Maui event opens with
Chaminade-Virginia rematchA 20th anniversary rematch of one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history will open the 19th Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Host Chaminade takes on Virginia at 9 a.m. on Nov. 25, the first of 12 games over three days. In the second game at noon, last year's NCAA runner-up Indiana faces Massachusetts, followed by Arizona State-Kentucky at 4 p.m., and Utah-Gonzaga at 6:30 p.m.
In 1982, Division II Chaminade knocked off then-No. 1 Virginia, which featured three-time college player of the year Ralph Sampson.
Play on Nov. 26 begins with consolation games at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Championship games are at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. On Nov. 27, the fifth-place game is at 9 a.m., followed by the third-place game at 11:30 a.m., seventh-place game at 2 p.m. and the championship at 4:30 p.m.
Ticket, merchandise and general information is available at the tournament Web site at www.mauiinvitational.com, or by calling 808-667-DUNK (3865).
Waikiki Roughwater Swim set for Monday
Hawaii's John Flanagan won't try for a three-peat Monday at the 33rd Waikiki Roughwater Swim off Waikiki.The two-time defending champion has semi-retired and isn't one of the 762 swimmers entered in the 2.384-mile event beginning at 9 a.m. The race starts off San Souci Beach through the Kapua Channel and finishes at Duke Kahanamoku Beach next to the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Among the local swimmers expected to challenge for the title are high schoolers Noe Sakamoto, who finished third last year, and Hong Zhe Sun, and former winner Rick Heltzel.
As of yesterday, defending women's champion Trudee Hutchinson of Australia had not entered.
Late entries of $25 each will be accepted Sunday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the beach end of Paoa Place, between the Hilton and Ft. DeRussy. Late entries of $50 may be accepted on race day. For more information, the Web site is www.WaikikiRoughwaterSwim.com.
Kawano an assistant for world boxing
Bruce Kawano of Pearl City has been selected as the U.S. assistant coach for the Under-19 World Boxing Championships, Sept. 12-23, in Santiago, Cuba.Kawano and Kini Sofa Jr. of Waianae leave this weekend for a three-week camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sofa (112 pounds) and Waianae's Glenn Miyose (125) made the U.S. team by winning national titles earlier this month in Reno, Nev.