BASEBALL

» San Francisco left-hander Sheldon Lee (‘Iolani ’10) worked 11⁄3 shutout innings of relief in a 4-2 loss to Loyola Marymount in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

» UNLV senior shortstop Danny Higa (Saint Louis ’08) went 3-for-9 with a double, home run, three walks, two runs and four RBIs in the first three games of a series against Nebraska-Omaha over the weekend.

» Puget Sound freshman Kaulana Smith (Kamehameha ’11) had four hits, including a home run, with five runs and four RBIs as the Loggers took two of three games against Lewis & Clark over the weekend.

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» Southern Utah third baseman Justin Neuhart (Molokai ’07) went 3-for-4 with a double, run and RBI, and senior Mitchell Kauweloa (Kamehameha ’07) went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, two RBIs and a stolen base as the Thunderbirds salvaged the final game of a three-game series against Oral Roberts with a 6-0 win on Thursday.

» Kansas freshman pitcher Robert Kahana (Campbell ’11) allowed two runs on four hits in four innings in a 6-4 loss to No. 2 Texas A&M on Saturday.

» Northern Colorado freshman outfielder Jensen Park (‘Iolani ’11) went 9-for-15 with two triples, seven runs, and three RBIs and freshman second baseman Ryan Yamane (Punahou ’11) went 7-for-14 with two triples, seven runs and seven RBIs to help the Bears sweep a four-game series against New York Institute of Technology over the weekend. Park ended the weekend ranked 55th in Division I with a .386 batting average, which is the third highest mark for a freshman.

» Claremont-Mudd-Scripps first baseman Brett Watanabe (‘Iolani ’10) hit a solo homer in a 6-5 loss to Cal Lutheran on Friday and singled and scored a run in a 7-5 win over Redlands on Saturday that ended the Stags’ 13-game losing streak.

MEN’S GOLF

» San Diego senior Alex Ching (Punahou ’08) shot a 2-under 70 on Tuesday and sits in a tie for eighth place at 2 over heading into the final round of the West Coast Conference championships today at the San Juan Oaks Golf Club in California. Brigham Young sophomore Justin Keiley (Baldwin ’10) is in sole possession of 21st place at 4 over after back-to-back rounds of 74. Santa Clara freshman Brett Komoto (Punahou ’11) is in 40th place at 21 over.

WOMEN’S GOLF

» Pepperdine freshman Alina Ching (Punahou ’11) is in sole possession of first place at the West Coast Conference championships by two shots heading into today’s final round at the San Juan Oaks Golf Club. Ching is 4 over following an even-par 72 on Tuesday. Santa Clara senior Tamara Surtees (Hawaii Prep ’08) is tied for eighth at 9 over after shooting rounds of 82 and 71. San Francisco freshman Michelle Condry (Punahou ’11) is tied for 13th at 11 over and Gonzaga freshman Alice Kim (University ’11) is tied for 19th at 14 over.

» Oregon freshman Cassy Isagawa (Baldwin ’11) shot a 5-under 67 in the final round of the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Tuesday to finish in a tie for fifth place at 1-under 215. Washington freshman Cyd Okino (Punahou ’11) finished in a tie for 28th place at 4 over after a final-round 75.

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

» Cornell sophomore Mackenzie Sato (‘Iolani ’10) earned a 9.675 in the floor exercise at the USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships on Thursday. She finished in 19th place.

SOFTBALL

» Mississippi State senior catcher Ka‘ili Smith (Kapolei ’08) was named the Southeastern Conference player of the week on Monday after leading the Bulldogs to a 4-0 week, including a three-game sweep of in-state rival Ole Miss. Smith hit .615 (8-for-13) during that stretch with two doubles, two walks, a triple, six runs and six RBIs to help move the Bulldogs into third place in the SEC West. Smith currently ranks in the top 10 in the league in runs (33, 10th), doubles (9, tied for ninth), hits (49, ninth) and walks (31, sixth).

» Florida State sophomore Courtney Senas (Mililani ’10) went 4-for-11 with two doubles, a home run, three runs and four RBIs to help the Seminoles win two of three against Georgia Tech over the weekend.

» Brigham Young sophomore first baseman Katie Manuma (Campbell ’10) hit .400 (4-for-10) with a double, two walks, three runs and three RBIs in a three-game sweep of Utah State over the weekend.

» New Mexico State freshman third baseman Briana Tovio-Asato (Kapolei ’11) hit .667 (6-for-9) with three doubles, a home run, two walks, four runs and three RBIs as the Aggies lost two of three against Nevada over the weekend. NMSU senior second baseman Shaleese Javillo (Kamehameha ’08) went 6-for-8 with two runs scored.

