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Kaimuki rallies in Ripken Series
Advertiser Staff and WIre Services
Kaimuki scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally past Mount Laurel, N.J., 8-5, in the Cal Ripken World Series for 11- and 12-year-olds at Graham Field in Mattoon, Ill.
Kaimuki is 1-2 and plays Sikeston, Mo., today in its final game of the opening round robin. The round robin ends tomorrow.
Kaimuki trailed 5-3 entering the bottom of the fifth. Dustin Dimaya opened with a double and Mikey Nagamine drove in Dimaya with a single. Billy Ray Stutzmann laid down a sacrifice bunt advancing Nagamine to third. Sparky Gonzalez walked and Chase Nanod was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Nagamine scored and Gonzalez and Nanod advanced on Aaron Fujiki's fielder's choice to second, when the second baseman's throw to third was late. Geoffrey Kunita then hit a single to right field that scored Gonzalez and Nanod. Grant Liu singled to center to drive in Fujiki.
ADMINISTRATION
• Kaiser athletic director: Former University of Hawai'i linebacker Ricky Shimokawa took over yesterday as athletic director at Kaiser High School.
Shimokawa, 31, replaces Bill von Arnswaldt, who retired in June.
Shimokawa is a 1989 McKinley High graduate. He got his bachelor's degree from UH in 1994 and a master's of education at Chaminade last year. He played football for UH from 1990-93.
Shimokawa was head junior varsity football coach at Kaimuki High from 1996-2001 and was named interim athletic director at Kaimuki in December.
Fred Lee was appointed permanent athletic director at Kaimuki Aug. 9.
Shimokawa said one of his major goals will be to provide equal facilities to make Kaiser Title IX (gender equity) compliant.
VOLLEYBALL
• HPU 18th: Hawai'i Pacific was ranked No. 18 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II preseason poll. The Sea Warriors received 258 points.
HPU was 19-5 last season and finished 18th.
Barry (Miami) was No. 1 in the poll, receiving 31 of 35 first-place votes and 867 total points. South Dakota State was second with 772 points and no first-place votes.
Brigham Young-Hawai'i received one first-place vote, but failed to make the top 25. The Seasiders were 26th with 66 points. It ended last season unranked.
The University of Hawai'i-Hilo received 19 points.
