ISLE FILE
Chaminade tops Hilo for 11th straight win
Advertiser Staff
Chaminade sank 10 3-pointers, three during a key second-half run, to defeat Hawai'i-Hilo, 95-83, last night in a Pacific West Conference game at Hilo civic.
Trailing 62-59 with 11:16 to play, the Silverswords responded with a 12-0 run and went on to win their 11th game in a row. Dylan McCune hit two 3-pointers, Chris Nelson hit one and Chris Reaves capped the surge with a three-point play as Chaminade took a 71-62 lead with 8:04 remaining.
Zach Whiting scored 20 points, Nelson 17 and Reaves 15 for Chaminade (12-4 overall, 5-0 PacWest).
Justin Griffin scored 24 points, and Terrance Troupe added 16 points and 18 rebounds for Hilo (11-5, 1-2).
FOOTBALL
SOMERA TO WEBER STATE
Weber State's pipeline to Maui continues to flow.
Baldwin senior cornerback Jensen Somera has accepted a football scholarship offer from the NCAA Division I-AA program in Ogden, Utah, Bears coach Jimmy Morimoto said.
Earlier, Lahainaluna defensive lineman Peni Fiuagaihetau verbally committed to Weber State.
Somera, who is listed at 5 feet 10 and 158 pounds, was a Maui Interscholastic League first-team all-star and an Advertiser third-team all-state selection.
"He's very fast," Morimoto said. "That's something you can't teach and it's the No. 1 reason that will take him to the next level, and his football knowledge."
Somera ran the 100 meters in 11.51 seconds at last year's state track meet.
Weber State's defensive line coach is Baldwin alumnus and former coach Chad Kauha'aha'a.
— By Stacy Kaneshiro
JUDO
NAKAMOTO HONORED
Leigh Nakamoto of Pearl City has been honored with a Volunteer Coach of the Year Award for 2005 by USA Judo, according to a release.
Nakamoto, the founder of the Kapolei Judo Club, is an active volunteer at many levels of judo in Hawai'i. Through the leadership of volunteers such as Nakamoto, Hawai'i became the first state to conduct a championship for high school judoka.
USA Judo's Coach of the Year award winners were selected by the USA Judo Development Committee with names submitted by club coaches and members of the USA Judo Coaching Subcommittee.
