Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Wednesday, April 4, 2001

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Strike might
prematurely decide
golf title

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By Jason Kaneshiro
Star-Bulletin

If the teachers' strike wipes out next week's Oahu Interscholastic Association golf championships, Leilehua and Moanalua will claim the league's boys' and girls' team titles, respectively.

The Mules and Menehunes finished first in the semifinals held Monday at Makaha Golf Course. The finals are scheduled for April 11 at Waialae Country Club.

Normally, the top two finishers would qualify for the team finals, but the possibility of having the finals canceled gave the semifinal round a championship atmosphere.

"I was telling the coaches this may be the championship," said OIA golf coordinator Duane Izumi. "You could sense there was pressure."

The Leilehua boys' team, led by Nick Mason's round of 73, posted a team score of 313 to claim the top spot in the semifinals. Pearl City finished second with a score of 321. The Chargers were led by Grant Yasui, who finished one stroke behind Mason.

Ayumi Hori carded a 76 to lead Moanalua to the top seed in the girls' competition. The Menehunes finished with a team score of 164. Aiea and Radford, who closed regulation with scores of 168, went to a sudden-death playoff to determine second place. Na Alii prevailed by one stroke.

The individual championships are set for April 16 and 17. But if the strike claims that tournament as well, the 43 boys and 18 girls with the best regular season scoring averages will qualify for the state tournament in May.

Shooting Star

Ryan Tanoue of St. Louis became the first Hawaii resident to earn a spot on the United States national development team this week with his performance at the National Junior Olympic Riflery Championships.

Tanoue, who won the boys air riflery state championship last fall, finished second in both the men's air riflery and smallbore riflery competitions at the event held in Colorado Springs, Colo.

His berth on the development team will give Tanoue the opportunity to shoot for the US team in World Cup matches in Korea and Germany later this year.

Tanoue is set to attend the University of Nevada next fall on a riflery scholarship.

Going to Hana

Keith Morioka is leaving the only school he has ever worked at to become the athletic director at Hana High School in Maui.

The current Waipahu High School athletic director decided to fill the vacancy when Greg Belicki left the small school in January.

The principals of both schools will soon meet to determine the timeline of Morioka's switch.

The search for his replacement will start when they agree on the schedule.

After 32 years at Waipahu -- the last 13 as its athletic director -- Morioka admitted his interviewing skills were rusty, but said the challenge of running the Vikings' athletic department enticed him to apply for the job.

"It was kind of exciting to me when I thought about what we could do over there," Morioka said.

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BASEBALL

ILH

St. Louis 9, Punahou 6

The Crusaders beat the Buffanblu last night at Ala Wai Field creating a four-way tie for first place. St. Louis, Punahou, Iolani and Mid-Pacific now stand at 5-2.

St. Louis	340	000	2	--	9	8	4
Punahou	000	010	5	--	6	3	3

Leon Julian, Justin Goo (5), Brandon League (6) and Nick Tudisco; Reid Matsuda, Peter Phillips (2), Jason Owens (7) and Todd LaFountain. W--Julian. L--Matsuda.

Leading hitters--StL: Milton Grado, 3-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Jeffery Amas, 2-3; Brandon Sato, 3b; Travis Gonzaga, 3b. Pun: Ryan Kitamura, 3b; Jordan Takaki, 2b, 2 RBIs.

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BASEBALL

OIA junior varsity

Aiea 6, Pearl City 5

Roosevelt 5, Kalaheo 2

Kalani 12, Kaiser 9

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BIIF

St. Joseph 3, Hilo 0

Konawaena 3, Honokaa 0

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League leaders

OIA EAST

Runs: Castle, 48

Hits: Castle, 46

Errors: Kalani, 4

Home runs: Moanalua, 5

OIA WEST

Runs: Mililani, 28

Hits: Mililani, 42

Errors: Pearl City, 1

Home runs: Mililani, 3

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Coaches and Media Top Ten Poll

HawaiiSportsNetwork.com

School (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Last
1. Punahou (15)	5-1	185	3
2. Iolani	5-2	156	1
3. Mid-Pacific (2)	5-2	134	9
4. (tie) Saint Louis (2)	4-2	131	2
4. (tie) Baldwin (1)	6-0	131	7
6. Kamehameha	4-3	117	5
7. Mililani	3-0	111	4
8. Waiakea	4-0	76	NR
9. Maui	6-0	64	NR
10. Pearl City	na	45	6

Others receiving votes: Castle 40, Kailua 6, Molokai 4, Kaiser 3, Kauai 3, Kapaa 3, Aiea 2, St. Joseph 1.

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL

OIA junior varsity

Waianae 19, Kapolei 17

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ILH

Division II

Hawaii Baptist 45, La Pietra 39

Kamehameha 41, Iolani 24

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OIA East

	W	L	PCT	GB	STK
Kalaheo	4	0	1.000	--	W4
Farrington	3	0	1.000	--	W3
McKinley	3	0	1.000	--	W3
Moanalua	2	1	.667	1-1/2	L1
Kahuku	2	2	.500	1-1/2	W1
Roosevelt	2	2	.500	2	L2
Castle	1	2	.333	2-1/2	W1
Kaiser	1	2	.333	2-1/2	W1
Kaimuki	1	3	.250	3	L1
Kalani	0	3	.000	3-1/2	L3
Kailua	0	4	.000	4	L4

Scoring leaders

Individual

1. Traci Torralva, McK, 21.3; 2. Brandy Richardson, Kalah 19.8; 3. Amy Kotani, Moan, 16.0; 4. Natasha Kai, Kah, 15.0; 5. Jodi Nakashima, Roos, 13.8;

6. Heather Gonzalves, Kalah, 13.3; 7. Ashley Takata, Kalani, 11.3; 8. Nenea Kamauoha, Kais, 11.3; 9. Samantha Ching, Kais, 11.0; 10. Dalia Solia, Kaim, 10.3; 11. Patti Hardimon, Moan, 10.0; 12. Mari Kitamura, Cast, 10.0.

