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Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Wednesday, December 20, 2000

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Athletes of
the Week

Evan Bartholomew

Waiakea basketball

The 6-4 senior power forward averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds a game in the Big Island Candies-Hilo Holiday Prep Classic, helping the 9-0 Warriors win the tournament title.

Carmen Calpo

Pearl city soccer

The junior scored the lone goal of the game on a breakaway as the Chargers handed Aiea its first loss, then exploded for an OIA season-high six goals in the team's 11-0 romp against Nanakuli.

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Honor Roll

Outstanding performers in high school sports last week includes:

BASKETBALL

Terry Ayers, Pearl City: Scored 15 points in a win over Kaiser and 17 in loss to Hilo in Big Island Candies/Hilo Holiday
Thomas Mason, Waipahu: Led team to win against University in Palama Settlement Tournament with game-high 23 points.

SOCCER

Mele French, Mililani: Scored nine goals in team's first two wins.
Shane McConnell, Radford: Scored twice in 3-2 win against Waialua.
Lindsey Peck, Kalaheo: Fired four goals in a win against McKinley.
Karley Peterson, Leilehua: Tallied three goals in a win over Waianae.
Jared Shirai, Kaimuki: Netted three goals against Farrington.

SOFTBALL

Cassie Chun-Ming, Kaiser: Went 3-for-5 with a double and home run against Kalaheo and then homered again against Kalani.
Stacey Higa, Iolani: Homered with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Raiders to 2-0 win over Kamehameha.
Tracy Kane, Waianae: Hit two triples and three RBIs against Aiea and pitched a three-hitter against Leilehua.
Loihi McKeague, Pearl City: Was 3-for-4 with two doubles and earned the win against Nanakuli.
Jerrie Obrero, Hawaii Baptist: Was 3-for-3 with a home run and triple and was the winning pitcher against Mid-Pacific.
Savannah Sabido, Kahuku: In two games, went 5-for-6, with two doubles, a triple and a home run.

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How it all began

The Iolani Classic started 18 years ago after Glenn Young took his Iolani team to a 1982 tourney in Las Vegas.

"We got blown off the court and I (realized) we were really behind in basketball in Hawaii," Young said. "In order to improve the level of play here, we needed to bring in top-caliber play."

The Raiders won the state championship in 1983 and Young organized the first Classic for that December.

Two years ago this week

Rice (N.Y.) beat Timpview (Utah) in the championship game of the Iolani Classic, with Kenneth Satterfield scoring 26 points. Satterfield now plays for Cincinnati.

Kalaheo finished fifth in the tournament, guided by 6-foot-8 center Julian Sensley and Ryan Hogue. Punahou nearly upset Rice on the second day of play, with all-state forward Brandon Brooks scoring 28 points.

The tournament also featured Chris Walton -- the son of NBA All-Star Bill Walton -- playing for University San Diego High, Timmy Chang for St. Louis and Jerome Williams for Waipahu.

Twelve years ago this week

Chris McNeal missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Flint Hill Prep (Va.) held on to beat Oak Hill (Va.), 66-64 in the Iolani Classic final. McNeal would go on to star at the University of Pittsburgh.

Flint Hill, which won its fourth title in four years, featured future NBA players Randolph Childress and George Lynch.

Iolani's Kanoe Winchester had the top shooting performance of the tournament, hitting nine consecutive 3-pointers against Dunbar (Md.) earlier in the week. The Poets, led by Sam Cassell, won anyway.

To nominate... A male and female athlete will be selected each week based on their performances of the previous week. To nominate, call the Star-Bulletin Sports Department between 7-11 p.m. Sundays at 525-8600; fax it to 525-5497; or e-mail to sports@starbulletin.com.