Ching tied for 27th in Puerto Rico

Punahou graduate Alex Ching was tied for 27th when weather suspended the second round of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica event Friday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ching, an All-American during his four-year career at the University of San Diego, received a sponsor’s exemption into the tournament, one of 11 in the tour’s first year.

Ching is at even-par 144 after firing 72 on the first two days. The leader is Jorge Fernandez-Valdes, at 69—136. The projected cut is 146, with about half the golfers finished in the second round.

The $125,000 Puerto Rico Classic is being played at Dorado Beach Resort & Club’s East Course.

Strait makes All-PacWest first team

Brigham Young-Hawaii’s Kami Strait was named as an All-Pacific West Conference women’s soccer first-team selection, the league announced Friday.

Strait is a senior defender.

Hawaii Pacific senior defender Liana Gualdarama and BYUH junior midfielder Brittany Evans made the second team.

BYUH senior forward Torree Soelberg and Hawaii-Hilo sophomore midfielder Brianna Lopiccolo made the third team.

Sea Warriors drop season opener

Five Seattle Pacific players scored in double figures to hand Hawaii Pacific a 73-53 loss in a GNAC/PacWest Challenge game on Friday at the Cannon Activities Center.

Malte Ziegenhagen scored 15 points and Jeffery Neal added 11 to lead the Sea Warriors (0-1). HPU led early, but Seattle Pacific took the lead for good at 22-20 after hitting consecutive 3-pointers with 8 minutes, 1 second left in the first half. The Sea Warriors trailed 34-28 at the half.

Patrick Simon led the Falcons (3-0) with 16 points, including four 3-pointers.

Chaminade signs 2 to hoops team

Chaminade men’s basketball coach Eric Bovaird announced the signings of De’Von Boyd and Kiran Shastri for the 2013-14 season on Friday.

Boyd, a 6-foot-1 guard from Elk Grove, Calif., can play both the point and shooting guard.

Shastri is a 6-6 swingman from Orinda, Calif.

Miyazato leads by 1 at LPGA Titleholders

NAPLES, Fla. >> Ai Miyazato of Japan kept telling herself to be patient and the putts would start falling. It all came together Friday at the Titleholders, where she felt as if she couldn’t miss until her final putt dropped for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead.

Two big birdie runs gave Miyazato a good chance to finish off the year with her third win. She finished the front nine with four birdies in a five-hole stretch, then ran off three straight birdies on the back nine at The TwinEagles Club, which had given her fits in the opening round.

Miyazato was at 10-under 134, one shot clear of U.S. Women’s Open champion Na Yeon Choi.

Hawaii’s Michelle Wie shot a 77 and remains in last place in the 73-player field, 24 off the pace.