Former Rainbow linebacker David Maeva was named Defensive Player of the Week in the Canadian Football League after helping the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 34-23 win over the Montreal Alouettes last week. Maeva gets CFL
defensive honorMaeva was in on nine tackles and had a quarterback sack.
This is Maeva's fourth season in the CFL.
ALBUQUERQUE -- The eight schools leaving the Western Athletic Conference could call their new conference the Mountain West. WAC defectors pick new name
Associated PressCol. Hans Mueh, the Air Force Academy's representative on the transition committee, said Mountain West was a narrow winner in research done for the new league. Mueh told the Albuquerque Journal an announcement of the name is likely soon.
The eight schools announced in May they would form their own league, starting next season.
Those schools include New Mexico, Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming.
LPGA Q-SCHOOL: Three golfers from Hawaii, Pam Kometani, Julie Miyagi and Christel Tomori, will take part in the LPGA's final qualifying event of the year at Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 6-9. Participants will be attempting to enter the LPGA ranks for the 1999 Tour season.
CHANG AT KENYON: Makale'a Chang, a freshman hitter, had 23 kills to help the Kenyon College women's volleyball team to fifth place in the recent John Carroll Invitational.
Chang is a Kamehameha Schools graduate. The Purple and White opened the seasons at 1-3.
PUTTING CHAMPIONSHIP: The first Hawaii State Putting Championship, sponsored by Aloha Petroleum to benefit the American Lung Association of Hawaii, will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa.
Players will putt all 18 holes.
Entry fees of $85 per individual and $240 per three-person team will cover golf cart, golf fee and an awards buffet. Registration deadline is Dec. 4.
Prizes will be awarded to individual and team winners, plus other categories.
For more information, call the American Lung Association of Hawaii at 537-5966.
YOUTH FOR CHRIST GOLF BENEFIT: The Hawaii Youth for Christ organization is holding an executive golf fund-raiser Nov. 18 at the Koolau Golf Club. Tee-off starts at 8 a.m. for the four-person scramble.
Entry fee is $1,000 per golfer and the deadline is Oct. 23. For more information, telephone Rowen Monroe at 836-0600.
