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Just For Kicks
By Al Chase
Al Chase has been covering sports in Hawaii
since 1968. His column appears every other Sunday in the Star Bulletin.
From the local ranks to the World Cup,
Al Chase will help keep you up to date on futbol.
achase@starbulletin.com

Sunday, August 8, 2004
4 WAC schools have
new coaches
The Western Athletic Conference has experienced almost a 50 percent
turnover in the women's soccer coaching ranks since the 2003 season ended.
Fresno State, Nevada, San Jose State and Tulsa have new head coaches.
The returnees are Hawaii's Pinsoom Tenzing, Boise State's Steve Lucas,
Rice's Chris Huston, Southern Methodist's John Cossaboon and Texas-El Paso's
Kevin Cross.
Nevada hired Terri Patraw to replace Dang Pibulvech, who started the
program in 2000.
Patraw, who has been out of coaching the past three seasons while
completing her masters of business administration degree at Arizona State,
guided the Sun Devils to a No. 13 national ranking in 2000. She built the team
from scratch after being hired in 1995.
Tulsa turned its women's program over to Rena Richardson, an assistant the
past three seasons at Alabama, where she helped the Crimson Tide post a
three-year mark of 31-21-5.
Prior to Alabama, Richardson spent two seasons as the head coach at the
University of Louisiana-Monroe, where she undertook the difficult task of
starting a Division I women's soccer program, and led the team to 10 wins.
Richardson hired Pibulvech as an assistant.
Dave Siracusa has taken over the reins of the San Jose State Spartans after
spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach for the San Diego State
men's soccer team.
Siracusa, who signed 13 players for the coming season, was head coach of
Cal State Stanislaus' men's and women's teams prior to moving to SDSU.
Steve Springthorpe has been hired at Fresno State, replacing Stacy Welp,
who announced earlier that she would not return and planned to pursue other
professional opportunities after three years of guiding the Bulldogs.
Springthorpe spent the past five years as an assistant at Florida, where he
helped the Gators win three Southeastern Conference regular season
championships and three SEC Tournament Championships.
Louisiana Tech has hired Jennifer Soileau to coach the Lady Techsters'
newly formed women's program. LaTech will start play this year, but won't
compete in the WAC until 2005.
Soileau was a four-year MVP playing at the University of Mississippi from
1997 through 2001, earning first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors in
1998, 1999 and 2000.
Bulls cited
Congratulations to Honolulu Soccer Club Bulls goalkeeper David Semenza and
striker Satoshi Mitsuda, who were awarded the United States Youth Soccer 2004
adidas Golden Glove and Golden Boot awards, respectively, for the boys
under-19 division at the national championships.
The Bulls were honored with the Kohl's Fair Play Award for their division.
This award is in recognition of their good sportsmanship throughout the
tournament, for displaying positive conduct on the field toward their
opponents and game officials throughout the competition.
"I'm extremely proud of these players and they deserve all the
credit," said HSC Head Coach Phil Neddo.
"A little island in the middle of the Pacific has won a national
championship, and the name Hawaii will never be taken off the James P. McGuire
Cup."

