Posted on: Monday, February 21, 2005
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Clay and Kamana'o 2004's top athletes
Advertiser Staff
Olympic silver medalist Bryan Clay and Hawai'i volleyball All-American Kanoe Kamana'o were honored as the Sportspersons of 2004 last night at the Honolulu Quarterback Club's annual Banquet of Champions at the Ala Moana Hotel.
Clay, who placed second in the decathlon at the Athens Games, and Kamana'o, a sophomore setter for the Rainbow Wahine, also were honored as the adult athletes of the year.
Derrick Low, former Iolani basketball standout now at Washington State, was chosen prep male athlete for the third year in a row.
The list of winners:
Top-ranked Arizona takes two from UH
Kristie Fox's sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted No. 1-ranked Arizona to a 2-1 victory over Hawai'i yesterday in the Worth Wildcat Invitational at Tucson, Ariz.
The Wildcats (9-0) won the first game of the doubleheader, 4-0.
Fox's RBI drive came off Melissa Coogan, who was locked in a pitcher's duel with Wildcat ace Alicia Hollowell.
Hollowell pitched a four-hitter with 17 strikeouts and no walks. Tracie Uchima's leadoff homer in the sixth was only the third extra-base hit given up by Hollowell in eight appearances this season.
Coogan gave up six hits, walked two and struck out three.
Taryne Mowatt pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts over 5¡ innings to win the opener. Uchima singled and doubled for the Rainbow Wahine (5-6).
Hawai'i Pacific splits with UH-Hilo
Brandi Peiler spaced seven hits as Hawai'i Pacific held off Hawai'i-Hilo, 4-3, yesterday to salvage a split of a doubleheader at Sea Warrior Field.
Kara Wedemeyer, Jamie Reyes and Lia Pedrina each had two hits for HPU (3-1).
Losing pitcher Leo Sing Chow had two hits and an RBI for Hilo (4-2).
Hilo won the opener, 6-2, behind Sarah Steele's five-hit pitching.
Lisa Jackson and Chelsea Osborne had two hits apiece and Brittany Dock had two RBIs for Hilo.
Reyes batted 3 for 3 for HPU.
Nebraska completes sweep of UH-Hilo
Bryce Nimmo had three hits and Brandon Fusilier and Trey Adams each had two RBIs as Nebraska beat Hawai'i-Hilo, 8-1, yesterday at Wong Stadium to complete a five-game series sweep.
Phil Shirek, Jon Klausing and Luke Wertz teamed on a six-hitter for the Cornhuskers (5-0).
David Chu and Johnny Dudoit had two hits apiece for the Vulcans (1-17).
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