Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, June 25, 1999

Kaneshiro ousts
’98 Publinx champ

Former University of Hawaii golfer Dawn Kaneshiro of Lahaina stunned defending champion Amy Spooner-Johnson with a 20th-hole victory over the Talahassee, Fla., favorite yesterday in the second round of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship at Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

Kaneshiro parred the second extra hole to eliminate Spooner-Johnson, who three-putted from 20 feet.

Two rounds were played yesterday and two more were scheduled today, trimming the field to four for tomorrow's semifinals.

Sommerset Lovett, the lowest-scoring qualifier from Hawaii, lost her opening-round match, 1-up, to Stephanie Smoot of Pemberville, Ohio.

In other first-round matches, Kaneshiro defeated Susan Tessary of Collinsville, Ill.; Randi Sakihara of Aiea was ousted by Spooner-Johnson, 7 and 6, and Rachel Kyono of Lawai lost, 1-up, to Angela Stanford of Saginaw, Texas.

Guillermo in boxing final

Samson Guillermo of Waianae advanced to the finals of the Junior Olympic National Boxing Championship yesterday in Marquette, Mich. Guillermo, of the Waianae Boxing Club, decisioned David Martinez of Stockton, Calif., in a semifinal of the 112-pound division.

Guillermo, who is the defending national and world champion, will fight for the gold tomorrow. If he wins, he will advance to the world championships in Mexico City. Guillermo's record is 31-0, with 17 KOs.

Three other isle boxers lost in the national semifinals yesterday: Dat Nguyen of Wailuku, fell to Nonito Donaire of Oakland, Calif., in the 106-pound class; Cheung Aiona of Hilo was beaten by David Lucio of Pontiac, Mich., in the 125-pound class, and Herman Marfil of Makawao, Maui, lost to Mark Anene of Brooklyn, N.Y., in the 156-pound class.

Yamaguchi, Inouye take Little People's titles

Ashley Yamaguchi of Aiea and Travis Inouye of Mililani won national age-group titles at the Pepsi Little People's Golf Championships in Quincy, Ill., yesterday.

Yamaguchi shot a 36-39-75 to win the girls' 10-11 title by one stroke over Jessica Parmenter of Illinois. Kayla Morinaga of Waipahu was fourth at 41-40-81.

Inouye took the boys' 6-7 age group by one stroke with 19-18-37.

Kaira Martin of Honolulu finished third in the girls' 6-7 division with a 21-22-43.

Casey Kimura of Kaneohe was 10th in the boys' 10-11 division with a 40-41-81.

Hawaii's Special Olympians

A 32-member Hawaii team left yesterday for North Carolina to take part in the Special Olympics World Summer Games, which get under way tomorrow with opening ceremonies and run through July 4.

The Hawaii team:

Athletics-Ray Donager, 32, Kona; Arthur Rivera, 26, Honolulu; Bronson Nobriga, 13, Leeward Oahu; Barry Comilang, 39, Kauai; Eleanor Ibarra, 30, East Hawaii; Amy Asada, 31, Maui; Jocelyn Garcia, 20, East Hawaii; Christine Nakamura, 24, Windward Oahu.

Half-Marathon-Sean Hively, 19, Windward Oahu; Daniel Winslow, 22, Windward Oahu.

Aquatics-Brad Edayan, 17, Windward Oahu; Mark Mahuiki, 20, Kauai; Krista Venegas, 28, Honolulu; Jennifer Wong, 16, Windward Oahu.

Bowling-Greg Lee, 19, Leeward Oahu; Henry Diamond, 20, Leeward Oahu; Melaine Lucas, 12, Leeward Oahu; Solidad Nacua, 58, Maui.

Powerlifting-Tyson Pagat, 19, West Hawaii; Sean Ellis, 21, Molokai; Kevin Kaili, 21, Molokai; Dale Corpuz, 44, Kona.

Five-a-Side Soccer-Waika Lawelawe, 11; Ola Reimann, 45; Natalie Greenleaf, 17; Nathanael Asano, 17; Noel Motas, 28; Brandon Lawelawe, 10; Jeff St. James, 12; Pearl Blair, 39; Aaron Legare, 16; Andrea Puaa, 11, all of Molokai.

