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Reigning WSL champion John John Florence earned his first perfect 10 of the year to take second in the fourth round of the Corona Open J-Bay in South Africa on Tuesday.
Despite the stellar ride, Florence fell to rookie Frederico Morais of Puerto Rico 19.07-17.17. Mick Fanning of Australia finished third in the heat with 14.90 points.
Morais and Fanning move on to the fifth round. Hawaii rookie Ezekiel Lau will not be with them after losing 16.83-9.67 to Owen Wright of Australia in the third round. Lau had the lowest score of any surfer in the round.
Ewa Beach reaches regional tournament
Caleb Lamavita threw 62⁄3 innings of no-hit ball with 11 strikeouts and Ewa Beach beat Kaneohe 17-2 to win the Hawaii State Little League Junior Championship on Tuesday on Maui.
Ewa Beach scored 11 runs in the top of the seventh to blow the game open. Bresen Chang led the way with the bat by driving in four runs on two hits. Zack Takahama and Reef Rentiquiano both drove in three runs.
Ewa Beach advances to the regional tournament beginning July 31 in San Jose, Calif.
In other youth baseball tournaments:
>> Blade Paragas hit a home run and drove in three runs as Hawaiian Fire thumped Taylorsville, Utah, 11-1 in five innings at the Pacific Southwest Regional in Long Beach, Calif.
Breez Moore earned the win with two scoreless innings for Hawaiian Fire, which takes on Simi Valley, Calif., today.
Also in the tournament, the Honolulu Saints beat Tulare, Calif., 13-3 in a mercy-rule game behind Chandler Murray’s five RBIs and will take on Heartwell, Calif., today.
>> Mililani KC got a home run and five RBIs from Brayden Suehisa to beat host Beaver, Utah, 22-0 in four innings. Evan Elarionoff and Chyler Desilva combined on a no-hitter.
Mililani KC meets Windsor, Calif., today.
>> Kalei Alana hit a double and drove in two runs as Hawaii’s KRU beat Copper Hills, Utah, 10-0 in four innings in Visalia, Calif.
Moe Passi had four strikeouts in 12⁄3 innings for KRU, which will play Kingsburg, Calif., today.
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