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605-pounder gives Aussie lead in HIBT

KAILUA-KONA » Brad Bobbermien's nearly four-hour fight resulted in a 605 1/2 pound blue marlin, and his two catches resulted in 1,007 points and the lead yesterday at the 45th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament.

"It was a good fight," Bobbermien said. "She went down and came up just once. I thought it was a 400-pounder."

The catch was good for 100 extra points as the largest weighed catch of the day, 100 more for reeling in a fish greater than 500 pounds and a one-third bonus for using a lighter 50-pound test line.

It was the second of a double strike that occurred for Bobbermien almost simultaneously yesterday morning aboard the Foxy Lady just north of Kailua Bay.

The two fish he hooked were "definitely traveling together," the Australian big game fishing charter captain said.

His South Australia team seized first place in the standings, followed by Team Wasasa of the Bahamas and the Malindi Sea Fishing Club of Kenya, tied for second place with 600 points each.

Stanley featured on NBC's Today show

Hawaii's Clay Stanley, the starting opposite for the USA men's Olympic volleyball team, was to be a featured athlete on the Today show this morning on NBC-affiliate KHNL (7-10 a.m.).

Stanley, a former UH player, is part of a pre-taped athlete roundtable discussion along with five other United States Olympians.

Oahu on to Babe Ruth 14 World Series

Oahu, Hawaii, won the Pacific Southwest Regional last night, advancing to the Babe Ruth 14 World Series with two wins over Phoenix, Ariz.

Oahu moves on to Wilson, N.C., for the championship series Aug. 21-28.

Oahu beat Phoenix 12-6 in their first meeting, thanks in part to three hits each from Matthew Suiter, Paul Snieder and Jeeter Ishida. Zachary Kometani went 4-4 with three RBIs.

In game two Oahu got off to a rough start, but Ishida came on in reliefto win 7-4.

Mililani advances: Darby Ventura's two-run single helped Mililani defeat Los Alamitos (Calif.) 5-4 in the West Zone Tournament championship to advance to the P.O.N.Y. World Series Aug. 14-21 in Washington, Pa.

Dustin Antolin picked up the win for Mililani, who managed five runs on just two hits. Kyle Gonzaga entered in the seventh inning and recorded the save.

Pearl City to World Series: Kamuela Perry-Chong struck out seven en route to a complete-game victory as Pearl City defeated Scottsdale, Ariz., 5-1 in the Little League West Regional final to advance to the World Series in Taylor, Mich., Aug. 15-21.

Ryno Acosta led the Pearl City hitters, going 2-for-3 with an RBI-double.

Waialae Iki 5 wins Jr. Olympics gold

Waialae Iki 5 finished with an 8-0 record and gold medal at the AAU Junior Olympic Games last week in Des Moines, Iowa.

The team of Daniel Adachi, Daniel Llarenas, Jon Okada, Michael Okai, Kelli Shiroma, Keri Sugiyama, Sara Yoshinaga and Jennifer Young won 460 of a possible 480 games over the course of the tournament. Lon Okada was their coach.

Hawaii's Keehi Rackets Red and Hilo Junior Tennis Club were fifth and seventh in the team tennis competition.

Seasiders off to China basketball trip

Brigham Young-Hawaii left yesterday to play three games and a scrimmage against provincial teams on an 11-day basketball tour of China.

The Seasiders are the first U.S. college team invited to play in the People's Republic of China, a BYUH release said.

The Seasiders will scrimmage one of the top teams in Beijing Saturday, then travel 250 miles to the Shanxi capital of Taiyuan for a game. BYUH will also play in the extreme northwest province of XinJiang.

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