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Souza new AD for Warriors
Advertiser Staff
Kanani Souza has been named head athletic director at Kamehameha Schools, high school Principal Julian Ako announced in a news release yesterday.
Souza, who was the school's associate AD and head varsity football coach, will guide the football program through the 2006 season, then relinquish that responsibility. He led the Warriors to the state high school championship in 2004.
Souza, along with co-athletic directors Erv Kau and Blane Gaison, will oversee a program that currently fields 117 teams in 22 girls and 22 boys sports.
"We are looking to Kanani to provide strong leadership that will further strengthen what is already a great athletic program," Ako said in the release. "We're confident that with the help and support of Erv and Blane, who bring their own individual areas of strength to the task, he will be able to do so."
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
GORA WINS 4TH ILH TITLE
St. Francis senior Kalei Gora won her fourth Interscholastic League of Honolulu title, beating Kamehameha's Brooke Doane, 6-7, 6-0, 6-3, yesterday at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
Punahou's Kristin Lim and Ashley Ohira beat Kamehameha's Caycie Gusman and Lisa Harunaga by default in the doubles final.
Punahou's Skyler Tateishi beat teammate Mikey Lim, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, in the boys singles final and Punahou's Jon Wong and Alex Ching beat Iolani's Daniel Adachi and Marcus Pearman, 6-3, 6-1, for the doubles title.
PROFESSIONAL SURFING
KENNELLY SHARES FIFTH
Kaua'i's Keala Kennelly tied for fifth in the Roxy Pro Fiji women's surfing contest yesterday.
The final day of the event was completed in 4- to 6-foot waves at Cloudbreak, Tavarua, Fiji.
Kennelly was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Australia's Melanie Redman-Carr. Another Kaua'i surfer, Rochelle Ballard, was eliminated in the third round.
Redman-Carr beat fellow Australian Layne Beachley in the final to win the $10,000 first prize.
