Posted on: Friday, March 19, 2004
ISLE FILE
UH football coach Helton won't return
Advertiser Staff
Tyson Helton, who was the University of Hawai'i football team's special teams coach and an offensive assistant the past three seasons, has accepted an assistant coaching job with the University of Memphis.
"I'm happy for anybody who gets an opportunity," UH head coach June Jones said. "He gets a very significant pay raise, and he's going to be coaching with his brother."
Clay Helton recently was promoted to assistant head coach.
Tyson Helton, 26, was not immediately available for comment yesterday. Jones said Helton will coach tight ends and special teams.
His father, Kim Helton, was an assistant coach in the NFL, where he and Jones worked together, and head coach at the University of Houston.
Tyson Helton was a quarterback at the University of Houston before joining the Warriors as a graduate assistant in 2000. The following year, he was promoted to full-time assistant coach, receiving the title of offensive assistant. But his main responsibility was overseeing the Warriors' special teams.
"He did a good job for us," Jones said. "He came in as a GA and did a great job. I'm happy for him. He's been involved in football his whole life, as a player and then a coach, so (the new job) is good for him."
Jones said he will wait until the summer before hiring a replacement.
— Stephen Tsai WRESTLING
• Cornell's Lee wins again: Cornell junior Travis Lee won his eighth consecutive NCAA match and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Mo., yesterday. Lee, a 2001 Saint Louis School graduate from Liliha, faces eighth-seeded Matt Sanchez of Cal State University-Bakersfield today on the second day of the tournament, which concludes tomorrow.
Lee, the top-seeded wrestler at 133 pounds, defeated freshman Derek Moore of UC-Davis, registering a fall in five minutes, 34 seconds in the opening round.
In the second round, he defeated Eastern Illinois senior Patrick Dowty, 19-4, in seven minutes.
Iowa State redshirt sophomore Grant Nakamura, a 2001 graduate of Baldwin High, was eliminated in the first round, losing to Drew Opfer of Kent State, 11-8, at 125 pounds.
SOFTBALL
• Yoshizu commits to Creighton: University High School senior Mandy Yoshizu has made a verbal commitment to play softball at Creighton University next season, her father, Mark, said last night. Yoshizu, a first-team all-Interscholastic League of Honolulu selection this past season, is expected to play outfield for the NCAA Division I Blue Jays.
She batted .511 during the regular season and carries a 3.8 grade point average. Mark Yoshizu said his daughter's academic and athletic scholarship package is valued at about $14,000.
BASKETBALL
• Kamehameha wins: Tatriana Lorenzo scored 10 points, and Mounia Nihipali and India Soo added nine apiece as host Kamehameha beat Mid-Pacific, 38-27, in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu game last night. Mid-Pacific—Kim Sherman 0, Sherice Ajifu 2, Danielle Mafua 0, Jasmine Vieira 8, Kristina Lin 2, Kelli Kajiwara 4, Morgen Sullivan 11. Totals not reported.
Kamehameha—Miki Nakamura 4, India Soo 9, Lori Nakamura 0, Analee Viena-Lota 0, Kaui Todd 1, Noelani Hoopii 2, Jordan Tangonan 0, Tatriana Lorenzo 10, Danna Friedmann 2, Lilia Lee 0, Mounia Nihipali 9, Nicole Pharr 0, Leah Godinet 1. Totals not reported.
Varsity Division II
Kamehameha 52, La Pietra 28. KS—Amber Carter 12, Roseanne Vea 10. LaP—Courtney Gaddis 8, Jeannin Russo 8.
