Today
BASKETBALL
ILH Division II girls: Christian Academy vs. Lutheran at McCabe Gym, 5 p.m.; La Pietra at Kamehameha, Le Jardin at Hawaii Baptist, Hanalani at Sacred Hearts, Word of Life at Iolani, 6 p.m.; University vs. Punahou at McCabe Gym, 6:30 p.m.
OIA Red East girls: Roosevelt at Farrington, Kaiser at Kalaheo, McKinley at Moanalua, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
GOLF
ILH varsity II: 11:05 a.m., Fort Shafter Course.
SOFTBALL
College: Vanguard (Calif.) at Hawaii-Hilo (2), noon; Chaminade vs. North Georgia (2), 4:30 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park.
PWC: Hawaii Pacific vs. Brigham Young-Hawaii (2), 5 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park.
SURFING
T&C Surf Women's Pipeline Pro: Surf permitting, Ehukai Beach Park.
TENNIS
College men: Hawaii vs. Oklahoma, UH Tennis Complex, 4 p.m.
College women: Hawaii vs. Washington State, UH Tennis Complex, 3 p.m.
ILH girls: University/La Pietra/St. Francis at Iolani, Hawaii Baptist at Kamehameha, St. Andrew's/Maryknoll at Mid-Pacific, 4 p.m.
WATER POLO
College women: Hawaii vs. Claremont Mudd Scripps, 4:30 p.m., Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
College: Hawaii-Hilo vs. Western Illinois, 6 p.m., Francis Wong Stadium.
ILH: Kamehameha vs. Punahou at Ala Wai Field, 3:45 p.m.
BASKETBALL
OIA Red West girls: Nanakuli at Pearl City, Kapolei at Leilehua, Campbell at Mililani, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA White girls: Waipahu at Thompson, Kalani at Waianae, Castle at Kaimuki, Waialua at Kailua, all games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
SOFTBALL
College: Vanguard (Calif.) at Hawaii-Hilo (2), noon.
TENNIS
College women: Hawaii vs. Oklahoma State, 3 p.m., UH Complex.
ILH boys: Saint Louis at Iolani, 4 p.m.
ILH girls: St. Andrew's/Maryknoll at Kamehameha, 4 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
College women's exhibition: Hawaii vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center.
BASEBALL
Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through March 12, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. Florida St. |
18-1 |
495 |
2 |
| 2. Georgia Tech |
16-1 |
494 |
1 |
| 3. Nebraska |
11-2 |
492 |
6 |
| 4. Clemson |
10-3 |
490 |
3 |
| 5. Rice |
15-5 |
488 |
4 |
| 6. North Carolina |
14-2 |
487 |
5 |
| 7. Tennessee |
13-2 |
486 |
7 |
| 8. Louisiana St. |
16-3 |
484 |
8 |
| 9. South Carolina |
13-2 |
481 |
9 |
| 10. Arkansas |
16-1 |
480 |
10 |
| 11. Arizona St. |
17-5 |
476 |
13 |
| 12. Mississippi St. |
11-0 |
473 |
18 |
| 13. Cal. St. Fullerton |
14-6 |
470 |
14 |
| 14. Oregon St. |
11-5 |
467 |
12 |
| 15. Florida |
14-6 |
464 |
16 |
| 16. Texas |
13-9 |
462 |
17 |
| 17. Stanford |
11-7 |
460 |
11 |
| 18. Baylor |
12-4 |
457 |
19 |
| 19. Wichita St. |
17-2 |
456 |
20 |
| 20. Miami, Fla. |
16-6 |
453 |
21 |
| 21. Oklahoma |
16-4 |
451 |
23 |
| 22. North Carolina St. |
18-4 |
449 |
-- |
| 23. Georgia |
11-2 |
446 |
-- |
| 24. Tulane |
12-6 |
439 |
22 |
| 25. Washington |
15-5 |
438 |
-- |
RUNNING
Johnny Faerber
At Kapiolani Park
Sunday, 10-kilometers
Men
Overall--1. Jonathan Lyau, 35:06.5; 2. Kurt Sommer, 37:05.7; 3. Dario Herrera, 37:25.1.
14-and-under--1. Borys Pleskacz, 39:02.2; 2. John Baker, 58:20.4; 3. Devan Williams, 59:49.3.
15-19--1. Paul Robinson, 37:30.3; 2. Nicholas Hayler, 41:43.8; 3. Jeremy Lota, 41:53.4.
20-24--1. Brian Herscher, 38:04.4; 2. Shawn Leon-Guerrero, 44:21.5; 3. Donald Musgrove, 44:52.3.
25-29--1. Andrew Taylor, 37:48.2; 2. Ryan Kuck, 41:22.1; 3. Aubrey Curtis, 41:25.8.
