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Hawai'i's Legion team falls in final, 7-6
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i rallied over the final three innings, but lost to Nevada, 7-6, in the final of the American Legion (ages 18-younger) Region 8 Baseball Tournament in Las Vegas.
Nevada advances to the American Legion World Series, starting Friday in Danville, Va.
Hawai'i trailed 7-1 after six innings, but scored five runs over the final three innings.
Hawai'i, composed mostly of players from Mid-Pacific Institute, scored a run in the top of the ninth, but stranded the tying and go-ahead runs on base.
Keven Whalen batted 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for Hawai'i. Troy Hanzawa, Blake Kaneshiro, Jonathan Hee and Jeffrey Mizokawa also had two hits.
Whalen walked to open the Hawai'i ninth, but was erased on a fielder's choice grounder by Grant Yamaguchi. Hee walked and Mizokawa's single to left cut Hawai'i's deficit to 7-6.
But Nevada relief pitcher Jared Johnson struck out the next two batters to preserve the win.
Nevada scored five runs in the bottom of the first to take a lead it would not relinquish.
BOXING
Limoz Jr. after WBO title: Teddy Limoz Jr. of Honolulu goes after the World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific welterweight championship tonight when he meets Rey Pelonia of the Philippines in a scheduled 12-round bout at Blaisdell Arena.
The bout is one of two championship fights on the 7:30 p.m. "Showdown in Honolulu" card by Elorde International Productions Inc.
Limoz, a construction worker who has also earned titles in martial arts events, is 7-1 with six knockouts. Pelonia is 30-20-2 with 21 KOs.
The other championship bout pairs Gerry Penalosa of the Philippines and Seiji Tanaka of Japan for the World Boxing Council International superflyweight title. Penalosa (44-4-2, 28 KOs) won the title in March. Tanaka is 11-4-3 with two KOs.
Manny Pacquiao (34-2-1, 25 KOs) of the Philippines meets Jesus Salud (63-13, 39 KOs) of Hawai'i in a three-round over-the-weight exhibition.
Salud is a former world champion and Pacquiao is tuning up for an Oct. 19 mandatory defense of his International Boxing Federation junior featherweight title against Fahbrakob Rakkiatgym of Thailand. Salud and Pacquiao meet at 129 pounds, seven pounds above the junior featherweight limit.
Another bout matches flyweights Juanito Rubillar of the Philippines against Takayuki Korogi of Japan over 10 rounds.
SURFING
Hawai'i pair does well in France: Megan Abubo of Waialua placed fourth and 13th in two women's surfing contests in France last week.
Abubo made the final of the Orange Lacanau Pro in Lacanau, France, finishing fourth. Julia Christian of California won the contest.
In the Rip Curl Girl Pro at Hossegor, France, Abubo was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Australia's Pauline Menczer won the contest.
Kaua'i's Rochelle Ballard tied for fifth in both contests. She was eliminated in the semifinals both times.
The two contests were part of the women's World Qualifying Series, and did not count toward the world championship standings.
