run for Kaimuki in its 4-1 loss to Little Rock, Ark., yesterday in the Cal Ripken Babe Ruth League World Series (ages 11-12) in Matoon, Ill.

Dimaya led off the top of the second inning with a double, was moved over to third on a sacrifice bunt by Billy Ray Stutzman, and scored on a passed ball.

Kaimuki dropped to 0-2 in pool play. It resumes play tomorrow against New Jersey.

PREP VOLLEYBALL

• Mira Costa wins Iolani title: Mira Costa (Calif.) captured the 20th Iolani Invitational title by defeating St. Joseph of the Big Island, 15-9, 15-11, Saturday night at Iolani School gym.

Kamehameha finished third in the 20-team tournament. Moanalua placed fourth.