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Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Monday, April 24, 2000

By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin
Donna Kahakui rests off Duke Kahanamoku Beach after
finishing her 130-mile trek around Oahu yesterday afternoon.
Kahakui paddled her one-man outrigger canoe around the island
to bring awareness to marine conservation programs.
She began the journey last Thursday night.

Silverswords sweep
Vulcans in softball

HILO - Sophomore pitcher Melissa Marquez helped Chaminade sweep Hawaii-Hilo yesterday, 3-0 and 5-1, in a Pacific West Conference doubleheader at the UHH softball field.

The conference-leading Silverswords (22-17, 12-4) have now won six in a row, all complete game by Marquez. The Vulcans are 22-20 and 8-8 heading into today's 2 p.m doubleheader with Chaminade.

In the opener, Marquez shut out UHH on four hits. Anu Kekauoha's three-run homer in the top of the sixth proved to be the difference.

Marquez (20-8) become the first 20-game winner in school history with her five-hitter in the second game. The only run she allowed was unearned.

HPU honors athletes

Susie Schoales, Eric Bentley and Filip Meijer were honored as Hawaii Pacific's 1999-00 Scholar-Athletes of the Year at the school's annual awards banquet last week.

Schoales, a senior pitcher is a four-year starter for the 16th-ranked Sea Warriors softball team. She has a 3.37 cumulative grade point average, has earned Academic All-America honors and also holds 11 school pitching records.

Bentley and Meijer were co-winners of the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

Bentley, a senior pitcher on the baseball team, has a 3.75 cumulative GPA, tied the HPU record for wins in a season last year and broke the school record for strikeouts in a season.

Meijer is the senior captain of the No. 2-ranked Sea Warriors tennis team. He carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA.