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Posted on: Wednesday, July 26, 2006

HOMEGROWN REPORT
National golfing honor for two

By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer

Oregon State offensive lineman Jeremy Perry, a Kahuku High alum, holds a young Beaver fan, 4-month-old T.J. Deen, after an OSU spring game at Corvallis this year.

Photo courtesy Terry Deen

Emily Lau

Whitney Ueno

Puget Sound (Tacoma, Wash.) junior Emily Lau, a 2003 Iolani graduate, and Willamette (Salem, Ore.) freshman Whitney Ueno, a 2005 Hilo alum, were named National Golf Coaches Association Division III Region V award winners.

MORE WOMEN'S GOLF

Portland State freshman Kayla Morinaga (Sacred Hearts '05 of Waipahu) was named to the Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic team. Morinaga is an economics major.

MEN'S GOLF

Pacific (Stockton, Calif.) sophomore Andrew Llarenas (Iolani of Kane'ohe) was presented the team's Dr. Henry Zastrow Academic Achievement award.

Llarenas, a business administration major, had the team's highest grade point average.

FOOTBALL

Portland State junior offensive guard Brennan Carvalho (Kamehameha '04 of Kapa'a) was named to the Big Sky Conference preseason all-conference team.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Stevens Institute of Technology sophomore Rebecca DeLiberto (Maui High of Kihei) was named to the 2005-06 Skyline Conference All-Academic Team.

Liberto is a biomedical engineering major.Men's Water Polo

Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) junior utility Tim Brown (Iolani '03 of Kane'ohe) was named an American Water Polo Coaches Association First Team Division III All-American.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Quincy (Ill.) sophomore libero Mike Contee (Iolani of 'Aiea) was named to the 2005-06 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Academic All-Conference team.

COMMITMENTS

Kailua High's Sydney Kaneshiro signed with Missouri Valley College to play softball, according to her mother, Paula.

Karla Tailele, a 2004 Kahuku graduate, will play women's basketball for Division II Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., according to the school's Web site.

Tailele played for Hutchinson Community College (Kansas) the past two seasons.

"Karla is a true point guard, but she has a nice shot from 3-point range which will allow her to play the two guard as well for us this season," coach Ron McHenry said in a release.

Reach Leila Wai at lwai@honoluluadvertiser.com.

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