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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, August 29, 2009

ISLE FILE
Wagner suffers heart attack


Advertiser Staff

Former University of Hawai'i football coach Bob Wagner was released from a Honolulu hospital Thursday, two days after suffering a mild heart attack.

Wagner, 62, was flown from Hilo, where he is the athletic director at Kamehameha Schools-Hawai'i, to Honolulu Tuesday night after experiencing chest pains. He said a stent was implanted in his artery.

Wagner was UH head coach from 1987 through 1995 after being an assistant at the school for a decade. He was 58-48-3 as head coach and led the Warriors to their first two NCAA postseason bowls, the Aloha Bowl in 1989 and Holiday Bowl in 1992. The '92 team went 11-2 and gave the school its first Western Athletic Conference title in football. The Holiday Bowl victory over Illinois gave UH its first Top 20 finish in the rankings.

Wagner said he had "not felt well" for a couple days and the condition worsened while working out Tuesday.

VOLLEYBALL

U.S. BOYS TOP IRAN

Three players from Honolulu helped the United States boys youth national team upset defending champion Iran 25-20, 13-25, 25-22, 25-23 yesterday in the first day of pool play at the FIVB Boys Youth (19-under) World Championship in Jesolo, Italy.

Opposite Joshua Taylor (Punahou), who played the final two sets, scored nine points on eight kills and one ace. Setter Micah Christenson (Kamehameha) tallied five points on one kill, three blocks and one ace, and had eight digs. Outside hitter Taylor Crabb (Punahou) scored one point on an ace.

BYUH, UHH WIN

Ane Vea had 18 kills and Tanza Buroker added 11 to lead Brigham Young-Hawai'i (1-0) to a 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17 victory over Montana State-Billings (1-1) in the Hawai'i Invitational women's volleyball tournament last night at Cannon Activities Center in La'ie.

In another tournament match, Josimara Pinheiro and Fabiane Seben each had 11 kills to lead Hawai'i-Hilo (2-0) to a 25-17, 25-20, 25-11 win over Cal State East Bay at McCabe Gym. UH-Hilo is 2-0.

In other Division II matches:

  • Hawai'i Pacific (1-1) defeated Cal State East Bay, 25-19, 25-22, 25-13, at St. Andrews Priory last night. Cal State East Bay is 0-3. Kelly Balanay had a match-high eight kills for Hawai'i Pacific.

  • Adelphi (N.Y.) defeated Chaminade, 12- 25, 25-23, 25-13, 18-25, 16-14, last night at McCabe Gym. Both teams are 1-1. Courtney Lorusso had 17 kills and Whitney Vivieros 13 for Chaminade.

    SOCCER

    HPU POSTS SHUTOUTS

    Amber Fuller and Meghan Fuller each scored goals to lead Hawai'i Pacific's women past Upper Iowa University 2-0 in a soccer game yesterday in Kane'ohe.

    HPU is 2-0. Upper Iowa is 0-2.

    The HPU (1-0) men beat Upper Iowa 4-0. Chance Bukoski, Max Anton, Kainoa Kahui and Adam Reike scored for the Sea Warriors.