ISLE FILE
Two pros dominate SBS Open qualifier
Advertiser Staff
Professionals Allison Hanna-Williams and Cindy Pasechnik yesterday finished two strokes ahead of Punahou senior Stephanie Kono to qualify for this week's SBS Open at Turtle Bay.
Pasechnik and Hanna-Williams each shot a 3-under-par 69 at the Turtle Bay's Palmer Course. Kono was tied for third with Sung Ah Yim.
Honolulu's Ayaka Kaneko shot a 75.
The SBS Open at Turtle Bay, the LPGA season opener, begins Thursday.
SOCCER
TOURNEY ON ESPN
The Pan Pacific Championship, an international soccer tournament, featuring Hawai'i's Brian Ching, will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and www.ESPN360.com.
The tournament is Feb. 20 and 23 and includes the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, Gamba Osaka of the J.League, and Sydney FC of the A-League.
The Galaxy and Gamba play at 6 p.m. Hawai'i time Feb. 20, followed by the Dynamo and Sydney FC at 8:30 p.m.
The winners play at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 for the championship. The third-place game is at 6 p.m.
Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster retail locations. Tickets can also be purchased at the Aloha Stadium box office. For more information, call the box office at (808) 486-9300, or Ticketmaster at (877) 750-4400.
FOOTBALL
UH 51ST NATIONALLY
The University of Hawai'i drew 304,600 fans for seven home games during the 2007 season to finish 51st among 119 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, the school announced yesterday.
The team averaged 43,514 per home game. The 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium was filled to 87 percent of capacity, according to the school.
UH led the Western Athletic Conference in attendance. Fresno State was second in the WAC and 68th nationally with 217,743 for six home games. Boise State ranked third in the WAC and 69th nationally with a total attendance of 212,366 for seven home games.
