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Rainbow Wahine split with Spartans

The University of Hawaii softball team ended the regular season on a high note with a rout of San Jose State 11-1 in the second game of yesterday's doubleheader at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The Spartans used a solo home run by Carlie Hill to take the first game, 3-2.

With the split, Hawaii finished the regular season with a 30-21 overall record, 11-5 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Spartans are 33-24, 7-7 in the WAC.

In game one, the 'Bows took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning. Freshman Kaulana Gould hit a bouncer past the Spartan first baseman to score senior Denise Dahlberg. A throwing error by San Jose State then allowed Gould to score following a double steal. But from there, Spartan ace Carol Forbes shut down the Rainbow Wahine, retiring 12 straight batters before allowing two more hits. Rainbow senior Shannon Tabion picked up the loss, giving up 10 hits and three earned runs.

In the second game, the 'Bows lit up Forbes for 12 hits and seven runs. Senior pitcher Melissa Coogan got her 16th win of the year, spacing five hits in five innings.

Denise Dahlberg and Tracie Uchima both went 3-for-4 for Hawaii, with Uchima hitting a two-RBI triple in the fourth inning. Noelle Izumi batted 1-for-3 with an RBI. The trio scored six of Hawaii's 11 runs.

The Rainbow Wahine are still in contention for an at-large berth into the NCAA tournament. The selections will be announced on May 15.

Hawaii records fall at Oxy Invitational

Tasha Monroe won the 400 meters in the Oxy Invitational at Eagle Rock, Calif., yesterday to earn one of Hawaii's three regional qualifiers.

Monroe covered the distance in 53.81 seconds, beating Mandy Upuu by more than 2 seconds. Monroe also won the 200 meters, clocking in at 24.06 seconds, which is the second-best time in school history.

Sophomore Kelly Young qualified for her third NCAA regional event with her school-record time of 4 minutes, 26.18 seconds in the 1,500 meters. Young finished fourth and teammate Dana Buchanan came in fifth in 4:27.64. Buchanan's effort qualified her for the regional as well.

Junior Novelle Murray won the hammer throw and finished second in the discus.

The Rainbow Wahine next compete in the WAC championships May 11-14 in Tulsa, Okla.

QB Club to honor Baldwin's Tuzon

Baldwin High School's Ryan Tuzon will receive April's Sportsperson of the Month award at tomorrow's meeting of the Honolulu Quarterback Club.

Tuzon, the 2005 state wrestling champion at 160, will also be a guest speaker along with Baldwin wrestling coach Mike Donahoo and Waianae golf coach Marc Smith. The program starts at noon following an 11:30 p.m. luncheon at the Pagoda Hotel Ballroom. The public is invited.

Tennis season ends for Hilo

Hilo's Jeremy Moitry beat UC-San Diego's top player in the NCAA Division II tennis tournament at La Jolla, Calif., yesterday, but it wasn't enough for the Vulcans to advance.

The men's team lost 5-1 and the women lost 5-0 to UCSD.

Moitry beat Bryan Swatt 6-4, 6-3 but the rest of the Vulcans' singles players all lost. Hilo also dropped all three of the doubles matches.

"We were down but our guys didn't give up," Hilo coach Kula Oda said.