Alan Creighton squeezed by Larry Stubblefield, 1-up, on the 19th hole yesterday to advance to the semifinals of the Manoa Cup golf tournament at Oahu Country Club. Creighton wins
on 19th holeJoining Creighton in today's semifinals of the match-play event were defending champion Brandan Kop, Tony Okano and Chad Burrows.
Kop defeated Louis Mexia, 1-up; Okano eliminated Damien Jamila, 2 and 1, and Burrows beat Gary Kong, 1-up.
HONGO, MOYNAHAN SHARE LEAD: Ben Hongo of the Kapalua Bay Course and Brendan Moynahan of the Kapalua Plantation Course shot 1-under-par 71s yesterday to tie for the first-round lead in the Aloha Section PGA Club Professional Championship golf tournament on Lanai's Challenge of Manele course.
GARCIA, JAQUIAS, ABUBO WIN: Hawaii surfers Sunny Garcia and Kaipo Jaquias advanced to a men's quarterfinal showdown today in the Billa-bong/MSF Pro meet at Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa with victories yesterday while Megan Abubo of Hawaii eliminated four-time women's world champion Lisa Andrews to gain a semifinal berth.
HARRIS, LEIATO LIFT GOLD: Anthony Harris of Kaneohe and Tony Leiato of Honolulu won weight-class titles in the USA Powerlifting Senior National Championships last weekend at Denver and will represent the U.S. in the November IPF Senior World Championships in the Ukraine.
Harris had a three-lift (squat, bench press, dead lift) total of 1,958 pounds to win the 220-pound crown and Leiato totaled 2,121 pounds to take 275-pound honors.
Quincy Guzman of Honolulu placed fourth in the 181-pound weight class with a personal best-total of 1,603 pounds. Nando Corpuz was sixth in the 148-pound competition with a 1,350-pound total.
300 GAME FOR SHINSATO: The American Bowling Congress has approved a 300 game rolled by Fred Shinsato of Waipahu in the Hui Na Alii Seniors League at Leeward Bowl on May 12.