Notes: Iolani's Low to Nike camp
Advertiser Staff
Iolani School sophomore Derrick Low has been invited to participate in the prestigious Nike All-American basketball camp in Indianapolis from July 5-10. He is the first player from Hawai'i ever invited to the camp.
The Nike camp is regarded by many as the premier camp of its kind, selecting 100 elite high school players from across the nation. Low is one of about 20 underclassmen to be invited.
According to Nike, more NCAA Division I coaches attend its camp than any other high school basketball event.
Low, a 6-foot point guard, was named Interscholastic League of Honolulu Player of the Year and first-team All-State as a freshman. He was believed to be the first ninth-grader to win the ILH scoring title.
Last summer, Low participated in the Nike Hoop Jamboree Freshman/Sophomore Camp in St. Louis, Mo., where he was evaluated as one of the top guards for the Class of 2004. Low also was observed in the Iolani Prep Classic tournament last month by Don Crenshaw, Nike's director of player development, and Jeff Rogers, Nike's director of high school basketball.
SOCCER
OIA tournament: Mele French scored two goals as Mililani blew away Kahuku, 6-0, to advance to the semifinals of the OIA girls tournament yesterday at Mililani.
The games were originally scheduled for Saturday but were postponed because of rain.
In other quarterfinal makeup games yesterday, 'Aiea (8-0-2) stayed unbeaten by beating Roosevelt, 2-1, and Kalaheo (9-1-1) edged Castle, 1-0.
ILH: Pac-Five defeated Mid-Pacific, 6-1, in a boys varsity match. Pac-Five got goals from Michael Fink, Dane Nakasone, Shotaro Kiyohara, Mitchell Fu, Darin Fajota and Thomas Culver. Kazuya Lathrop scored Mid-Pacific's lone goal.
SOFTBALL
Maui wins: Maui got just two hits but relied on five Baldwin errors to pull off a 6-5 victory and win the Maui Interscholastic League championship.
The Sabers scored four in the first on just one hit, three walks and an error that allowed two runs to score.
Maui 4 2 0 0 0 0 0—6 2 5
Baldwin 1 0 1 0 0 0 3—5 5 2
WP—Jana Medeiros. LP—Angela Larose. Leading Hitters: Bald—Zoie Sevilla 2-4, double.
