ISLE FILE
Carll, Meyer lead Hawai'i Pearl Open
Advertiser Staff
Kevin Carll and Gregory Meyer shot 6-under-par 66s yesterday to share the first-round lead at the Hawai'i Pearl Open at the Pearl Country Club.
The top 80 and ties after today's second round advance to the final round tomorrow.
Carll, head pro at Turtle Bay Resort, sank an eagle on the par-5 17th hole. Meyer, who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, is a four-time winner of the event.
Professionals Yoichi Shimizu, Regan Lee, Andy Barnes and amateurs Chan Kim, 15, and Yuki Ito, 18, are a stroke back. Defending champion Will Yanagisawa shot a 72.
TRINGALE, GA. TECH WIN
Georgia Tech's Cameron Tringale tapped in for a birdie on the par-5 18th hole yesterday, holding off Hawai'i's Travis Toyama, for the championship of the University of Hawai'i-Hilo Intercollegiate at Waikoloa Village course.
Georgia Tech won the team title by 14 strokes with a three-day 825. Oklahoma was second (839), followed by USC (840) and Hawai'i (850). UH-Hilo shot 882.
Toyama shot a 6-under 65 for a 203. But Tringale's 45-foot chip shot on 18 stopped six inches from the hole for a tap-in birdie for a 70—202. Oklahoma State's Pablo Martin was third at 70—204.
BASEBALL
HILO BEATS WICHITA ST.
Michael Higa hit a two-run single in the fifth inning to help Hawai'i-Hilo to a 7-4 victory over Wichita State yesterday at Simons Field in Kailua, Kona.
UH-Hilo is 2-6. Wichita State, which is ranked No. 27 in the Collegiate Baseball Top 30, is 2-1.
Higa's two-out RBI single gave the Vulcans a 4-3 lead. Ryan Olszewski pitched a complete game for the victory.
HPU SWEEPS N. GEORGIA
Brandon Muser spaced five hits in six innings, striking out five and walking three to pitch Hawai'i Pacific to a 10-1 victory over North Georgia College and a doubleheader sweep at Hans L'Orange Park.
The Sea Warriors (5-5) won the first game, 10-4. Both games were seven innings.
Gavin Concepcion had two hits in each game for HPU.
BASKETBALL
CHAMINADE TOPS BYUH
Chris Reeves hit four free throws in the final minute — including two with 6 seconds remaining — to lead Chaminade to a 67-66 Pacific West Conference victory over host Brigham Young-Hawai'i (11-9 overall, 4-4 in the PacWest). Chaminade is 15-7, 7-2.
Trailing 67-64, BYUH's Paul Peterson's 3-point shot rimmed out and was tapped in at the buzzer by Danny Jackson.
WATER POLO
CAL UPSETS RAINBOWS
No. 6 California scored three goals in the third quarter to rally past No. 4 Hawai'i, 8-6, yesterday in Berkeley, Calif.
