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*               -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==-                  *
* The following is a summary of the 5/12/98 Hawaii Sports News  *
* compiled from a variety of sources. Email Dayle Turner        *
* (turner@hawaii.edu) if you have any comments or suggestions.  * 
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** Sports Shorts **

The state high school track and field championships will be held this week
at Kaiser High.  Trials will be held on Thursday with finals slated for
Saturday.  Top state qualifiers by event are as follows:

	==Girls==
100 high hurdles: Erin Fujii, Punahou, 15.37
100: Endia Abrante, Kaiser, 12.16
4x200 relay: Kamehameha, 1:47.31
1,600: Victoria Chang, Punahou, 5:08.30
4x100 relay: St. Anthony, 50.90
400: Endia Abrante, Kaiser, 56.10
300 low hurdles: Natasha Kai, Kahuku, 46.30
800: Eri Macdonald, Punahou, 2:10.40
200: Endia Abrante, Kaiser, 24.58
3,200: Victoria Chang, Punahou, 11:07.70
4x400 relay: Punahou, 4:06.30
High Jump: Jill Van Horn, Punahou, 5-2
Long Jump: Mapuana Pacua, Molokai, 17-5
Triple Jump: Sara Yap, Punahou, 36-11 1/4
Discus: Trisha Naumu, Kauai, 131-10
Shot Put: Aloha Santiago, Baldwin, 38-0
Pole Vault: Eugenie Pacopac, Moanalua, 
	    and Kawohi Schaumburg, Kamehameha, 9-0

	==Boys==
110 high hurdles: Bryan Clay, Castle, 13.79
100: Bryan Clay, Castle, 10.35
1,600: Robert Kessner, Iolani, 4:34.20
4x100: Iolani, 43.10
400: Bennett Valencia, Punahou, 48.64
300 hurdles: Dana Navarro-Arias, Maui, 40.30
800: Brant Guise, Seabury Hall, 1:57.80
200: Bryan Clay, Castle, 21.16
3,200: Robby Phillip, Mililani, 10:11.00
4x400 relay: Radford, 3:23.98
High Jump: Chris Cuaresma-Primm, Mid-Pacific, 6-7
Pole Vault: Mika Pico, St. Anthony, 14-9
Long Jump: Bryan Clay, Castle, 23-5
Triple Jump: Ricky Marshall-Greene, Moanalua, 47-6
Discus: Chris Brown, Damien, 169-3
Shot Put: Joe Siofele, St. Louis, 55-0 3/4
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The OIA girls basketball playoffs continue tomorrow night with semifinal
action.  In one final four game, Kalaheo hosts Waipahu  while
McKinley will meet Kahuku at Kahuku in the other.  The league
championship game will be played on Friday night at Blaisdell Arena.
All four teams have already earned berths for next week's state
tournament at the Stan Sheriff Center.  In the ILH, Kamehameha, University
High, and Iolani are the top contenders for that league's second state
tournament berth.  A mini tournament to determine who will join Punahou at
states takes place tonight through Thursday.
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The state high school tennis championships begin Thursday on Kauai.
Matches will be played at the Kiahuna Tennis Club and Poipu Resorts Tennis
Club.  Lahainaluna's Malindo Oda and Mililani's Erin Hoe are back to
defend their respective boys' and girls' singles crowns.  Punahou is the
defending boys' team champion and Mililani the girls'.

** Oahu Surf Report **

North shore: 1 to 3 feet
South shore: 2 to 5 feet
East shore : 2 to 5 feet
West shore : 1 to 3 feet

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Aloha sports fans,

--DKT

Dayle Kalama Turner             |=|=|=|  Leeward Community College 
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