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Kaimuki ousted from Ripken world series
Advertiser Staff
Kaimuki won its game Wednesday, and yesterday found out that it would be its last game.
Hawai'i's representative in the Babe Ruth Cal Ripken World Series (ages 11-12) in Matoon, Ill., finished third in its pool. Only the top two advanced.
Kaimuki beat Sikeston, Mo., 9-6, Wednesday but had to wait until yesterday for the result of the Visalia, Calif.-Sikeston game, won by Visalia, 15-3. A Sikeston victory would have put Kaimuki in a tie for second, giving it a chance to advance.
The 17-team tournament included 12 teams from the United States and five international teams (Australia, Canada, Italy, Korea, Netherlands).
"Of course, it's a bummer we couldn't advance to the next round," said manager Donovan Oda. "The people here are really supportive. It's amazing how this whole town rallies around this tournament."
Oda said the players were housed by Matoon families.
"The kids did really well. We wish that every 12-year-old could experience this," Oda said.
Members of the team were:
Dane Von Seggern, Matt Edboi, Aaron Fujiki, Billy Ray Stutzmann, Grant Liu, Nick Tasaka, Ronnie Hirokawa, Sparky Gonzalez, Chase Nanod, Everett Collier, Dustin Dimaya, Geoff Kunita, Mikey Nagamine, Reyn Nagamine
Coaches: Gerald Oda, manager. Assistants: Donovan Oda, Keith Oda, Glenn Fujiki.
IRONMAN
• Triathlon at Waikiki: The Ironman Triathlon gets in touch with its roots on Sunday as the race returns to its original course at San Souci Beach in Waikiki.
The original course set 24 years ago will have a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run.
The Ironman race was an idea started by John and Judy Collins, to see who was the fittest of them all.
The race starts at 7 a.m.
For more information call 523-9073 or 775-2573.
TENNIS
• Fried gets silver: Honolulu attorney Rick Fried lost in the championship match of the National Indoors, 60-year age division, Saturday at the Seattle Tennis Club. Fried earned the sixth "silver tennis ball" of his national age-division career.
Leland Houseman, San Diego, won the championship, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Houseman and Fried teamed to reach the doubles final, where they lost to Jerry Edgar and George Sarantos, 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3.
Earlier in the week, Fried defeated Canadian Mervin Watson, a former Davis Cupper for South Africa, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. Fried also defeated Edgar, ranked No. 2 in Southern California, 7-5, 6-3.
VOLLEYBALL
• U.S. beats Slovakia: Jim Polster scored 15 points and former Kaiser High and University of Hawai'i standout Clay Stanley added 13, leading the U.S. men's volleyball team to a four-game victory over Slovakia yesterday in the Sofia Cup in Bulgaria.
Polster scored his 15 points on 11 kills, three blocks and one service ace in the 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-21 victory. Stanley contributed 11 kills, one block and one ace for the U.S. (2-0).
In other matches, Bulgaria beat Egypt, 3-1, to improve to 2-0. Egypt and Slovakia are both 0-2.
• U.S. women lose in five: Elisa Togut scored a match-high 26 points to lead host Italy to a 25-22, 23-25, 26-28, 25-18, 16-14, victory over the U.S. women's national team last night in a World Championship tune-up at Costa Volpino.
Middle blocker Danielle Scott led the United States (6-16) with 18 points on 12 kills and a match-high six blocks. Former UH Wahine Heather Bown and Keba Phipps each scored 16 points for the United States.
SOCCER
• Hat trick lifts Wahine: Freshman Carmen Calpo had a hat trick in her debut for the University of Hawai'i as it routed Douglas College of British Columbia, 7-0, last night in an exhibition game at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
Junior Arlene Devitt and freshman Natasha Kai each scored two goals. Kai had two assists and Devitt had one.
Calpo scored at 52 seconds, 20:25 and 70:24.
