Aloha Stadium officials expanded their new, stricter bag check policy to include thorough searches at high school football games. Aloha Stadium
tightens securityStaff and wire reports
In keeping with heightened security precautions nationwide, stadium officials have banned coolers, backpacks and bags at all professional, collegiate, OIA and ILH football games held at Aloha Stadium.
UH sailors defend national title
The fall sailing season kicks off as defending national champion Hawaii competes at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Women's Singlehanded Championships this weekend in Long Beach, Calif.The Hawaii coed sailing team will also compete in Long Beach.
Division II Top Performers: Cross Country
Kristi Woolley, BYUH: The senior from Spokane, Wash., was named the Pacific West Conference female runner of the week by leading her Seasiders past Hawaii Pacific at the Brigham Young-Hawaii Invitational last Saturday. Woolley turned the tide on a Sea Warrior team that had beaten her Seasiders a week before, rising from 10th place the previous week to fourth place in the winning effort. The senior ran her career-best 5K time of 20 minutes, 6 seconds, an improvement of 1:36 over her previous best finish on her home course.Christian Madsen, Hawaii Pacific: The great Dane improved on his time from the previous week by 49 seconds in winning the BYUH Invitational at Laie last Saturday. On a humid morning, Madsen ran the 8K course in 25:51, easily outpacing the rest of the field. "I wasn't as tired as last week," Masden said.
Hawaii's Own
Mike Fetters, Pirates: The Iolani graduate did not pitch in Pittsburgh's 9-1 loss to St. Louis.Chris Truby, Astros: The Damien product did not play as Houston beat San Francisco 5-4 in 10 innings.