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Hawaii Beat
Mike Tejada, who spent his childhood in Kahuku, signed a contract with the Colorado Rockies April 21. Rockies sign Tejada
Tejada, a catcher, played baseball for Kamehameha in the seventh and eighth grades. His family then moved to the mainland, where he played high school ball.
During his freshman year at Brigham Young University, Tejada hit .347 with six home runs and 30 runs batted in.
The past two years he has been on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints.
He returned too late to join the BYU team this season and decided to turn pro.
Tejada was drafted in the 17th round of the 1999 draft.
"Our people like him," said Rockies spokesman Jay Alves. "Mike has been sent to extended spring training in Tucson.
"He'll be assigned to a short-season team in June unless he demonstrates he's ready to play before that."
Tong takes judo title
Amy Tong of Hawaii Kai won the 78-kilogram title in last night's 2000 USA Judo National Championships at Houston.Tong, who already had qualified for the U.S. Olympic team, easily defeated Collete Lameyse in the final.
MPSF honors to UH hitters
Hawaii's Costas Theocharidis and Clay Stanley were second- and third-team picks, respectively, among the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball elite announced yesterday.Brenton Davis and Torry Tukuafu of the Rainbows received honorable mention.
MPSF Player of the Year honors went to USC setter Donald Suxho. Stanford's Curt Toppel was named Freshman of the Year and Loyola Marymount's Rick McLaughlin Coach of the Year.
Komine breaks mark
Nebraska sophomore Shane Komine, a Kalani High graduate, struck out 12 last night in shutting out Iowa State, 5-0, at Buck Beltzer Stadium in Lincoln.Komine has 126 strikeouts this season, breaking the Cornhuskers' mark of 123 set by Troy Brohawn in 1993. Komine is a nominee for the Rotary Smith Award, given to the nation's top collegiate baseball player.
UH tennis teams lose
The University of Hawaii men's and women's tennis teams lost first-round matches in the Western Athletic Conference championships at Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday.The UH men lost to SMU, 4-0, and the Wahine were beaten by Tulsa, 5-1, with No.1 singles player Nina Wenger the lone winner.
'Bows in WAC golf play
The University of Hawaii men's golf team will play in the Western Athletic Conference Championships beginning Monday at Castle Hills in Lewisville, Texas.The winner qualifies for the NCAA Championship.
Representing UH will be senior Louis Mexia, junior Russell Nygard, sophomore Norman-Ganin Asao and freshmen Scott Carlyle and Jaime Matsumura.
Crouch places in regatta
Les Crouch of Lahaina sailed his Twister to a fifth-place finish in the spinnaker/racing class of the recent International Rolex Cup Regatta off St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.