Team

1. Kalaheo 56.3; 2. McKinley 52.0; 3. Kaiser 50.3; 4. Farrington 49.7; 5. Kahuku 49.0;

6. Moanalua 45.0; 7. Kaimuki 44.3; 8. Castle 43.3; 9. Roosevelt 40.3; 10. Kalani 37.3; 11. Kailua 35.8.

Team Defense

1. Kalaheo 36.5; .2 McKinley 41.0; 3. Roosevelt 43.3; 4. Moanalua 46.7; 5. Kahuku 47.0;

6. Kailua 47.3; 7. Farrington 47.3; 8. Kaiser 48.0; 9. Kaimuki 48.0; 10. Castle 52.7; 11. Kalani 61.7.

3-point goals

1. Jodi Nakashima, Roos 13; 2. Nikki Furtado, Kalah; 3. Bre Carson, Kalah 7; 4. Amy Kotani, Moan 6; 5. Ashley Takata, Kalani 6;

6. Shayna Mederios, Cast 4; 7. Ashlie Dutro, Roos 4; 8. Traci Torralva, McK 4.

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OIA West

	W	L	PCT	GB	STK
Nanakuli	3	0	1.000	--	W3
Mililani	3	1	.750	-1/2	W3
Leilehua	3	0	1.000	--	W3
Aiea	2	0	1.000	0	W2
Radford	2	1	.667	1	L1
Campbell	2	2	.500	1	L1
Pearl City	2	2	.500	2	W1
Waialua	0	3	.000	3	L3
Waianae	0	4	.000	3-1/2	L4
Waipahu	0	4	.000	3-1/2	L4

Scoring Leaders

Individual

1. Maricris Sierra, Nana 19.0; 2. Uheina Tuhalafatai, Mil 18.8; 3. Aritta Lane, Aiea 16.0; 4. Charlotte Garcia, Lei 12.3; 5. Heidi Garcia, Lei 11.7;

6. Christy Ayers, PC 11.5; 7. Renette Fajardo, Camp 11.5; 8. Keesha Aldridge, Aiea 10.5; 9. Missy Cordero, Rad 10.0.

Team

1. Leilehua 58.0; 2. Aiea 55.5; 3. Pearl City 44.8; 4. Radford 43.3; 5. Nanakuli 41.7;

6. Mililani 39.3; 7. Campbell 32.0; 8. Waialua 30.8; 9. Waianae 27.8; 10. Waipahu 17.3.

Team Defense

1. Aiea 18.0; 2. Radford 27.0; 3. Nanakuli 37.0; 4. Mililani 37.3; 5. Waianae 37.5;

6. Waipahu 40.0; 7. Pearl City 40.3; 8. Campbell 40.8; 9. Leilehua 41.0; 10. Waialua 52.5.

3-Point Goals

Renette Fajardo, Camp 4; Missy Cordero, Rad 4; Heather Massey, Rad 2; Lehua Yap, Nana 2; Darci Watanabe, Mili 2.

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ILH

	W	L	PCT	GB	STK
Punahou	4	0	1.000	--	W4
Kamehameha	4	0	1.000	--	W4
Iolani	3	2	.600	1-1/2	W
Sacred Hearts	2	2	.500	2	L1
University	1	3	.250	3	L2
Mid-Pacific	1	4	.200	3-1/2	W1
Maryknoll	0	4	.000	4	L4

Scoring leaders

Individual

1. Monica Tokoro, Iol 18.6; 2. Trisha Nishimoto, Iol 15.0; 3. Caroline Beddow, MPI 12.7; 4. Samanta Alapa, SH 12.3; 5. Becky Hogue, Pun 11.0;

6. Megan Ching, KS 11.0; 7. Milia Macfarlane, Pun 10.5; 8. Rachel Kane, Pun 10.3.

Team

1. Kamehameha 61.0; 2. Punahou 60.5; 3. Iolani 55.2; 4. Sacred Hearts 45.8; 5. Mid-Pacific 38.2;

6. Maryknoll 37.5; 7. University 35.3.

Team Defense

1. Kamehameha 33.8; 2. Punahou 35.3; 3. Iolani 41.2; 4. Sacred Hearts 49.8; 5. University 56.3;

6. Maryknoll 57.5; 7. Mid-Pacific 58.2.

3-point goals

1. Rachel Kane, Pun 5; 2. Milia Macfarlane, Pun 5; 3. Shannon Nishi, MPI 4; 4. Trisha Nishimoto, Iol 3; 5. Monica Tokoro, Iol 3; 6. Elise Umeda, Pun 3.

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Coaches and Media Top Ten

HawaiiSportsNetwork.com

1. Punahou (19)	4-0	270	1
2. Kalaheo (9)	4-0	261	2
3. Aiea	2-0	212	4
4. Kamehameha	4-0	209	3
5. Iolani	3-2	130	6
6. Waiakea	na	122	7
7. Baldwin	7-0	90	8
8. McKinley	3-0	77	9
9. Konawaena	na	42	NR
10. Honokaa	na	38	5

Others receiving votes: Kohala 26, Leilehua 18, Seabury Hall 15, Moanalua 7, Farrington 6, Kailua 5, Nanakuli 4, Saint Francis 4, Kahuku 3, Maui 1, Roosevelt 1.

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