Honu slam CaneFires in HWB

North Shore pounded out 10 hits en route to a 7-3 Hawaii Winter Baseball victory over West Oahu at Hans L'Orange Park yesterday.

Jason Castro and Ronald Rivas had two hits and two RBIs each for the Honu (9-14), who also got two doubles from Matt McBride.

Mark Hallberg had three hits, and Tyler Henson added a double and a triple for the CaneFires (12-11).

North Shore's Yasutaka Hattori earned the victory, giving up one earned run in five innings.

» Buster Posey had four hits and Yuji Onizaki added three hits to lead Waikiki to a 9-0 victory over Honolulu last night at Hans L'Orange Park.

Mitsuo Yoshikawa pitched six innings and gave up four hits for the win as the BeachBoys improved to 12-11.

Tony Cruz had two hits, including a double, for the Sharks (13-10).

Flemings to miss first exhibition

Hawaii basketball fans hoping to catch their first glimpse of Roderick Flemings in action this weekend will probably have to wait a little longer.

The highly touted newcomer said yesterday he'll be flying back home (Dallas) to attend to an illness in the family and won't return until Monday. That would cause the forward to miss the Rainbow Warriors' first exhibition against Hawaii-Hilo on Sunday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The team, which entertained boosters with a scrimmage and insight into Hawaii's offense yesterday, also plays an exhibition Nov. 7 against Chaminade. The season opener is Nov. 14 against San Francisco.

San Francisco takes Youel golf title

San Francisco captured the team title in the Kent Youel Invitational golf tournament yesterday at Kapolei Golf Course.

The Dons finished at 3-over 864 for the three-round tourney. UC Irvine was seven shots back, and the Anteaters' Jane Chin earned the individual title at 13-under 203.

Hawaii placed 11th in the event, led by Corie Hou, who tied for 17th after her 3-under 69 yesterday put her at 6-over 222 for the tournament.

Hawaii Pacific edges Academy of Art

Hawaii Pacific nipped Academy of Art 25-20, 13-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13 in a grueling volleyball match last night at McCabe Gym.

Natasha Bell's kill, her 13th of the night, gave the Sea Warriors a 14-13 lead in the fifth set, and HPU wrapped it up when the Urban Knights' Jelena Jakoljevic's attack hit the net.

Hawaii Pacific improved to 10-11, and Academy of Art dropped to 16-8.