ISLE FILE
Kimberly Kim wins Farr golf tourney
Advertiser Staff
Former Big Island resident Kimberly Kim shot a final-round 3-under-par 68 yesterday to capture the girls division of the Rebath Heather Farr Classic in Mesa, Ariz.
Kim, who now resides in Queen Creek, Ariz., finished the American Junior Golf Association tournament with a 54-hole total of 209 at the Longbow Golf Club to win by four strokes. The ninth annual tournament featured 90 boys and 42 girls — ages 12 to 18 — from 17 states, Canada, the Cayman Islands and Mexico.
Kim, 15, birdied No. 9 to make the turn at even-par 36, then made four birdies and a bogey on the back nine.
"I wasn't thinking straight to start the day," Kim said. "It took me until the back nine to realize I was using yesterday's hole location sheet. After I made that switch, I was good to go."
She birdied the par-5 10th, and Nos. 14, 17 and 18 — all par 4s.
Punahou School junior Stephanie Kono (73) shared second place with second-round leader Rachel Morris (75) of Carlsbad, Calif., and Taylore Karle (70) of Scottsdale, Ariz.
In the boys division, former Honolulu resident Chan Kim shot 75—217 to finish in a tie for 26th.
Elsewhere, Maui's Elyse Okada shot 77—238 to finish in a tie for 18th at the Ping Junior in Woodlands, Texas. Also, Honolulu's Kristina Merkle shot 38—210 (the final round was shortened to nine holes because of morning frost) to finish 40th at the Mizuno Junior in Braselton, Ga.
The American Junior Golf Association Web site contributed to this report
SOFTBALL
HPU SWEEPS CU
Nicole Kalakau hit a grand slam, and Jessica Adolph and Anuhea Young each hit two-run shots during a nine-run fifth inning that propelled Hawai'i Pacific to a 24-1 victory over Chaminade on Saturday night in a Pacific West Conference game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
Kalakau finished with four hits and six RBIs for the Sea Warriors (24-8, 12-2 PacWest). Iwalani Yamaguchi had two hits and an RBI for the Silverswords (7-30, 3-11).
In the first game, Ciera Senas hit a three-run homer, and Sherise Musquiz and Tajia Acierto teamed on a three-hitter in HPU's 9-0 five-inning victory.
WRESTLING
LEE 3RD AT NATIONALS
Stephany Lee of Honolulu finished third in the women's freestyle event at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Lee, a Moanalua graduate wrestling for Missouri Valley College, pinned Jenna Pavlik of Lewes, Del., at 1:24 in the 158 1/2-pound, third-place match.
Also, Roosevelt alum Clarissa Chun decisioned Sara Fulp-Allen of El Granada, Calif, 3-0 and 4-2, in the 130-pound third-place match, Shyla Iokia of Wailuku beat Samantha Phillips of Manteca, Calif, 5-0, 5-0, in a 130-pound match to finish seventh; and Grant Nakamura of Wailuku decisioned Jes Zobeck of Elma, Iowa, 0-6, 6-3, 4-3, in the men's 121-pound seventh-place match.
TENNIS
SPIKER, OLIVAREZ WIN
Jared Spiker and Edna Olivarez won singles titles of the 81st Oahu Public Parks Open at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
Spiker beat Tuan Nguyen, 6-1, 6-3, in the men's final and Olivarez beat Michiyo Kato, 6-1, 6-1, in the women's final.
