The 808 Dragons, composed of players from Kaimuki and Kaua'i, defeated Sports Unlimited of Washington, 11-1, Saturday in the championship game of the Continental Amateur Baseball Association Western Regional at Coos Bay, Ore.

The Dragons scored nine runs on five hits in the first inning of a game that ended after four innings.

The Dragons won all six of their games in pool play, then won three straight to clinch the title in a tournament for 11- and 12-year-olds.

MORE BASEBALL

KAILUA ELIMINATED

James Mossholder had five RBIs as Host Fairfield, Calif., eliminated Kailua from the American Legion (ages 19-under) Western Regional with a 10-4 victory yesterday.

Jared Matsumoto had three hits and Ryan McMonigle added two hits and two RBIs for Kailua and Alan Baldwin scored two runs for Kailua, which finished the tournament 2-2.

CLEANUP

UH SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

The University of Hawai'i athletic department is seeking volunteers for Saturday's Manoa Makeover cleanup of the makai campus athletic complex and surrounding facilities.

Anyone interested in helping should contact Sis Finau at 956-7350 or mfinau@hawaii.edu today.

The cleanup, which includes pressure washing, general cleaning and landscaping, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon. Registration is 7:30 a.m. at the Lecture Hall.

Volunteers will be served lunch at noon.

The Manoa Makeover initiative encourages and facilitates volunteer projects aimed at beautifying the UH-Manoa campus. The first Manoa Makeover was held last year with more than 100 staff, coaches, student-athletes, administrators and friends joining Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw with the cleanup.

GOLF

KOGA TIES FOR 11TH

Hawai'i's Eimi Koga shot a second consecutive 5-over-par 77 yesterday and finished tied for 11th in the Mary Cave Cup at Sycuan Resort's Willow Glen Course in El Cajon, Calif.

Hawai'i's Nani Yanagi (76—156) finished 16th, Ciera Min (82—164) 23rd and Brittany Fan (89—173) 25th.

Min and Yanagi tied for ninth in the team competition with 72—145, and Koga and Fan finished 13th with 74—149.

Michelle Piyapattra shot 71—145 to win the individual title and lead Southern California #2 to the team championship with 69—138.

MERCHANDISING

RAINBOWTIQUE OPENS

The University of Hawai'i Rainbowtique will celebrate a grand opening of its downtown store Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Rainbowtique Downtown is located at the Oceanit Center, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suites 100-102.

The event is open to the public, and will feature entertainment by Kapena, prize drawings, and guest speakers UH-Manoa Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw, athletic director Jim Donovan and football head coach Greg McMackin.

Rainbowtique Downtown will feature UH merchandise and apparel, ticket sales for UH events and delivery service in the downtown area. Also available is academic information from the UH Alumni Association, School and College Services, and Outreach College.

Rainbowtique stores are owned and operated by UH. Other Rainbowtique locations are at the UH-Manoa Bookstore, Stan Sheriff Center and Ward Centre.

For information, go to www.uhrainbowtique.com/rbtdowntown or call 853-4250.

VOLLEYBALL

OLYMPIC DUO WINS

Olympic champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won their fourth consecutive Hermosa Beach Open yesterday, giving them five titles on the pro beach volleyball circuit this season.

They defeated second-seeded John Hyden and Punahou and University of Hawai'i alum Sean Scott, 18-21, 21-15, 15-9, yesterday in California.

Dalhausser and Rogers trailed 7-6 in the third and deciding game before going on a 5-0 run to take the lead for good.

It was their first title on the AVP Tour since May.

FOOTBALL

TAU SUSPENDED

University of Colorado sophomore offensive lineman Sione Tau, a 2007 Damien graduate, has been suspended for the fall semester for violating an unspecified team rule, The Associated Press reported yesterday.

Tau has been excused from all team activities.

Tau will miss his second consecutive season in the program.

The 6-foot-5, 320-pound lineman missed last season after becoming academically ineligible during his redshirt freshman season in 2007, the Daily Camera of Boulder, Colo., reported. If Tau sticks with the program, he will be a fourth-year junior with two seasons of eligibility remaining next fall.

Tau was placed on the inactive list and missed the final week of spring ball earlier this year.