LELIE MAKES THE CATCH
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie, wearing No. 85, pulled in a pass in front of cornerback Lenny Walls during practice yesterday. The former Hawaii receiver is Denver's No. 1 draft pick.
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Price top alternate
on Grand Slam listTwo of the four spots for the 2002 PGA Grand Slam of Golf are set and the next two will be decided this weekend.
The $1 million tournament is scheduled for Nov. 26-27 at the Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course on Kauai.
Tiger Woods and Ernie Els qualified earlier this year by winning major tournaments. Woods won the Masters and the U.S. Open, while Els took the British Open.
The winner of this week's PGA Championship, the final major of the year, will also qualify.
Because Woods won two majors in 2002, the fourth qualifier will be chosen from an alternate list made up of former major winners. Those on the list are ranked in order of their combined finishes in this year's majors.
Nick Price tops the list heading into the PGA Championship, followed in order by Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Retief Goosen, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Greg Norman and Mark O'Meara.
Miyajima advances in amateur golf
SCARBOROUGH, N.Y. >> Wailuku's Shayna Miyajima carded a 74--146 to tie for 21st and advance to the match-play portion of the U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championships at Sleepy Hollow Country Club.Failing to make the 64-golfer cut was Kailua's Bridget Dwyer (79--151).
Miyajima was 11 strokes behind medalist Courtney Swaim (135), who broke the qualifying record of 137 set in 1999.
Babe Ruth team 3-0 in pool play
ABBEVILLE, La. >> Hawaii took a 3-0 record into today's final pool play game against host Abbeville in the Babe Ruth World Series for 13-year-olds.On Monday, Channon Coloma drove in four runs to lead Hawaii over Brooklyn, N.Y., 10-0 in a game called in the fifth because of the 10-run rule.
Uyehara wins in South Pacific
AUCKLAND, New Zealand >> Hawaii Baptist senior Chad Uyehara won the overall scratch division and the all-event series at the South Pacific Bowling Classic last weekend.Uyehara was the lone participant from Hawaii in the field of 130 bowlers, ages 12-19, from the United States and New Zealand.
Uyehara was also on the U.S. team that placed fourth in the team competition.
Volleyball recruiting clinic set for Monday
Alfred Agcaoili, a USA Volleyball junior national development camp coach, will be holding a clinic addressing the college volleyball recruiting process Monday at the Pearl City High gym.The clinic, scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m., is open to boys and girls volleyball players, grades 8-12; coaches at the intermediate, junior varsity and varsity levels; boys and girls varsity teams in the OIA and ILH; and parents of volleyball players.
Agcaoili, also the director of Hawaii Volleyball National junior club, will give an overview of the recruiting and eligibility process, and tips to prepare for post-high school volleyball.
The clinic is free. For more information, call 779-6459 or visit the Web site at www.eteamz.com/hawaiivolleyballnation.
