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Pearl City stopped in Senior championship

Pearl City suffered its first loss of the Senior League (ages 15-16) World Series yesterday in Bangor, Maine, dropping the championship game 7-2 to Urbandale (Iowa).

Pearl City (5-1) ran into Urbandale pitcher Jared Norris, who allowed only three hits in his second start of the series. Jason Rasa was perfect in three trips to the plate, collecting two hits and a sacrifice bunt. Matthew Tanaid had Pearl City's only other hit.

Pitcher Shannon Liu allowed 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings for Pearl City.

» Oahu lost its bid to become the fourth Hawaii team to win the Babe Ruth (ages 13-15) World Series when it fell 13-3 to Jefferson Parish East (La.) in the championship game at Abbeville, La.

Oahu scored a run to tie the game at 1 in the third before Jefferson Parish East exploded for three runs in the fourth and five runs in the fifth.

Matthew Suiter went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for Oahu.

» Kalani Lagoc-Crawford homered in the top of the seventh to help Oahu to a 1-0 win over Lexington, Ky., in the semifinals of the Cal Ripken (12 and under) World Series at Aberdeen, Md..

Kewby Meyer and Jordan Deponpe combined to shut out Lexington on three hits.

Meyer allowed only two hits in five innings for the win and had a pair of hits at the plate. Crawford and Kash Kalohelani also had two hits for Oahu.

Oahu plays Mexico in the championship game today.

Shoji sets tentative opening lineup

It's not official. But if the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team were to open play today, the lineup would look very similar to that of last year.

Coach Dave Shoji told his team after yesterday's practice that the starters would be middles Victoria Prince and Juliana Sanders, hitters Alicia Arnott, Susie Boogaard and Sarah Mason, setter Kanoe Kamana'o and libero Ashley Watanabe. All of the players were starters last year, with the exception of Mason, a junior transfer from Oregon.

"But that's if we were playing (today)," Shoji said. "It could change in the next three practices."

Hawaii practices tomorrow and Tuesday before leaving Tuesday night for the AVCANACWAA Volleyball Showcase in Omaha, Neb. The fourth-ranked Wahine face No. 1 Nebraska on Friday at 3:30 p.m., Hawaii time.

Carter on Quarterback Club agenda

Former University of Hawaii quarterback Michael Carter is among the speakers scheduled to appear at tomorrow's meeting of the Honolulu Quarterback Club.

Louis Martin, a high-powered rifle marksman, and Donna Fouts, president of the Hawaii Soccer Association and a member of the Holomua's national championship soccer team are also on the agenda.

The luncheon at the Pagoda Ballroom starts at 11:30 a.m with the program to start at noon. The public is invited.

Planos qualifies for Mid-Amateur tournament

Lori Planos shot a 77 at the Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course yesterday to a qualify for the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship to be played at Shadow Hawk Golf Club in Richmond, Texas.

Bobbi Kokx placed second in qualifying yesterday with an 81.