30-34--1. Ricky Deshaw, 38:48.8; 2. Ted Sappington, 40:40.5; 3. Peter Leo, 42:08.1.
35-39--1. B. Kainalu Picl, 41:16.7; 2. Douglas Baker, 41:44.7; 3. Jaco Van Delden, 41:48.6.
40-44--1. Mike Ferreira, 38:02.3; 2. David Carlsson, 38:22.5; 3. Ralph E. Schultz, 39:14.5.
45-49--1. Mark Rogers, 38:03.9; 2. Craig Knohl, 40:32.0; 3. Jozef Gyurke, 40:36.6.
50-54--1. Michael Georgi, 38:30.4; 2. Sterling Sasaki, 43:39.6; 3. Gary K. Marr, 45:21.7.
55-59--1. Rod McCrimmon, 45:52.7; 2. Steve Siegert, 46:26.0; 3. Gary C. Augustin, 48:21.8.
60-64--1. Ed Cadman, 40:27.3; 2. Brian Clarke, 45:19.1; 3. Miguel Solorio, 45:34.4.
65-69--1. Geoff H. Howard, 1:01:16.0; 2. Calvin Chock, 1:28:06.1.
70-74--1. Kit Smith, 51:52.8; 2. Bruce Bertolotti, 57:37.3; 3. Bart Mathias, 1:01:23.4.
75-79--1. John C. Humphrey, 1:19:37.7; 2. Mac Kempshall, 1:39:41.5.
80-84--1. Bob S. Henninger, 1:10:12.9; 2. Lyle E. Nelson, 1:15:08.0.
85-and-over--Bill Beauchamp, 1:54:09.9.
Women
Overall--1. Sandra Ferreira, 41:42.1; 2. Noelani Taylor, 44:09.7; 3. Stefy Matsumura, 45:31.5.
14-and-under--Jessica K. Kawana, 1:05:10.5.
15-19--1. Melissa Y. Kawana, 50:48.8; 2. Keolalani Johnson, 55:12.0; 3. Chantelle Zane, 1:10:30.1.
20-24--1. Allegra Erisman, 49:26.6; 2. Allison Plank, 52:45.5; 3. Heather Sturm, 58:05.8.
25-29--1. Nicola Craver, 46:43.9; 2. Natalie Fedan, 51:48.0; 3. Salena Oxenford, 52:45.8.
30-34--1. Victoria Jasparro, 47:26.9; 2. Christine E. Williams, 53:27.4; 3. Delrene Schmidt, 59:14.7.
35-39--1. Miko Suzuki, 56:17.9; 2. Paula Reger, 56:29.5; 3. Lynne Foltz, 56:36.9.
40-44--1. Carole Ann Higa, 46:42.5; 2. Laura Yeager, 47:57.2; 3. Amanda Preble, 51:04.2.
45-49--1. Barbara Dyer, 50:55.5; 2. Irene Takami, 54:27.1; 3. Robin Richardson, 55:44.5.
50-54--1. Connie Comiso, 46:20.4; 2. Georgiane Senda, 54:21.9; 3. B. McCrimmon, 54:37.7.
55-59--1. Karen Loomis, 56:23.6; 2. Maude Omai, 1:06:31.0; 3. Catherine Chan-Halbrendt, 1:07:22.0.
60-64--1. Barbara Anama, 1:37:52.4; 2. Charito Schlagheck, 1:53:21.7.
65-69--1. Joy L. Schoenecker, 1:07:53.2; 2. Ann Nishimoto, 1:15:12.6.
75-79--Ellen Humphrey, 1:10:00.9.
BASKETBALL
AP Men's Division I Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' final college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. Duke (59) |
30-3 |
1,783 |
3 |
| 2. Connecticut (11) |
27-3 |
1,709 |
1 |
| 3. Villanova (1) |
25-4 |
1,626 |
2 |
| 4. Memphis |
30-3 |
1,610 |
5 |
| 5. Gonzaga (1) |
27-3 |
1,509 |
4 |
| 6. Ohio St. |
25-5 |
1,347 |
7 |
| 7. Boston College |
26-7 |
1,243 |
11 |
| 7. UCLA |
27-6 |
1,243 |
13 |
| 9. Texas |
27-6 |
1,215 |
8 |
| 10. North Carolina |
22-7 |
1,060 |
10 |
| 11. Florida |
27-6 |
1,006 |
16 |
| 12. Kansas |
25-7 |
1,001 |
17 |
| 13. Illinois |
25-6 |
907 |
9 |
| 14. George Washington |
26-2 |
890 |
6 |
| 15. Iowa |
25-8 |
825 |
20 |
| 16. Pittsburgh |
24-7 |
816 |
15 |
| 17. Washington |
24-6 |
623 |
12 |
| 18. Tennessee |
21-7 |
572 |
14 |
| 19. LSU |
23-8 |
533 |
18 |
| 20. Nevada |
27-5 |
413 |
21 |
| 21. Syracuse |
23-11 |
377 |
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| 22. West Virginia |
20-10 |
312 |
19 |
| 23. Georgetown |
21-9 |
177 |
23 |
| 24. Oklahoma |
20-8 |
131 |
22 |
| 25. UAB |
24-6 |
130 |
24 |
Others receiving votes: Bucknell 91, Michigan St. 57, Arkansas 46, N.C. State 28, S. Illinois 28, San Diego St. 17, Texas A&M 17, Marquette 14, N.C.-Wilmington 13, Wichita St. 9, Kentucky 5, Arizona 4, California 3, Cincinnati 2, Kent St. 2, Missouri St. 2, Montana 1, Pacific 1, Utah St. 1, Winthrop 1.
