The Honolulu Quarterback Club Sportspersons of the Year will be selected from a dozen monthly male and female winners and honored at the QB Club's 49th annual Banquet of Champions Monday at the Pacific Beach Hotel. QB Club’s
Best of ’97 nomineesThe nominees:
Men--Riley Wallace, University of Hawaii men's basketball coach; Alika Smith, UH basketball player; Juergen Malbeck, former Hawaii Pacific University basketball player; Howard Okita, HPU softball coach; Dave Porter, Brigham Young University-Hawaii tennis coach; Austin Whiting, senior softball player, trackman and swimmer; Russ Francis, KHNR The Ball sportscaster; Don Murphy, UH sports sponsor; John Flanagan, former Punahou swim star; Pete Velasco, volleyball Hall of Famer; Eddie Klaneski, UH football player, and Anthony Carter, UH basketball player.
Women--Nani Cockett, UH basketball player; Kendis Leeburg, UH basketball player; Cindy Luis, Star-Bulletin sports reporter; Michele Ringor, HPU softball player; Karin Ptaszek, BYUH tennis player; Jill Remiticado, Iolani wrestler; Barbara Chinen, karate standout; Anna Umemura, state golf champion; Arlete Silva, BYUH volleyball player; Jessica Kisor, Kalaheo football player; Cecilia Goods, UH volleyball player; Juliana Lima, BYUH volleyball player.
Other major awards, and the nominees:
Blaisdell Award (professional)--Dr. James Barahal, Honolulu Marathon; Duane Kurisu, Hawaii Winter Baseball; Jim Leahey, UH sportscaster.
Scotty Schuman Award (amateur)--Hank Arakaki, longtime smim meet volunteer; David Chun, UH baseball volunteer, sponsor; Doug Okabayashi, Little League baseball administrator and umpire; Ben Yee, UH football volunteer.
Senior Male Award--James Krueger, swimming; Hans Kolb, swimming; Nappy Napolean, canoeing.
Senior Female Award--June Ford, swimming; Dr. Ruth Heidrick, running and multi-sports; Aileen Riggen Soule, swimming.
Adult Male Athlete--Anthony Carter, UH basketball; Eddie Klaneski, UH football; Alika Smith, UH basketball.
Adult Female Athlete--Nani Cockett, UH basketball; Cecilia Goods, UH volleyball; Arlete Silva, BYUH volleyball.
High School Male Athlete--Jason Gesser, St. Louis football; Joe Igber, Iolani football; Ramsey Williams, Moanalua basketball.
High School Female Athlete--Jessica Kisor, Kalaheo football; Eri Macdonald, Punahou track and cross-country; Jill Remiticado, Iolani wrestling.
Joe Reynolds Award (QB Club member)--Chris Faria, Les Keiter, Albert Minn, Bob Young.
The banquet begins at 5:45 p.m. with no-host cocktails. Dinner and entertainment starts at 6:45 and the awards ceremony at 7:15. Tickets are $25, or $225 for a table of 10.Contact Earl Galdeira at 839-5575.
SOFTBALL SHUTOUT FOR UH'S DURAN: Left-hander Desiree Duran held Simon Fraser to four singles and the host University of Hawaii softball team pushed across two unearned runs in the third inning for a 2-0 victory yesterday in the opening game of the Hawaii Paradise Classic.
Tia Morenz and Joyce Lum each had two hits for the 5-0 Wahine.
STATE BOXING TONIGHT: Top amateur boxers will compete in the 1998 Hawaii State Boxing Championship tonight and tomorrow night at Fort Shafter Gym.
The action starts at 7 each night.
Winners advance to the U.S. Boxing Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., next month.
Waianae's Mike Keopuhiwa and Cheyenne Padeker and Maui's Michael Laureano are expected to defend their state titles.
BYU-HAWAII 92, CENTRAL WASHINGTON 87: At Ellensburg, Wash., Chris Bates scored 26 points and David Evans added 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Seasiders (15-4) beat the Wildcats (12-8).
BYU-Hawaii: Akana 0-0 404 4, Bates 10-12 5-7 26, D. Evans 10-19 2-7 24, Salisbury 1-1 2-2 4, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Fripp 0-1 0-0 0, A. Evans 3-6 4-5 11, Gomichec 2-3 0-0 5, Joyce 5-10 1-4 13, Isom 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 33-60 18-29 92.
Central Washington: Dubiel 9-15 1-2 25, Fallon 7-17 2-2 21, Nasinec 6-14 2-4 15, Sackmann 4-6 1-2 9, Fraker 3-3 4-4 10, Bursch 2-5 0-0 5, Hennig 0-0 0-0 0, Easley 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 32-65 10-14 87.
Halftime score--BYU-Hawaii 50, Central Washington 47. 3-Point FGs: BYUH 8-16, CW 13-32. Rebounds: BYUH 35, CW 35. Assists: BYUH 20, CW 19. Steals: BYUH 8, CW 11. Turnovers: BYUH 20, CW 20. Blocks: BYUH 0, CW 6.
Hawaii Pacific: Westberry 1-3 0-0 2, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0, Lee 1-5 2-2 4, Smalley 6-14 5-6 22, Smith 2-5 2-3 6, Lucas 8-16 0-0 17, Kato 1-1 0-0 2, Reincke 0-1 0-0 0, Flowers 6-8 2-2 17. Totals 25-54 11-13 70.
L-C State: Clarke 3-6 2-2 8, Mercer 5-12 1-2 13, Phillips 0-2 1-2 1, Horner 7-12 0-0 17, Hoover 3-6 0-0 6, George 2-6 4-6 8, Z. Wilson 1-5 0-0 2, J. Wilson 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 24-55 10-14 63.
Halftime score: Hawaii Pacific 41, Lewis-Clark State 29. 3-point goals: HPU 9-19, LC: 5-12. Rebounds: HPU 27, LC 34. Fouls: HPU 14, LC 17. Assists: HPU 20, LC 12. Turnovers: HOU 14, LC 14. Blocks: HPU 2, LC 3. Steals: HPU 10, LC 6.