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Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Monday, September 18, 2000

By Pierre Tostee, Special to the Star-Bulletin
Hawaii's Sunny Garcia ripped in the quarterfinals, but
was edged by eventual winner Taj Burrow of Australia
in the semifinals of the Figueira Pro 2000. Garcia
maintains his lead on the World Championship Tour.

Machado takes
surf title

American Rob Machado defeated Taj Burrow of Australia in the final of the Figueira Pro 2000 surfing contest yesterday at Figueira da Foz, Portugal.

Machado collected the $20,000 first prize and climbed into fourth place in the Association of Surfing Professionals' World Championship Tour ratings.

Burrow beat WCT ratings leader Sunny Garcia of Hawaii in a close semifinal after eliminating Hawaii's Kalani Robb in the quarterfinals.

Garcia extended his ratings lead since his closest rival, Australian Luke Egan, was eliminated earlier.

The World Championship Tour heads back to California for the Billabong Pro at Trestles Sept. 24-29.

HPU women win
overtime soccer duel

Jannicke Snildal's goal two minutes into overtime gave Hawaii Pacific University a 2-1 women's soccer victory over Cal State Hayward yesterday at Atherton Field on HPU's Windward campus.

The Sea Warriors broke the 1-1 deadlock after Cal State Hayward goalkeeper Monica Pauley couldn't get a handle on Liane Watanabe's corner kick. The ball bounced around, then was headed by Amanda Rodriguez over Pauley's head and onto the foot of Snildal, who tapped in the game winner.

Pauley, who made 11 saves, several of them spectacular, was beaten for the tying goal in the 88th minute by Jill Fujimoto, from five yards out off a cross by Taryn Geolina.

Morgan Buckingham had scored for the Lady Pioneers on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute.

HPU's second overtime victory over Cal State Hayward in a week improved its season record to 7-5, tying the school single-season victory mark.

Teams combine for Skippy

A combined crew of Hawaii and New Zealand paddlers won yesterday's Skippy Kamakawiwo'ole men's long-distance race.

Five paddlers from Hawaii and four from New Zealand finished the 32-mile event in 3 hours, 32 minutes and 45 seconds.

The race began off Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai and finished at the Ko Olina Marina.

Winning crew members were Todd Bradley, Andrew Penny, Rob Kaiwai, Raven Aipa, Kea Paiaina, Maui Kjeldsen, Bill Pratt, Andrew Glatzel and Rick Nuu.

Finishing second was Lanikai in 3:34:16. Outrigger won the men's 35 division (3:49:10) while the men's 45 division went to Kailua (4:18:40).

It was the final men's distance race before the Oct. 8 Molokai Hoe. The women's long-distance season concludes next Sunday with Na Wahine O Ke Kai.

Boths 40-mile races begin off Hale O Lono, Molokai, and finish at Oahu's Waikiki Beach.

Dinong drag racing victor

Sandy Dinong of Pearl City won Super Comp series in Budweiser Pro Gas Gold Cup drag racing competition Saturday night at Hawaii Raceway Park.

Dinong defeated current points leader Alfred Maglangit in the Super Comp final.

In the inaugural "Razor Race" slalom series for kids ages 5-14, Ti Lovell, Joey Correia Jr., Keula Munos and Buddy Ilac took home the trophies and cash awards.