• Kaua‘i Red Raiders drop opening bid • BYUH holds on to No. 2 NCAA II spot • Chrisman PacWest Player of the Week Kaua‘i Red Raiders drop opening bid The KIF champion boys soccer team, the Kaua‘i High School
• Kaua‘i Red Raiders drop opening bid
• BYUH holds on to No. 2 NCAA II spot
• Chrisman PacWest Player of the Week
Kaua‘i Red Raiders drop opening bid
The KIF champion boys soccer team, the Kaua‘i High School Red Raiders under coach Mark Brandeburg dropped their opening bid for the state title, losing to Pearl City 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Aloha Stadium.
The loss relegates the Kaua‘i Red Raiders to the consolation bracket where they will meet the loser of the Kamehameha vs. Castle contest.
Results of the opening day of the 2004 Ohana Resorts and Hotel/HHSAA Boys Soccer Championship saw Kaiser hand Waiakea a 2-0 loss while Kalaheo got past Hilo, 2-1.
Fourth seed Baldwin is the only outer island team to remain in contention for the state title that is currently held by the tournament’s top seeded Mililani Trojans.
BYUH holds on to No. 2 NCAA II spot
LAI‘E, O‘ahu — The Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i men’s basketball team held steady at second in the West Region in the NCAAII Regional Poll released Wednesday.
The poll places the Seasiders behind only 20-1 Cal State-San Bernardino among regional teams, but considers only games played through last Sunday.
The regional poll ultimately determines which teams will receive bids to the NCAA II tournament in March, the top eight teams in the final regional poll receiving tournament bids.
The Seasiders, 19-4 on the season, currently lead the Pacific West Conference with a 9-2 mark and need just one win in their last four games to clinch at least a tie for the conference title. The PacWest winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA II tournament. Only one other PacWest team, Montana State-Billings, holds a spot in the regional top ten at the ninth position, but the Yellowjackets’ loss last night at Chaminade was not considered for the poll.
Chrisman PacWest Player of the Week
LAI‘E, O‘ahu — Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i junior forward Jake Chrisman has been named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Week for his performance in three conference games last week.
This marks the fourth time Chrisman has received the conference honor, more than any other player. He led the Seasiders to two important road wins during the week.
Chrisman, from Provo, Utah, scored 90 points in three games this past week. He scored back-to-back career highs of 38 and 42 against Montana State-Billings and hit the clinching free throw against Western New Mexico. For the week, he hit 35-52 (.673) from the field, 4-6 (.667) from three-point range, and 16-24 (.667) from the free throw line.
He grabbed 22 rebounds including a career-high 12 in the win at Montana State-Billings. He also had three assists, two blocks, and one steal for the week. Chrisman moved into second plae in the conference in scoring with 22 points per game average, and is tenth in rebunds (5.3 rpg), and thirdin field goal percentage (57.1).
