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Waipahu boxer gains U.S. Amateur final
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Waipahu's Samson Guillermo earned a 21-13 decision over Troy Wohosky of Medford, Ore., last night to advance to final of the 119-pound division at the U.S. Amateur Boxing Championships at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Guillermo will face Rafael Valenzuela of Phoenix, who advanced with a 20-10 decision over Kevin Hudgins of Pensacola, Fla.
In another semifinal bout, Dat Nguyen of Wailuku, Maui, lost a close decision to Mickey Bey Jr. of Cleveland in the 125-pound weight class.
The score was actually tied 17-17, but Bey was awarded the victory by a tiebreaker.
WATER POLO
• No. 10 UH loses: Karin van Hoff scored three goals and Kristy Bagnall two, but the 10th-ranked Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine fell to No. 8 Long Beach State, 8-5, yesterday in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
Hawai'i is 4-11 overall and 2-5 in the MPSF. Long Beach State is 13-5 and 5-2.
Both teams will participate in the sixth annual Rainbow Challenge, beginning today. The eight-team tournament runs through Sunday and also features UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz and Cal Baptist, and international teams from Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
SOFTBALL
• BYUH loses two: The Brigham Young-Hawai'i softball team dropped a pair of non-conference games in identical fashion to Concordia (Calif.), 4-2, yesterday in Irvine, Calif.
In both games the Seasiders (19-21) took a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning, only to have the Eagles score four runs in the bottom of the sixth.
MARTIAL ARTS
• Kempo scores: A team from Kempo Unlimited of Honolulu won two golds, two silvers and a bronze at the Tiger Balm International Tournament in Vancouver, Canada on March 17.
The athletes competed in their respective divisions of International Sport-Jujitsu Association (ISJA) and World Karate Council (WKC) kickboxing.
Tommy Lam (lightweight) and Damon Flood (middleweight) each won gold in Sport-Jujitsu.
Kynan Yonamine (light-heavyweight, Sport-Jujitsu) and Joseph Salas (super heavyweight, kickboxing) won silver.
George Lindemann (heavyweight) won bronze in kickboxing.
TRAMPOLINE
• Vercruyssen strikes gold: Hawai'i Academy's Nani Vercruyssen brought home a gold medal in the Level 10 double-mini trampoline in the Winter Classic International Invitational Meet Feb. 28-March 2 in Tampa, Fla.
The Winter Classic is the second-largest trampoline-tumbling meet in America, with 71 teams from 25 states and Belarus, Mexico and Canada.
BASEBALL
• HPU completes sweep: Geoffrey Say had three hits and Grandon Costa and Brandon Sato had two hits apiece to lead Hawai'i Pacific past Southern Connecticut State, 7-2, in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday night at Aloha Stadium.
HPU (20-12) won the first game, 18-2.
Say and Sato also hit triples, and Costa added a double.
BASKETBALL
• 'Aiea triumphs: Noe Colburn scored a game-high 15 points and Jamie Rosario added 10 as host Aiea trounced Waipahu, 35-20, last night in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association girls basketball game.
Waipahu 3 5 3 9—20
'Aiea 9 6 6 14—35
WAIPAHU—Crystal Baliguat 1, Joanne Manuel 0, Laura Florendo 2 Nicole Keaunui 0, MaryAnn Baxa 4, Adrianne Olione 3, Talapasia Samuela 0, Miracle Failauga 9, Maureen Cozo 1. Totals 6 8-18 20.
'AIEA—Shareyn Muneoka 0, Donna Echalas 0, Sherylann Miyashiro 2, Nicky Takemoto 6, Noe Colburn 15, Pukai Castillo 0, Jamie Rosario 10, Ashley Vidal 2, Kalei Castillo 0. Totals 14 6-7 35.
3-point goals—'Aiea 1 (Colburn).
JV—Waipahu 39, 'Aiea 17
