Former St. Louis School player Viliami Maumau was cut by the Carolina Panthers yesterday. Maumau cut
Maumau, a nose tackle, was taken in the seventh round in last spring's draft.
Maui's Paul Cooper took first place in the BZ Pro Series Bodyboard portion of the East Coast Surfing Championships yesterday at Virginia Beach, Va. Cooper wins
bodyboarding titleCooper won $1,500 and the season title in the Clarion Tour ratings, with 3,080 points.
Hawaii's Jeff Hubbard was third in yesterday's bodyboard finals, while Jesse Cooper was fourth.
Hawaii's Keala Kennelly took fourth in the Wahine Surfing final, and Fred Patacchia was third in the Billabong Junior Pro Surfing final.
LACANAU PRO ENDS IN TIE: The Kana Beach Lacanau Pro surf meet ended in a four-way tie for third place when small surf prevented the final round of the ASP/Kahlua World Championship Tour event to take place yesterday.
Hawaii's Rochelle Ballard, along with Australians Layne Beachley, Pam Burridge and Serena Brooke, each received $4,000. Beachley clinched the WCT world championship last week.
FIVE STATE RECORDS: The Yamauchi brothers, Bryce and Kyle, set five state records in their respective weight divisions at the Team Hawaii Weightlifting meet Saturday at the Nuuanu YMCA.
Bryce, 14, snatched 99 pounds and jerked 127 pounds to total 226 pounds in the 103-pound boys weight division.
Kyle, 15, snatched 160 pounds and totaled 341 in the 123-pound juniors class.
Natalie Mew set a state record in the 105-pound women's jerk with a lift of 138 pounds.
TWO AT ACADEMY: Two former Punahou School athletes again will be competing for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy this season.
Kawika Lucas, a Punahou product, will captain the soccer team. He is 5-foot-9 senior midfielder.
Malia Schoch begins her second season with the volleyball team. She is a 5-7 sophomore outside hitter.
WAHINE BASKETBALL BENEFIT: Due to heavy demand, the University of Hawaii women's basketball golf benefit Oct. 6 at Waikele will have a morning round, starting with a 6:30 a.m. shotgun start.
The afternoon round is sold out. For information, call the UH Wahine basketball office, 956-8185.
GRUELER RUN SET: The Camp Smith 5K Grueler, a 3.1-mile up-hill run, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at the base.
The entry fee is $12 for DOD and $15 for civilians. A late fee of $5 will be charged for entries received after Sept. 11.
Entry forms are available at all Morale, Welfare and Recreation outlets or by calling 477-0498 or 474-5197.