GOLF
OJGA
At Mililani Golf Course
Saturday
Boys 7-8, par-58 (shortened tees)--73: Sian Rogers. 75: Abraham Defrietas. 98: Braxton Chong.
Boys 9-10, par-62 (shortened tees)--67: P.J. Samiere (won in playoff), Joshua Defrietas. 69: Richard Hattori, Skye Inakoshi. 70: Donny Hopoi. 82: Jasper Miyagi. 83: George Corpuz, Lion Rogers. 85: Issei Funatsu. 88: Jared Flores, Jaron Tsukamoto. 92: Brandon San Nicholas.
Boys 11-12, par-72 (red tees)--72: Lorens Chan. 73: Zachary Braunthal. 82: Scotty Yamashita. 83: Jonah Fonancier. 85: Andy Okita. 86: Christian Yagi. 87: Rudy Cabalar. 93: Justin Chu.
Girls 7-8, par-58 (shortened tees)--63: Allisen Corpuz. 79: Mariel Galdiano.
Girls 9-10, par-62 (shortened tees)--68: Alexandra Kaui. 70: Eimi Koga. 77: Kaci Masuda. 84: Ayumi Sakamoto.
Girls 11-12, par-72 (red tees)--86: Marissa Chow. 99: Cassandra Lesa.
SUMO
March Grand Tournament
At Osaka
Day two
Buyuzan (2-0) def. Ushiomaru (0-2)
Yoshikaze (1-1) def. Otsukasa (1-1)
Tamakasuga (1-1) def. Toyozakura (1-1)
Kitazakura (2-0) def. Kasuganishiki (0-2)
Hakurozan (1-1) def. Kyokushuzan (0-2)
Tochinonada (2-0) def. Takamisakari (1-1)
Wakanosato (2-0) def. Tochinohana (0-2)
Takekaze (2-0) def. Toyonoshima (0-2)
Kotoshogiku (1-1) def. Jumonji (0-2)
Kisenosato (2-0) def. Kakizoe (1-1)
Tokitenku (1-1) def. Asasekiryu (1-1)
Kasugao (2-0) def. Tokitsuumi (0-2)
Kyokutenho (1-1) def. Tamanoshima (0-2)
Kokkai (1-1) def. Dejima (1-1)
Hakuho (2-0) def. Futeno (1-1)
Iwakiyama (1-1) def. Kotomitsuki (1-1)
Aminishiki (1-1) def. Tochiazuma (1-1)
Kaio (1-1) def. Hokutoriki (0-2)
Chiyotaikai (2-0) def. Roho (0-2)
Miyabiyama (1-1) def. Kotooshu (1-1)
Asashoryu (2-0) def. Ama (1-1)
TENNIS
Pacific Life Open
At Indian Wells, Calif.
Purse: Men, $2.7 million (Masters); Women, $2.1 million (Tier I)
Men's second round singles
Lleyton Hewitt (9), Australia, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4.
Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Nicolas Kiefer (11), Germany, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2.
Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Radek Stepanek (15), Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-1.
Sebastien Grosjean (20), France, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 6-1, 6-3.
Mario Ancic (21), Croatia, def. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Tomas Berdych (23), Czech Republic, def. Tim Henman, Britain, 6-4, 6-4.
Men's third round singles
Andy Roddick (3), United States, def. Fernando Verdasco (32), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
David Nalbandian (4), Argentina, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-4, 6-1.
Marat Safin, Russia, def. Nikolay Davydenko (5), Russia, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4.
Tommy Haas (26), Germany, def. Andre Agassi (8), United States, 7-5, 6-2.
James Blake (12), United States, def. Tommy Robredo (17), Spain, 6-2, 7-5.
Jarkko Nieminen (22), Finland, def. Phillip Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Igor Andreev (24), Russia, def. Robin Soderling, Sweden, 3-6, 7-6 (14), 6-4.
