Hannemann, Scott
third on beach

Former University of Hawaii men's volleyball players Albert Hannemann and Sean Scott finished third yesterday at the AVP Paul Mitchell Open at Virginia Beach, Va.

The third-seeded Hannemann and Scott lost to eventual champions Aaron Boss and Collin Smith in the semifinal, 12-21, 21-18, 15-10, then defeated Ayakatubby and Bacil, 21-14, 21-12 for the third-place prize money of $6,600.

Hawaii's Lee LeGrande and partner Brent Doble finished fifth, splitting $3,500.

Hawaii judokas ousted at world championships

Tyler Takata and Neal Takamoto of Hawaii lost their first-round matches yesterday and were eliminated from the World Judo Championships in Munich, Germany.

Takata, competing in the 60-kilogram division, lost to Nestor Khergiani of Georgia by ippon to koka, four minutes into the match.

Takamoto, in the Open Division, fell to Yeldos Ikhsangaliyev of Kazakhstan by ippon, 57 seconds into the match.

Na Kolohe softball team at fastpitch nationals

The PAL Select Na Kolohe 18-under girls fastpitch softball team begins competing tomorrow at the ASA 18-Under National Tournament in Federal Way, Wash.

The coaches for Na Kolohe are George La Rosa, Al Cummings, Bobby Mundon and Val Daniel. The roster includes Trina La Rosa, Cherlyn Ligot, Shamra Ortiz, Ashlie Dutro, Crissy Moefu, Shelby Ford, Kimi Daniel, Temehani Cummings, Jasmine McGuire, Jana Pintz, Chante Mundon and Janine Ketoto.

Nominations being taken for Vulcan Hall of Fame

Nominations for the University of Hawaii-Hilo's City Bank/Vulcan Athletic Hall of Fame are due by Aug. 6.

Former Vulcan athletes and community members who have made significant contributions to UHH athletes can be nominated. Athletes must have completed their eligibility and surpassed a five-year waiting period since last competing for the Vulcans.

For more information, contact the UHH athletic department at 974-7606.

Kayakers to compete at U.S. sprint nationals

Kathy Colin of Kailua and Honolulu's Chris Ball, both past Olympians, will be competing in the U.S. Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Sprint National Championships beginning tomorrow in Sacramento, Calif.

Colin, a kayaker, and Ball, who competes in canoes, will be joined by former Hawaii residents Peter Newton and Mike Harbold.

VanderVoort top angler in Na Pua O Ke Kai

Malia VanderVoort, aboard the Start Me Up Action, landed a 530-pound Pacific Blue marlin to win $5,000 in the 6th Huggo's Na Pua O Ke Kai women's fishing tournament off the Kailua-Kona coast.

Second place went to Carol Holt, who boated a 441-pound marlin in just 45 minutes. Holt and the rest of Team Boomerang -- Thea Beaudet, Ola Texeira and Candy Metzger -- earned an entry into next month's Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament.

Some 300 women competed in what is considered the largest all-female fishing event in the Pacific.

Hawaii's Own

Benny Agbayani, Mets: The St. Louis School and Hawaii Pacific alumnus was taken out for defensive purposes again in New York's 6-5 win over the Phillies. But it probably had more to do with his history in the outfield than his performance before he was taken out. Agbayani played errorless ball in left field and recorded his first assist of the season in the fourth inning, catching an aggressive Scott Rolen trying to stretch a single into a double.

Agbayani was 1-for-2 from the plate but did plenty of the little things to help his team win. He singled in the fourth off Nelson Figueroa and was hit by a pitch in the sixth. Agbayani made Figueroa pay for the pain he inflicted though, stealing second base while Todd Zeile struck out. It was Agbayani's first stolen base since June 30 and evened his career success rate at 50 percent (15 for 30).

Mike Fetters, Dodgers: The Iolani School product did not pitch in Los Angeles' 3-2 loss to Colorado after throwing a scoreless inning Saturday. He has only pitched in two of the Dodgers' last seven games and has not been trusted with a close game since July 15.

Brandon Villafuerte, Rangers: The Hilo native stayed in the bullpen as Rick Helling pitched a complete game in Texas' 2-0 win over Tampa Bay. Villafuerte pitched in successive games before yesterday.