Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Monday, May 20, 1996


Garcia takes T&C surf crown

Sunny Garcia rode solid waves early in the finals of the Town & Country Pro yesterday at Ala Moana Bowl, and everyone else was left to play catch-up.

Garcia walked away with $4,000 for first place in the third stop on the Bud Surf tour. He's currently the world's top-ranked surfer, although the T&C doesn't count toward the world championship standings.

Conan Hayes took second and Johnny Boy Gomes was third on mostly three-foot waves.

The longboard final was an upset, with three-time world longboard champ Rusty Keaulana settling for third. Joel Tudor ended up on top, with Michael Ho taking second place.

Haleiwa's Rochelle Ballard took the women's title, and George DeMarino of California captured first place in the bodyboard finals.



KEEHI 10-K CANCELED

The June 2 Keehi Lagoon 10-K run sponsored by the Mid-Pacific Roadrunners Club has been canceled. No date has been rescheduled for the event.

For more information, telephone Jane Davis at 955-0902 after May 29.



JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAM

The City & Country of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation will conduct a junior lifeguard program at Kailua Beach Park, Ala Moana Beach, Pokai Bay and Ehukai Beach Park this summer.

All sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each class is limited to 16 participants. The first session starts June 17 and a new session starts each Monday through August 5.

Sign up in person on May 18 and 19 at The City Store, Ala Moana Shopping Center (for Ala Moana sessions); at Hawaiian Island Creations Kailua (for Kailua sessions); at Makaha Beach (for Pokai Bay sessions), and at Foodland at Pupukea (for Ehukai sessions).

For reservations or further information about the sessions, call 395-3994 (Kailua); 638-8297 or 637-1650 (Ehukai); 695-8967 (Pokai Bay), and 924-3313 (Ala Moana).



VULCANS SIGN SETTER

Heather Wride, a transfer from Loyola Marymount, has committed to the University of Hawaii-Hilo women's volleyball team.

Wride was a freshman defensive specialist for the Lions last season. She was a club teammate of Vulcan hitter Lindsay Jones.

Earlier this year, Coach Sharon Petersen signed Zorku Borsukova, a 6-foot middle blocker from Allan Hancock College; Heather Campbell, 5-11 blocker, a transfer from Fresno State, and Meliah Hai-Kelly, a 5-10 hitter from Hilo High.



PALAMA SETTLEMENT LUAU

Tickets for a June 1 luau commemorating the centennial anniversary of Palama Settlement on Vineyard Boulevard are on sale now for $20.

The event will kick off year-long festivities for one of the few settlement houses still remaining in the United States. For tickets and information, call 845-2428.



TITCOMBE TO RUN FOR UHH

Matt Titcombe, an NCAA All-American selection from Western State College, has signed a letter of intent to run cross country for the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

A native of Wellington, New Zealand, Titcombe earned his AA status by finishing seventh in the NCAA Division II championships.



RIGSBEE QUALIFIES FOR IRONMAN

Honolulu's Cliff Rigsbee, 43, became the first Hawaii resident to qualify for October's Hawaii Ironman World Championship Triathlon in Kailua-Kona.

Rigsbee qualified by winning the elite masters division (40 and over) at the Wildflower Half Ironman Triathlon at Lake San Antonio, Calif., earlier this month.

He placed 178th overall in a field of 1,120 and third in the amateur division with a time of four hours, 28 minutes, nine seconds for the 1,2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run.

Honolulu's Debbie Hornsby, 32, was the ninth professional female to cross the finish line and won $200. Her time was 5:07:13.

Brent Imonen, 26, of Honolulu, was the 15th professional male to finish. His time was 4:27:19.



VULCANS GET PITCHER

Michelle Canchola, a right-handed pitcher from Chino (Calif.) High, has signed to play for the University of Hawaii-Hilo softball team.

Canchola also pitched for the San Diego Lightning team ranked in the top four among junior Olympic teams in the country.



OKADA HONORED

UC Santa Barbara's Jean Okada, who prepped at Lahainaluna, was named to the women's tennis All-Big West Conference first team in singles.

Petra Turek of the University of Hawaii was selected to the second team for singles and the Wahine doubles team of Michelle Radman and Amy Kusch were named to the second team.



VULCANS SIGN THARP

Scott Tharp, a 6-foot-10 center, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He will be transferring from Boise State.




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