ISLE FILE
Moanalua freshman leads golf tourney
Advertiser Staff
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Moanalua freshman Tadd Fujikawa beat the course and 83 elite junior boys yesterday to take the opening-round lead in the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Junior, at Mobile, Ala.
Players from 25 states, Canada and China are in the event, including Philip Francis, the country's top-ranked junior.
Fujikawa, 14, shot a 5-under-par 67 in just his second American Junior Golf Association tournament. He leads by four at Magnolia Grove Golf Club's Falls Course going into today's second round. The tournament, originally scheduled last month and postponed by Hurricane Katrina, concludes tomorrow.
California's Angela Park, who beat U.S. Amateur champion Morgan Pressel in a playoff last year at this event, shot a 70 to take a one-shot advantage in the girls division.
Fujikawa hit 12 of 14 fairways. He had three birdies and an eagle on the front nine, making the turn in 32. He added three more birdies on the back nine and had three bogeys on the day.
"I was hitting my driver really good, although my irons could have been a little better," Fujikawa said.
Fujikawa, this year's Hickam Amateur champion, finished in the Top 20 at his first AJGA tournament in June. He found it to be a learning experience.
"I just need to stay consistent," Fujikawa said. "I need to not get too high and keep scoring well."
VOLLEYBALL
HPU TOPPLES BYUH
Flavia Brakling had 24 kills and 16 digs, and Barbara Martin added 20 kills and 12 digs as Hawai'i Pacific outlasted Brigham Young-Hawai'i in a Pacific West Conference match last night at Cannon Activities Center.
The scores were 32-30, 25-30, 30-28, 27-30, 16-14.
Vera Oliveira had 59 assists and 13 digs for the No. 5-ranked Sea Warriors (14-1, 4-0).
Yu Chuan Weng had 37 kills for the No. 21 Seasiders (13-3, 3-3).
HILO TOPS CHAMINADE
Cori Sutter had 20 kills and hit .341, and Rose Ramsey added 17 kills as visiting Hawai'i-Hilo edged Chaminade in a PacWest match last night.
The scores were 30-26, 31-29, 25-30, 28-30, 18-16.
Taina Savage added 14 kills and Olevao Desarri had 13 for the Vulcans (12-5, 3-1).
Trina Kauliakamoa had 24 kills for the Silverswords (8-9, 0-6).
SURFING
ABUBO FINISHES THIRD
Megan Abubo of O'ahu's North Shore tied for third place in the Rip Curl Malibu Pro women's surfing contest yesterday.
The final day of the event was completed in 3- to 6-foot waves at Malibu, Calif.
Trudy Todd of Australia won the contest, defeating fellow Australian Samantha Cornish in the final.
Abubo was defeated by Cornish in the semifinals. Earlier in the day, Abubo beat Kaua'i's Keala Kennelly in the quarterfinals.
Through seven of nine events on the 2005 World Championship Tour for women, Abubo is ranked No. 3 with 4,320 points.
