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Penalties for UHs discussed at meeting
Advertiser Staff
Suspensions could be decided upon as soon as today for those involved in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl brawl on Christmas Day, University of Hawai'i officials announced yesterday.
Players from the University of Hawai'i and Houston engaged in a series of skirmishes that lasted for several minutes following the conclusion of the Warriors' 54-48 triple overtime victory. Both the game and the fights were shown on ESPN.
In the interim, there has been finger pointing over which school was responsible for starting the melee and who should be punished.
UH athletic director Herman Frazier said "there will be suspensions in order for both teams" after the commissioners of the two conferences, the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA, meet today.
Karl Benson (WAC) and Britton Banowsky (C-USA) are in Nashville, Tenn., attending the NCAA Convention.
"They will meet (today) to finalize and hopefully come to an agreement on all the players involved in the incident," Frazier said in the release.
Frazier said "it looks like this will take until the middle of next week to complete."
COLLEGE BASEBALL
UH's Grand Slam Celebration: The University of Hawai'i baseball team will hold its second annual Grand Slam Celebration on Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The fundraiser will feature guest speaker Peter Gammons, baseball analyst for ESPN. In addition to heavy pupus and drinks, guests will be able to meet the Rainbow coaching staff and players.
Tickets are $69 ($26 tax deductible) for individual seats and $750 ($406 tax deductible) for an eight-person table and two Rainbow players.
The Celebration will begin at 5:30 p.m. For tickets, contact Norma at 956-6247. Parking is free.
PRO BOWL
Festival at Kapi'olani Park: A Pro Bowl football festival is scheduled for Feb. 6 and 7 at Kapi'olani Park, the NFL has announced.
The festival features entertainment, free autographs from NFL players and Pro Bowl cheerleaders, NFL mascots, prize giveaways and interactive football games.
The festival runs from noon to 6 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 7. The Pro Bowl, which will be played for the 25th consecutive year in Hawai'i, is Feb. 8 at Aloha Stadium.
A Special Olympics auction, Sassy Magazine music and dance competition, This Week Magazine's cover model search and NFL football and cheerleading clinic are also scheduled, according to the NFL.
