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Kaneko finishes third in Florida golf tournament

Ayaka Kaneko of Honolulu, took third place at the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships at Beach Gardens, Fla., yesterday.

Kaneko shot a 73 in the first round to take an early lead but did not dominate for the next two days, shooting 77 each round. She rounded out the tournament with a 76 and a four-day total of 303.

Kaneko is about to start eighth grade at Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu.

Juliana Beatriz Murcia Ortiz of Bogota, Columbia, shot a 73 on the final round to win the tournament with a 296.

Kono ready to defend: Stephanie Kono will defend her title when the Hawaii State Women's Golf Association Stroke Play Championship tees off this week at the Mid-Pacific Country Club.

Also entered are Rachel Kyono, who won this event in 2000 and 2002, and Mari Chun, the winner of June's HSWGA Match Play Championship.

Play begins at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow and continues through Thursday's final round.

Murphy prevails:Skip Murphy shot a two-day total of 155 to win the Championship Flight division of this weekend's 80th Big Island Amateur Golf Tournament. Lance Yamada and Craig Young won the A- and B-flight divisions shooting a 159 and 138, respectively.

Fund-raisers to aid Clay's coaches

Fund-raisers to help send Olympic decathlete Bryan Clay's coaches to this month's Games in Athens are under way.

Bryan Clay Ohana merchandise is now available online at activegearunlimited.com. Tax-deductible donations are also being accepted by Azusa Pacific University. Checks should be made out to Azusa Pacific Summer Olympics Fund and mailed to Azusa Pacific University, 901 East Route 66, Azusa, CA 91702, Attn: Kevin Reid.

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