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Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, August 4, 2000

Honors keep
coming for Chang

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Star-Bulletin staff

Punahou graduate Victoria Chang has been chosen as the SchoolSports.com National Girls' Cross Country Player of the Year.

Chang, the state high school girls' cross-country champion, will attend Stanford in the fall.

She is also the Foot Locker National Girls' Cross Country Champion.

"In making our National Player of the Year selections, we looked for the most talented high school athletes based on their team contributions and personal statistics," said Jon Segal of SchoolSports.com.

By Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin
It was a big night for the University of Hawaii football
program yesterday at Murphy's Bar & Grill where
$90,000 was raised for the team during the annual
Pigskin Pigout. Head coach June Jones, left, and
restaurant owner Don Murphy take one last look
at a UH football helmet Jones autographed that
was included in the silent auction.

Billfish boated

After two days of tag and release, the first billfish and ahi were boated in the 41st Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament yesterday.

The Indiana Jones Tokyo Fishing Club took over first place with 461 points after hauling in a 361-pound marlin.

The Pajara Valley Game Fish Club is in second with 300 points, and also leads the Ahi Division.

The tournament concludes with fishing today off of Kailua-Kona.

Organizers are encouraging the public to attend the weigh-ins at Kailua Pier starting at 4 p.m.

Australia extends lead

Australia extended its lead over closest rival New Zealand in the Kenwood Cup sailing standings after the 55-mile race from Kaneohe to Waikiki and back yesterday.

The race was the fifth of the 10-race series.

The class leaders are Esmerelda (A), Karasu (B), Samba Pa Ti, (C) and Smile (D).

The next races --the DekaMall.com triangle and windward/leeward courses off Waikiki -- will be held tomorrow.

Today, a fun Plywood Cup race off Waikiki is scheduled. That's plywood -- literally. Sailors and businessmen will combine to build makeshift boats in two hours before sailing --or sinking.