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Posted on: Wednesday, October 4, 2006

HOMEGROWN REPORT
Linfield DB Tawata earns honor

By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer

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If you know of any athletes deserving of recognition, give us their names, high schools and graduation years, colleges and sports. E-mail us at: homegrown@honoluluadvertiser.com or contact Leila Wai at 535-2457.

Linfield (McMinnville, Ore.) junior defensive back Keone Tawata, a 2003 Radford graduate, was named the Northwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Tawata intercepted two passes, returning one for a 40-yard touchdown in a 42-14 win over Willamette Saturday.

He also recovered a fumble and led the Linfield defense with 15 tackles, including nine solo.

Senior defensive end Nik Soo, a Kamehameha graduate from Kamuela, and junior wide receiver Josh Vierra, a 2003 Kamehameha graduate from Kahalu'u, also start for Linfield. Junior Stan Fisher (Punahou) of Kailua is Linfield's punter.

MORE FOOTBALL

Washington junior defensive tackle Wilson Afoa (Saint Louis '03) recorded four tackles (three solo), including one for a loss of four yards, and one pass breakup in a 21-10 win over Arizona Saturday.

Freshman defensive end Daniel Te'o-Neisheim (Hawai'i Prep '05) had three tackle assists, senior defensive tackle Donny Mateaki (Iolani '02) had one tackle, and senior defensive end Brandon Ala (Kamehameha '02) had one pass breakup.

Colorado junior linebacker Jordon Dizon (Waimea '04) had six tackles (three solo), including one for a loss of two yards, in a 28-13 loss to Missouri Saturday.

Orange Coast sophomore quarterback Kekoa Crowell (Kaua'i '06) and Saddleback freshman running back Andrew Nakihei (Maui High '04) were Week 5 Mission Football Conference honorable mention selections for their performances this past weekend.

Crowell was 16 of 28 for 212 yards, and one interception. Nakihei had seven carries for 78 yards and a touchdown.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.) sophomore guard Kyle Pape (Iolani '05) was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Preseason All-East Division Team.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Boise State senior forward Liane "Annie" Tom (Mililani '03) was named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal 19 seconds into double overtime of a 4-3 win over Sacramento State Friday. It was Tom's second goal of the season.

Harvard sophomore midfielder Rachael Lau (Punahou '05) scored the game-winner to help the Crimson to their first win of the season, 2-1, over Penn Sept. 24.

Lau scored in the 82nd minute, burying a shot into the upper right corner of the goal.

Freshman Kelsi Chan (Kamehameha '06 of Hawai'i Kai) notched an assist in the 71st minute.

Loyola Marymount freshman forward Katrina Chong (Hilo '06) scored two goals in a 3-0 win over UC Riverside Saturday.

Chong scored in the 26th minute after starting the play in her own half, eluding two defenders. She held off the recovering defenders to slot the ball past the goalkeeper. She scored again in the 74th minute on a counterattack.

The goals were Chong's first of her collegiate career.

New York University freshman midfielder Lucy Dolly Caires (Iolani '06) was named to the d3kicks.com Team of the Week on Sept. 26 after picking up assists on three of NYU's six goals.

Caires was also named to the Plattsburgh State Cardinal Classic All-Tournament Team on Sept. 9.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

St. John's senior outside hitter Patti Hardimon (Moanalua '03 of Honolulu) was named this week's Big East Player of the Week.

Hardimon posted back-to-back double-doubles, her 16th and 17th of her career, against Louisville and Cincinnati.

Against the Cardinals, she recorded a match-high 18 kills and 10 digs, while tying her career-high with six service aces. Against the Bearcats, Hardimon registered 14 kills and tied her personal-best with 22 digs.

Hardimon averages a team-best 3.63 kills per game (225 total).

Menlo (Atherton, Calif.) senior outside hitter Sanoe Eselu (Moanalua '03 of Waipahu) was named California Pacific Conference Player of the Week on Sept. 26.

She had 27 kills in 58 attempts (.379 hitting percentage), six digs and four total blocks.

Junior libero Christa Hewett (Kamehameha '04 of Pearl City) was named the NAIA Region II Libero of the Week on Sept. 19 and Cal Pac Libero of the Week on Sept. 13.

Menlo has three Hawai'i players on its roster. It had as many as 10 in previous years. Junior outside hitter Christi Haia is a Sacred Hearts graduate.

"They're making a great impact, the same impact I always have from Hawai'i players," coach Bill Imwalle said. "I try to get as many kids as I can."

Loyola Marymount junior setter Ashley Dutro (from Honolulu, attended Punahou) had 39 assists and 12 digs in a 30-23, 30-22, 30-16 sweep of Portland Thursday.

She dished out 44 assists, helping the team to .341 hitting, with nine digs in a 30-18, 30-21, 30-25 win over Gonzaga Saturday.

Washington freshman libero Tamari Miyashiro (Kalani '05) recorded a career-high 30 digs in a 28-30, 30-27, 30-21, 30-28 loss to USC Friday.

Miyashiro had 29 digs in a 28-30, 23-30, 30-21, 31-29, 15-13 loss to UCLA Friday.

UCLA is third, USC fourth and Washington fifth in this week's CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.

MEN'S GOLF

Rochester (N.Y.) freshman Brandon Isobe (Punahou '06) shot a 74 and tied for seventh in the Liberty League Championships Saturday, good for placement to the All-Liberty League second team. The two-day tournament was shortened to one round due to heavy rains.

Isobe was also named the Liberty League Rookie of the Week on Sept. 25 after shooting 71-74—145 at the Williams Invitational that weekend to tie for third place among 107 participants.

MEN'S SOCCER

Bowling Green sophomore midfielder Justin Kim (Mililani '04) scored on a one-on-one in the 59th minute and added an assist minutes later in a 3-0 win over Detroit yesterday.

Vanguard University (Calif.) sophomore midfielder Tom Culver (Maryknoll '05) scored in the 55th minute, beating a defender down the right side of the field and making a left-footed shot just outside the box that slid inside the near post in a 1-0 win over then-12th-ranked Fresno Pacific Sept. 27.

SAILING

Harvard freshman Drew Robb (Punahou of Honolulu) and his teammate led Harvard to third place in the B division and eighth overall in the 18-school field at the Danmark Trophy this past weekend.

Robb's crew sailed 10 of the 11 B-division races, notching three finishes in the top six.

Reach Leila Wai at lwai@honoluluadvertiser.com.

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