Hawaii Beat
Andrew Lewis of the Waikiki Yacht Club won the Laser class title at the Junior Olympic national championships at Galveston, Texas, on Monday. Lewis sails to
Junior Olympic titleLewis, a junior at Assets School, is only the second sailor from Hawaii to win the event. Sam Kerner was the first, in 1985.
Lewis will next compete in the Youth Worlds, which start Friday in Finland. He will then return to Hawaii to compete in the Junior Nationals, to be held at Kaneohe Bay starting Aug. 15.
Rainbow tourney starts
More than 100 soccer teams from Arizona, California and Hawaii will participate in the 19th annual AYSO Rainbow Soccer Tournament, which begins with games tomorrow at Kapiolani Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Play will continue with games between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday. Game times for Saturday and Sunday will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Opening festivities began today at 3:30 p.m. at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand and continue tonight with a spaghetti dinner and Rainbow Dance scheduled for 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. respectively at the Outrigger Prince Kuhio Hotel.
Jr. Amateur qualifying
Qualifying for the 52nd United States Junior Amateur Golf Championship will be held at the Waikoloa Kings Course tomorrow and Friday.The championship, a USGA annual event, will be held July 27-31 at the Country Club of York in Tork, Pa. Tee times for the qualifying rounds begin at 7 a.m. daily.
Chikazawa to play for Hilo
The University of Hawaii-Hilo softball team has received a commitment from Chenelle Chikazawa of Mililani High School.Chikazawa was an All-State honorable mention selection last season. She posted a 5-0 record with two saves as a pitcher and also batted .518.
She was a first team Interscholastic League of Honolulu All-Star selection her sophomore year at Sacred Hearts and had a combined three-year pitching record of 25-7.
Club Pro championships
The Aloha Section of the Professional Golf Association will hold its Club Professional Championship tournament starting tomorrow at The Links at Kuilima.