Drabek shuts down Waikiki

Kyle Drabek limited Waikiki to one hit over six innings as the Honolulu Sharks beat the BeachBoys 4-1 in Hawaii Winter Baseball yesterday at Les Murakami Stadium.

Honolulu (16-15) pulled within a half-game of Waikiki (17-15) for a berth in the championship on Sunday. The Sharks have four games left in the regular season.

Drabek, a Philadelphia Phillies prospect, struck out three batters before giving way to former Roosevelt and Hawaii Pacific pitcher Kaimi Mead. The Cleveland prospect threw two scoreless innings to lower his league-leading ERA to 1.45. Blake King gave up a home run to Roger Kieschnick to spoil the shutout for Honolulu.

» The North Shore Honu scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to force a 6-6 tie with the West Oahu CaneFires at Hans L'Orange Park.

The CaneFires (16-14) could have clinched a spot in the championship game with a win over the defending champion Honu (13-18).

Weber, Heinemann advance at CORP

Hawaii tennis players Andreas Weber and Sascha Heinemann moved on to the final round of Honolulu Futures tennis tournament qualifying yesterday at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park.

Weber beat Mikael Maata, a former Hawaii Pacific player, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. Heinemann topped Sydney Jim 6-1, 6-3.

Fourteen others advanced to the finals yesterday. Eight matches will be held today, with the winners entering the Honolulu Futures main draw, which begins tomorrow.

Wahine sailors second in San Diego

Hawaii finished in second place at the PCCSC Fall Championships yesterday at San Diego.

Stanford captured the 10-school sailing regatta by 21 points.

The Rainbow Wahine also finished in second place in the B Division.