Warriors hit the court
against alumni team

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The Hawaii men's volleyball team will blast to its past with the annual alumni match tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Among the alumni scheduled to make an appearance are soap opera actor Jason Olive, Curt Vaughn and Sivan Leoni. Dejan Miladinovic and Vernon Podlweski will be on the other side of the net for the first time as 2002 alumni.

The 2002 team will re-receive their national championship rings before the start of the match between the varsity and the alumni. The rings were issued to players and staff last month but will be taken back for a special ring ceremony before the second match.

The alumni vs. alumni match is at 5 p.m.

For a complete list of alumni expected to participate in the game, see Scoreboard, B3.

Hawaii hoops gets some TV time

The Hawaii men's basketball team will appear twice on Fox Sports Net this season and another time on ESPN2.

Hawaii's games at SMU on Feb. 8 and at Rice on March 1 will be shown by the Fox station. The Feb. 27 Hawaii-Tulsa game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

ESPN2 will also show the Western Athletic Conference championship game on March 15.

WAC teams will also be showcased Feb. 22 on ESPN's Bracket Buster Saturday.

The Hawaii Wahine will get one regionally televised game, when they travel to defending champion Louisiana Tech on Jan. 11.

Fox Sports Net will also show the WAC women's championship game on March 15.

Irons within reach of world title

Kauai's Andy Irons finished tied for fifth yesterday at the Mundial Coca-Cola de Surf in Saquarema, Brazil.

The current world tour ratings leader increased his lead, but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual winner Taj Burrow.

Burrow beat Mick Fanning for the title.

Irons can secure the world title by reaching the finals of either of the upcoming events in Hawaii -- the Rip Curl Cup at Sunset Beach or the XBOX Pipeline Masters at Banzai Pipeline.

"Coming into Brazil I wanted to at least better a 17th (place finish) and I did that with a quarterfinal," Irons said.

"I'm on a flight tonight and am so psyched," he said, of heading home to Hawaii. "I can't wait. Haven't been back in like two and a half months, so it's going to be incredible. I'm so psyched for Sunset and Pipe."

Wahine place last in golf tournament

The Hawaii Wahine 17th, and last, at the Kent Youel Invitational at the Kapolei Golf Course.

Laura DuLucia led UH with a 235 total to tie for 51st place. Megan McGuinness was a shot back. The team shot a 963, 93 strokes behind winner California.

Stanford's Kim Rowton won the individual title with a final round 71 (215 total).