Former University of Hawaii swimming standout Ivanelle Hoe has established the Sakamoto-Hoe Scholarship Endowment Fund in honor of her former coach, Soichi Sakamoto, and to assist UH students in the swimming and diving programs. Sakamoto-Hoe scholarship
is establishedThe fund will provide scholarships for full-time undergraduate or graduate students at UH who are present or past members of the varsity swimming or diving teams.
Recipients must be Hawaii born, a graduate of a Hawaii high school and/or show proof of Hawaii residency. They also must meet NCAA academic eligibility requirements and have some degree of financial need.
Sakamoto coached UH from 1946 to 1961 and is a member of the Swimming International Hall of Fame.
Hoe was a UH swim team member under Sakamoto. She set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly in 1955 and won the 200-meter breaststroke event in the 1957 U.S. Women's Indoor National Championships.
Hoe and Sakamoto are inductees of the UH Sports Circle of Honor.
Pros Smiriti Mehra and Eve Dahloff qualified for the LPGA Cup Noodle Hawaiian Ladies Open yesterday by shooting 68 and 70, respectively at the Kapolei Golf Course. TWO QUALIFY
The 54-hole tournament starts Thursday at the Kapolei Course.
Lisa Balburnie pitched a three-hit shutout as Hawaii Pacific University won its own Swinging Classic softball tournament yesterday with a 6-0 victory over Azusa Pacific at HPU's Windward Campus. SEA WARRIORS TRIUMPH
Ilima Guerrero, Felisa Pascua and Michele Ringor all had two hits for the Sea Warriors, 5-0 in the tournament.
At Hilo, Southern California pounded out 27 hits and took advantage of five UHH errors to win both ends of the nonconference baseball doubleheader from the University of Hawaii at Hilo yesterday. TROJANS SWEEP VULCANS
The Trojans (12-3) prevailed by 7-1 and 13-3 scores.
The Vulcans dropped to 7-12-1.
At Costa Mesa, Calif., the Hawaii Pacific University baseball team started a week-long road trip by splitting its doubleheader with Southern California College yesterday. HPU SPLITS
The Vanguards won the opener, 9-3, but the Sea Warriors took the second game, 1-0, on Walter Grilho's fourth-inning home run and the three-hit pitching of Gerrard Gier.
Seattle Pacific 86, Chaminade 64
Chaminade: Cephas 7-14 2-3 16, Antonio 1-5 1-2 3, Munsterteiger 3-6 3-4 9, Clavon 8-18 5-6 23, Rivera 1-7 0-0 3, Tracy 3-5 2-2 8, Umbarger 1-1 0-0 2, Goller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 13-17 64.
Seattle Pacific: Ping 8-19 1-2 25, Deal 2-10 1-2 5, Carter 7-11 5-6 19, Behrens 2-7 2-2 8, Scheffler 0-0 0-0 0, Robertson 0-3 0-0 0, Selby 4-7 3-3 11, McCauley 4-7 0-0 11, Bukoski 0-0 0-0 0, Meyerding 0-0 0-0 0, McBroom 3-8 0-0 7, Been 0-0 0-0 0, Leadon 0-0 0-0 0, Zabukovec 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-72 12-15 86.
Halftime-Seattle Pacific 46, Chaminade 32.
3-point goals-CU 3-13 (Clavon 2-5, Rivera 1-5, Antonio 0-3), SPU 14-37 (Ping 8-18, McCauley 3-5, Behrens 2-2, McBroom 1-5, Selby 0-1, Deal 0-6). Total fouls-CU 13, SPU 15. Rebounds-CU 30 (Cephas 6), SPU 47 (Carter 9). Assists-CU 13 (Antonio 5), SPU 23 (McCauley 5). Steals-CU 4 (Clavon 3), SPU 4 (Deal 2). Blocked shots-CU 1 (Munsterteiger), SPU 3 (Carter 3). Turnovers-CU 10, SPU 7. A-525.
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