Hawaii Beat
Star-Bulletin staff
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UH's Gammie leads Heather Farr tournament
Hawaii senior Dale Gammie is the individual leader at the Heather Farr Memorial golf tournament in Broomfield, Colo.
Gammie is at 2-under 142 after two straight 71s and is the only player under par. She's two strokes ahead of Kayla Morinaga of Portland State.
The Rainbow Wahine are in sixth place at 30-over 606, 12 shots behind the University of Denver.
» The UH men's team is tied for eighth at 4-over 580 after two rounds of the Wolf Pack Classic in Reno, Nev.
The Warriors are 18 shots behind tournament leader Utah.
UH's Ryan Perez is tied for 20th at 1-under 143. He's 11 shots behind individual leader Dustin Pimm of Utah.
Hawaii stuck at No. 15 in volleyball poll
The University of Hawaii volleyball team remained at No. 15 in the CSTV/AVCA Division I coaches poll released yesterday.
The Rainbow Wahine (9-4) received 641 points from voters.
Nebraska (13-0), Penn State (15-0) and UCLA kept their No. 1 through No. 3 rankings.
Hawaii swept Fresno State and San Jose State last week.
» Brigham Young-Hawaii climbed one notch to No. 8 in the Division II poll. The Seasiders (11-0) defeated Grand Canyon twice on the road in Arizona last week.
Grand Valley State (16-1) of Michigan is No. 1.
Weber wins opener in tennis qualifying
University of Hawaii tennis player Andreas Weber won his opener at the Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championship qualifying tournament yesterday in Tulsa, Okla.
Weber beat Memphis' Amrit Narasimhan 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 and will face ninth-seeded Pierre Mouillon in the second round today.
UH's Sascha Heinemann lost his first-round match to Baylor's Dominik Mueller 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Weber and UH teammate Matt Seeberger will compete in the first round of doubles today.
Penovaroff captures second bout as a pro
Hawaii boxer Van Oscar Penovaroff won his second pro bout, knocking out Mike Krull of Michigan at 1:27 of the first round at the Mohican NorthStar Casino in Bowler, Wis.
The 140-pound Penovaroff (2-0) caught the 142-pound Krull with a combination and Krull went down before the referee stopped the bout.
Penovaroff was one of six sparring partners for Team USA at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He had an amateur record of 89-31.
Mililani alum is WAC player of week
Boise State forward Annie Tom is the WAC offensive player of the week in soccer.
Tom, a Mililani High product, helped the Broncos to a 1-0-1 record last week. She came off the bench to score the game-winner in the second overtime in a 4-3 victory over Sacramento State.
The victory snapped a three-match losing streak for Boise State.
Lee gets second straight MAAC honor
Lindsey Lee has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's defensive player of the week for the second consecutive week after helping the Fairfield women's volleyball team beat Niagara and Canisius.
Lee (St. Joseph '04) recorded double-doubles in both matches.
The junior had 12 kills and 16 digs along with three blocks against Niagara. A day later, she posted 18 kills and a season-high 24 digs against Canisius for her ninth double-double of the year as the Stags improved to 5-0 in the MAAC. Lee also recorded a career-high five assists against the Golden Griffs.
Carter opens camp with Nuggets
Former University of Hawaii guard and NBA veteran Anthony Carter will try to win a job with the Denver Nuggets after signing with the team yesterday.
Carter was among four players added to the Nuggets' 18-player training camp roster, the team announced yesterday on its Web site.
The Nuggets open camp today in Durango, Colo.
Carter has played seven seasons in the NBA, and was a free agent after playing with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the last two seasons. He averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 assists in 45 games as a backup point guard last season. He also played for Miami and San Antonio earlier in his career.
» At El Segundo, Calif., the Los Angeles Lakers open training camp today, and the timing could be better.
First, three players including defending NBA scoring champion Kobe Bryant are recuperating from operations. And coach Phil Jackson is scheduled to undergo surgery to replace his right hip today instead of being on the sidelines when camp begins.
Nobody expressed much concern yesterday at media day, although the 61-year-old Jackson, as might be expected, admitted to being nervous.
"Of course, anybody would be," he told reporters. "I do know a number of success stories."
The Lakers visit Hawaii for training camp every other year and are expected back in 2007.