Today
BASEBALL
KIF: Kapaa vs. Kauai, 2:45 p.m., Ron Martin Field.
OIA East: Kalani vs. Kahuku at Kahuku Recreational Center, Kailua at McKinley, Roosevelt at Kaimuki, Moanalua at Castle, Kalaheo vs. Farrington at Joey DeSa Field, 4 p.m.
OIA West: Aiea vs. Waialua at Waialua Recreational Center, Pearl City at Nanakuli, Campbell at Radford, Mililani at Waipahu, Waianae at Kapolei, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL
ILH Division I girls: Kamehameha at Iolani, 6:30 p.m.
KIF girls: Kapaa at Waimea, 5:30 p.m.
OIA Red West girls: Campbell at Kapolei, Leilehua at Pearl City, Nanakuli at Radford, games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
OIA White girls: Waipahu at Aiea, Waianae at Waialua, Kaimuki at Kalani, games begin 15 minutes after the end of the 5 p.m. JV game.
GOLF
Mid-Pacific Open: Pro-Am, Mid-Pacific Country Club.
GYMNASTICS
ILH: 5 p.m., Punahou.
WATER POLO
OIA girls: Kalani vs. Kaiser at Kaimuki, 3:30 p.m.; Castle vs. Kapolei at Roosevelt, Leilehua at Kaimuki, 4:45 p.m.
Tomorrow
BASKETBALL
ILH Division I girls: Punahou at Mid-Pacific, 6 p.m.
ILH Division II girls: Christian Academy at Iolani, 6:30 p.m.
GOLF
Mid-Pacific Open: First round, Mid-Pacific Country Club.
WATER POLO
ILH Division I girls: Pac-Five at Iolani, 6 p.m.
ILH Division II girls: Pac-Five at Iolani, 5 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
Major League Baseball
MLB--Suspended RHP Karl Gelinas of the Los Angeles Angels, RHP Jorge Reyes of the New York Mets, LHP Angel Rocha of Arizona, OF Yonathan Sivira of St. Louis and RHP Matthew Varner of San Diego for violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Recalled OF Val Majewski and RHP Eddy Rodriguez from Ottawa of the IL. Placed OF David Newhan and LHP Tim Byrdakon on the 15-day DL.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Activated C Jason LaRue from the 15-day DL. Placed CF Ken Griffey Jr. on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 13.
COLORADO ROCKIES--Placed RHP Sunny Kim on the 15-day DL. Activated RHP Scott Dohmann from the 15-day DL.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Optioned OF Terrmel Sledge to Portland of the PCL. Purchased the contract of RHP Jon Adkins from Portland.
Football
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS--Re-signed LB Gerald Hayes and DE Antonio Smith to one-year contracts.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Signed CB Chris Johnson to a two-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Re-signed LB Warrick Holdman.
Hockey
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Re-signed D Rostislav Klesla to a four-year contract.
DALLAS STARS--Recalled D Dan Jancevski from Iowa of the AHL.
DETROIT RED WINGS--Recalled D Brett Lebda from Grand Rapids of the AHL. Assigned C Valtteri Filppula to Grand Rapids.
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Fired Dave Taylor, general manager, Kevin Gilmore, assistant GM, and Bill O'Flaherty, director of player personnel.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Recalled D Cole Jarrett and LW Masi Marjamaki from Bridgeport of the AHL. Assigned F Matt Koalska and D Ryan Caldwell to Bridgeport.
SAN JOSE SHARKS--Recalled G Nolan Schaefer from Cleveland of the AHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Recalled RW Jonas Johansson from Hershey of the AHL and G Maxime Daigneault from South Carolina of the ECHL.
Tennis
WTA TOUR--Named Kris Dent senior director of communications for Europe, effective April 28.
College
COLORADO COLLEGE--Named Andy Partee men's basketball coach.
DAYTON--Named Drew Tyrer men's golf coach.
