Frank Sanchez grabbed the first-round lead at the 2001 TaylorMade/Adidas Assistant Professional Championship played at the Ko Olina Golf Club with a 1-under-par 71 yesterday. Sanchez takes 1-stroke
lead at sectionalStar-Bulletin staff
Scotty Kaneko and Kevin Carll were tied for second just one shot back at 72.
The top finisher will represent the Aloha Section at the National PGA Assistant Professional Championship Oct. 25-28 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Tomori shoots par in first round qualifying
Christel Tomori fired an even par 72 to tie for 10th place at the LPGA's Sectional Qualifying Tournament yesterday in Venice, Fla.Melinda Daniels-Price leads the field after shooting a five under 67.
Hawaii's Dawn Kaneshiro was in 96th place after a round of 78.
The cut after play today is expected to be in the low 70s. The top 30 players after 72 holes will advance to the Final Qualifying Tournament, Oct. 10-13 in Daytona, Fla.
Seki cards fails to make cut after two-day 155
While Chris Mundorf was busy setting a USGA record with a 9-under-par 63 yesterday, local golfer Jim Seki failed to make the cut at the 101st U.S. Amateur played in Atlanta.Seki's two-day total of 155 was 11 shots shy of the cut.
Oahu still unbeaten at World Series
Oahu improved to 3-0 in the round-robin portion of the Babe Ruth 13-15 World Series in Hamilton, N.J., by knocking off Cambridge, Mass., 5-3.Pitcher Kaimi Mead got the win over Cambridge, allowing only six hits and two earned runs, while striking out 10.
Oahu plays tomorrow against Tallahassee, Fla.
West Oahu drops third World Series meeting
West Oahu lost for the third time in pool play yesterday, this time to a team from New Orleans 4-3. West Oahu plays Eugene, Ore., in the fourth game of the Babe Ruth 11-12 World Series held in Vincennes, Ind.
8-bout fight card set for Blaisdell Arena
The Warriors Quest 2 extreme fight card will be held Friday at the Blaisdell Center. There are eight bouts on the card.Ron Jhun will get things started in a bout with Pete Spratt. The remaining matchups are Ray Cooper vs. Jeremy Williams, Stephan Paling facing Antonio Banuelos, Jason Dacquel against Dennis Asche, J.T. Taylor vs. Jason Von Flue, Russell Mederios against Eddie Yagin, David Santiago vs. Allan Bugsby and Tommy Kailiki facing Justin Hawes.
Hawaii's Own
Benny Agbayani, Mets: The St. Louis and Hawaii Pacific alumnus was 1-for-3 in New York's 5-2 win over Colorado and former Met pitcher Mike Hampton. Agbayani walked once, struck out once and singled to center in the fifth.He is now batting .278 for the year. He hasn't had an extra-base hit since Aug. 3 and hasn't homered since July 28.
Mike Fetters, Pirates: The Iolani graduate picked up his fourth save of the year against NL-West leading Arizona in Pittsburgh's 4-2 victory.
Fetters needed just 15 pitches in the ninth inning to retire the side. He walked pinch hitter Dellucci with one out, but followed by striking out Damian Miller and getting pinch hitter Colbrunn to fly out to right field to end the game.
Three of Fetters' four saves this season have come with the Pirates. He has pitched 5-2/3 innings in August, giving up three runs. He has averaged 16 pitches in his eight August outings -- with a high of 28 and a low of one.
Chris Truby, Astros: The Damien product did not play in Houston's 8-2 win over Philadelphia. Since being called up last week, Truby has appeared in just one game, and did not get a hit in his only at-bat.