• Peterson leads Wendy’s, Wie lurks • NSSA surfing contest today • Charity joins UH women’s hoops staff • BYUH volleyball picked second Peterson leads Wendy’s, Wie lurks DUBLIN, Ohio — Suzann Pettersen sidestepped a persistent downpour and a long
• Peterson leads Wendy’s, Wie lurks
• NSSA surfing contest today
• Charity joins UH women’s hoops staff
• BYUH volleyball picked second
Peterson leads Wendy’s, Wie lurks
DUBLIN, Ohio — Suzann Pettersen sidestepped a persistent downpour and a long list of challengers to take a one-shot lead at the Wendy’s Championship for Children on Friday.
Han finished off a 66 and then followed with a 70, while Rankin followed an opening 71 with a second-round 65.
Also moving into contention were teenage amateurs Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie. Creamer, the 18-year-old who came within a shot of a playoff at the ShopRite Classic in June, was at 2-under 142 after a second-round 70.
Wie, the long-hitting 14-year-old from Hawai‘i, was 3 over through 10 holes of the first round before battling back and shooting a 73.
Then, she climbed the leaderboard with a second-round 69 to share 15th place with Creamer.
NSSA surfing contest today
The National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) announces that their Contest #1 of the new 2004-05 season will be held at P.K.’s in Po‘ipu starting at 8 a.m. on Aug. 21-22.
Hawai‘i’s best young amateur surfers will be gearing up to compete for points in the new season which will be a series of eight contests across the state.
Competitors gain points to qualify for the year end regional contest.
Those competitors who gain enough points following the State regional will receive an invitation to compete at California National Contest in June, 2005.
Well-known local professional surfers Andy and Bruce Irons, Rochelle Ballard, Kaipo Jaquai, and Kalani Robb all worked their way through the ranks of the NSSA, winning national titles.
NSSA invites the public to enjoy a day in the sun and watch as Hawai‘i’s young and talented surfers battle in the points race.
Interested surfers may pick up entries at Progressive Expressions, Nukumoi Surf Co., and Hanalei Surf Co. Contest #2 is scheduled to be held on Maui Sept. 11-12.
Charity joins UH women’s hoops staff
University of Hawai‘i head women’s basketball coach Jim Bolla announced yesterday, the hiring of Pat Charity as associate coach. Charity has two decades of coaching experience, including a pair of head coaching stints on both the collegiate and professional levels.
Charity will be involved in all aspects of the program, including scouting, scheduling, and game-day coaching. She will also serve as the program’s lead recruiter.
BYUH volleyball picked second
The Pacific West Conference volleyball coaches picked Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i to finish second in the conference in the preseason poll released yesterday by the conference office.
The Seasiders went undefeated in conference play last season, but are returning only three starters this season.
Hawai‘i Pacific finished first in the balloting, four points ahead of the Seasiders. BYUH opens the conference season against HPU in La‘ie on Sept. 14.
