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Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Tuesday, September 12, 2000

Wahine climb to No. 2

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Star-Bulletin staff

HONOLULU -- The University of Hawaii women's volleyball team is moving up the national rankings.

Unbeaten in six matches, the Wahine jumped from No. 6 to No. 2 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll released yesterday.

UH received eight first-place votes, while Nebraska (7-0) received 48 first-place votes to jump from fourth to first in the rankings.

The Wahine beat Northwestern in three sets Sunday night to win the Wahine Challenge tournament. They also beat Oregon and Creighton in the tournament.

Rounding out the top five are Penn State, Colorado State and Long Beach State.

Hawaii also moved up to No. 2 in the Volleyball magazine poll.

Brees to play Hula Bowl

Purdue quarterback Drew Brees, a Heisman Trophy candidate, has signed to play in the Rivals.com Hula Bowl Maui Senior All-Star Football Classic on Jan. 20, 2001.

Brees is the career leader at Purdue with a .615 completion percentage. He was the school's Male Athlete of the Year last year.

In a season-opening 48-0 shutout of Central Michigan, Brees threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns. Brees then went 32 for 46 for 417 yards in a 45-10 win over Kent State.

For ticket information, call 1-808-871-4141.

Seoul trip for local ace

Sean Nakamoto of Honolulu used a 7-iron to ace the 140-yard 10th hole at Coral Creek golf course Sunday, winning two round-trip tickets on Korean Airlines to Seoul.

Eco Adventure upcoming

The Honolulu Club is hosting Hawaii's first-ever Eco Adventure, a 1.25-mile swim in Waimea Bay, a 4.5-mile trail run through Waimea Valley, a 13-mile bike ride from Waimea Bay to Turtle Bay and back and an ocean kayak race from Waimea Bay to Ehukai Beach and back on Saturday.

Participants can compete as individuals or in teams. Registration is $75 per person or $180 per team of four.

For an application or for more information, call Cheryl Henry at 543-3946.

Straight A's program on

The Jeep Oahu Bowl/Jeep Aloha Bowl Christmas Football Classics along with the Rivals.com Hula Bowl Maui have begun the 12th annual Straight A's Program for Hawaii students, kindergarten through Grade 12.

The first 550 students who submit their first quarter report cards with Straight A's or equivalent in core courses, win two free tickets to the Jeep Oahu Bowl/Jeep Aloha Bowl Christmas Football Classics.

Applications are available at every Hawaii public or private school or at the Bowl Games Hawaii offices at 1110 University Ave., Suite 403 and at Maui Mall.

For more information, call 1-808-871-4141.

Near-perfect picks win in Fever contest

Frank K.C. Ng has had perfect 10-0 ballots before in the Football Fever contest. But the retired Pearl Harbor shipyard worker has never had his ballot drawn.

This time, Ng didn't go 10-0. But his 9-1 record was good enough to win the $500 weekly prize.

"I'm surprised because I've had 10-0 ballots and never been chosen,'' said Ng, a Kaimuki resident. "And I play every week.''

Football Fever panelist Brickwood Galuteria of KINE had the best record for Week 3 at 8-2. All ballots with an 8-2 record or better were eligible for the weekly drawing.