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Two Hawaii athletes doubled up on awards -- including the top honors -- at last night's Honolulu Quarterback Club 2002 Banquet of Champions at the Pacific Beach Hotel. Willoughby, Rolo
rack up awardsStar-Bulletin staff
Rainbow Wahine All-American volleyball player Kim Willoughby was named both the Female Sports Person of the Year and the Adult Female Athlete of the Year. Last season, the sophomore outside hitter led the nation in kills per game, set a number of UH records and was named to the all-Western Athletic Conference and all-region all-star teams.
Warriors senior quarterback Nick Rolovich was named the Male Sports Person of the Year as well as the Adult Male Athlete of the Year. The MVP of the Hula Bowl led Hawaii to a 9-3 record, throwing for more than 500 yards in each of the final three games.
Other award winners were:
>> Female Prep Athlete of the Year -- Nicole Garbin, outstanding soccer and basketball player for Baldwin High and the state player of the year in soccer.
>> Male Prep Athlete of the Year -- Inoke Funaki, Kahuku quarterback, who led the Red Raiders to two consecutive state championships. He was also state offensive player of the year.
>> Senior Female Athlete of the Year (35 and older) -- Donna Kahakui, 37, ocean environmentalist and paddler. She paddled around all of the Hawaiian Islands as well as down the Hudson River to the Statue of Liberty to bring attention to ocean awareness.
>> Senior Male Athlete of the Year (35 and older) -- Lionel Low. The 61-year-old earned a gold and a silver medal at the National Masters Track and Field Championships in July and also was named the outstanding male athlete of the 2001 Aloha State Games.
>> Neal Shaw Blaisdell Award -- Keith Amemiya, executive director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association. The award goes to a professional or non-professional, male or female athlete or other person in the field of sports, who throughout the years has devoted his or her exemplary efforts to bring great recognition to sports in Hawaii.
>> Scotty Schuman Award -- Larry Price, director and president of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. The award goes to a Hawaii resident who is a non-professional for outstanding contribution or participation during the year in sports.
>> Joe Reynolds Award -- Florence Au. The award goes to a member of the Honolulu Quarterback Club who, as a volunteer, exemplifies a high achievement standard for the club dedicated to sports enthusiasts in Hawaii.
>> George Archer Coach of the Year -- Warrior football coach June Jones, whose team finished 9-3 last season.
Gotcha Pipeline event holding period begins
The holding period for the Gotcha Pipeline surfing contest begins today at the Banzai Pipeline.A swell is expected in the 4- to 6-foot range, and 150 surfers from 16 countries are planning to compete in the $60,000 contest, starting with the trials round.
Defending champion Bruce Irons of Kauai is among the Hawaii surfers gunning for the title.
Hawaii-Hilo takes Koolau Classic title
Hawaii-Hilo shut out Chaminade, 5-0, yesterday to win the Koolau Classic and establish itself as the team to beat this season in Pacific West Conference softball.Kristine Kahoalii limited the Silverswords to six hits, while Claresa Asuncion scored two runs on two hits.
The Vulcans made it to the finals by beating Concordia-Irvine, 3-1, in the semifinal behind the six-hit pitching of Tara Martinez and Diana Kim's two hits.
Chaminade got to the final by Hawaii Pacific, 3-2, in the semifinals, and had to play three games yesterday to Hilo's two.
Melissa Marquez struck out eight Sea Warriors and outdueled Malia Sullivan, getting two RBIs from catcher Alicia Quindt.
Brigham Young-Hawaii was knocked out of the tournament by Concordia in the quarterfinals, losing, 6-1.
Claremont-Mudd Scripps was eliminated by Chaminade, 13-2.
Cook selected WAC Player of Week
Hawaii third baseman Brent Cook was rewarded for his dominating performance against UCLA over the weekend when he was named the Western Athletic Conference's Player of the Week.The Bruins only got Cook out twice in the three-game series, going 12-for-14 with three runs scored and three RBIs.
Phillip Tribe of Rice was named the pitcher of the week, beating out Hawaii's Bryan Lee.
Sayers streaks to bowling title
Scott Sayers survived all four steps of a stepladder bowling tournament to win the Pro Shop Open Singles championship Saturday.He beat Mike Asuncion, 279-225, in the first match, then rolled scores of 236 and 223 before destroying Glen Azumi, 268-165, for the championship.
The competition will be aired at noon Friday on Channel 11.