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Perkins rolls into World quarterfinals
Advertiser Staff
Bonga Perkins of Hale'iwa recorded the top scores of the day to advance to the quarterfinals of the Oxbow World Longboard Championship yesterday at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Perkins, the No. 2 seed in the contest, won two heats yesterday, as the third and fourth rounds were completed in 3-foot waves.
In the third round, Perkins caught waves that received scores of 9.5 (out of 10) and 8.15 to defeat fellow Hawai'i surfer and his cousin, Dino Miranda.
In the fourth round, Perkins received scores of 9.25 and 8.75 as he eliminated Brazil's Olimpio Batista. Perkins' total score of 18.0 in that heat is the highest of the contest so far.
"Two pretty high scoring waves off the top," Perkins said of his fourth-round victory. "Not so much the bigger waves, but they turned out to be good, so I'll take it."
Perkins, who won the world championship in 1996, is the only Hawai'i competitor remaining. He is scheduled to face Brazil's Amaro Matos in the quarterfinals.
The top seed, California's Colin McPhillips, also advanced to the quarterfinals.
Three Hawai'i competitors were eliminated yesterday: Rusty Keaulana and Duane DeSoto lost in the third round; Chris Vandervoort lost in the fourth round. DeSoto, who was the No. 6 seed, lost by 1/4 of a point to Brazil's Paulo Kid.
MORE SURFING
• Williams remains: Ross Williams of Hale'iwa was the only Hawai'i surfer to advance to the seventh round of the Rip Curl Pro yesterday at Hossegor, France.
Five others from Hawai'i were eliminated in the sixth round: Joel Centeio, Shane Dorian, Bruce Irons, Jamie O'Brien and Fred Patacchia Jr. The contest is part of surfing's World Qualifying Series and does not count toward the world championship standings.
BASKETBALL
• Central Medical champs: The University of Hawai'i's Haim Shimonovich scored 25 points to lead Central Medical Clinic over John Hancock, 111-104, last night in the championship game of the NCAA Summer League at Kaimuki High School Gym.
Donald Rogers had 24 points and Kyle Bailed added 21 for Central Medical Clinic.
Alvin Stephenson scored 28 points, Jason Carter 27 and UH alumnus Nerijus Puida 20 to lead John Hancock.
VOLLEYBALL
• Hilo beats alumnae: Ann Haggerty had 18 kills to lead the University of Hawai'i-Hilo past its alumnae, 30-28, 30-21, 28-30 and 30-25, Saturday night in Hilo.
Hilo's Sara Pilgreen and Tiffanie Ollison added 15 and 12 kills, respectively. Pilgreen added 27 digs.
Meliah Hai-Kelly lead the Alumnae with nine kills.
The Vulcans open the regular season in the 9th annual Hawaiian Style Classic Friday through Sunday at Hilo civic.
QUARTERBACK CLUB
• HPU featured: Hawai'i Pacific University athletic director Russell Dung and Tita Ahuna, senior women's athletic administrator and head women's volleyball coach, will speak at today's Honolulu Quarterback Club.
The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting at noon at the Pagoda Restaurant.
Also scheduled to speak are Jim Becker, a baseball fan and humorist, and Dwight Toyama, executive secretary of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association.
