Girls Tennis 1. Kaua’i – 6 points 2. Waimea – 1 point 3. Kapa’a – 0 points Kauai’ High School (246) First Mackenzie Ajimura 49, 42, 91 Mary Akutagawa 40, 40, 80 Terra Bell 47, 42, 89 Robyn Caycayon 47,
Girls Tennis
1. Kaua’i – 6 points
2. Waimea – 1 point
3. Kapa’a – 0 points
Kauai’ High School (246) First
Mackenzie Ajimura 49, 42, 91
Mary Akutagawa 40, 40, 80
Terra Bell 47, 42, 89
Robyn Caycayon 47, 43, 90
Claire Hirota 44, 43, 87
Kiilani Matsuyoshi 44, 42, 86
Shelcie Takenouchi 41, 42, 86
Lehua Wise 38, 36, 74
Kimberly Yama 45, 40, 85
Kapa’a High School (NA)
Virginia Farjado 54, 54, 108
Marisa Yamomoto 45, 46, 91
Waimea High School (312) Second
Sasha Figuera 72, 92, 164
Ashlie Moriguchi 59, 49, 108
Robyn Nakata 68, 62, 130
Boys KIF Golf Standings
1. Kauai High – 6 points
2. Waimea – 2 points
3. Kapa’a – 1 point
Kauai High School (301) First
Abraham Akutagawa 39, 40, 79
Alan Baab 36, 36, 72
Brandon Hirota 43, 40, 83
Layne Morita 40, 40, 80
Bret Netzer 35, 36, 71
Landon Peeren 37, 40, 77
Stephen Peeren 40, 39, 79
Ryo Shintani 42, 40, 82
Erick Wong 37, 35, 72
Kapa’a High School (314) Third
AJ Basuel 41, 44, 85
David Bynam 40, 40, 80
Bronson Fernandez 40, 40, 80
Keoni Gabriel 44, 43, 87
Adam Maglinti 47, 40, 87
Kaulana Poe 41, 44, 85
Keoki Saiki 41, 44, 85
Thomas Juston 35, 35, 70
Billy Toy 39, 38, 77
Waimea High School (313) Second
Alden Alayavilla 38, 44, 82
Kyle Dela Cruz 46, 40, 86
Tom Hashimoto 40, 43, 83
Mason Kojete 37, 36, 73
Donald Kubish 48, 44, 92
Ashford Rita 40, 35, 75
Tim Chang Wo 49, 49, 98
Kula High School (NA)
Ian Ham-Young 60, 56, 116
by JIM O’CONNELL
AP Basketball Writer
ATLANTA – Maryland didn’t play like Maryland until it mattered. Now the Terrapins are national champions.
With All-American guard Juan Dixon snapping out of a scoring drought just in time, Maryland ended Indiana’s magical tournament run with a 64-52 victory Monday night.
This was the Terrapins’ first appearance in a national championship game and the senior-laden lineup came through over the final 9:42, pulling away from the Hoosiers to become the fourth straight No. 1 seed and eighth in the last 10 years to win it all.
Coach Gary Williams brought his alma mater from the depths of probation 13 years ago to the pinnacle of college basketball. The man considered among the most intense in the game was able to celebrate with his team, which featured four players who had started at least 100 games in their careers.
“We had to really grind it,” Williams said. “It took us a good 25 minutes before we really ran our offense.”
Dixon scored at least 27 points in four of the first five tournament games, including 33 in the semifinal win over fellow top seed Kansas. He started the title game at that pace, scoring 11 points in the opening 10 minutes. He didn’t score again for 20 minutes.
When he hit a 3-pointer with 9:42 to play, it gave Maryland (32-4) the lead for good at 45-44 and the Terrapins made sure even a small lead was safe this time.
“I was trying to be patient.,” he said. “I was trying to let the game come to me. I hit a big shot.”
Dixon finished with 18 points and he and fellow senior Lonny Baxter combined for all the points in the 9-2 run that Dixon started with the 3 and Baxter ended with a dunk that made it 51-46 with 7:22 to play.
Indiana (25-12), which upset top-seeded Duke then shocked second-seeded Oklahoma in the semifinals, just couldn’t come up with another stunner.
The team that had the country almost forgetting about Bob Knight, again used the 3-point shot as its main weapon.
The Hoosiers, who were 23-for-32 from behind the arc in the regional final against Kent State and Oklahoma, made eight of their first 12 Monday night. When Jared Jeffries’ layup was goaltended with 9:53 left, Indiana had its only lead of the game, 44-42.
When Dixon and Baxter, who finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds, stepped up, the long shots stopped falling. Indiana made just two of its 11 shots from behind the arc and its dream of being the first No. 5 seed to win a national championship and match Kansas in 1988 for the most losses by a champion started to fade.