Sunday, July 25, 2004
Youth teams busy competing at nationals
Three Hawaii youth soccer teams have been competing in national
championship tournaments this past week.
The Real Hawaii Futbol Club Under-12 girls and the Mililani
Soccer Club Under-13 boys participated in the United States Club Soccer National
Championships at Cary, N.C., competing in the premier and first divisions,
respectively.
This was the first time Hawaii is represented in this event and
both teams did well. Real Hawaii won the division by going 1-0-2. Mililani
finished second.
Real Hawaii team members are Dayna Akiu, Mari Carmichael, LeiAnn
Chun, Ashley Deguchi, Lauren Fukuyama, Ashley Ann Haruki, Sophia Hollis, Kylie
Ann Kanda, Melody Lee, Karli Look, Rachel Marumoto, Koala Matsuoka, Mari
Miyashiro, Chelsea Miyake, Michelle Nakasone, Erika Nana, Erin Park and Kearsten
Sego.
Real Hawaii is coached by Lisa Nakagawa, Steve Miyashiro and
Leland Look and the club director is Sean Richardson.
This year the team also won the Hawaii State U12G's
Championship, HYSA OL U14G league Championship, Tide American Cup U12G's
Championship, and MISO Jr.'s U12G's league Championship.
The Mililani boys are coached by Tom Powell and Jeff Yamamoto.
Team members are Rory Yamamoto (Mililani), Noah Ogata
(Mililani), Matthew Dutson (Pearl Harbor), Austin Wakinekona (Nanakuli), Parker
Powell (Haleiwa), Jared Domingo (Kapolei), Alan Albertazzi (Mililani), Gareth
Gomez (Aiea), Alexander Prideaux (Hickam), Paul Nakamoto (Mililani), Cory
Nakagawa (Mililani), Ken Hayashi (Mililani), Philip Sakaba (Mililani), Kyle Suan
(Mililani), Michael Anduha (Mililani), Aaron Miyamoto, (Wahiawa) and Micah Borja
(Mililani).
For more information on the final day of play at the USCSNC, see
Hawaii Beat.
The Honolulu Soccer Club Bulls Under-19 boys team plays in
today's final of the United States Youth Soccer National Championships at
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Bulls
qualified by winning the Far West Regional title last month.
The Bulls play CASL '84 CASL Elite (N.C.) in the final. The
other regional winners in the event were the Baltimore (Md.) Bays and Scott
Gallagher (Mo.)
CASL handed the Bulls their only loss, 1-0 Thursday.
The Bulls strikers are Akihida Adachi (Japan), Nathan Amous
(Mililani, Carlton College), Max Anton (Kalaheo), Duke Hashimoto (Iolani,
Southern Methodist) and Satoshi Mitsuda (Punahou, Boston College).
The midfielders are Justin Kim (Mililani), David Gualdarama (Kamehameha,
New Mexico), Brandon Tano (Kamehameha, UC Irvine), Richard Higa (Mid-Pacific,
UMass), and Bret Shimizu (Stanford).
Defenders include Stephen Carlson (Punahou, Loyola Marymount),
Matthew Fischer (Washington), Scott Shiraishi (Iolani, UC Irvine), Kenshiro Uki
(Pearl City, Whitworth) and Ryan Wisdom (Westmont).
Charged with guarding the nets are William Cooper (Kalaheo) and
David Semenza (Punahou, Brown).
The competition began with more than 129,000 players on 7,200
teams in 55 state associations.
Congratulations to the Hilo All-American girls team that won the
Under-16 division in the AYSO National Games recently at Lancaster, Calif.

Sunday, July 4, 2004
Boltz found playing ball in Montana
Patrick Boltz, who helped Punahou win state championships in
1996 and 1998 and claim runner-up honors in 1997, made a comeback last fall. He
started 13 of the 16 matches he played for the Montana State-Billings
Yellowjackets.
Boltz began his collegiate career at Seattle Pacific where he
lettered as a true freshman. He then took a break from collegiate soccer for two
seasons playing in adult leagues before joining the Yellowjackets.
The junior defender scored one goal; an unassisted, first-half
effort against Colorado-Colorado Springs, and had one assist. The 6-9-1
Yellowjackets played just two home matches.
He was named the Star-Bulletin Player of the Year and National
Soccer Coaches Association of America/UMBRO state player of the year after his
senior season with the Buffanblu.
Several other juniors from Hawaii contributed to their team's
success last fall.
Kenji Treschuk scored four goals on 19 shots in 19 matches for
the 9-10-1 Penn State Nittany Lions. The junior midfielder from Moanalua made 10
starts and had one assist. He is majoring in psychology with a minor in
kinesiology.
Ryan Kreps played in 19 matches for the NAIA Point Loma Nazarene
Crusaders. The junior defender from King Kekaulike put half of his four shots on
goal, but did not hit the back of the net.
Jennifer Hall, a junior striker from Kaiser, scored twice and
had one assist in 11 matches for the 14-5-0 Whitworth Pirates. Eight of her 11
shots were on goal.
Jordan Inouye assisted on one goal in 12 matches for the Seattle
U. Redhawks who were 11-6-0. The junior defender from Kaiser, who transferred
from Hawaii Pacific, did not play in the last four matches due to an injury.
Punahou grads Sean Akamine and Marcus Asahina, both midfielders,
helped the Puget Sound Loggers finish in second place in the NCAA Division III
Northwest Conference with a 13-3-3 record.
Akamine, a junior, scored one goal and had one assist in 19
matches. Asahina, a sophomore, contributed two assists in 17 matches.
The St. Michaels (Colchester, Vt.) Purple Knights got some
long-distance support from the Self brothers, both Kaiser graduates. Bobby, a
junior midfielder, had five assists and scored once in 18 matches for the NCAA
Division II college. Brandon, a freshman striker played in 14 matches, scoring
twice and assisting on one goal.
Stacy Kodani and Ben Villaflor saw action for the 9-10-1 San
Francisco Dons of the West Coast Conference.
Kodani, a 6-foot-1 junior defender from Seabury Hall, had two
assists in 13 matches.
Villaflor, a sophomore midfielder from Aiea, scored two goals on
eight shots in 12 matches for the Dons.
Mariah Farley, a senior goalkeeper, played just 36 minutes in
one match for the 8-5-6 South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The pharmacy major who
graduated from Iolani played her first two seasons at Portland State before
transferring.
Farley saw 83 minutes of action in three matches in two seasons
with the Jackrabbits.
Julie Broussard, a striker from Mililani, is continuing her
education at Azusa Pacific, but did not play soccer last year.

