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Hawaii Beat
Brian Sasada won the Aloha Section PGA AT&T Stroke Play championship yesterday at the Mauna Kea Golf Course, shooting a final-round 73 for a 54-hole total of 210. Sasada stings Hayashi
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Sasada, an assistant pro at Makena who won the Maui Open in June, finished two strokes ahead of Kevin Hayashi, the section's 1999 player of the year.
Hilo's Hayashi, who plays on the Golden Bear Tour in Florida, closed with a 71 for a 212 total. Kirk Nelson, also of Makena, was third at 223.
Rodney Acia, the Hilo Municipal pro, beat Dennis Rose by one stroke in the senior division. Both closed with 74s yesterday. Acia totaled 221 and Rose 222.
Hawaii kayakers rise
The Hawaii Canoe and Kayak Team had a successful first day of racing at Gainesville, Ga., on Tuesday.Chris Ball, Andy Bussey and James Farnum advanced to tomorrow's final in the senior men's K-1 1000-meters.
Ana Schladermundt advanced to the senior women's K-1 1,000-meter final, while Stephanie Dean made it to the semifinals.
Megan Bussey, Sarah Field, Audrey Sato, Prabu Segaran, Bryan Ho all moved on to the semifinals in junior racing.
In juvenile racing, Jessica Young and Lindsay Norcross advanced to the semifinals in two races and the finals in one race.
Palama Settlement benefit
More than 300 coaches and athletes, including Eddie Hamada, Masa Yonamine, Charlie Ane, Cal Lee, Junior Ah You, Tony Sellitto, Dave Eldredge, Al Espinda and Vince Goo, will attend a fund-raiser Sunday for the Palama Settlement athletic fund.The event, sponsored by Mufi Hannemann, is scheduled for 2-5 p.m. at Palama Settlement at 810 N. Vineyard Blvd.
There is a $10 donation, which will go entirely to the goal of raising $5,000 for the athletic fund.
Mililani at nationals
The state champion Mililani Hawaii Prep 18-and-under softball team went 1-1 in its first two games in the Normal, Ill., nationals Tuesday.Mililani beat the Oklahoma Blazers, 3-0, but lost to the Bay City (Mich.) Classics, 1-0.
Brandi Peiler hit a two-run triple, and a four-pitcher rotation, led by Sharee Fonoti, scattered three hits for Mililani in the win over Oklahoma.
Mililani pitchers, led by Mitzi Ing, allowed only two hits, but fell short to Bay City in the end after stranding runners on base in every inning.
Mililani's next game is against the Chesapeake (Md.) Chargers today at 2:30 p.m.
Anamizu U.S. qualifier
Phil Anamizu beat George White on the first playoff hole yesterday at The Links at Kuilima to qualify for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.Anamizu, of Honolulu, and White both shot a 3-over-par 75 to force the playoff.
Anamizu will be making his fourth appearance in the Mid-Am Championships, which will be held Sept. 9-14, in Virginia.
Wong, Heidger clinch
Hawaii's Kevin Wong and teammate Rob Heidger of California are guaranteed to finish as the top men's team on the United States list for the 2000 Sydney Games.The pair clinched the top spot when the closest competing team of Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson were forced to withdraw from the Belgium Open.
Kiraly dislocated his right shoulder on the final point of a match yesterday.
Kiraly and Johnson are still ranked No. 2, but are mathematically out of the running for No. 1.
Tiwanak breaks bricks
Hawaii's Teresa Tiwanak won the first place trophy in women's brickbreaking at the U.S. Open Karate Championships in Orlando, Fla.Tiwanak was also awarded the International Sport Kickbocking Association championship belt at the awards ceremony.
Tiwanak is a black belt instructor with the Central Hawaiian Activities 3 Kenpo Association.
UH baseball meeting
The University of Hawaii will hold an informational meeting concerning baseball tryouts on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the blue section behind home plate at Rainbow Stadium.The general meeting is for all full-time registered students at the Manoa campus who are interested in trying out.
For more information, call the UH baseball office at 956-6247.