Sproat wins impressively

Molokai's Sale Sproat stood out at GalaxyMMA's inaugural mixed martial arts event at the Blaisdell Arena with a first-round TKO victory over Roderick Richter last night.

Sproat showed an impressive arsenal of skills, using the rubber guard from his back in addition to a heel hook submission attempt that almost ended the fight.

Sproat eventually pounced on top of Richter and forced the referee to stop the fight after flattening Richter on his stomach with a bevy of punches.

For a detailed recap of the show, check out the Fighting Words blog at http://www.starbulletin.com

UH men in WAC tennis final

The University of Hawaii men's tennis team will compete in the Western Athletic Conference championship for the third straight year, after beating Idaho 4-1 yesterday in the semifinals.

Dennis Lajola, Leo Rosenberg and Jeremy Tweedt dominated in their respective singles matches against the Vandals to secure the victory.

The top-seeded Rainbow Warriors will face No. 2 seed and host Fresno State in the final today. The winner receives an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

» Boise State blew out Hawaii's women's tennis team 4-0 yesterday in the Western Athletic Conference semifinal in Fresno, Calif. The No. 43-ranked Broncos swept the Rainbow Wahine in two doubles matches and clinched it with three singles victories.

UH water polo dunks ASU

Amarens Genee scored three goals to lead the Hawaii women's water polo team to a 7-4 victory over Arizona State yesterday in the MPSF tournament hosted by UCLA.

Monika Eggens added two goals for the Rainbow Wahine, while Dagmar Genee and Saara Majuri added one apiece. Kelsey White, Shannon Haas and Kelly Phelps scored for ASU.

UH struggled in the first half, but came out strong in the second, scoring five of its seven goals.

Amaral breaks HPU mark

Sophomore Blake Amaral broke HPU's single-season RBI record as the Sea Warriors crushed Academy of Art 14-5 and 7-4 yesterday at Hans L'Orange Park.

Amaral, who already holds the single-game RBI record, hit his 50th RBI in the opener to tie the season record, and picked up the tiebreaker in the nightcap.

HPU improved to 37-10 overall, 27-4 in the PacWest, and has already clinched the conference championship. The Urban Knights dropped to 6-37 overall and 2-25 in conference play.

The Sea Warriors will take on the Urban Knights again today at Hans L'Orange Park at noon, concluding the regular season.