Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Saturday, October 30, 1999

Sea Warriors
get 20th win

Debbie Sant'Anna pounded 17 kills and Hai Yan Wang added 12 as the Hawaii Pacific women's volleyball team defeated Alaska-Fairbanks, 16-14, 15-8, 15-6, yesterday at Alaska.

The Sea Warriors improved to 20-2. UAF dropped to 11-8.

HPU plays Alaska-Anchorage today and closes out its regular season Nov. 5 and 6 at home against Western New Mexico and Montana State-Billings. The Pacific West Tournament takes place Nov. 11-13.

Quinn, Stowall win gold

Honolulu's Kathleen Quinn and Dianne Stowall have won age-group gold medals in the National Senior Games/Senior Olympics at Orlando, Fla.

Quinn finished first in the women's triathlon 55-59 age group Wednesday with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 16 seconds.

They are among 12,000 athletes competing this week in 18 sports.

Stowall took the women's 65-69 gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle swimming event yesterday, finishing in 1 minute, 21.3 seconds.

UH-TCU bus service

TheBus Football Express will run to and from Aloha Stadium for tonight's Hawaii-football game.

There are pickup locations in Kapolei, Mililani, Windward Oahu, Hawaii Kai, Kahala, Kaimuki, Palolo, Manoa, Waikiki and Ala Moana Center.

The fare is $2 each way. For information on pickup points and times, call 848-5555.

XTERRA set for Sunday

The fourth XTERRA World Championship is scheduled for tomorrow at Wailea, Maui.

The event, which begins at 9 a.m., combines a 1.5-kilometer roughwater swim, a 30-kilometer mountain bike ride and an 11-kilometer trail run.

Quarterback Club Monday

The Quarterback Club's got a full plate for its luncheon Monday.

University of Hawaii football coaches June Jones and Ron Lee, Waipahu head football coach Todd Fujimori and UH swimming and diving coach Sam Freas, who is also president of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, will be on hand.

Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon, at the Pagoda Restaurant.

Na Koa luncheon Monday

The weekly Na Koa Football Club meeting will feature University of Hawaii quarterback Dan Morrison, who will review the Rainbows' game with TCU and talk about upcoming opponent San Jose State.

The event, open to the public, begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Waialae Country Club. Lunch is $11.

For more information, contact Ben Yee at 956-4513 or 734-6194.

Wahine softball benefit

The University of Hawaii alumnae softball team will take on a celebrity team from BayWatch Hawaii in a fund-raising doubleheader at the UH Wahine Softball Stadium on Nov. 6.

The event, sponsored by the UH Rainbow Softball Booster Club, will begin with the rededication of the renovated softball complex at 1 p.m. Following will be a celebrity game at 2 p.m. and then the alumnae/BayWatch game.

The cost is $10 and will include a steak or chicken meal (eat-in take-out), an autograph session with BayWatch participants and an opportunity to be selected to attend a filming of the television series.