Two players from the University of Hawaii women's volleyball team have decided to transfer. Two volleyball
players leave UHGone are Jameka Stevens, a former high school All-American hitter, who saw limited time last season as a sophomore, and Lori Garber, a reserve middle blocker who would have been a junior.
Stevens will transfer to the University of California. Garber is leaving for Texas Tech.
Hawaii coach Dave Shoji has recruited three players for the upcoming season and is looking for a fourth, possibly from Europe. The new faces on the roster will be 6-foot-3 blocker Heather Bown, a junior transfer from UC Santa Barbara; 6-2 freshman Veronica Lima from Brazil, and 6-3 Adrianne Bradley from Utah, the younger sister of NBA player Shawn Bradley.
The Wahine open with their alumnae match Aug. 29 and then face a Chinese club team in a Sept. 2 exhibition. The season starts with the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic Sept. 4-6, featuring Florida, Ohio State and UCLA.
Hawaii won the Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division title and finished second to BYU in the WAC title match. The Wahine lost their NCAA Tournament first-round match to Loyola Marymount.
COACHES' CLINIC: Hawaii head coach Fred vonAppen, New Mexico head coach Rocky Long, Utah quarterback coach Tommy Lee and UNLV offensive coordinator Al "Buzz" Preston will conduct a Hawaii High School Football Coaches Clinic Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Louis Alumni Clubhouse.
Admission is free for coaches of member schools of the Athletic Directors Coaches Association. The fee for nonmembers is $10.
UH SAILORS NINTH IN NATIONALS: The University of Hawaii women's sailing team capped its first season of competition with a ninth-place finish in the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Women's National Championships yesterday on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans.
Skipper Laura Rehg and crew member June Tomizawa of UH took fourth place in their division, winning two races yesterday. Skipper Molly O'Bryan and crew member Natalia Tangalin of the Wahine placed 13th in their group.
Brown University won the regatta.
ISOBE IN WORLD DEAF GOLF TOURNEY: Hawaii's Gerald Isobe, one of the top 10 deaf golfers in the United States, has been selected to play for the U.S. team in the second annual World Deaf Golf Championship tournament June 29-July 3 in Abbottstown, Pa.
Isobe was the first U.S. Deaf national champion, winning at Glatonsbury, Conn., in 1982.
Seventy golfers from 11 countries are committed to the world event.
KAILUA BASKETBALL CLINICS: Kailua Basketball Association is holding a clinic for boys and girls ages 5-13 each Sunday, beginning June 14 at Kalaheo High School gym.
Sign-ups start at 8 a.m. June 14 for 5- to 8-year olds. Their clinic will run from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Sign-ups for 9- to 13-year olds begins at 9:30 a.m. June 14. Their clinic will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
There is no fee. Children must bring a basketball and shoes. Information: Patrick Costa, 262-4670.