Women's third round singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne (1), Belgium, def. Aiko Nakamura, Japan, 6-0, 6-0.
Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Sania Mirza (28), India, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Emma Laine, Finland, def. Flavia Penneta (6), Italy, 1-0, retired.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (7), Germany, def. Anna Smashnova (26), Israel, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Anna Chakvetadze (22), Russia, def. Maria Kirilenko (11), Russia, 6-2, 6-3.
Gisela Dulko (17), Argentina, def. Tathiana Golovin (12), France, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6).
Ai Sugiyama (14), Japan, def. Lucie Safarova (18), Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.
Maret Ani, Estonia, def. Marion Bartoli (20), France, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Na Li, China, def. Vania King, United States, 6-2, 6-4.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Optioned LHP Jon Lester, LHP Abe Alvarez, RHP Edgar Martinez, RHP David Pauley, RHP Jermaine Van Buren, OF Brandon Moss and OF David Murphy to Pawtucket of the IL. Assigned RHP Tim Bausher, RHP Franklin Nunez, INF Luis A. Jiminez, INF Rodney Nye, INF Josh Pressley and OF Tyler Minges to their minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS--Reassigned RHP Nick Adenhart, RHP Jose Arredondo, RHP Bob Zimmermann, C Brenton Del Chiaro and C Brett Martinez to their minor league camp.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Optioned OF Javier Herrera to Sacramento of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Adam Johnson, RHP Alex Santos, RHP Mac Suzuki, C Raul Casanova, OF Hiram Bocachica and OF Danny Putnam to their minor league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS--Optioned RHP Wes Littleton to Oklahoma of the PCL and RHP Armando Galarraga to Frisco of the TL. Reassigned RHP Ryan Bukvich to their minor league camp.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS--Acquired LHP Clint Brannon from the Texas Rangers to complete and earlier trade.
CINCINNATI REDS--Optioned RHP Elizardo Ramirez, INF Ray Olmedo to Louisville of the IL and RHP Travis Chick, LHP Phil Dumatrait, C Miguel Perez and 1B Joey Votto to Chattanooga of the SL. Reassigned RHP Jimmy Journell and LHP Ben Kozlowski to their minor league camp.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Optioned LHP Manny Parra to Huntsville of the SL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Optioned LHP Mike Johnston, RHP Jonah Bayliss and RHP Josh Sharpless to Indianapolis of the IL. Optioned RHP Josh Sharpless, INF Javier Guzman and INF Craig Stansberry to Altoona of the EL. Assigned LHP Matt Peterson and OF Andrew McCutchen to their minor league camp.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Optioned 1B-OF Paul McAnulty and OF Freddy Guzman to Portland of the PCL and RHP Jared Wells, LHP Sean Thompson and C George Kottaras to Mobile of the Southern League. Assigned RHP Kenny Baugh, RHP Cesar Carrillo, RHP Mike Thompson, LHP Erick Burke and INF Matt Bush to their minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Assigned RHP Jeff Miller, RHP Billy Sadler, RHP Brian Wilson, LHP Jonathan Sanchez, C Todd Jennings, INF Derin McMains and OF Adam Shabala to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Kelyn Acosta, RHP Alfredo Simon, LHP Jon Coutlangus, LHP Jesus Reina, LHP Erick Threets, INF Travis Ishikawa, OF Frederick Lewis to Fresno of the PCL.
Football
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS--Re-signed WR Brian Finneran to a four-year contract.
BALTIMORE RAVENS--Agreed to terms with RB Jamal Lewis on a three-year contract.
BUFFALO BILLS--Re-signed OL Greg Jerman to a two-year contract.
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Agreed to terms with C Justin Hartwig on a five-year contract and DT Damione Lewis.
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Signed S Dexter Jackson to a four-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed NT Ted Washington to a two-year contract.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed LB Akin Ayodele to a five-year contract.
DETROIT LIONS--Signed WR Corey Bradford to a four-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed S Marquand Manuel to a multiyear contract. Claimed WR Harry Williams off waivers from the New York Jets.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed LT L.J. Shelton to four-year contract. Agreed to terms with LB Sedrick Hodge and CB Andre Goodman to multiyear contracts.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Signed G Jason Whittle.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Released LB Chad Brown and G Ryan Krug.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Agreed to terms with LB Scott Fujita.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed CB R.W. McQuarters.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed DE Darren Howard to a six-year contract.
ST. LOUIS RAMS-- Signed LB Will Witherspoon.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed WR Antonio Bryant.
TENNESSEE TITANS--Agreed to terms with LB David Thornton on a five-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Agreed to terms with S Adam Archuleta.
