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*               -==** HAWAII SPORTS NEWS **==-                  *
* The following is a summary of the 5/23/98 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 **

Punahou beat Kalaheo, 64-51, to win the Hawaii high school girls
basketball championship last night at UH's Stan Sheriff Center.
Yale-bound Onaona Miller scored 22 points for the underdog Buffanblu, who
had lost twice to the Mustangs in preseason.  Kim Taylor had 19 points to
lead previously unbeaten Kalaheo.  In earlier games, Waiakea topped
Baldwin, 52-34, for third place; McKinley edged Maryknoll, 35-34, for
fifth; and Lahainaluna defeated Waipahu, 49-36, for seventh.
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Iolani will try for its third straight Hawaii high school baseball title
when the Raiders take on Mid-Pacific tonight at Aloha Stadium.  Iolani
beat OIA champ Waianae, 7-4, in one semifinal last night, and Mid-Pacific,
the tournament's top seed, beat Baldwin, 9-3.
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The Minnesota Monsters crushed the Honolulu Hurricanes, 42-20, in an
Professional Indoor Football League game last night at Blaisdell Arena.
Because of a shipping snafu, the Monsters played the first half in the
Hurricanes' road uniforms.
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With one day remaining, ozeki (champion) Wakanohana has the sole lead of
the Tokyo Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with an 11-3 mark.  Waka beat
Akebono (Chad Rowan) to put the Hawaii-born grand champion at 9-5.  Ozeki
Musashimaru (Fiamalu Penitani) lost to Waka's brother, grand champion
Takanohana.  Both are 10-4.

** Oahu Surf Report **

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

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Aloha sports fans,

--DKT

Dayle Kalama Turner             |=|=|=|  Leeward Community College 
Language Arts Division          |=|=|=|  96-045 Ala Ike
turner@hawaii.edu               |=|=|=|  Pearl City, Hawaii 96782        
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