Star-Bulletin Staff
English honored
as UH’s bestAfter leading the Hawaii basketball team to the postseason for the third straight season, Carl English was named the Rainbow Warriors' most outstanding player at the team's annual awards banquet last night at the Hawaii Prince Hotel.
English, a junior guard, was presented the Art Woolaway Most Outstanding Player Award for leading UH with 19.6 points and setting a school record for 3-point goals in a season with 89. He also received the Community Service Award.
English declared himself eligible for the upcoming NBA Draft earlier this month, but still has the option of returning to UH next season.
Junior guard Michael Kuebler earned the Top Free-Throw Shooter Award by hitting 81 percent of his attempts from the line this season. He also won the Academic Award with a grade-point average of 3.8.
Other award winners last night were senior guard Mark Campbell (Top Playmaker and Captain's Award), junior forward Phil Martin (Top Defensive Player), junior center Haim Shimonovich (Top Rebounder), sophomore forward Nkeruwem Akpan (Most Improved), and senior guards Lance Takaki and Ryne Holliday (Most Inspirational).
Vega-Arango named Iolani soccer coach
Felipe Vega-Arango has been named the new Iolani boys soccer coach, and will be assisted by Ricardo Miller.Miller has also been named associate head coach for program development for the varsity, junior varsity and intermediate boys teams.
Vega-Arango was a head coach at the high school level for five years in Massachusetts. He played pro soccer in Spain for eight years. Miller graduated from Iolani in 1976. He was on the Raiders' state championship teams in 1974 and '75.
Local tennis player wins USTA match
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. >> Aiea's Dennis Lajola squeezed past Dennis Nevolo of Illinois 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 yesterday in the14-year-old tennis quarterfinals of the USTA Super Nationals.
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