Coaches-Stan Winslow, Sheryl Livingston (Athletics); Luana Tanaka (Aquatics); Jeane Hively (Bowling); Winston Ho (powerlifting); Steve Legare, LaVerne Legare, Kahana Stone (Soccer).

Delegates-Dan Epstein, head of delegation; Nip Ho, assistant head of delegation; Nancy Bottelo, official delegate; Robin Lee, utility coach.

Women's football tryouts

Maui tryouts for the Hawaiian Waves women's tackle football team will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Maui High School field.

Any woman 18 years or older is invited to participate. The cost is $15.

The staff of the Waves and the Hawaiian Warriors men's team will conduct the tryouts.

Junior tennis standouts

The USTA/Hawaii Pacific Section announced yesterday the top Hawaii junior tennis players who will compete in USTA national tournaments on the mainland this summer.

The rosters:

Boys 12-Justin Knysh, Michael Lim, Torin Ching, Sean Summerall, Brandon Luke.

Girls 12-Julienne Yamamoto, Kelly Ann Nakamura, Chloe Bihag, Lisa Kawamoto, Megan Pautler.

Boys 14-Michael Wojnarowicz, Jamie Migia, Robert Lim, Ryan Laws, Michael Chan.

Girls 14-Heidi Kaloi, Kelli Marchello, Michelle Pautler, Kellie Crail, Crystal Knysh.

Boys 16-Ikaika Jobe, Christopher Lam, Kevin Ching, Tyler Black, Chase Kutara, Noah Parker, Sean Jobe.

Girls 16-Jacqueline Hagen, Janalle Kaloi, Kimberly Kaloi, Mariana Lee, Miclynn Crail, Lauren Matsushita, Jenna Umeno, Shakti Stream.

Boys 18-Jesse Paer, Bradlee Lum-Tucker, Richard Salem, Gavin Arita.

Girls 18-Erin Hoe, Tracie Ann Chong, Jafra Depontes, Jan Ikeda, Laurel Turbin.

Coaches-Chris Leong, Angela Young, Jon Migia, Tex Swain, Brian Thomas, Chanon Alcon, Judy Weltz.

Four from isles in triathlon

Peter Hursty of Oahu, Jeff Sanders of Maui and Brent Imonen and Luis De La Torre of Kona will be in the field of 50 men and 35 women competing in tomorrow's ITU Big Island Triathlon World Cup at Waikoloa.

Triathletes from 17 countries are entered in the qualifying event for the 2000 Olympic Games, which consists of a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 40K bike and a 10K run.

The women will start at 8:30 a.m., the men at 11:30 a.m.

Dwyer finishes fourth

Bridget Dwyer of Kailua shot a final-round 73 to finish in fourth place at the Compaq Junior Golf Championship at Trophy Lake in Port Orchard, Wash., yesterday.

Dwyer's three-round total of 234 left her 12 strokes behind winner Erica Blasberg of Corona, Calif.

Lee U.S. taekwondo coach

Dae Sung Lee of Honolulu, one of the world's most talented and respected taekwondo experts for two decades, will coach the U.S. national team bidding for a berth in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Lee, 40, will join fellow coach Young-in Cheon of Los Angeles and the four-person U.S. team at the World Qualifying Championship July 9-10 in Croatia.

Taekwondo becomes an official Olympic medal sport in next year's Games at Sydney, Australia.

Hoops in Paradise

The inaugural Basketball in Paradise youth tournament, with high school-age boys and girls teams from Hawaii and the mainland, tips off at 1 p.m. today at Klum Gym and Gym No. 1 on the UH campus.

The 36-team tournament, organized by the Hawaii Winter League World Baseball Foundation, runs through Sunday.

Polo at Waimanalo

The first half of the polo season at Waimanalo winds up Sunday with a 2:30 p.m. match on the Windward field.

After a three-week break, polo will resume on July 25 and run through Oct, 3.

Gates open Sunday at 1 p.m. General admission is $3.