Individual grants went to:
Bara Merino, $750, to attend the AAU-USA 11-year-old baseball all-star competition in Des Moines, Iowa; Macy Mullen, $500, to compete in October's World Amateur Team surf meet at Huntington Beach, Calif.; Raymond Reichie, $500, to attend the National Scholastic Surfing Association's national championship in California; and Harry Sombelon III, $500, to compete in the USA Cup soccer tournament in Minneapolis.
Holo Kaukahi was given $1,000 to help defray expenses from its recent trip to the Boat Festival in Brest, France. Nine paddlers and supporters attended last month's event that drew representatives from over 50 nations. The group's koa canoe remains in France.
ODKF grants are awarded quarterly. The next application deadline is Nov. 15. For information, write: ODKF, 2909 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815.
Kop and Watson tied for first after 18 holes with 76s.
Watson is the first alternate. Other alternated are George Yamamoto (77), Fred Zane (77) and Hiroshi Miyamoto (78).
The catch by Yoshinori Takano gave Japan Kenken 547 points, putting the team 156 points ahead of the Balboa (Calif.) Angling Club. Japan's Sanriku Granders Fishing Club was third with 300 points.
In the ahi category, Takaaki Ushimura boated a 118-pounder to give the Mauna Kea Sports Fishing Club of Japan 157 points.
There were 17 marlin catches reported yesterday, 13 of which were tagged and released.
Jeremy Wilkinson of South Bend, Ind., is the leader at 207.
Ryan Koshi of Wailuku is in a seven-way tie for 20th place at 223 and Honolulu's Geoff Nuwash is in a five-way tie for 44th place.
The tournament ends today.
Iolani's Keoni DeRenne opened with game for the Americans with a walk, was sacrificed to second and took third on a single by Michael Cuddyer.
Tim Drew singled DeRenne home and a two-out single by Kamehameha's Dane Sardinha scored Cuddyer for a 2-0 lead.
Pearl City scored its run in the top of the fifth inning on singles by Tyler Perkins, Jay Egusa and Shane Briones.
Pearl City plays Southern California tonight in a championship bracket game. The winner advances to Friday's championship game. The loser plays an elimination game Thursday.
Hawaii plays host Broward County in an elimination game tomorrow. Hawaii opened the World Series with a 5-3 victory over Broward County Saturday.
Tomorrow the action moves to Kuhio Beach, then Sandy Beach Thursday. The semifinals and finals will be at Ala Moana Bowl Friday and Saturday.
Surfing begins at 7 a.m. daily.
The public event is open to two-person, four-person and coed teams in A, BB and B divisions.
Teams registering by tomorrow will pay the discount fee of $12 per person. For more information, call 471-0610.