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Three-time World Surf League Champion Carissa Moore won the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro QS 6,000 on Sunday in Oceanside, Calif.
In the clean, inconsistent 2- to 3-foot swells, Moore defeated 16-year-old Caroline Marks 13.84 to 13.10 to win for the first time in 2018. It also marks Moore’s first Supergirl Pro victory in her fourth attempt in the event.
The semifinals featured three Hawaii surfers. Moore edged Malia Manuel 12.23 to 12.20 while Marks beat Coco Ho 14.33 to 11.10.
Brisa Hennessy made the quarterfinals, but lost to Manuel 8.83 to 6.00.
Alessa Quizon fell in Round 5 to Marks, 17.37 to 12.03.
With the win, Moore adds 6,000 points to her Qualifying Series Rankings total.
Former Wahine helps New Zealand win
Former Rainbow Wahine basketball player Ashleigh Karaitiana scored 25 points to help the New Zealand national team to an 85-74 victory over Japan at the William Jones Cup on Sunday in Taipei, Taiwan.
Karaitiana, who played at Hawaii from 2012-16, led the tournament with 22 points per game as New Zealand finished the tournament 5-0. Karaitiana shot 50 percent from the field, 44 percent from 3-point range and converted 80 percent of her free throws. She opened the six-team tournament with 40 points in a 114-39 win over India on Wednesday.
Fan wins first tournament
Brittany Fan won the Mission Hills-Shore Tournament on Friday in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
The Kamehameha alumna and 2018 graduate of the University of Colorado needed a playoff to win her first women’s golf tournament as a professional after shooting a 5-under 211 to tie for top honors with Katie Yoo.
Both Fan and Yoo made par on the first playoff hole and birdie on the second, before Fan won the tournament by recording a birdie on the third hole for the win.
For the tournament, Fan shot a 3-under 69 on Wednesday and a 2-under 70 on Thursday before her even-round 72 on Friday.
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