ISLE FILE
Mason, Kono top Hilo golf tourney
Advertiser Staff
Professional Nick Mason won the tournament, but amateur Stephanie Kono stole the show yesterday at the 11th Hilo Invitational at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course.
Mason, who won the event as an amateur in 2004, followed up his course-record-tying 63 Saturday with a 3-under-par 68 to beat runner-up Jacob Low (68—137) by six strokes.
Unlike her male counterparts who played from the championship tees, Kono played from the middle markers but the Punahou School senior still finished third with 71—139. She finished as the top amateur, and beat such noted professionals as Kevin Hayashi (142, tie for fourth), David Ishii (144, tie for eighth) and Casey Nakama (147, tie for 16th).
BASEBALL
HILO, KANSAS SPLIT
Michael Higa had two hits and scored the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as Hawai'i-Hilo edged Kansas, 4-3, yesterday in the first game of a baseball doubleheader at Simmons' Field in Kailua, Kona.
The Jayhawks (2-3) clobbered the Vulcans (4-4), 16-4, in a seven-inning second game.
Higa, who singled with one out and took second on a groundout, scored on an error by third baseman Tony Thompson in the opener.
Emil DeAndreis worked the final 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit while striking out four and walking one, to earn the victory. He stranded runners in scoring position in the eighth and ninth.
Hilo starter Brian Shannon worked 5 1/3 effective innings, spacing six hits while striking out six, walking one and allowing three unearned runs in the fourth after retiring the first two batters.
In the second game, Joe Southers batted 4 for 4, Preston Land hit a three-run homer and Justin Ellrich added a two-run shot to power the Jayhawks.
Ronel Trias had two hits and an RBI for the Vulcans.
SOFTBALL
UH WINS, LOSES
The 14th-ranked University of Hawai'i softball team beat Long Island, 3-0, yesterday before falling to powerful Team USA, 15-0, in an exhibition that closed the Palm Springs Classic at Cathedral City, Calif.
Courtney Baughman pitched a three-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks, and Kate Robinson hit a two-run homer as the Rainbow Wahine (8-2) beat Long Island (3-6).
Then, Monica Abbott and Cat Osterman teamed on a perfect game to lift Team USA, which is on tour in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Abbott and Osterman each threw three innings and had seven strikeouts apiece against the Rainbow Wahine, who used four pitchers and played everyone on their roster in the exhibition game.
WATER POLO
UH FINISHES FIFTH
Angela Turnbull scored three goals as fourth-ranked Hawai'i beat 11th-ranked UC Davis, 6-5, yesterday to capture fifth place at the UC Irvine Women's Water Polo Invitational at Irvine, Calif.
Serena Bredin made 10 saves for the Rainbow Wahine, who improved to 9-3 after winning three of four matches in the tournament. Top-ranked UCLA beat second-ranked Stanford, 8-7, in overtime to win the 16-team event.
Earlier in the day, UH beat No. 9 Loyola Marymount, 8-7, in a consolation round match. Kelly Mason and Lisa van Raalte each scored three goals, with Mason tallying the clincher in the fourth period.
