'Iolani sophomore Lorens Chan shot a 1-under-par 70 yesterday to increase his lead to seven shots after the second round of the Oahu Country Club Men's Invitational.

Chan, who led by one shot after the first round, was at 3-under 139 entering today's final round at Oahu Country Club.

Brandan Kop shot 70 and Phil Anamizu 76 in gusty winds and were tied at 146. Bou-An Fujieki (72), Jonathan Ota (77) and Kalena Preus (75) were tied at 147.

Anamizu won the senior flight, which ended yesterday. George Yamamoto was second after a 75—151.

The leaders tee off at 12:30 p.m. today.

VOLLEYBALL

UH COURTSIDE SEATS

Courtside seats are available for this Rainbow Wahine volleyball season, at a cost of $5,200 for two seats in Row 1 or $2,200 for two seats in Row 2. Benefits include VIP parking and hospitality lounge passes, along with an IRS tax deduction.

Courtside seating for Hawai'i men's volleyball will start this school year. The first 10 who purchase two women's volleyball Courtside Seats receive two complimentary men's volleyball Courtside Seats in Row 2 for the upcoming season.

Contact Ahahui Koa Anuenue (956-6500) for more information.

Hawai'i is not the only school with courtside seating. Nebraska, which has sold out its past 100-plus home matches in the 4,000-capacity Coliseum, has had 64 premium seats on each end of the court the past few seasons. Those are $1,500 and up and also include food and a pregame chalk talk with the coach.

At the other end of the spectrum, Indiana started courtside seating last year at a cost of $48. New Mexico State has courtside table seating for the season at $117.

UH-HILO FAVORED

University of Hawai'i-Hilo is the preseason pick to win the Pacific West Conference championship, and Vulcan senior hitter Josimara Pinheiro, from Brazil, is Player of the Year.

The order of finish and preseason all-conference team were determined by the nine coaches.

Hilo received three first-place votes and Brigham Young-Hawai'i, last year's champion, got four but had fewer points and was picked to finish second. Hawai'i Pacific is fourth and Chaminade seventh, with one first-place vote.

Pinheiro, a two-time all-conference athlete, is joined on the preseason all-conference team by UHH senior Fabiane Seben, also from Brazil and another two-time all-conference selection.

Also on the team are Hawai'i Pacific junior Kelly Balanay and BYUH sophomore Losaline Faka'osi. Balanay is a two-time all-conference player and Faka'osi was 2008 PacWest Freshman of the Year.

BOXING

VILORIA WIN ON TV

A rebroadcast of Waipahu boxer Brian Viloria's world championship victory from earlier this year will be televised on K5 (KFVE) today at 7 p.m.

The bout will feature Viloria's knockout win over Mexico's Ulises Solis for the IBF light flyweight world championship. The bout took place in the Philippines on April 19, and was televised only on pay-per-view.

Today's rebroadcast will be the first free viewing of Viloria's victory.

Viloria's first defense of the IBF title is scheduled for Aug. 29 at the Blaisdell Center Arena against Mexico's Jesus Iribe.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

PENN APPEARANCES

BJ Penn, the UFC lightweight world champion from Hilo, will be signing autographs at several locations on O'ahu over the next few days.

Penn defeated Boston's Kenny Florian via choke submission earlier this month in Philadelphia to retain his lightweight world title.

TODAY

Best Buy (Honolulu store), noon

Kane'ohe Marine Corps Base, 4 p.m.

TOMORROW

Borders Books & Music (Ward Centre), 2 p.m.

Best Buy (Pearl City store), 5 p.m.

AUG. 26

Hawaiian Telcom in Pearlridge Center, 4:30 p.m.

T&C Surf in Pearlridge Center, 6 p.m.

TRAMPOLINE

VERCRUYSSEN PICKED

Honolulu's Nani Vercruyssen has been chosen to represent the United States in the trampoline and tumbling World Cups in Ostend, Belgium (Aug. 28 and 29) and Gora, Poland (Sept. 4 and 5).

Vercruyssen, 17, won the women's individual trampoline title at the U.S. Championship last week in Dallas.

BASEBALL

CRUSADERS CHAMPS

The Hawaiian Crusaders defeated the Franklin Square Colts of New York, 3-2, yesterday in the championship game of the Cal Ripken Experience Sunset Classic (11-under) at Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Joshua Lincoln pitched two innings in relief, giving up no hits and striking out four, and scored a run to earn the game's MVP award.

The Crusaders were 8-0 in the tournament.