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Murakami to speak at UH-Hilo
Advertiser Staff
Collegiate baseball Hall of Fame coach Les Murakami will be the featured speaker at the Hawai'i-Hilo baseball fund-raising dinner/auction Jan. 21 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
UH-Hilo coach Joey Estrella said the event allows his program to thank Murakami for his support of the fellow UH system team. Estrella played for and was an assistant to Murakami in the 1970s.
The event helps UH-Hilo raise money to augment its operating budget. The new NCAA starting date, pushed to late February, has forced the Vulcans to play more games on the Mainland. In previous seasons, when there was no standard starting date, it was easier for Mainland teams to travel to Hawai'i for games.
The fund raiser includes a buffet dinner with a live and silent auction. The event begins at 5 p.m. with the dinner to start at 6:15 p.m.
Tickets to the dinner are $50 per person. For reservations, call 974-7700.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NORTH DAKOTA WOMEN TOP BYUH, 71-37
Ashley Langen and Whitney Ledger each scored 17 points as the top-ranked University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux rolled over Brigham Young-Hawai'i, 71-37, in a non-league women's basketball game last night in La'ie.
Amanda Watts led the Seasiders (0-5) with 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Fighting Sioux (10-0) featured six players that were 6-feet or taller, and outrebounded BYUH, 46-23.
BYUH plays Oklahoma Panhandle on Monday in La'ie.
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