» Pacific (Ore.) freshman third baseman Kaitlyn Shikada (‘Iolani ’11) hit a two-run double and finished 2-for-5 with a run scored to help the Boxers end their season with a 6-5 win over Lewis & Clark on Sunday. Sophomore Randee Layosa (Kauai ’10) singled and scored for Pacific, while Pioneers second baseman Caitlin Basilio (Mililani ’10) went 2-for-4 with a double.

» Angelo (Texas) State senior third baseman Elsamartina Apo (Waipahu ’08) went 3-for-11 with a home run and three RBIs to help the Rambelles sweep Tarleton over the weekend.

MEN’S TENNIS

» Oberlin sophomore Logan Chun (‘Iolani ’10) was named the North Coast Athletic Conference player of the week on Monday. Chun did not lose a match at No. 1 singles in two victories and was 3-0 at No. 2 doubles for the Yeomen, who improved to 10-10 for the year, marking the most wins in a single season since 2006.

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

» Pacific (Ore.) freshman Trey Oshiro-Atabay (Mid-Pacific ’11) won the long jump with a season-best mark of 21 feet, 7.25 inches and sophomore Kelson Kawai (Kohala ’10) won the triple jump with a leap of 43 feet, 9.25 inches and finished second in the high jump, clearing 6-4 at the Pacific Luau Meet on Saturday. Freshman Daniel Wagner (Mid-Pacific ’11) placed second in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.07 seconds and Kamu Morita (Kamehameha ’10) tied for third in 16.25 seconds for the Boxers.

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

» Pacific (Ore.) senior Jenna Matsumoto (University ’08) cruised to victory in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.34 seconds and won the 400 hurdles in 1:06.67 at the Pacific Luau Meet on Saturday. Senior Nicole Smith (Kamehameha-Maui ’08) won the javelin with a throw of 112 feet, 3 inches and finished third in the long jump at 16-10.75.

» Dartmouth (N.H.) junior Joy Piotrowski (Punahou ’09) placed second in both the long jump and triple jump with marks of 17-6.25 and 36-10.5 in a meet in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

» Southern California freshman Micah Christenson (Kamehameha ’11) totaled a match-high 39 assists, two digs and two kills, and junior Maddison McKibbin (Punahou ’09) had eight kills, four block assists and an ace in a three-set sweep of Cal State Northridge on Saturday. Henry Cassiday (Punahou ’10) added a match-high 10 digs for the Trojans, who won their second straight Mountain Pacific Sports Federations regular-season championship. Danny Rodrick (Kapaa ’07) had 35 assists and three block assists in his final home match for the Matadors, who are the eighth seed and will play the Trojans in the first round of the MPSF playoffs.

» Stanford senior Brad Lawson (‘Iolani ’08) hit .348 with 11 kills, four digs and three blocks, and Erik Shoji (Punahou ’08) had 11 digs as Stanford swept UCLA on Saturday to earn the No. 2 seed in the MPSF playoffs.

» Brigham Young senior Futi Tavana (Kauai ’05) hit .500 with six kills, two block assists and two digs to help the Cougars sweep Penn State on senior night on Saturday. The Cougars are the third seed in the MPSF playoffs.

» Pepperdine freshman Josh Taylor (Punahou ’11) had a match-high 22 kills and nine digs in a four-set loss to Long Beach State on Saturday. Long Beach State sophomore Taylor Crabb (Punahou ’10) had 13 digs and nine kills. The 49ers will be the sixth seed and the Waves are the seventh seed in the MPSF playoffs.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

» Harvard sophomore Shayna Price (Punahou ’10) scored three goals and had two steals, and junior Aisha Price (Punahou ’09) had five steals, two assists and a goal to help the Crimson defeat Bucknell 15-7 in the third-place game in the CWPA Southern Division championships on Sunday.

» Occidental (Calif.) junior Nanea Fujiyama (Kamehameha ’09) scored two second-half goals in a 15-9 loss to Hawaii on Sunday.

» Cal Lutheran freshman Kehau Ai (Kamehameha ’11) scored a first-quarter goal and had two assists in a 9-7 overtime loss to Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday.

» Cal State Bakersfield sophomore Paige Tsuruda (Word of Life ’10) scored a goal in a 9-5 win over Sonoma State as the Roadrunners finished 2-2 at The Bronco tourney over the weekend.