Posted on: Saturday, September 25, 2004
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Keiter takes 1-stroke lead; Wie shoots 79
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Kona's Chris Keiter took a one-stroke lead, Steve Hookano of the senior professional division had the day's low round, and Michelle Wie opened with a 79 at the Waikoloa Open golf tournament yesterday at the Waikoloa Village Golf Club.
Keiter, a professional, shot a 1-under-par 71, and led pro Ron Castillo Jr. and amateur Shannon Tanoue, who shot 72s in the professional and championship (amateur) flight. Pros Kevin Hayashi, defending champion John Hearn and Joe Phengsavath were in a group at 73.
In the senior pro flight, Hookano, of Waikoloa Village, shot a 67 and led Dick McClean by a stroke and Ron Kiaaina Jr. and Larry Stubblefield by three strokes.
Wie, 14, started on the back nine and was 2-over at the turn.
"I was pretty relaxed today, and I had a lot of fun even though I didn't play well," the Punahou School sophomore said.
"I hadn't been in a tournament for a long time, and I got a little rusty," she added. "I decided to play in this tournament to try and get my game back."
The second round begins at 6:30 a.m. today. The final round is tomorrow.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
Rainbows remain unbeaten on road
The University of Hawai'i women's soccer team won its fourth straight road game with a 1-0 victory over New Mexico in the Montana Fall Classic yesterday.
Junior forward Natasha Kai, the two-time defending Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, scored her team leading sixth goal in the final minute of the first half when freshman midfielder Jessica Domingo kicked the ball back into the 18-yard box after a cleared Hawai'i corner kick. New Mexico's defenders misplayed the ball leaving Kai with an open net from five yards out.
It was Hawai'i's (6-2-1) third straight win and sixth in its last seven matches. New Mexico lost its fourth straight and dropped to 3-5.
Hawai'i plays Gonzaga in its second and final match at the Montana Fall Classic tomorrow, before heading to Brigham Young Monday.
No. 9 HPU defeats Chaminade in four
Flavia Brakling put down 13 kills and Nadica Karleusa 11 as ninth-ranked Hawai'i Pacific defeated host Chaminade 30-18, 23-30, 30-25, 30-25 in a meeting of top Pacific West Conference women's volleyball teams last night.
Barbara Martin added 10 blocks and Vera Oliveira eight for HPU (9-1 overall, 3-0 in PacWest).
Valasi Sepulona had 18 kills, Patti Hardimon 12 and Kahala Kabalis 12 for Chaminade (7-3, 2-1).
Chaminade's Amy Richelderfer had a team-high six blocks.
Hawai'i Pacific is the defending PacWest champion. In a preseason poll, coaches voted the Sea Warriors to win the six-team conference and the Silverswords to finish fourth.
Hussein continues Honolulu schools tour
Three-time Honolulu Mara-thon winner Mbarak Hussein of Kenya is scheduled to speak to and run with Iolani School students on Monday.
Hussein will join a discussion in a sports and literature class about his homeland, teaching Swahili, and answering questions.
In the afternoon, Hussein plans to run with the school's boys and girls teams, which swept the 2003 state cross country championships.
Hussein last year spoke to, ran with, and signed autographs for more than 600 Hawai'i youths, according to the Ho-nolulu Marathon.
Hussein is a member of the Nandi tribe, which dominates world distance running.
Hussein finished second in the 2003 Honolulu Marathon. He ran his fastest career marathon six months ago in Seoul in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 10 seconds. He will compete for the 10th time in the Honolulu Marathon on Dec. 12.
Kane'ohe's John Greer did not advance to the semifinals of men's singles tennis of the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, on Thursday. Greer's doubles partner, Steve Welch, advanced to the singles semifinals and a quote attributed in yesterday's Advertiser was Welch's, not Greer's.
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