Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, September 24, 1999

Women play before
men’s football tilt

The Hawaiian Wave, a women's pro tackle football team, will take the field for an intrasquad scrimmage at 5:15 p.m. at the Kailua High School field.

The scrimmage will precede Hawaii Bowl Game VII, a men's football game between the Hawaii All-Stars and Team NWFL. Representing Hawaii are former professional, semi-pro and college players. Team NWFL is comprised of the top players from the Northwest Football League, a 10-team league in Washington and Oregon.

A donation of $5 is requested. Children under 12 will be admitted free.

More than 800 harriers to run in meet at Kualoa Ranch

The inaugural Iolani Invitational cross-country meet will draw some 800 high school runners tomorrow at Kualoa Ranch.

Competing will be all the teams from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. Kaiser and Mililani from the Oahu Interscholastic Association, Hawaii Prep from the Big Island and teams from Oregon and Texas also will participate.

Races are for varsity and junior varsity boys and girls, and begin at 9 a.m. The varsity race for both genders will be three miles.

Dillingham tennis deadline

Entries close at 5 p.m. today for the 47th annual Dillingham Tennis Championships.

The tournament is scheduled for Oct. 9-11 at Punahou School's nine-court complex. A qualifying round will be played on Oct. 2-3.

For entry information, call the Punahou tennis office, 944-5835.

UH coaches at Na Koa session

Monday's Na Koa Football Club luncheon/meeting will feature guest speakers Mike Cavanaugh and Dennis McKnight of the UH coaching staff, who will review the SMU game and also talk about the next game against Texas-El Paso.

Lunch at the Waialae Country Club begins at 11:30 a.m., with the program to follow. Cost is $11 per person.

Fleisher in Kaanapali Classic

Bruce Fleisher, winner of five Senior PGA Tour events and second on the official money list in his first year on the circuit, will join No. 1 Hale Irwin in a star-studded field in the $1 million EMC Kaanapali Classic Oct. 18-24 at the Kaanapali Tournament North Course on Maui.

Fleisher has earned $1,807,760 and is the only Senior Tour rookie to have won his first two tournaments.

Irwin also has five tournament trophies and earnings of $1,830,775.

Winners of 10 previous Kaanapali Classic titles are entered this year.

Gymnastics meet at Kokokahi

The Kokokahi Gymnastics team hosts its first meet of the year for compulsory levels 4-7 Sunday at 10 a.m. in Kaneohe. For more information, call 235-6866.