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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, October 18, 2006

HOMEGROWN REPORT
B.C.'s Mitsuda remains hot in magazine voting

By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer

Satoshi Mitsuda

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If Boston College junior forward Satoshi Mitsuda had his way, no one would know about his latest honor.

The former All-State soccer player and 2003 Punahou graduate was nominated and is still alive in the Seventeen Magazine's Seventeen Hottest Guys in America contest. Since Oct. 3, the Web site began accepting votes, with the lowest vote getter being eliminated.

"I'm pretty sure I'm still in the running because there is a select group of people who keep voting for me," he said.

He doesn't know how he was nominated, but if he wins, he hopes "nothing too embarrassing," goes into his awards ceremony.

He accepted because he received a free trip to Los Angeles, and got to visit with friend and former teammate Stephen Carlson, a Punahou graduate who plays soccer for Loyola Marymount.

At the shoot, he was "treated really well."

"The hairdresser used to work in Europe and she did a lot of gigs with soccer teams, so she was telling me how the product she was using was from Japan," Mitsuda said. "It was literally like Elmer's Glue. And I never wear anything in my hair. They put powder on. Some guys had lip gloss. It was definitely not something where I was like, 'Oh, I really want to do this again.' "

Mitsuda is redshirting this season because early in the summer, he was hiking and a boulder rolled over his left foot, dislocating his ankle and breaking a bone in his shin. He can run but will likely need another minor surgery to remove scar tissue.

To vote for Mitsuda, go to: www.seventeen.com/reallife/guys/hottest/vote/0,,,00.html.

FOOTBALL

  • In a rare occurrence, two Hawai'i Division II football players will be playing on national TV tomorrow.

    No. 6 West Texas A&M — with junior offensive lineman Tommy Crowley (Kalaheo '02) and junior tight end Kolo Kapanui (Kamehameha of Palolo) — will be playing No. 21 Abilene Christian at 2 p.m. Hawai'i time on CSTV.

  • Linfield junior wide receiver Josh Vierra (Kamehameha '03 of Kahalu'u) has caught four touchdown passes in the past three games.

    He caught a 12-yard TD pass in the third quarter of a 37-29 win over Southern Oregon on Saturday. His other touchdown catches were for 24, 33 and a school-record 94 yards.

    He leads Linfield in yards per catch with 20.1 (18 catches for 361 yards). He also returns punts and kickoffs.

  • Santa Rosa JC sophomore linebacker Ka'eo Drummondo (Kamehameha '04) recorded 24 tackles (eight solo) in five games. He has 1.5 tackles for a total loss of 2 yards, and a 1-yard sack. He also has one interception and two quarterback hurries.

    Freshman defensive lineman Steven Kumai (Kahuku) also plays for Santa Rosa. He has 12 tackles (four solo), a tackle assist for a loss of a yard, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.

  • Saddleback freshman running back Andrew Nakihei (Maui High '04) scored four touchdowns and rushed for 171 yards on eight carries in a 49-21 win over Cerritos on Saturday.

    He was an honorable mention selection for Week 6 in the Mission Valley Conference.

    He scored touchdowns of 1, 3, 48, and 83 yards.

    Other Hawai'i football players named honorable mention for the week were Golden West sophomore linebacker Lawrence Leovao ('Aiea '04), Mt. San Antonio freshman Bernard Afutiti (Kaiser) and Orange Coast freshman punter C.J. Santiago (Saint Louis '04).

    Afutiti recorded five tackles (four solo), including two tackles for a loss of 11 yards, one forced fumble and a 7-yard sack.

    Leovao had eight tackles (six solo), including 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack.

    Santiago had one punt of 55 yards.

  • Fort Lewis College sophomore defensive end Andrew Queen (Hawai'i Prep of Kona) was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Fall Sports All-Academic Team.

    Queen earned a 3.42 GPA in business administration.

    WOMEN'S SOCCER

  • Oregon senior forward Nicole Garbin (Baldwin '01) was named to the Soccer Buzz and Soccer America National Teams of the Week after her performance two weekends ago.

    Garbin, who was also named the Pac-10 Player of the week, scored all three of the Ducks' goals in 1-0 and 2-1 wins over Arizona State and Arizona, respectively.

    Garbin scored her team-leading eighth goal Friday in a 3-1 win over Washington. One minute, 37 seconds into the second half, she outraced UW defenders and beat the goalkeeper one-on-one to the right side from 12 yards.

  • Idaho State senior defender Jen Loo (Mililani '03) assisted on the game-winning goal in double overtime of a 2-1 win over Northern Arizona on Friday.

    Loo sent a free ball into the box and teammate Chelsea Cox headed it in the right side of the net in the 104th minute.

    MEN'S SOCCER

  • Gonzaga freshman midfielder Tye Perdido (Seabury Hall '06 of Kula) scored the game winner in the 98th minute of a 2-1 win over Portland on Sunday.

    It was Perdido's second goal of the season.

    Bulldog junior goalkeeper Vito Higgins (Academy of the Pacific '03 of Kailua) recorded two saves.

  • Whitman sophomore midfielder Jason Shon (University High) scored the first goals of his career in a 3-1 win over Willamette on Sunday.

    Shon scored on a header with 31 seconds remaining in the first half. His second goal was in the 76th minute.

    WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

  • Mesa State senior Lauren Powley (Seabury Hall of Makawao) and sophomore Dara Waialae (Kalani '05) were named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Fall Sports All-Academic Team.

    Powley earned a 3.67 GPA in kinesiology and Waialae a 3.41 GPA in exercise science.

  • Western New Mexico graduate student Liz Narkon (St. Francis) was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Fall Sports All-Academic Team. Narkon earned a 3.34 GPA in psychology.

    WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

  • Mesa State sophomore Ann Miranda (of Kane'ohe) was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Fall Sports All-Academic Team.

    Miranda earned a 3.5 GPA in biology/pre-med.

    HALL OF FAME

  • Dawn Felder, formerly Baumholtz, was named to the Seton Hill (Greensburg, Pa.) 2006 Hall of Fame Class. Felder is from Pearl City.

    Felder, a soccer player, was named to the MetLife All-American Team, NAIA Northeast Region All-American team and was a NAIA All-American Honorable Mention during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.

    Felder is an attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC in Pittsburgh. She and her husband Steve have two daughters, Samantha and Sara. Her father, Frank, is a coach for the Pearl City High girls soccer team.

    Reach Leila Wai at lwai@honoluluadvertiser.com.