Hawaii players picked for FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships

Hawaii’s Tri Bourne and brothers Trevor and Taylor Crabb are among the eight U.S. men’s players selected for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, June 28-July 7, in Hamburg, Germany.

Taylor Crabb (Punahou) and partner Jake Gibb are seeded eighth, while Bourne (Academy of the Pacific) and Trevor Crabb are seeded 24th. The top seed is Norway’s Christian Sorum and Anders Mol, the latter the younger brother of former Rainbow Warrior Hendrik.

On Saturday, the top-seeded Crabb-Gibb remained alive at the AVP Austin (Texas) Open with a 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 win over Sean Rosenthal-Ricardo Santos in the contenders bracket final. Crabb-Gibb will meet second-seeded Phil Dalhausser-Nick Lucerna in today’s championship semifinal.

In the women’s bracket, former Rainbow Wahine All-American Karissa Cook and Jace Pardon advanced out of the contenders bracket into today’s championship semifinal against Terese Cannon and Irene Pollock.

Little League world champion coach Gerald Oda speaker at Honolulu Quarterback Club

Gerald Oda, the manager and coach of the Eastern Oahu Region team that won last year’s Little League World Championship, is the featured speaker at Monday’s Honolulu Quarterback Club meeting at the Maple Garden Restaurant.

Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the noon program. The event is open to the public, with lunch costing $17.