Kyle Hornsby led Indiana with 14 points and Dane Fife added 11. Jeffries, the Big Ten’s player of the year, finished with eight points on 4-for-11 shooting. The Hoosiers finished 20-for-58 from the field (34.5 percent), the first time in the tournament they shot below 50 percent.
The Terrapins, who won 19 of their last 20 games, again were big on the boards, finishing with a 42-31 rebound advantage.
Maryland was among the country’s highest scoring teams at 85 points per game, but its third-lowest total of the season was good enough to make it the 33rd school to win the national championship and the second straight from the Atlantic Coast Conference following Duke last season.
The loss was the first for Indiana in six national championship game appearances. The last three titles – 1976, 1981 and 1987 – were won under Knight, who was fired two years ago for violating a zero-tolerance policy.
AP Photo
Maryland’s Juan Dixon falls on top of teammate Lonny Baxter after defeating Indiana 64-52 to win the NCAA final in Atlanta Monday. On top is Tahj Holden.
It’s good to be a Terrapin
Boys 14-under
Participation
120 pts Kapaa Warriors Lew Lindsey Jr.
119 pts Lihue Kings Kaleo Perez
119 pts Kalaheo Pistons Mel Mararagan
118 pts Lihue Lakers Peter Rayno
109 pts Kilauea Lakers Roger Domingo
97 pts Westside Hornets Maynard Shea
74 pts Puhi Wildcats Arnold Sales
Sportsmanship
900 pts Kapaa Warriors
880 pts Westside Hornets
875 pts Lihue Kings
839 pts Lihue Lakers
838 pts Kilauea Lakers
824 pts Kalaheo Pistons
805 pts Puhi Wildcats
Outstanding
220 pts Kapaa Warriors
198 pts Kilauea Lakers
168 pts Kalaheo Pistons
155 pts Westside Hornets
149 pts Lihue Kings
148 pts Lihue Lakers
104 pts Puhi Wildcats
Girls 12-under
Participation
78 pts Lokahi Girls, Milton Caspillo
72 pts Waimea B & G, Darrin Zablan
71 pts Lihue Fire Raiders, Brian Inouye
66 pts Kapaa, Talbert Tacbian
62 pts Hanaulu #2, Michelle Lemi
62 pts Westside Hornets, Maynard Shea
59 pts Kilauea #2, Mitsu Yokotake
56 pts Hanamaulu #1, Michelle Lemi
51 pts Kilauea #1, Mitsu Yokotake
Sportsmanship
600 pts Kapaa Ladybugs
600 pts Hanamaulu #2
600 pts Lihue Fire Raiders
587 pts Kilauea #1
582 pts Westside Hornets
576 pts Kilauea #2
562 pts Lokahi Girls
561 pts Waimea B & G
494 pts Hanamaulu #1
Outstanding
146 pts Lokahi Girls
144 pts Waimea B & G
124 pts Lihue Fire Raiders
95 pts Kilauea #2
93 pts Westside Hornets
84 pts Kapaa Ladybugs
68 pts Kilauea #2
62 pts Hanamaulu #2
58 pts Hanamaulu #1
Kaua’i community basketball ends with awards and praise
TGI Report
Bells Beach, Australia – The 30th Rip Curl Pro was postponed yesterday due to a decrease in swell size.
Organizers both at Bells Beach, and at the breaks of Johanna, evaluated conditions at daybreak before opting to wait for an increase expected in the coming days.
Surf in the 3ft (1m) range was on offer at Johanna, and at Bells there was even less to work with.
Upcoming round three clashes of the $250,000 World Championship Tournament (WCT) include 2000 world champion, three-time Rip Curl Pro winner and Kalihiwai Ridge resident Sunny Garcia, who faces Fabio Gouveia of Brazil.
Hanalei’s Andy Irons, ranked the 10th best surfer on the tour, won in the first round and posted the best heat score (9.0). He will not compete in round three.
Trent Munro will then take on fellow Australian Luke Egan, before the rematch of last year’s final sees Danny Wills and Mick Fanning do battle again.
Reigning world champion CJ Hobgood (USA) is up against Marcello Nunes (Brz), and 1999 world champ Mark Occhilupo (Aus) will face Rodrigo Dornelles (Brz).
Another Brazilian, Flavio Padaratz, then meets current world #1 Joel Parkinson (Aus) in what is sure to be another great heat.
A decision will be made today on whether to go ahead with the competition.
Full heat details and surfer profiles are available on: www.aspworldtour.com.
Kaua’i’s Irons and Garcia will have to wait
Pierre Tostee/ASP Photographer
Bells beach surf not up to par for Rip Curl Pro competition. The competition will be postponed when the swell increases.
Staff Photo by Dennis Fujimoto
The Lihu’e (Lee) guard/forward protects this rebound between the sandwich efforts of a pair of Lihu’e (Lemke) defenders in the opening of the Boys 16 Under basketball played Thursday night at the Kalaheo NC. Now that the 12-Under and 14-Under have finished, the 16-unders take to the limelight for some basketball action.