Sunday, June 20, 2004
Hawaii teams look to end
Veterans Cup drought
THE Hawaii Soccer Association is hosting the Veterans Cup for
the second consecutive year this week at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park
complex.
The seventh annual competition conducted by the United States
Amateur Soccer Association starts Wednesday. The opening ceremony starts at 10
a.m., with the first matches kicking off at noon. The championship matches are
Sunday.
The women's divisions are over-30, over-40 premier, over-40
first, over-50 and over-55. The men will compete in over-40 premier, over-40
first, over-50 and over-55 divisions.
There are 58 teams entered, with 40 coming from 17 mainland
states. Hawaii's entries are from Oahu, Maui and the Big Island. All the 2003
champions return to defend their titles.
Hawaii's 18 teams will be trying to keep at least one national
title trophy in the 50th state. Last year, Aloha United's men's team reached the
final of the over-55 before losing to Georgia Select 2-1 on a late goal.
It has been 12 years since Hawaii's only national adult title
was brought home by Ke Koa, winners of the U.S. Women's Over-30 title.
The visitors are expected to pump $3 million into the local
economy, according to projections from the state Department of Business,
Economic Development and Tourism.
College bound
Satoshi Mitsuda (Punahou 2003), who took a year off
before starting his college career, will attend Boston College after considering
the U.S. Military Academy, Stanford, UC Davis and Loyola Marymount.
"I wanted to go east because it is completely different
from Hawaii and California," the striker said.
Aimee Watanabe takes her soccer talents to the NCAA
Division II Western Oregon Wolves in Monmouth, Ore. The midfielder from Castle
visited the campus in May and enjoyed the experience.
"I met the team and the girls and coaches made me feel very
welcome. The campus is really pretty," Watanabe said.
A Star-Bulletin second-team all-state selection, Watanabe wants
to major in nursing.
Kaui Wong, who played all over (but prefers the midfield)
for Roosevelt and was an honorable mention all-state Star-Bulletin pick, will
walk on at the University of San Diego.
"I'm going to go to the fall camp and see what
happens," said Wong, who has visited San Diego several times for
tournaments with the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club.
"San Diego is a school I'd go to even if I was not going to
play soccer. I like the campus a lot. It's the closest I can get on the mainland
to being in a warm place like Hawaii."
Kami Kapaku, a first-team Star-Bulletin all-state
selection, will enroll at Oregon this fall. The midfielder from Baldwin also
considered the Hawaii program.
Lipsher in showcase
Allison Lipsher was one of 18 seniors playing for the
West in the third annual McDonald's All-America High School girls soccer match
played last Sunday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Lipsher, the Star-Bulletin's first-team goalkeeper, is one of
the top 50 recruits in the country, according to Soccer Buzz Magazine. The
recent Punahou graduate will play for Duke this fall.
The West tied the East 2-2 in the girls match, while the West
boys prevailed 5-2.

Sunday, June 6, 2004
‘Sophomore jinx’ stays
away from Hawaii soccer
players
THERE are times when the "sophomore jinx" causes an
athlete to have a down year after experiencing a successful freshman season in
college. Most of Hawaii's sophomores avoided the jinx last fall.
Charlene Lui started all 26 matches for 16-7-3 Brigham Young.
The Cougars advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before losing to
UConn. The sophomore midfielder from Punahou put nine of her 16 shots on goal,
scored once and had one assist.
Chris AhNew, a sophomore striker from Kamehameha, played in 19
of the California Institute of Technology's 20 matches, starting 17.
"Chris did not have any goals or assists. Unfortunately, as
a team, we only had 10 goals and four assists," said Caltech sports
information director Mike Rupp. "I would like to note, however, that, like
all our student-athletes, the very fact that he is attending Caltech speaks
volumes about his academic accomplishments."
Lindsey Rothbaum played in 11 matches for the 9-7-3 California
Lutheran Regals. The sophomore midfielder from St. Andrew's Priory had one
assist for the NCAA Division III team .
Kenan Knieriem played in 15 matches for the 5-10-1 Navy
Midshipmen, starting two. The sophomore midfielder/striker from Punahou scored
one goal, a game winner off a cross against Towson State.
Kara Ishikawa finished her sophomore season at 7-7-2 Cornell as
the Big Red's third leading scorer. The midfielder from Iolani started all 16
matches, put four balls into the net and had three assists for 11 points.
Carmen Calpo, who transferred from Hawaii to East Carolina this
year, started all 19 matches for the 7-7-5 Pirates. The midfielder/striker from
Pearl City, scored twice and contributed three assists.
"Carmen is a dangerous threat in the attack, comfortable
with the ball and technically sound," said ECU coach Rob Donnenwirth.
"She is a great athlete and has a great understanding of the game."
Brandee Chong, a sophomore midfielder, appeared in seven matches
for the 10-6-1 Hanover Panthers. The Kamehameha grad had one assist, took seven
shots, but did not score. Hanover won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference title with a 6-0-1 record.
Audrey Ehrhorn, a sophomore defender, started three of the 14
matches she played in for the George Washington Colonials. The Iolani grad plans
to major in political science and environmental studies.
Jennifer Iha scored two goals and had one assist for the 6-9-3
Sacramento State Hornets. The junior midfielder from Mililani played in 17
matches with six starts. Karalee Narimatsu suffered her second ACL injury and
redshirted. However, the midfielder from Mililani has decided not to play for
the Hornets next year, but will complete her education at Sacramento State
according to assistant coach Katie Sheppard.
Mitchell Fu, a sophomore midfielder, had one assist for the
Cascade College (Portland, Ore.) Thunderbirds. The Maryknoll grad who played for
Pac-Five, played in 14 matches with 11 starts.
Tiffany Todo, a sophomore striker from Iolani, suffered a stress
fracture in her left heel during summer workouts and experienced a slow
recovery. She did not see action for Cornell until the end of the season.

