GRANT ELLIS / ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS Shane Dorian advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rip Curl Cup on the North Shore of Oahu yesterday and takes on Luke Egan, Luke Hitchings and Californian Taylor Knox next.

Egan still alive
in title chase

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Australian Luke Egan, currently ranked No. 2 in the world, kept his world title aspirations alive in the Rip Curl Cup with another solid performance yesterday in the 8-12 foot surf at Sunset Beach.

The 32-year-old goofy-footer is chasing Hawaii's Andy Irons and is the only competitor left with a mathematical chance of passing Irons. Both are among the 16 quarterfinalists.

Hawaii's Shane Dorian gained plenty of confidence by beating Luke Hitchings and eliminating fellow Hawaii surfer Kalani Robb and six-time world champion Kelly Slater.

Mouse Davis joins Hawaiian Islanders

Darrel "Mouse" Davis, a forefather of the run-and-shoot offense, joined the Hawaiian Islanders of arenafootball2 as an assistant coach.

Islanders head coach Cal Lee made the announcement last night on his weekly radio show.

"I'm really jacked about the whole thing as far as being in Hawaii is concerned," Davis told the Star-Bulletin in a phone interview. "We're solidifying potential places to stay and transportation and tying up those kinds of loose ends."

Davis, 70, recently stepped down as coach of the Arena Football League's Detroit Fury and planned to retire before getting the call from Lee.

"I wouldn't have taken the job if I didn't have control of the offense," Davis said.

Lee and Davis have developed a strong friendship throughout the years. Both Lee and University of Hawaii head coach June Jones are disciples of Davis' offensive philosophy.

"I have a great respect for him and what he's done," Lee said. "He's going to be an asset to our coaches and players. Getting a guy of Mouse's caliber -- for what he knows and what he can do -- is outstanding."

Davis was an assistant in the NFL with Detroit and Atlanta.

Lee also said he's retaining two assistants from last year's team -- Doug Semones and Darren Hernandez -- and that he's looking to add one more coach.

Garbelotti on AVCA first team again

Hawaii Pacific's Suzy Garbelotti was named to the AVCA All-America first team and All-Pacific Region team for the second time in her career yesterday. The 6-foot middle blocker was also unanimously selected as the PacWest Player of the Year.

Seasiders ranked No. 1 in preseason tennis poll

The Brigham-Young Hawaii women's tennis team is the pre-season favorite in Division II tennis, according to the Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings.

BYUH's Adrienn Hegedus is the No. 1 ranked women's singles player and Jan Krejci, also of BYUH, is the top-ranked player in men's singles. BYUH's men are ranked No. 3.