Chaminade's Mohamed Tangara will play for the Milwaukee Bucks team in the NBA summer league in Las Vegas.

Last season, the Silverswords center, from Bamako, Mali, averaged 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a senior, and was a first team all Pac West selection.

The NBA Summer League runs from July 10-19th.

VOLLEYBALL

TEAM USA IS 4-0

Team USA, with former University of Hawai'i All-American Heather Bown, remained unbeaten with a 25-22, 25-21, 26-24 victory over Peru last night in the eighth Women's Pan American Cup at University of Miami's BankUnited Center.

The victory sets up a key match between the U.S. (4-0) and Puerto Rico on today's final day of pool play. The winner advances to the second round and has two days to prepare. Tomorrow is an off day and pool winners receive a bye Thursday.

Five Team USA players reached double-digit scoring, led by Jordan Larson (14 points) and Kristin Richards (13).

The U.S. absorbed every rally from Peru (2-2), coming back from a 20-14 third-set deficit with Larson serving seven straight points.

"We expected a tough match from Peru and that is what we got," U.S. head coach Hugh McCutcheon told USA Volleyball.

HIGH SCHOOLS

KALANI SOCCER COACH

Mike Tsai has been named the new head coach for Kalani's boys soccer team, according to the school.

Tsai takes over for Carl Kim who stepped down to further pursue his education.

Tsai coached the Castle boys soccer team from 1994-1999 leading the team to O'ahu Interscholastic Association tournament for five straight years with the highest finish being second.

He also guided the Castle team to four state tournaments. Tsai was named Hawai'i State Coach of the Year by the NSCAA in 1997.

Tsai left Castle in 1999 to pursue business interests on the Mainland.

YOUTH BASEBALL

WINDWARD WINS TITLE

Windward won the P.O.N.Y. Bronco (ages 11-12) Hawai'i Region State Tournament yesterday with a 12-0 victory over Maui at the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island field.

The team advances to the West Zone Tournament, July 30 to Aug, 2 at Whittier, Calif.

SAILING

TRANSPAC STARTS

The 45th running of the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Hawai'i got under way for Division 6 and 7 boats yesterday.

The 2,225 nautical mile race is sailed in odd-numbered years and is the oldest ocean race in the world.