ISLE FILE
Rainbow Wahine hold No. 9 spot in poll
Advertiser Staff
The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team remained at No. 9 in the CSTV/AVCA Division I Coaches' Poll released yesterday.
The Rainbows improved to 18-6 with a sweep of visiting Idaho on Saturday.
Nebraska (23-0) remained No. 1 with 1,498 points and 58 first-place votes. Washington (22-0) held the second spot with 1,440 points and the remaining two first-place votes. Hawai'i had 1,029 points.
The Rainbow Wahine can clinch the Western Athletic Conference regular-season title with a victory over host Utah State tomorrow. They will play San Jose State on Saturday.
Hawai'i will conclude its regular season with home matches against New Mexico State on Nov. 17 and Louisiana Tech on Nov. 18.
HPU REMAINS NO. 2; MARTIN HONORED
The Hawai'i Pacific University women's volleyball team remained No. 2 in the CSTV/AVCA Division II Coaches' Poll released yesterday.
Nebraska-Kearney (29-1) held the top spot with 871 points and 34 first-place votes. HPU (22-1) had 839 points and the remaining first-place vote.
Brigham Young-Hawai'i (19-3) moved up two spots to No. 19 in the poll.
Also, HPU junior middle blocker Barbara Martin was named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Week after leading the Sea Warriors to two wins over Chaminade.
She smashed 42 kills with just seven errors, while hitting .467 for both matches. Martin also totaled 11 digs and seven blocks for the week as the Sea Warriors won their 13th straight match.
SURFING
KAUA'I'S ANDY IRONS WINS 3RD-ROUND HEAT
Kaua'i's Andy Irons remained in world title contention by winning his third-round heat in the Nova Schin Festival yesterday.
The third day of the contest was completed in 3-foot waves at Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.
Irons defeated Brazil's Heitor Alves, 15.34-14.0, to advance to the fourth round.
Florida's Kelly Slater also advanced to the fourth round by defeating Brazil's Guilherme Ferreira, 17.5-8.4.
Slater is currently ranked No. 1 with 7,896 points. Irons is No. 2 with 7,128. The Nova Schin Festival is the 10th of 11 contests on the 2005 World Championship Tour.
Fred Patacchia Jr. of O'ahu's North Shore has yet to complete his third-round heat. He is the only other Hawai'i surfer remaining in the contest.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
PAIVA WON'T BE BACK AS SAINT LOUIS COACH
Scot Paiva said yesterday that he was dismissed as varsity baseball coach at Saint Louis School after two seasons.
The school e-mailed The Advertiser a notice saying that it was seeking applicants for varsity and intermediate baseball coaches.
"We had expectations that were not met and we just want to move in another direction," Saint Louis athletic director Todd Los Banos said. "He and his staff did a good job."
Paiva, a 1989 graduate of Saint Louis, said: "I don't understand it, but what can I do?"
Saint Louis finished third in the ILH with a 14-7 record last season.
Applicants should fax resumes to the attention of the athletic director at 739-4823.
