Sunday, May 6, 2001

[ PREP GOLF ]

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Apelu, Yasui win
OIA golf titles

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Star-Bulletin staff

Radford's Angela Apelu shot a 72 yesterday at Kalakaua Golf Course to win the Oahu Interscholastic Association girls' golf championship.

Apelu, a junior, finished third at last year's individual championships.

"It was mostly my driver," Apelu said. "I got in the fairway a lot, so it was easy to get it on the green or close."

Apelu and the other 17 top scorers in the tournament qualified for next week's state championships on Maui.

"I was a little shaky at first," Apelu said. "But winning today makes me ready for states. I'm ready to go."

Junior Grant Yasui of Pearl City shot a 71 to claim the boys' OIA crown. Yasui attributes his success to off-course preparation.

"I was running and lifting every other day," Yasui said. "I thought I worked hard enough, but I didn't expect it."

Earl Medeiros of Waianae finished two strokes back, with Josh Chin of Aiea three back.

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OIA Championships

Boys

At Makaha Resort Golf Course

1. Grant Yasui	Pearl City	35-36 --71
2. Earl Medeiros	Waianae	37-36 --73
3. Josh Chin	Aiea	39-35 --74
4. Nick Mason	Leilehua	39-36 --75
4. Brandon Abreu	Pearl City	38-37 --75
6. Kellan Anderson	Leilehua	36-40 --76
6. Bronson Kalilikane	Kapolei	36-40 --76
8. Chris Kobayashi	McKinley	38-39 --77
9. Ryan Perez	Moanalua	39-39 --78
9. Jared Apilado	Kahuku	40-38 --78
11. Jaren Niimi	Mililani	41-38 --79
11. Jared Yamane	Mililani	39-40 --79
13. Andrew Ching	Kahuku	42-38 --80
13. Kalama Hines	Kalaheo	42-38 --80
13. Brad Ching	McKinley	42-38 --80
13. Joey Itagaki	Roosevelt	39-41 --80
13. Landon Mizuguchi	Kaiser	44-36 --80

Girls

At Kalakaua Golf Course

1. Angela Apelu	Radford	37-35 --72
2. Tiffany Takao	McKinley	38-40 --78
3. Eleanor Apelu	Radford	39-40 --79
3. Merynn Ito	Aiea	40-39 --79
5. Ayumi Hori	Moanalua	38-44 --82
6. Eriko Sato	Kaiser	42-41 --83
7. Xyra Suyetsugu	Roosevelt	46-39 --85
8. Megan Sakamoto	Aiea	45-44 --89
9. Laura Sinacori	Radford	48-46 --94
10. Janelle Higashi	Leilehua	46-49 --95
11. Sheena Higa	Mililani	46-62 --98
12. Charyl Lynn Daquip	Moanalua	50-48 --98

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