Keanu Carmichael batted 3 for 3 and pitched four innings as Mililani beat Long Beach, Calif., 11-1, yesterday in the PONY Pony-13 Division (age 13) West Zone Tournament at Fullerton, Calif.

Mililani had 10 runs and 12 hits after two innings en route to the 4 1/2-inning game, which was shortened because of the 10-run mercy rule.

Ryan Muraoka also batted 3 for 3 for Mililani, which will next play Chula Vista, Calif., tomorrow.

TRIBUTE

LONGTIME LEILEHUA OFFICIAL HONORED

About 300 friends, family members and colleagues gathered at the Japanese Cultural Center on Friday night for a celebration in honor of Richard Townsend, who retired June 30 after 37 years as a teacher, coach and athletic director at Leilehua High School.

Townsend coached the Mules to their only boys basketball state championship in 1973 and was an assistant coach for the Leilehua football team that won the school's only Prep Bowl title in 1984. He then succeeded Hugh Yoshida as athletic director in 1987 and has served as the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's football coordinator, overseeing the league's highest-profile and revenue-producing sport.

James Toyota, a captain on the Mules' 1974 OIA championship football team, has assumed Townsend's role as athletic director and Farrington AD Harold Tanaka is the OIA's new football coordinator.

TRIATHLON

KO OLINA WILL HOLD EVENTS STARTING OCT. 1

Ko Olina Resort will host a weekend of triathlons in October aimed at kids and adults.

The Jamba Juice Keiki Triathlon Championship on Oct. 1 starts off the weekend. A smaller version of the Ko Olina Triathlon, the race is the championship event of the Keiki Triathlon series.

On Oct. 2, the resort will host its third annual Ko Olina Triathlon, a USA Triathlon-sanctioned event and fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International and Ko Olina Charities.

The triathlon will feature a 660-meter swim, a 30-kilometer bike and a 4.5-mile run on and around the resort. Cash prizes will be given to top finishers in the elite division.

During that weekend, Ko Olina will also feature triathlon clinics put on by triathletes and coaches, as well as an expo for the public.

For more information, visit www.koolinatriathlon.com.

MEETING

MEGAFORCE'S WILLIAMS WILL SPEAK AT QB CLUB

Orrys Williams, owner of the Hawai'i Megaforce, will be a featured speaker at today's weekly meeting of the Honolulu Quarterback Club at the Pagoda Hotel Ballroom.

The American Basketball Association expansion team will play its first game later this year. The Megaforce held their first open tryout last week.

Also scheduled to speak are KGMB sports anchor Steve Uyehara and University of Hawai'i outside hitter Tara Hittle.

Lunch will start at 11:30 a.m., and the program at noon.

The public is invited.

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