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POSTED: Monday, September 29, 2008

Bradley gets better in crossing

Team Bradley made it four in a row at yesterday's Na Wahine O Ke Kai distance championship women's paddling race in record-breaking fashion.

The veteran crew, comprised of the same 10 paddlers from last year's squad from across Hawaii and one from Australia, broke Mooloolaba's 2004 race record of 5 hours, 22 minutes, 12 seconds by 7 seconds at 5:22.05.

Last year, Bradley was only off the record mark by 2 seconds on the 41-mile course from Molokai to Oahu.

Only Offshore of California holds more consecutive titles with six in a row from 1986 to 1991. » B10

 

Ka'aihue goes deep for Sharks

Kala Ka'aihue of Kailua hit the first home run of the season in the first inning to help the Honolulu Sharks beat the Waikiki BeachBoys 7-2 in Hawaii Winter Baseball at Les Murakami Stadium yesterday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

HWB East	W	L	GB
Honolulu	2	0	-
-Waikiki	0	2	2
HWB West	W	L	GB
West Oahu	2	0	-
-North Shore	0	2	2

» The West Oahu CaneFires scored three runs in the eighth inning to beat the North Shore Honu 6-3 at Hans L'Orange Field.

HITS: Box scores.

 

Wahine soccer team loses in OT

The Hawaii soccer team gave up a goal in the 98th minute to lose 2-1 to No. 21 Washington yesterday in Seattle.

It was the fourth straight game the Wahine (3-4-3) have taken to overtime, one short of the school record set in 2006. UH visits Cal State Fullerton tomorrow.

Ambree Ako scored the goal for the Wahine.

 

Hawaii sailor places fifth in San Diego

Hawaii's Will Petersen was the top UH finisher at the PCCSC Men's Singlehanded Championships yesterday in San Diego. He placed fifth, while teammates Peter Wenner took sixth and Andrew Meade came in seventh.

 

PACWEST PLACE

Mesa State beats HPU in soccer

Mesa State defeated Hawaii Pacific 2-0 in women's soccer yesterday at Atherton Field in Kaneohe.

Sherilyn Stoffel and Daniela Ramirez scored for the Mavericks (7-2), who outshot the Sea Warriors (2-6) 20-3.

» Brigham Young-Hawaii sophomore forward Emily Mearns was picked as the conference's women's soccer player of the week.

Mearns scored three goals and had four assists for a 10-point week in leading the Seasiders.