ISLE FILE
Chaminade sweeps past Western New Mexico
Advertiser Staff
Valasi Sepulona had 18 kills as Chaminade swept Western New Mexico, 30-23, 31-29, 30-20, last night in a Pacific West Conference match at McCabe Gym.
Patti Hardimon added 14 kills and Kahala Kabalis 12 for the Silverswords, who improved to 8-3 overall and 3-1 in the PacWest.
Kabalis hit .440, Hardimon .423 and Sepulona .410 as Chaminade hit .300 for the match.
Kalae Araujo added 18 digs and Marijana Stanic 13 for the Silverswords.
Liz Narkon, a Saint Francis School graduate, had a team-high 15 kills and Suzanne Bruchhauser 11 for Western New Mexico (14-5, 2-1).
SWIMMING
Maui will host Junior Pan-Pacific meet
The Junior Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships, featuring top young swimmers from countries on both sides of the Pacific, will be held at Maui's Kihei Aquatic Center from Jan. 5 to 9 in 2005.
The five-day event will also feature a 5-kilometer open water championship.
"We expect over 400 swimmers and family members and supporters," Johnny Jackson, executive director of the Maui Sports and Entertainment Council, said in a release yesterday.
Swimmers must be younger than 18 and are not allowed to have represented their countries in the Olympics, FINA World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games, or Pan Pacific Swimming Championships to be eligible for this meet.
For sponsorship and advertising opportunities, call (808) 877-7375 or visit www.mauisec.org
More details of the meet are also available at www.usaswimming.org or www.hawaiiswim.org
WATER POLO
BYU-Hawai'i climbs to 13th in latest poll
The Brigham Young University-Hawai'i men's water polo team moved up one spot to 13th in the Collegiate Coaches Water Polo Poll released yesterday.
It is the highest ranking ever for the Seasiders (5-1).
Stanford reclaimed the top spot from last week's No. 1, USC. California, UCLA and UC Irvine close out the top five.
CORRECTION
Yuens won weekly Pigskin Picks contest
Bertha Yuen is her name. She's still perfect, thanks to her husband, Walter, and still winner of this past week's Pigskin Picks competition.
An incorrect last name was listed as the winner in a headline in yesterday's paper.
The Yuens correctly picked 15 of 15 college and NFL football games to win the weekly prize of a trip for two to Las Vegas from Worry-Free Vacations and Non-Stop Travel and the Golden Nugget Hotel, and $500 from The Advertiser.
They also are entered to win a year-end prize of a free use of a Hyundai Tucson for a year, courtesy of Tony Hyundai.
