Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Monday, August 11, 1997

Island Movers capture
Alaska League title

Jamie Aloy's two-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning drove in pinch-runner Troy Yoshimasu with the winning run as the Hawaii Island Movers edged the Anchorage Bucs, 6-5, to win the Alaska League's Pacific Division title yesterday at Rainbow Stadium.

Chris Small, who had three of the Movers' 16 hits, started the rally by drawing a walk. A throwing error by Bucs reliever Geoff Geary on a pickoff attempt, two strikeouts and two intentional walks loaded the bases before Aloy's hit, his third on the game.

It's the first Alaska League title for the Movers (9-7 league) since joining the summer circuit in 1986. The Fairbanks Goldpanners (8-8) were second and the Bucs (7-9) third.

Tomoya Ohshiro pitched 1-2/3 innings of hitless relief to earned the victory. Neal Honma, Lon Yamaguchi, Kazutoya Abe and Scooter Martines each paired hits.

TRIATHLON WINNERS: Ted Thome and Heather Matz Jorris captured the men's and women's division, respectively, of the Kapolei Triathlon held at the Barbers Point Naval Air station yesterday.

Thome was timed in one hour, two minutes and 53 seconds for the course that consisted of a 800-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike ride and a 4-mile run. Matz Jorris was timed in 1:10:25.

IRONS HOT: At Huntington Beach, Calif., Andy Irons of Hawaii dominated the $10,000 Billabong/On A Mission Pro Junior surfing meet by defeating C.J. Hobgood of Florida, 28.83 to 19.17, in the final.

In the companion G-Shock U.S. Open, Australian Beau Emerton beat Florida's Kelly Slater, 28.93-28.16, in the final.

Hawaii's Kalani Robb was ousted in the semifinal round.

BONUS FOR BALLARD: At Huntington Beach, Calif., Rochelle Ballard of Hawaii capped off an eventful week of surfing with a $200 Mitchell Surfing Foundation bonus for being the highest scoring surfer eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the Kahlua U.S. Open.

Ballard's results put her in seventh place in the World Championship Tour ratings.

FIRST DEFEAT: At Broken Arrow, Okla., Hawaii's entry in the Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series for 13 year olds lost its first game yesterday, 6-2, to Texas.

Hawaii is 3-1 in pool play.

TITLE GAME NEXT: At Omaha, Neb., Hawaii (4-1) defeated Arkansas, 17-0, yesterday in the Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series for 12 year olds.

Hawaii begins championship bracket competition tomorrow against Puerto Rico.

HAWAII CHAMPIONS: At Aurelia, Iowa, Hawaii defeated Oklahoma, 11-1, to win the Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series for 10 year olds Friday.

David Parrow Jr. was named the tournament most valuable player; Donovan Solomon was selected the outstanding hitter and Blake Kaneshiro was named to the All-Tournament team.

JUNIOR OLYMPICS SOFTBALL: Twenty-nine teams from Canada, Ohio, Colorado, California and Hawaii will be vying for the title of the Amateur Softball Association/Junior Olympics invitational fast-pitch tournament, tomorrow through Sunday at Koko Head District Park.

Games begin at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday and at 9 a.m. Friday through Sunday. Approximately 400 girls, ages 14-18, will be competing.

For additional information, call Scott Foster at 529-3551 or 395-8790.