Posted on: Sunday, September 7, 2003
ISLE FILE
No. 1 surfer Andy Irons loses to his brother Bruce
Advertiser Staff
Kaua'i's Bruce Irons upset the defending world champion and current No. 1-ranked surfer in the world yesterday. That No. 1 surfer happens to be his older brother, Andy Irons.
Bruce Irons won two heats yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Boost Mobile Pro. The third and fourth rounds were held in 4- to 5-foot waves at Lower Trestles, Calif.
Bruce edged Andy in the third round, 15.50-15.17.
"I'm glad my brother is doing well," Andy Irons said. "It's a bummer he had to beat me, but I hope he goes on and wins it."
Bruce took the momentum into the fourth round, beating Brazil's Paulo Moura, 16.0-8.83.
Bruce Irons is an unranked surfer who was invited to the contest as a wildcard. He is the only Hawai'i surfer remaining in the contest. Shane Dorian of Kailua, Kona, was eliminated in the third round.
COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL
• BYUH beats No. 5 Barry: Chun Yi Lin had a match-high 25 kills to lead No. 7 Brigham Young-Hawai'i over No. 5 Barry (Fla.), 30-21, 30-32, 22-30, 30-25, 17-15, yesterday in the Seasider Classic at Cannon Activities Center in La'ie. Ashley Moeai and Yu Chuan Weng each had 19 kills for the Seasiders.
In last night's match, BYUH defeated UC San Diego, 30-22, 26-30, 25-30, 30-22, 17-15.
Moeai had 26 kills, Weng 25 and Lin 24 for the Seasiders.
• UH-Hilo wins, loses: The Hawai'i-Hilo women's volleyball team split a pair of matches in the Western Oregon Invitational yesterday at Monmouth, Ore. The Vulcans beat Central Washington, 33-35, 30-14, 30-14, 30-27, behind Sara Pilgreen's 29 kills and 15 digs.
Hilo (3-5) lost to Saint Martin's, 30-28, 30-20, 27-30, 25-30, 15-13. Pilgreen had a team-high 23 kills.
MEETINGS
• UH's Dobelle at QB Club: University of Hawai'i president Evan Dobelle, UH associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator George Lumpkin, and running backs coach Wes Suan will be the guest speakers at tomorrow's weekly meeting of the Honolulu Quarterback Club. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Pagoda Restaurant, with the meeting starting at noon. It is open to the public.
