Posted on: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
HOMEGROWN REPORT
'Iolani alum Pape coming home for holidays
By Kalani Takase
Advertiser Staff Writer
The last time basketball fans in Hawai'i were able to watch Kyle Pape play, he scored 27 points to lead 'Iolani to its fourth straight state championship.
Pape, a 2005 'Iolani graduate from Honolulu, was named The Advertiser's Player of the Year after averaging 20.2 points per game, including 93 in three state tournament games.
The junior guard for Division II Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.) hopes to put on a show for his hometown crowd once again when the Orediggers (4-3) play two non-conference games on O'ahu next weekend.
CSM, which specializes in engineering and applied sciences, meets Seattle Pacific on Dec. 21 at Brigham Young-Hawai'i's Cannon Activities Center and Hawai'i Pacific the following night at Blaisdell Arena.
"It's exciting," Pape said. "Not only just for me, but for my teammates. For them to see the culture that I grew up in, it's so much different from the Mainland. It'll be a good experience."
Pape, a 6-foot, 190-pound guard, is averaging a team-high 20.1 points per game in 32 minutes per game. He also leads the team in 3-point field goals made (14 of 41) and is shooting 84 percent from the free-throw line (37 of 44).
"He's done a tremendous job," said Orediggers' head coach Pryor Orser. "He's playing at a really, really high level."
Pape scored 24 points in a Nov. 24 game against visiting Hawai'i-Hilo.
"It was a little different," Pape said. "I grew up playing with (UH-Hilo forward and Kalaheo graduate) Sam Wilhoite, so it was good to see him."
Wilhoite's Mustangs lost in the state championship game to Pape's Raiders in 2004.
Pape has been the Orediggers' leading scorer in six of their seven games.
"He can shoot the 3-ball, has great mid-range, drives left, drives right," Orser said. "He will draw the best defensive player the rest of the (season)."
MORE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Washington State senior guard Derrick Low ('Iolani '04 of Honolulu) scored six points in a 51-47 win over Gonzaga Thursday and four Sunday in a 72-60 win over Portland State. The Cougars (9-0) are the highest ranked Pac-10 team in this week's AP poll at No. 7. UCLA is No. 8.
Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Ore.) senior forward Gene Rivera (Maui '04 of Kahului) had eight points, eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in a 61-60 loss to Portland State last Wednesday. Sophomore reserve guard Tyler Tsukazaki (Maryknoll '06 of Honolulu) played two minutes, but did not record any statistics.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Menlo College (Atherton, Calif.) senior guard Kepua Lee (Moanalua '04 of Honolulu) scored 33 points with eight rebounds and four steals in a 91-49 rout of Simpson (Redding, Calif.) Thursday. Junior guard Kelci Fushikoshi (Lahainaluna '05 of Lahaina) added 16 points, seven boards and two assists. Fushikoshi went for a team-high 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in a 43-41 win over Cal State East Bay Saturday. Lee had seven points, six rebounds and three steals.
Utah sophomore guard Hennasea Tokumura ('Iolani '06 of Honolulu) has seen action in eight games this season, averaging 8.5 minutes per game. Tokumura scored two points in a 66-54 win over Minnesota Saturday.
Whitworth (Spokane, Wash.) freshman forward Courtney Gaddis (Kalani '07 of Honolulu) came off the bench for 16 points Friday in an 83-82 win over Northwest University (Kirkland, Wash.). She had two points and five rebounds in a 70-43 rout of UC Santa Cruz Saturday. Freshman guard Johanna Sai (Kamehameha '07 of Honolulu) had one rebound and an assist.
Western Oregon (Monmouth, Ore.) freshman center Allison Neussl (Kalani '07) scored two points with one rebound in an 80-61 win over Corban (Salem, Ore.) Friday. Freshman forward Sarah Turgeon ('Iolani '07 of Honolulu) appeared for four minutes and had one rebound.
FOOTBALL
Colorado senior linebacker Jordon Dizon (Waimea '04) was named a Walter Camp All-America First Team selection after he recorded 160 tackles, second most in the nation, this season. Dizon was first in solo stops with 120 and his 440 career tackles are fourth most in school history. Penn State's Dan Connor and Ohio State's James Laurinaitis, the Dick Butkus Award winner (best LB), are the other first-team linebackers. Yesterday, he was also honored as a First-Team All-American by the Associated Press.
Dizon received the Zack Jordan (MVP) Award, selected by his teammates. He also won the Dave Jones (outstanding defensive player) Award. Freshman offensive guard Kai Maiava (Baldwin '07 of Wailuku) won the Lee Willard Award as the most outstanding freshman. Maiava, who will tie the school mark for starts by a true freshman (nine) in Independence Bowl on Dec. 30, recorded 74 pancake blocks in eight games.
Missouri Valley College (Marshall, Mo.) junior safety Tevita Williams (Damien '04 of Kalihi) was named Honorable Mention All-Heart in the America Conference.
MEN'S WATER POLO
Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles) freshman driver Andrew Aki (Punahou '06 of Honolulu) scored a goal in a 7-6 loss to Navy on Dec. 2 in the consolation finals of the National Collegiate Championships at Stanford, Calif. Aki was one of eight players to start all 30 games this season for the Lions. He scored 15 goals with 23 assists.
SWIMMING & DIVING
UC Irvine senior Randall Tom (Seabury Hall '04 of Wailuku) finished third (1:43.36) in the 200-yard butterfly, eighth (48.88) in the 100-yard butterfly, 17th (1:47.87) in the 200-yard individual medley and 26th (20.42) in the 50-yard freestyle at the U.S. Swimming Short Course National Championships Dec. 3 in Atlanta.
Pacific (Stockton, Calif.) freshman Nikki Yamamoto ('Iolani '07 of Honolulu) finished fourth (1:00.05) in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday in a dual meet against San Jose State. Junior April Woo ('Iolani '05 of Honolulu) was sixth (1:02.17) in the event. Yamamoto was also sixth (1:03.22) in the 100-yard backstroke.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
St. John's (New York) junior libero Lena Yee (Moanalua '05 of Honolulu) was named to the American Volleyball Coaches' Association All-Northeast Region Team after leading the Red Storm to their first Sweet 16 appearance in an NCAA Tournament. Yee, the two-time Big East Conference libero of the year, averaged 4.81 digs per game this season. St. John's (33-4) fell in five games to USC, 30-27, 30-22, 26-30, 24-30, 15-10. Yee finished with 17 digs with one assist and an ace.
Washington senior defensive specialist Ashley Aratani ('Iolani '04 of Honolulu) was named second team Pac-10 All-Academic. Aratani, a biology major, maintains a 3.5 GPA.
Oregon State sophomore setter Camilla Ah-Hoy (Kahuku '06 of La'ie) received honorable mention.
Reach Kalani Takase at ktakase@honoluluadvertiser.com.
