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Wahine volleyball team to scrimmage Nittaidai

Nittaidai of Japan will be the spring exhibition opponent for the Hawaii women's volleyball team on March 19.

The Rainbow Wahine, finishing third at the NCAA championships last December, return setter Kanoe Kamana'o, the AVCA Freshman of the Year. The series with Nittaidai dates back to 1979 when UH coach Dave Shoji took his team on a training trip.

Tickets will go on sale on March 10. All tickets are $5 and are general admission seating.

Tickets can be purchased at the Stan Sheriff Center and Aloha Stadium box offices, the Rainbowtique at Ward Centre and the Windward Community College OCET office; online at www.etickethawaii.com; or by phone at 944-BOWS.

Track officials clinic this week

A Level I clinic for track and field officials is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at Punahou School's Hemmeter Fieldhouse upper level classroom.

Two Master-rated officials from California -- Eugene Stemm and Ray Fitzhugh -- will assist the Hawaii Association of USATF Officials Committee in conducting the clinic.

Friday's session begins at 6 p.m. and will cover the application and administration of the new high school competition rules, and how they differ from NCAA and Master rules. Saturday's session starts at 8 a.m. with various discussion groups covering starting, umpiring, vertical jumps, horizontal jumps and throws.

Lunch will be provided on Saturday. A practice for the disciplines covered in the morning sessions will be conducted during the afternoon track meet, starting at 1:30 p.m.

The clinic is free and open to anyone who would like to become a certified track and field official, or to anyone who currently is an official and seeking to upgrade his certification rating. For more information, call 732-8805.

Seasiders move up 3 in poll

The Brigham Young-Hawaii basketball team moved up three spots to No. 20 in the Division II Bulletin national rankings yesterday.

The Seasiders (19-4) moved up despite not playing a game last week. BYUH is first in the nation in field-goal percentage (53.6) and 13th in free-throw percentage (75.0). Sophomore Shawn Opunui is second in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage (54.6).

Sea Warriors beat Silverswords

Audrius Peciukas scored 24 points and Aaron Abrams added 17 as Hawaii Pacific defeated Chaminade 83-78 inPacWest action last night.

Nick Frey and Jason Walters each scored 14 apiece to lead Chaminade (9-13, 6-6). HPU improved to 9-15 overall, 6-7 in the league.

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