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UH women sailors in second place
Advertiser Staff
The ninth-ranked University of Hawai'i women's sailing team began defense of its Intercollegiate Sailing Association North American Championships yesterday by finishing in second place after the first of three days of competition in waters off Ke'ehi Lagoon.
The Rainbow Wahine amassed 54 points — 26 after a first-place finish in A division by senior All-American Molly O'Bryan and junior All-America crew Sarah Hitchcock, and 28 following a fourth-place finish in B division by Renee Curtis, Melody Torres, Jennifer Warnock and Lindsay Peters.
Old Dominion leads with a low-best score of 45. St. Mary's (Maryland) is third at 60, followed by Yale (64) and Charleston (81). There are 18 schools in the championships, which continues today and concludes tomorrow. Racing begins at 9:45 a.m. both days.
SURFING
• Not a Sunny day: Sunny Garcia, the last remaining Hawai'i surfer in the contest, was eliminated from the Quiksilver Pro Fiji yesterday at Tavarua, Fiji.
In waves of 6 to 8 feet, Garcia won his fourth round heat against Australian Daniel Wills, but then was defeated by Florida's Cory Lopez in the quarterfinals.
Garcia had two barrel rides that scored 8.1 and 8.0, but Lopez topped it with scores of 9.35 and 8.9.
Lopez is scheduled to take on Australian Michael Lowe in one semifinal; Shea Lopez, Cory's older brother, is scheduled to face defending world champion C.J. Hobgood in the other semifinal.
Earlier this week, Hawai'i surfers Andy Irons, Kalani Robb, Shane Dorian and Fred Patacchia Jr. were eliminated. Irons is still expected to be the No. 1 ranked surfer on the World Championship Tour after this contest.
• Hawai'i surfers in contention: Kekoa Bacalso of Mililani and Hank Gaskell from Maui remained undefeated in their respective divisions of the World Surfing Games yesterday at Durban, South Africa.
Bacalso won his fourth-round heat in the junior surfing division (ages 18 and younger), while Gaskell did the same in the open men's surfing division.
Eleven other Hawai'i surfers remained in contention through the consolation rounds: Mikey Mitchell, Raymond Reichle and Evan Valiere in open men's surfing; Nathan Carroll, Dustin Cuizon and Ola Eleogram in junior surfing; Bud Miyamoto in men's bodyboarding; Kristen Quizon and Shea Hodges in open women's surfing; Kekoa Auwae in open longboarding; David Shinbara in open kneeboarding.
Competitors in the consolation brackets can still qualify for this weekend's finals. Two Hawai'i competitors were eliminated — Chasity Baltazar in women's bodyboarding, and Kepa Kruse in men's bodyboarding.
More than 600 surfers are competing in the event, which is considered the Olympics of surfing.
CAMPS
• Rainbow basketball: The two-time defending Western Athletic Conference champion University of Hawai'i men's basketball team will conduct two camps for youths in June.
The 2002 UH Rainbow Men's Basketball Summer Camp is open to boys and girls ages 5 through 17, and will be held on the UH-Manoa athletic complex.
The first session will be held June 8-10; the second June 11-13. Both sessions will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day.
Instruction will be provided by UH head coach Riley Wallace and his staff, along with current and former 'Bows.
Anthony Carter, the former UH star who now plays point guard for the Miami Heat, is scheduled to appear at both sessions.
Entry fee is $150 per session, and includes a T-shirt and basketball.
For registration information, call 956-6501.
• Wahine basketball: Wednesday is the deadline to register for University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine Basketball Camp 1, which will run the mornings of June 14-16.
The camp is for girls entering grades 2-7 and boys in grades 2-6. UH coach Vince Goo and his staff and players provide individual instruction, station work on fundamentals, help with strategy and 5-on-5 tournaments.
The camp will be at Stan Sheriff Center and other campus gyms and costs $75. For more information, call the Rainbow Wahine basketball office (956-2710 or 956-4507).
The program will have two more camps June 21-23. Camp 2 will be in the morning and is also for girls entering grades 2-7 and boys in grades 2-6. Camp 3 will be in the afternoon and is for girls entering grades 8-12 and boys in grades 7-8.
• Rainbow baseball: Head coach Mike Trapasso will conduct four camps this summer. All are designed for players ages 8-18 and run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day.
The first camp, for pitchers and catchers, is June 22-23 and costs $110. That will be followed by two Day Camps (June 24-28 and July 8-12), which cover all aspects of the game and cost $175 each. Hitting Camp is July 13-14 and costs $110.
Instruction will be by UH coaches and players, and local high school and college coaches. Camps will be at Les Murakami Stadium.
For more information, call 956-6247.
• Punahou basketball: Boys and girls entering grades 3 through 8 in the fall can participate in Punahou School's "Practice Perfect" Youth Basketball Camp next week.
Sessions will be at Hemmeter Field House at Punahou, girls from 8 a.m. to noon and boys from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 3-7.
Cost is $125 and includes a camp basketball and other gifts and prizes.
The teaching staff will be headed by Punahou varsity boys coach Greg Tacon and varsity girls coach Mike Taylor, their staffs and players. Rachel Kane, Becky Hogue and Elyse Umeda will be among girls players helping teach.
For information or to register, call the Punahou athletic department at 944-5816 or Tacon evenings at 626-2349.