PENNSYLVANIA--Announced the resignation of Tom Kovic, gymnastics coach, effective June 30.
PEPPERDINE--Named Vance Walberg men's basketball coach.
PURDUE--Announced men's basketball F Marcus White will leave the men's basketball team.
RICE--Announced the retirement of Bobby May, athletics director, effective July 15.
SLIPPERY ROCK--Named Thomas Howard defensive backs coach.
TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO--Named Brooks Thompson men's basketball coach.
VANDERBILT--Announced men's basketball F DeMarre Carroll will transfer.
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH--Named Anthony Grant men's basketball coach.
BOXING
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
Tomorrow
At Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom, New York, Silence Mabuza, South Africa, vs. Ricardo Vargas, Mexico, 12, IBF bantamweight title eliminator.
Friday
At Philips Arena, Atlanta (ESPN), Kermit Cintron, Reading, Pa., vs. David Estrada, Miami, 12, welterweights.
At Dover Downs Hotel and Casino, Dover, Del., Takalani Ndlovu, South Africa, vs. Fabio Daniel Oliva, Argentina, 12, for Ndlovu's IBO super bantamweight title.
At Arco Arena, Sacramento, Calif., Rogelio Castaneda, Jr., Sacramento, Calif., vs. Craig Weber, Perrysville, Ohio, 12, for Castaneda's IBA light welterweight title.
Saturday
At Mannheim, Germany (HBO), Chris Byrd, Las Vegas, vs. Wladimir Klitschko, Germany, 12, for Byrd's IBF and the vacant IBO heavyweight titles; Sebastian Sylvester, Germany, vs. Dirk Dzemski, 12, for Sylvester's EBU middleweight title.
April 26
At Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Okla. (ESPN), Jameel McCline, Clifton, N.J., vs. Rob Calloway, St. Joseph, Mo., 10, heavyweights; Allan Green, Tulsa, Okla., vs. Anthony Bonsante, Shakopee, Minn., 10, light heavyweights.
April 28
At Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conn. (ESPN2), Samuel Peter, Las Vegas, vs. Julius Long, Romulus, Mich., 12, for Peter's NABA heavyweight title.
At 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town, North Dakota (SHO), Lamont Peterson, Washington, vs. Mario Jose Ramos, Phoenix, 10, junior welterweights.
April 29
At Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Conn. (HBO), Acelino Freitas, Brazil, vs. Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, 12, for the vacant WBO lightweight title.
At Coliseo Mario "Quijote" Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (PPV), Ivan Calderon, Puerto Rico, vs. Miguel Tellez, Nicaragua, 12, for Calderon's WBO minimumweight title; Henry Bruseles, Puerto Rico, vs. Cesar Bazan, Mexico, 10, super lightweights.
May 1
At Bangkok, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Thailand, vs. Daigo Nakahiro, Japan, 12, for Wonjongkam's WBC flyweight title.
BASEBALL
ILH All-Stars
DIVISION I BOYS
Coach of the year--Kalama Heine, Kamehameha.
First team--Eric Abbott, Punahou; Ben Creps, Mid-Pacific; Patrick Dolan, Maryknoll; Joshua Figueira, Saint Louis; Michael Siah, Iolani; Kendal Tanigawa, Pac-Five; William Kenui Viveiros, Kamehameha; Vince Zieser, Damien.
DIVISION I GIRLS
Coach of the year--Rose Lum, Kamehameha.
First team--Nahoku Keala, Kamehameha; Melissa Jasper, Punahou; Malie Mayural, Mid-Pacific; Mele Meyer, Sacred Hearts; Desirae Padilla, St. Francis; Marisa Torigoe, Iolani.
DIVISION II BOYS
Coach of the year--Kalama Heine, Kamehameha.
First team--Matthew Brown, Punahou; Paul Judd, Kamehameha; Reid Oshiro, Pac-Five; Dillon Shackmann, Maryknoll; Jeff Takiguchi, Mid-Pacific.
