Hawaii’s Moore, Ho advance to semifinals

World champion Carissa Moore of Honolulu has advanced to the semifinals of the Nike U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, Calif.

Moore, who recently clinched the 2011 ASP Women’s World Tour title, had top wave scores of 8.93 and 7.60 for a 16.53 total Saturday to defeat Courtney Conlogue of Santa Ana, Calif. Moore will meet Lakey Peterson of Santa Barbara, Calif., in the semifinals.

Coco Ho of Sunset Beach faces Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia in the other semifinal. Ho defeated Australian Stephanie Gilmore 11.20 to 10.37 in the quarterfinals.

QB Club features Lumpkin, Chaminade AD

George Lumpkin, the University of Hawaii football team’s director of player personnel, and Chaminade’s Bill Villa and Eric Bovaird will be the featured speakers at Monday’s Honolulu Quarterback Club meeting at Maple Garden restaurant.

Lumpkin, in his 35th year as a Warriors coach, will talk about fall camp and the upcoming season. The Warriors have 46 returnees, including senior quarterback Bryant Moniz, a Heisman Trophy candidate.

Villa, the Silverswords’ director of athletics, oversees 10 sports. Previously, he worked in athletics at Assets, Mid-Pacific Institute and Kamehameha Schools.

Bovaird recently was named Chaminade’s men’s basketball coach. Last season at West Liberty University (W.Va.), he was an assistant coach on a team that was undefeated until losing to Brigham Young-Hawaii in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II championship.

Lunch is at 11:30 a.m., followed by the noon program. The cost is $15.

Volleyball match tickets on sale Monday

Individual tickets for University of Hawaii women’s volleyball home matches go on sale Monday at the Stan Sheriff Center box office, online at hawaiiathletics.com and by phoning 944-2697.

Tickets cost $17 for the lower level. Upper-level tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for ages 4 through high school. UH students are admitted free with identification cards.

Hawaii opens its season Aug. 26-28 with the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational, which includes San Francisco, Wichita State and Arizona.

Honolulu bowler collects 4 gold medals

Jarret Mizo of Honolulu won four gold medals representing the United States at the Bowling Tournament of the Americas in Tamarac, Fla., which concluded Saturday.

Mizo, in his first international tournament as a member of Team USA, helped the U.S. to two overall team titles. Mizo and Steve Smith combined to win the men’s doubles, and he partnered with Tennelle Milligan to take the mixed doubles.

"It was pretty exciting, since this is my first tournament," said Mizo, on bowl.com, the United States Bowling Congress website.

"The first couple of days I didn’t do so well in adjusting to the transition, but after talking to Tennelle and other veterans, they have helped me make better decisions."

Mizo was seventh in men’s singles.