Aina Kohler of Lahainaluna has been named the Gatorade Circle of Champions Hawaii high school girls' basketball player of the year. Maui’s Kohler cited
SANCHEZ 27th: At Livermore, Calif., Isaac Sanchez shot a final-round 1-under 71 to finish in a tie for 27th place in the Western Athletic Conference golf championships yesterday with a three-round total of 4-over 220.
J.J. Henry of Texas Christian won the individual title with an 11-under 205.
Texas Christian won the team title with a 17-under 847. Hawaii was in 12th place at 24-over 888.
WAHINE LOSE: At Fort Collins, Colo., the University of Hawaii women's tennis team fell into the consolation bracket of the Western Athletic Conference championships yesterday, losing in the first round to Texas Christian, 5-0.
Hawaii, 16-10, plays Colorado State today.
KAIWI CHANNEL RELAY: The Kaiwi Channel Relay, the second in a three-race series of open ocean one-person canoe racing events, will be held Sunday from Molokai to Magic Island.
The team of John and Jim Foti set the race record last year with a time of 4 hours, 43 minutes, 19 seconds.
BENEFIT SURF MEET: The fifth annual Peacekeeper Surf Championship to benefit Special Olympics Hawaii will be held Saturday, May 9, at Kuhio Beach, starting at 7 a.m.
There is a $25 entry fee and the event is open to military, federal, state, city and public safety police officers, firefighters, sheriffs, correctional officers, parole and probation officers, prosecutors and members of the attorney general's office.
For information, call 224-9219.
WOMEN'S PUBLIC LINKS: The U.S. Golf Association will hold the 22nd Women's Amateur Public Links Championship at Maui's Kapalua Bay resort from June 24 through 28.
There is no age or handicap requirement. Entries must be received by May 13. Call Bea King for information: 639-1580.