DIVISION II GIRLS
Coach of the year--Rose Lum, Kamehameha.
First team--Kelsey Cunningham, Pac-Five; Krystal Wailele Koa, Kamehameha; Karlyn Kurokawa, Iolani; Kelly McAneeley, Maryknoll; Shannon Thorp, St. Andrew's; Katinka Van Lier Ribbink, Punahou; Daesha Yoshino, Sacred Hearts; Alexandria Ziesler, St. Francis.
MIXED BOYS
Coach of the year--Kapono Ciotti, Maryknoll.
First team--Pono Frank, Kamehameha; David Kojima, Iolani; Coty Lum, Maryknoll; Corey Lynch, Punahou; Casey Nishimura, Mid-Pacific; J.D. Tanuvasa, Pac-Five.
MIXED GIRLS
Coach of the year--none selected.
First team--Darrah Florke, Iolani; Kathryn Huntsman, Maryknoll; Meghann Lau, Punahou; Kylie Miyashiro, Mid-Pacific; Erika Nakayama, Pac-Five; Mahealani Sapla, Kamehameha.
PADDLING
Kanaka Ikaika Oahu Championships
April 15th results
LONG COURSE
MEN'S ONE-PERSON OUTRIGGER CANOE
Open--1. Karel Tresnak, 1:41:13.2; 2. Manny Kulukulualani, 1:41:35.4; 3. Patrick Dolan, 1:44:27.2.
18-and-under--Aaron Abbey, 2:08:54.7.
19-29--1. Danny Ching, 1:47:07.9; 2. Travis Grant, 1:47:21.6; 3. Luke Evslin, 1:47:26.8; 4. Aaron Creps, 1:48:43.2; 5. Jimmy Austin, 1:50:07.2.
30-39--1. Mike Judd, 1:47:18.6; 2. Kealii Paiaina, 1:48:22.5; 3. Billy Pratt, 1:49:34.0; 4. Tapa Worthington, 1:49:39.8; 5. Mike Hangai, 1:50:42.8.
40-49--1. Raven Aipa, 1:52:25.5; 2. John Foti, 1:52:50.4; 3. Walter Guild, 1:53:01.1; 4. Mark Cluney, 1:56:07.3; 5. Byron Ho, 1:58:00.8.
50-59--1. Sam Alama, 1:58:37.0; 2. Chris Kincaid, 2:00:37.7; 3. Ron Barron, 2:06:39.9; 4. Fred Delos Santos, 2:08:44.3; 5. Eric Soo, 2:21:09.2.
60-and-over--1. Paul Gay, 2:16:01.8; 2. George Haberman, 2:24:32.6.
WOMEN'S ONE-PERSON OUTRIGGER CANOE
Open--1. Dane Ward, 2:09:26.4; 2. Arlene Holzman, 2:11:45.3; 3. Jane McKee, 2:12:53.2.
19-29--1. Kelsa Teeters, 2:13:11.6; 2. Jaime Kinard, 2:19:00.0.
30-39--Jennifer Asano, 2:22:23.6.
40-49--Wendy Simmons, 2:27:45.2.
50-59--Paula Crabb, 2:18:55.1.
MEN'S ONE-PERSON SURF SKI
Open--1. Nalu Kukea, 1:38:07.3; 2. Mark Sandvold, 1:39:09.3; 3. Stuart Gaessner, 1:41:52.0.
18-and-under--1. Eric Abbott, 1:50:58.1; 2. Kaihe Chong, 1:52:12.7.
30-39--1. Sean Monahan, 1:43:25.9; 2. Dolan Eversole, 1:51:10.1; 3. Steve Kelly, 1:52:31.4.
40-49--John Hoogsteden, 1:52:46.4.
50-59--Jimmy Kincaid, 1:52:22.3.
Two-person outrigger canoe
Men--Harrison/Von, 2:04:35.7.
Mixed--Woehrle/Woehrle, 1:16:44.8.
