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BYUH men's soccer team beats Chico State in opener
Associated Press
Freshman Adam Maciejewski scored seven minutes into overtime as the Brigham Young-Hawaii men's soccer team opened its season yesterday with a 2-1 victory over visiting Chico State.
Michael Akinaka passed to Brian Noguera, who finessed the ball to a wide-open Maciejewski on the right of the goal. Maciejewski sent the ball across the goal mouth into the left corner to win it.
The Seasiders tied it 1-1 in the 35th minute on a goal by junior Shawn Blymiller off an assist by Sam Akinaka.
Chico State, which outshot BYUH, 11-8, scored seven minutes into the game when A.J. Carboneau ran down a long punt by goalie Brian Linne and beat BYUH keeper Doug Hansen to the ball.
GOLF
CLASSIC WINS FOR JUNIORS
Zakry Akagi-Bustin, Lorens Chan, John Oda, Anna Jang and Kelli Oride won age-group titles at the third annual U.S. Army Junior Classic last weekend at the Walter J. Nagorski Golf Course.
The five winners earned an invitation to play in the 2007 Tournament of Champions at the Wailea Golf Course, Dec. 1-2.
The tournament featured 68 juniors golfers (ages 11 to 18). Par for the 11-12 age division was 72, and 68 for the 13-18 age division.
In the boys division, Akagi-Bustin of Wahiawa shot rounds of 69-65—134 to win the 15-18 title. Chan shot 69-69—138 to capture the 13-14 title, and Oda shot 71-72—143 to win the 11-12 division. Both are from Honolulu.
In the girls division, Jang of 'Aiea shot 71-69—140 to win the 15-18 and 13-18 divisions. Oride of Lihu'e, Kaua'i shot 70-71—141 to win the 13-14 division.
VOLLEYBALL
SHOJI TOP DEFENDER
Punahou School senior Erik Shoji was named best defender and best libero at the 2007 FIVB Boys' Youth World Championship, following the championship match Sunday in Tijuana, Mexico.
The U.S. boys — with Shoji, 'Iolani's Brad Lawson and Academy of the Pacific graduate Tri Bourne — went 3-5 and finished 15th. They were coached by UH men's associate Tino Reyes. The U.S. beat Egypt in its final match Sunday in Mexicali. Shoji averaged 1.66 digs per game in the tournament. Lawson led the U.S. offense in the final two matches.
Iran defeated China in the championship. The U.S. swept China earlier in the tournament.
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