ASSOCIATED PRESS Defending Pipe Masters champion Rob Machado posted one of the highest heat scores of the Xbox Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters yesterday, advancing to face Hawaii's Fred Patacchia, Braden Dias and John Gomes in the second round today.

Irons advances with high heat

Kauai's Andy Irons posted the top heat score of the day at the Xbox Pipeline Masters on the North Shore yesterday, making the highly challenging conditions look like a kiddie pool.

Irons broke the leash of his board on his first ride and was forced to shore to retrieve the board and tie on a new leash. But he managed to maintain his composure and put together the best heat of the day -- 22.9 points out of 30.

In progressing, Irons has kept his chance of winning the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series title alive.

Australian Tom Carroll, who won the event in 1987, 1990 and 1991, posted a ride of 9.5.

It was surely no honeymoon for popular Pipeline charger Shane Dorian, married last night and wiping out on some of the biggest waves. Dorian injured both feet after a succession of hammering wipeouts that also broke off two of the fins on his board. In the same treacherous heat, rookie Pipeliner Danny Fuller had the contest jersey ripped from his body during a tube-ride.

"I took off on that one wave, the same one that broke two fins out of my board, and it drove me down so hard," said 29-year-old Dorian. "I could barely even stand up on the wave I took off on after that and that was it."

Dorian needed only a couple of points to progress, but couldn't continue.

State weightlifting records fall at Nuuanu

Three local weightlifters -- Chani Matsui, Shayna Onosai and Kyle Yamauchi -- broke state records at an event Saturday at the Nuuanu YMCA.

Matsui won the 95-pound class by lifting 127 pounds.

Onosai broke 165-pound records in the snatch, clean and jerk and the total with lifts of 99, 132 and 231 pounds.

Yamauchi also set state records in the 123-pound class in the three categories. He lifted 226 pounds in the snatch and 264 in the clean and jerk for a total of 490 pounds.

Clayton Makiya lifted 154 pounds in the snatch, 198 in the clean and jerk, and totaled 352 to break the masters' records.

MgBeke's jumper gives Vulcans another win

Derek MgBeke hit a 14-foot jump shot with six seconds remaining to give Hawaii-Hilo a 90-89 win over Lincoln at Hilo Saturday.

The Vulcans erased a 19-point deficit by outscoring the Blue Tigers 41-21 over the last 11:12, thanks in part to David LaQua's 10 points. Laqua finished with 37.

Hilo led by three points with 47 seconds left, but Kenny Dye turned the tide with successive baskets. Dye gave two of the points back though, fouling LaQua on the next possession.

LaQua hit both shots to give his team a one-point lead with 40 seconds left, but Mario Davis hit a 10-footer to take the lead back.