SHORT COURSE
MEN'S ONE-PERSON OUTRIGGER CANOE
Open--1. Akeo Cuban, 1:01:47.3; 2. Michael Szewczyk, 1:02:34.1; 3. Sean Kaawa, 1:03:20.4.
Novice--1. Glenn Williams, 1:05:42.3; 2. Alexander Tiedemann, 1:05:50.6; 3. Shawn Tangalin, 1:06:33.9; 4. Fern Christian, 1:07:41.3; 5. Michael Hall, 1:10:41.3.
18-and-under--1. Jack Roney, 1:06:53.7; 2. Kirk Mueller, 1:08:30.9; 3. Ryan Dolan, 1:09:02.2; 4. Damien Casken, 1:13:33.2.
19-39--1. Scot Miranda, 1:03:25.4; 2. Rooke Keliipuleole, 1:04:00.6; 3. Alex Aurio, 1:04:05.9; 4. Kelii Ross, 1:04:12.3; 5. Mike Deese, 1:05:55.7.
40-49--1. Marc Haine, 1:04:41.8; 2. Paul Amoy, 1:05:22.4; 3. Michael Sur, 1:08:11.7; 4. Joseph Kanana, 1:08:18.6; 5. Kahai Canario, 1:09:14.4.
50-59--1. Harold Akeo, 1:03:40.8; 2. Gary Samura, 1:04:43.0; 3. Dennis Sallas, 1:06:01.5; 4. Jeff Metzger, 1:08:33.8; 5. Ben Ancheta, 1:09:04.6.
60-and-over--1. Tom Conner, 1:04:52.8; 2. George Medeiros, 1:20:30.1; 3. Kaai Fernandez, 1:22:33.4; 4. Peter Caldwell, 1:24:45.4.
WOMEN'S ONE-PERSON OUTRIGGER CANOE
Open--1. Mary Smolenski, 1:13:54.5; 2. Chrystal Haia, 1:14:51.6; 3. Andrea Messer, 1:15:33.9.
Novice--1. Janelle Jinbo, 1:17:50.5; 2. Spring Clegg, 1:20:18.2; 3. Lelani Loredo, 1:23:55.2; 4. Stephanie Pratt, 1:27:31.5; 5. Cindi Chess, 1:27:45.0.
19-39--1. Christina Hoggatt, 1:18:51.8; 2. Nicole Radford, 1:21:05.7; 3. Annette Viernes, 1:21:21.2; 4. Darlene Morikawa, 1:23:49.8.
40-49--1. Sheri Broad, 1:20:40.5; 2. Catherine Bender, 1:23:36.0; 3. Peggy Rupe, 1:23:58.6.
50-59--1. Laola Lake-Aea, 1:16:32.7; 2. Lani Twomey, 1:31:52.4; 3. Libby Dingeldein, 1:39:36.6.
Men's one-person surf ski
Open--1. David Buck, 1:01:30.6; 2. Mark Buck, 1:03:34.1; 3. Wayne German, 1:04:24.2.
18-and-under--1. Will Kuhr, 1:10:56.6; 2. Travis Niederhausor, 1:11:02.4.
40-49--1. Curt Cottrell, 1:04:29.4; 2. Blane Chong, 1:07:55.2; 3. Ray Connelly, 1:11:55.3.
50-59--Andrew Cole, 1:42:06.7.
TWO-PERSON OUTRIGGER CANOE
Men--1. Hanoa/Pocock, 1:02:58.1; 2. Hewlett/Hamasaki, 1:04:54.0; 3. Fernandez/Gamurot, 1:06:54.4; 4. Zoller/Naone, 1:07:03.5; 5. Paloma/Rees, 1:08:09.3.
Women--1. Bradley/Slocumb, 1:11:06.3; 2. Schoenecker/Kaiser, 1:32:28.9.
Mixed--1. Wise/Meyer, 1:01:34.5; 2. Van Gieson/Van Gieson, 1:03:50.1.
