Hawaii Beat
Rainbow Wahine move up to No. 11
A 3-0 start to the season earned the University of Hawaii women's volleyball team a No. 11 ranking in the USA Today/CSTV poll released yesterday.UH moved up two spots in the poll after winning the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic with wins over Eastern Washington, San Diego and Arizona.
USC, Nebraska, UCLA, Florida and Minnesota are the top five teams in the poll.
The Rainbow Wahine host the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Volleyball Challenge this week. UH plays Southwest Missouri State on Thursday, No. 17 Santa Clara on Friday and No. 3 UCLA on Saturday.
Sea Warriors top South Dakota State
Flavia Brakling recorded 20 kills and Nadica Karleusa added 17 to lead the Hawaii Pacific University volleyball team to a 3-1 win over South Dakota State on Sunday.The Sea Warriors (6-1) hit .310 in their 30-17, 28-30, 30-17, 30-26 victory SDSU (1-3).
Middle blocker Barbara Martin was the third option for HPU setter Vera Oliveira, knocking down 13 kills on 25 attempts and helping Oliveira dish out 52 assists.
The Sea Warriors get a week off before traveling to Laie for their first meeting of the season with Brigham Young-Hawaii Sept. 14.
Seasiders upset No. 13 Pacific
Peter Caley had nine saves as the No. 17 Brigham Young-Hawaii men's water polo team rallied to beat No. 13 Pacific 9-7 yesterday in Laie.Vanja Kalabic had three goals for the Seasiders, who trailed 5-3 at halftime and beat the Tigers for the second time in three days.
BYUH hosts top-ranked Stanford at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Waikoloa Open accepting entries
John Hearn of California hopes to join Steve Veriato and Dean Wilson as back-to-back winners of the Waikoloa Open when the golf tournament is held Sept. 24-26 on the Big Island.The deadline to join the defending champion in the tournament field is Sept. 17. Applications are available at the Waikoloa Village Pro Shop or online at 808golf.com. For more information, call (808) 883-9621.
Group seeking volleyball players for trips
The nonprofit Sports For Youth Foundation is seeking adult and youth volleyball players to take part in its goodwill ambassadors world tours.Youth players ages 15-20 would travel Europe, while adult players would tour Brazil. Candidates must be accomplished volleyball players and good citizens, a SFYF release said.
For information, e-mail info@sportsforyouth.com or go to www.volleyballtours.com.
Coming Up
Biking
September12: Dick Evans Memorial Bicycle Road Race, 808-525-8422
Running
September11: 5 a.m., Hana Relays, Kahului to Hana, 808-871-6441
12: 7 a.m., Old Pali Road, 4.4 miles, www.mprrc.com
18: Alzheimers Kauai Memory Run/Walk, 808-246-0492
18: 3 p.m., Front Street Mile, Lahaina, 808-280-5801
18: 8 a.m., Maui Tacos, 5 kilometers, Whalers Village, www.mauimarathon.com
19: 5 a.m., Maui Marathon, Whalers Village, www.mauimarathon.com
19: 5 a.m., Maui Half Marathon, Kahului, www.mauimarathon.com
25: Alzheimers Hilo Memory Run/Walk, 808-959-9151
25: Alzheimers Maui Memory Run/Walk, 808-242-8636
October
16: 7 a.m., Hogsback 12 hour trail run, Hawaii Nature Center, 808-566-6543
25: 8 a.m., X-Terra Trails Runs, 5 kilometers/10 kilometers, end of Piilani Highway in Wailea (Maui), 877-751-8880
Swimming
September26: 8:30 a.m., Maui Roughwater Swim, 1.7 miles, Keawekapu Beach, 808-573-8656
Multi-sport
September19: 6:30 a.m., 6th Na Wahine Sprint Triathlon Kapiolani Park, www.tryfitnesshawaii.com
October
10: 7:30 a.m., Ko Olina Challenge, 600 meters/40K/10K and Keiki Tri, www.koolinatriathlon.com
25: 9 a.m., X-Terra Triathlon, 1K/30K/13K, Outrigger Hotel in Wailea (Maui), 877-751-8880
--Courtesy of Athletes HI
in the [ Scoreboard ] section.
