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UH volleyball tops WAC poll
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The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team has been picked to win its 12th consecutive Western Athletic Conference title in a vote of league coaches.
The Rainbow Wahine received eight of the nine first-place votes with coaches not allowed to select their own team.
New Mexico State was picked No. 2 with San Jose State and Idaho tied for third.
UH is coming off a 29-6 season in which it won the WAC with a 15-1 record and advanced to a regional final, falling to UCLA.
The WAC Tournament will be held in Las Cruces, N.M. Nov. 15-17.
UH opens its season Aug. 24 with the Asics Rainbow Wahine Invitational. UH plays Michigan on Aug. 24, Colorado State on Aug. 25 and Oregon State on Aug. 26.
BASEBALL
DANE SARDINHA BLASTS 3 HOMERS FOR TOLEDO
Dane Sardinha, a 1997 Kamehameha Schools graduate, had a banner game yesterday.
The catcher went 3 for 3 — all home runs — and drove in seven runs to lead the Toledo Mudhens over the Richmond Braves, 10-3, in a Triple-A game in Toledo, Ohio.
Sardinha, who walked his first time up, hit a solo home run in the third inning, a two-run shot in the sixth inning and a three-run blast in the seventh.
Sardinha, 28, was batting ninth.
"You're going to see a lot of fastballs," he said in an article on MLB.com. "I think later they tried to start me off with sliders."
Sardinha hit his three home runs off of three Richmond relievers.
Sardinha had just four home runs in his previous 90 games (he hit his fourth on Sunday). His outburst last night boosted his slugging percentage from .293 to .331.
YOUTH BASEBALL
HILO TOPS ARIZONA, 11-1, IN WEST REGIONAL
Kolten Wong hit a home run and Blake Amaral added a double as Hilo rolled over Arizona, 11-1, yesterday in the Little League Seniors (ages 14-16) West Regional in Salem, Ore., in a game shortened to five innings because of the mercy rule.
Hilo allowed only two hits.
The win leaves Hilo at 2-0 in pool play of the tournament. Hilo continues pool play against Northern California today.
On Sunday, Wong and Thad Yasuhara drove in two runs apiece and three pitchers combined on a one-hitter to lead Hilo past Alaska, 10-1.
Jeremy Crivello, Keaka Pilayo and Kendal Ushijima held Alaska to one run and the Hilo offense put up six runs in the top of the first inning.
GOLF
STUBBLEFIELD SHOOTS 68 TO WIN SENIOR EVENT
Larry Stubblefield shot a 4-under-par 68 yesterday to win the Aloha Section PGA Senior Championship at the Mauna Lani North Course on the Big Island.
Stubblefield shot 77-68—145 in the two-round tournament to post a five-shot victory.
Ron Kiaaina Jr., who won the tournament in 2006, finished second at 76-74—150 and Harold Perry was third at 77-74—151.
All three qualify for the Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship, Oct. 18 to 21 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
WOMEN'S STROKE PLAY EVENT TEES OFF TODAY
The Hawai'i State Women's Stroke Play Championship tees off today at Mid-Pacific Country Club.
Erin Long, the Hawai'i State Women's Match Play champion, is in the field, as well as University of Hawai'i golfers Xyra Suyetsugu, Erin Matsuoka and Lisa Kajihara. Also entered are Nancy Shon (a former UH golfer), Kathy Tsukada (the Waialae Country Club Invitational winner) and Bev Kim (winner of numerous titles).
The tournament runs through Thursday. Today's first round tees off at 8:15 a.m., while action tomorrow starts at 7:30 a.m. The final round will start at 9 a.m. Admission is free.
DIVISION II COLLEGE
IACOVELLI HIRED TO ASSIST HPU HARRIERS
Todd Iacovelli, who was an NCAA Division II All-American in cross country for Hawai'i Pacific University, has signed on to assist the Sea Warriors for the 2007 season.
In his one season competing for HPU, Iacovelli finished in the top 20 at the 2006 NCAA Cross Country Championships, earned All-West Region honors and was named the Division II West Region Male Athlete of the Year.
A 2002 graduate of Punahou School, Iacovelli ran cross country for three seasons at the University of Michigan before transferring to HPU.
Christian Friis is HPU's head coach.
