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HPU basketball teams sign players
Advertiser Staff
The Hawai'i Pacific men's and women's basketball programs have each announced the signing of two players for next season.
Miodrag Radojevic, a 6-foot-10 post player, and Justonn Smith, a 6-2 guard, will join the Sea Warrior men's team.
Radojevic, a native of Belgrade, Serbia, is transferring from the University of Utah.
"(He) gives us an inside presence that is essential," said HPU coach Darren Vorderbruegge.
Smith played at San Jose State the past two seasons after a standout career at Woodside High in San Francisco, where he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds, and was a four-time All-Peninsula Athletic League selection.
"He brings a level of quickness and explosiveness that is important to successful basketball," Vorderbruegge said.
The Sea Warrior women will also gain a post player and guard in 6-foot-1 Angela Spence and 5-7 Karras Blate.
Spence averaged 6.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for Santa Barbara City College, where she played the last two seasons.
"She will provide rebounding and a defensive presence," said HPU coach Jeff Harada.
Blate was a three-time all-league MVP at Oakhurst, Calif. before earning All-Central Valley Conference honors the past two seasons at Reedley College.
"She shoots the ball extremely well, and her ability to knock down shots from 3-point range will have her competing for minutes right away," Harada said.
VOLLEYBALL
SUMMER CLINICS SET
A summer clinic schedule is set for the Wahine Volleyball Academy, designed for players 10 and older. The two-hour afternoon clinics are run by current University of Hawai'i staff, and current and former players. They take place at Manoa District Park (2721 Ka'aipu Ave.).
Cost is $45 at the door, $40 to pre-register or $150 to pre-pay for any four clinics. Pre-payment is encouraged to guarantee a small player-to-coach ratio.
Focus of the clinics is customized training by position for all levels, with "necessary fundamentals" for beginners and specific biomechanical analysis for elite athletes.
Remaining dates are today, June 17, June 24, July 22, July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 19. More clinics are planned for the fall.
For more information or to register, visit www.wahinevolleyballacademy.com, call 754-3385 or e-mail wahinevba@yahoo.com.
BASEBALL
UH CAMPS IN JULY
The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Summer Baseball Camps will be held during two different sessions next month.
There are two camp sessions for children ages 7 to 18. The first is from July 17 to 19 and the other from July 27 to 29. If Les Murakami Stadium is unavailable because of renovations, the sessions will be held at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium or the adjacent soccer field.
Each session will have the Pitcher/Catcher camps run from 9 a.m. to noon with the Hitting camp slated for 1 to 4 p.m. every day. Each camp is $120 per player or $200 for both.
Hawai'i coach Mike Trapasso and his staff, as well as UH players and area coaches will conduct the camps.
Applications are available at the UH baseball office or by calling 956-6247. Application forms also may be downloaded from the UH athletics Web site: www.hawaiiathletics.com.
GOLF
MORITA, BONK ADVANCE
Layne Morita and Max Bonk earned berths to next month's U.S. Amateur Public Links tournament yesterday by winning qualifiers.
Morita shot 70-72 at Wailua Golf Course to win the Kaua'i Sectional qualifier. Jonathan Ota (76-72) is the first alternate and Michael Oride (75-75) the second alternate.
Bonk birdied the second hole at Ala Wai Golf Course to beat Fu Chiang Pan in the Honolulu Sectional qualifier after Bonk shot 67-67 and Pan 68-66. Kurt Nino (65-73) is the second alternate.
