Athletes of the Week
Casey Kobashigawa
IOLANI GOLF
He finished with a 2-under 70 at Kalakaua Golf Course to post the best round of the day in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu by two strokes, helping the Raiders post the best team score.
Xyra Suyetsugu
ROOSEVELT GOLF
The freshman fired a hole-in-one on the 8th hole at New Ewa Beach Golf Course and recorded the best round of the day in Oahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division competition by one stroke, with a 2-over 72.
Honor Roll
Here are some of last week's other outstanding performers in Hawaii high school sports:
BASEBALL
Hubert Pruett, Kamehameha: Fired a one-hitter in a 3-0 win over St. Louis in the championship game of the Mililani Tournament, with six strikeouts and two walks.
BASKETBALL
Bre Carson, Kalaheo: Scored 35 points in three games and was named to the all-tournament team in the Lady Tigers Tournament, with a high game of 19 points.
Milia Macfarlane, Punahou: In three wins at the Lady Tigers Tournament, she hit 17-of-36 shots (eight 3-pointers) for a total of 47 points, to go with 15 assists and 19 steals.
GOLF
Sean Hamada, Aiea: Had the best round of the day in the OIA West, firing a 1-under 71 at Barbers Point Golf Course.
TRACK AND FIELD
Lauran Dignam, Iolani: Won three individual events -- the 100- (12.71 seconds), 200- (26.83) and 400- (1:02.35) meter dashes -- in a preseason meet at Iolani.
Sassy Fely, Kahuku: Captured wins in the shot put (35 feet, 1 inches) and discus (117-feet-8) events at the preseason meet.
Daniel Inferrera, St. Louis: Blazed his way to wins in the 100- (11.22) and 200- (23.06) meter dashes.
Nainoa Spencer, Kamehameha: Won the triple jump (45-feet-6) by over four feet over the nearest competitor, and won the 400 (53.05).
Back in the Day
THREE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Junior first baseman Chad Santos homered and knocked in two runs as St. Louis beat Mid-Pacific, 8-5, in the ILH opener. MPI, however, won the regular-season title.
Santos was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 22nd round in 1999 and spent last season in Single A (Northwest League).
TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Senior righthander Gerald Ako of Aiea pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against Waialua to improve to 4-0, with a 0.53 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 34 innings.
Ako was named the OIA West MVP after an 8-0 campaign, then earned a win and save in the state tournament as Na Alii won the championship.
Ako went on to star at the University of Hawaii -- and was drafted by the Royals in the eighth round in 1977.
To nominate athletes of the week...
...call the Star-Bulletin Sports Department between 7-11 p.m. Sundays at 525-8600; fax it to 525-5497; or e-mail to sports@starbulletin.com.
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