Wahine sailing team
victorious in California

The Hawaii women's sailing team notched a victory this past weekend at the Bryson Women's Intersectional in Redwood City, Calif.

Marin Diskant, Kili Chivers, Renee DeCurtis and Sarah Hitchcock helped UH win the A division. Jennifer Warnock, DeCurtis and Hitchcock also led the Wahine to a first-place finish in the B division.

The Wahine are No. 7 in the Sailing World magazine poll, and sail in Annapolis, Md., this weekend.

The UH coed team, ranked 11th, will compete in Berkeley, Calif., this weekend.

Bryan Lake of the coed team has qualified for the Intercollegiate Sailing Association's (ICSA) Men's Singlehanded North American Championships, Oct. 19-21, in Toronto.

The Wahine and coed teams are holding a fund-raiser, which starts tomorrow and runs through Oct. 9.

In a partnership with Leonard's Bakery, 15 percent of all sales at the Leonard's Jr. Malasada Wagon in the Kailua Daiei parking lot will go toward the sailing team.

All of the fall regattas that UH will participate in are on the mainland, and proceeds from the fund-raiser will go toward travel expenses and general team expenses.

For more information, call coach Andy Johnson at 956-5177.

New HSN Magazine in Sunday edition

Hawaii Sports Network will launch the HSN Magazine in this Sunday's Star-Bulletin.

The 16-page tabloid will be inserted into the first Star-Bulletin Sunday edition of each month, and will feature a cover story about local student athletes, student lifestyle stories and statistics. It will also contain information about HSN's Higher Faster Stronger program, which promotes the values of former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success."

HSN Magazine will also feature columns such as "In the Life," "Home Grown" and "Around the Horn," which will detail the challenges to student athletes and provide updates from the different leagues around the state.

For more information, check out the HSN Web site at www.HawaiiSportsNetwork.com

Local semi-pro team will play benefit game

The Hawaiian Warriors semi-pro football team will hold a benefit bowl game to honor the 20 FDNY Bravest football team players who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 WTC tragedy.

The FDNY football team is a nonprofit organization. The game between the Warriors and the Kihei Heat will be played on Oct. 20 at a yet to be determined site. The president of the FDNY squad has been asked to attend the game.

UH men's volleyball team to scrimmage Saturday

The Hawaii men's volleyball team will hold an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday at the Pearl City High School gym.

The gates open at 6 p.m. with the opening serve scheduled for 7. The scrimmage will be followed by an autograph session.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Hawaii's Own

Mike Fetters, Pirates: The Iolani graduate was not needed in Pittsburgh's 10-1 win over the Mets, as starter Bronson Arroyo limited New York to five hits while throwing a complete game. The effort knocked the Mets out of the playoff picture.

Chris Truby, Astros: The Damien alumnus stayed on the bench again in Houston's 4-1 loss to the Giants.