VOLLEYBALL
Molten/Volleyball magazine Top 10
1. UC Irvine, 27-3.
2. Hawaii, 23-4. 3. BYU, 18-8. 4. Cal State Northridge, 18-10. 5. Long Beach State, 21-9. 6. Pepperdine, 16-7. 7. UCLA, 20-12. 8. UC Santa Barbara, 13-15. 9. Loyola-Chicago, 22-6. 10. Penn State, 18-8.
CSTV/AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll
Through April 17
First place votes in parentheses
| Team |
Pts. |
W-L |
LW |
| 1. UC Irvine (15) |
239 |
27-3 |
1 |
| 2. Hawaii (1) |
225 |
23-4 |
2 |
| 3. Long Beach St. |
191 |
21-9 |
5 |
| 4. Pepperdine |
190 |
16-7 |
6 |
| 5. BYU |
183 |
18-8 |
4 |
| 6. CS Northridge |
165 |
18-10 |
3 |
| 7. UCLA |
150 |
20-12 |
7 |
| 8. Loyola-Chicago |
119 |
22-6 |
9 |
| 9. UC Santa Barbara |
116 |
13-15 |
8 |
| 10. IPFW |
95 |
20-6 |
12 |
| 11. Penn St. |
78 |
18-8 |
10 |
| 12. Southern California |
64 |
11-18 |
11 |
| 13. George Mason |
52 |
22-5 |
13 |
| 14. Ball St. |
33 |
20-6 |
14 |
| 15. Ohio St. |
17 |
19-11 |
15 |
TENNIS
Monte-Carlo Masters
At Monte Carlo, Monaco
Purse: $2.52 million (Masters)
Men's first-round singles
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 6-4, 6-4.
Ivan Ljubicic (4), Croatia, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Nikolay Davydenko (5), Russia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Guillermo Coria (6), Argentina, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-3, 6-1.
David Ferrer (8), Spain, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2.
Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, def. Carlos Moya, Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-2, 6-4.
Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-3, 6-3.
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Florent Serra, France, def. Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, 6-1, 7-5.
Gilles Simon, France, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2).
Potito Starace, Italy, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Marat Safin, Russia, 6-0, 7-5.
Jean-Rene Lisnard, France, def. Andy Murray, Britain, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
ATP Tour earnings
Through April 16
| 1. Roger Federer |
$2,189,760 |
| 2. Marcos Baghdatis |
$605,725 |
| 3. Ivan Ljubicic |
$581,995 |
| 4. James Blake |
$495,125 |
| 5. David Nalbandian |
$400,790 |
| 6. Tommy Haas |
$359,365 |
| 7. Rafael Nadal |
$352,600 |
| 8. Radek Stepanek |
$327,120 |
| 9. Nikolay Davydenko |
$314,510 |
| 10. Nicolas Kiefer |
$284,565 |
| 11. Jarkko Nieminen |
$274,995 |
| 12. Mario Ancic |
$261,640 |
| 13. David Ferrer |
$256,785 |
| 14. Bob Bryan |
$254,820 |
| 14. Mike Bryan |
$254,820 |
| 16. Fabrice Santoro |
$243,380 |
| 17. Sebastien Grosjean |
$231,180 |
| 18. Igor Andreev |
$229,035 |
| 19. Christophe Rochus |
$214,795 |
| 20. Andy Roddick |
$211,540 |
| 21. Luis Horna |
$207,875 |
| 22. Juan Ignacio Chela |
$206,495 |
| 23. Max Mirnyi |
$204,310 |
| 24. Olivier Rochus |
$197,795 |
| 25. Jonas Bjorkman |
$197,000 |
| 26. Paradorn Srichaphan |
$186,750 |
| 27. Dmitry Tursunov |
$169,935 |
| 28. Filippo Volandri |
$167,710 |
| 29. Tomas Berdych |
$163,710 |
| 30. Nicolas Massu |
$159,845 |
