Iolani’s Low nets
state Gatorade honor

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Star-Bulletin staff

Iolani sophomore Derrick Low has been named Hawaii's Gatorade State High School Boys' Basketball Player of the Year.

Low led the Raiders to the state championship last month and was the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's player of the year.

"I've been coaching in this state for 20 years. Derrick is the best player this state has ever produced," Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi said.

Low averaged 15.5 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals

Punahou's Becky Hogue is the Girls' Basketball Player of the Year. Hogue averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds in the Buffanblu's first nine preseason games.

One boy and one girl basketball player from each state and the District of Columbia are honored by Gatorade.

National winners for the boys and girls will be announced early next month.

Iolani graduate wins wrestling title

Southern Colorado's Vail Minn, an Iolani graduate and former Interscholastic League of Honolulu wrestling champion, won the 157-pound title March 16 at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association national championships in Easton, Penn.

The NCWA sponsors the nation's 69 affiliated college club teams.

Minn was a former NCAA Division II national qualifier and had wrestled on a team that won a conference title. But Southern Colorado's wrestling program was dropped as an official sport in the spring of 2001.

Without official competition, Minn spent most of his season simply working out with teammates. But Minn won five matches in the NCWA Tournament, capped off by a 3-2 win over Nevada's Andy Toulouse in the final for the national title.

Moanalua graduate Chris Rufo earned All-America status at the NCAA Division II national championships to help North Dakota State to a national runner-up team finish.

Rufo dropped his first match, then wrestled back to fourth place in the 189-pound bracket.

Rufo and Minn are both seniors, ending their collegiate eligibility.

Ed Wong Memorial looking for golfers

Hawaii football coach June Jones, his staff, and former players will be on hand for the Ed Wong Memorial Golf Tournament on April 23 at Hawaii Prince Golf Club.

The tournament, sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines and presented by Na Koa (the football team's booster club) is open to a maximum 258 golfers. Entry fee is $175 per person or $525 for three-person team. The fee includes green fees, cart, lunch and dinner.

Call 533-0033 or 486-2153 for information. Checks are payable to Na Koa Football Club, 1337 Lower Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.

UH tennis team wins at UC Riverside

The Hawaii men's tennis team beat UC Riverside 6-1 yesterday to improve to 3-2 for the current road trip and 14-8 overall.

No. 1 singles Reginaldo Moralejo swept past Brent Davis 6-4, 6-1 and UH won all six singles matches.

On Tuesday, Hawaii lost to UC Santa Barbara 4-3. Malino Oda, Jorge Gonzalez and Lincoln Leeder won singles matches.

Silverswords win 2 against Mountaineers

MelissaMarquez pitched a three-hit shutout to lead Chaminade past Eastern Oregon 6-0 last night. The Silverswords won the second game 9-2 behind Kelly Kaaihili's complete game.

Marquez also had three hits in the doubleheader and scored a pair of runs.

Vulcans lose twice: Hawaii-Hilo was swept by St. Leo in Florida, 4-3, 3-2. Abby Padasdao hit a two-run home run in the first game for the Vulcans (24-9).