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Warriors name volleyball coach

Advertiser Staff

Chris Blake, a Kamehameha Schools graduate and physics teacher at the Kapalama campus, has been named the Warriors' girls varsity volleyball coach, athletic director Erv Kau announced yesterday.

Blake, who was an assistant at Iolani School the past three seasons, succeeds Joey Miyashiro, who resigned from the position earlier this year.

"Kamehameha's program has a rich tradition of excellence, and I hope to continue that success," said Blake, who played three years of varsity volleyball at Kamehameha before graduating in 1991. "I'm very excited to have this opportunity."

Blake also was an assistant for Kamehameha's girls varsity from 1997-99, and coached the Warriors' intermediate and junior varsity boys teams from 1993-97.

"Chris is an outstanding young man with a wealth of coaching experience," Kau said. "I think he's going to bring a lot of energy and excitement to our program."

SURFING

Hawai'i surfers roll along: Hawai'i surfers went undefeated yesterday in the prestigious Billabong Pro Teahupoo.

The third round was completed in barreling waves of 4 to 6 feet at Teahupoo, Tahiti.

All four Hawai'i surfers in the contest — world champion Andy Irons, Kalani Robb, Shane Dorian and Conan Hayes — advanced to the fourth round with impressive performances.

Irons scored the best waves of the day in his victory over hometown Tahitian Hira Terinatoofa. Irons had a perfect 10 for a long barrel ride and a 9.7 for a similar wave. His two-wave total of 19.7 is the best of the contest so far.

Robb nearly matched Irons' score in his victory over Brazil's Paulo Moura. Robb's top two waves received scores of 9.6 and 9.17 for a total of 18.77.

Hayes recorded the upset of the day when he eliminated Australian Joel Parkinson, 15.33-11.23. Hayes is an unranked surfer who qualified for the contest through the trials rounds; Parkinson was ranked No. 2 on the world tour.

Dorian defeated California's Taylor Knox yesterday.

CORRECTION

Wakabayashi was first: Henry "Bozo" Wakabayashi was the first American to play in the Japanese professional leagues when the McKinley High graduate signed out of Hosei University in 1935. Monday's Advertiser credited Wally Yonamine with that distinction.