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Isagawa leads by 14 at Kaanapali
Cassy Isagawa pushed her advantage to 14 shots in yesterday’s rainy second round of the U.S. Kids Golf Kaanapali Hawaiian Classic.
Isagawa, the reigning state high school champion, should be comfortable going into today’s final round. Earlier this year she won the Maui Interscholastic League title by 44 shots.
The Baldwin senior followed an opening-round 67 with a 3-over-par 75 yesterday at the Royal Kaanapali Course. Honolulu’s Lisa Kang (76) is second.
Other Hawaii leaders in the nine girls age groups are Kapolei’s Aneka Seumanutafa, who has a share of first in 10s, Wahiawa’s Zoey Akagi-Bustin (12), Makawao’s Kirsten Ishikawa (13) and Kimberlie Miyamoto, the only entrant in 14s. Boys leaders from Hawaii are Honolulu’s Torin Dezzani, who has a 16-shot cushion in the 7s, and Lahaina’s Noah Klipstein, who is 1 up on Kahului’s Kyeton Littel-Kamimoto in the oldest age division (18).
Nearly 170 juniors from 22 states, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom are playing in the final regional championship of the U.S. Kids season.
Wahine No. 13 in final poll
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team finished No. 13 in yesterday’s final AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll.
The Rainbow Wahine (28-3) lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to Washington (26-9), which moved up five spots to finish at No. 6.
NCAA champion Penn State (32-5) was the unanimous No. 1 pick; the Nittany Lions entered the postseason ranked No. 8. California (30-4), which lost to Penn State in the final, finished at No. 2, followed by USC (29-5), Texas (27-6) and Stanford (27-4).
All-tourney honors for 2 Sea Warriors
Hawaii Pacific women’s basketball players Mana Hopkins-Vandenakker and Paris Gravely were selected to the Hoop ‘N’ Surf Classic all-tournament team announced yesterday.
Hopkins-Vandenakker, a junior forward, averaged 21 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Sea Warriors, who went 2-0 in the event that concluded Monday with games at the Kilauea Recreation Center and McKinley High School gyms. Gravely, a junior guard, averaged 19 points and 4.5 rebounds for HPU (5-3).
Patacchia, Payne make Top 34
Hawaii’s Fred Patacchia Jr. and Dusty Payne are among the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour Top 34 seeds.
Patacchia is ranked 23rd and Payne 32nd.
The Top 34 seeds automatically qualify to compete in the first six events of the 2011 World Tour season. For the seventh event of 2011, a new Top 34 — based on the ASP World Ranking — will be used.