Sunday, May 23, 2004
Mililani’s Abrigo
headed to USF
SEVERAL more Hawaii high school seniors have decided where they
will attend college this fall and combine academics with soccer.
Jay Abrigo, a stopper on Mililani's state championship team,
considered Portland and Denver before deciding to start his college education
and continue his soccer career with the San Francisco Dons following visits to
all three campuses.
"The deciding factor was the USF coaches' attitude. They
were the most friendly," said Abrigo, a Star-Bulletin first-team All-State
pick. "Also, USF is a better atmosphere for me as a student."
On his USF visit, Abrigo's host was Seabury Hall graduate Stacy
Kodani, also a defender, who will be a senior this fall.
Chris Faulkner was set to go to USF, but he received a call
Tuesday from his first choice, Washington U., in St. Louis, Mo., informing him
he no longer was on the waiting list.
"This was my first choice all along because of the
academics. It was an easy decision (to change)," said Faulkner, a striker
from Iolani who wants to study finance.
Faulkner and Raider teammates Dane McCleary and Dyrk Teramae
were Star-Bulletin first-team All-State selections.
McCleary, who has experience with the New Zealand U17 and U21
teams, will continue his career at the University of San Diego after considering
USF, UC Irvine, Fairfield and UMass.
"I like the program and the coach at USD and I love San
Diego. They made me a good financial offer," McCleary said.
Teramae, a striker, will enroll at UC Irvine this fall. He also
thought about attending Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Loyola Marymount and Gonzaga.
"I wanted to go to a good engineering school that had a
good soccer program," said Teramae, whose interest is mechanical
engineering.
He was in the Olympic Development Program for four years.
Jodie Toyama, an outside left midfielder from Aiea, will try to
walk on at national powerhouse Portland.
The Vikings return all but three players from their team that
reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament last year.
Toyama did consider Hawaii.
"I've been admitted to the nursing school at Portland. It
is a very good program. I really want to go into nursing and that was the big
factor in my decision," Toyama said.
Lisa Lerud, a defender from Punahou, may walk on at the
University of San Diego.
Makana Prothero, a striker from Kamehameha, has been accepted at
Nevada-Las Vegas and plans to try out for the Rebels as a walk-on.
Alfiler an Aztec
Andrea Alfiler joins San Diego State's women's program as an
assistant coach this fall. She assisted at Pt. Loma Nazarene in San Diego last
year.
"I felt I was at a crossroads as far as my coaching career.
I had an opportunity to go play pro ball in Spain and I came very close to
getting on a very long plane ride," said Alfiler, who is from Kauai and the
2001 NAIA Player of the Year.
"But after a lot of thought and prayer, I decided to hang
up the boots and join the staff at San Diego State. I believe that it's my
calling and everything in my life has been a building block to prepare for this
moment.
"I'm excited to continue coaching. It is definitely a
passion of mine."

Sunday, May 9, 2004
Hawaii soccer spreads
to East Coast
Today some of the 60 freshmen not mentioned in previous columns are
featured.
Elizabeth Kalama saw action in 18 matches for Point Loma Nazarene in San
Diego. The midfielder from Kamehameha did not score, but both her shots were
on goal.
"Elizabeth started pretty much every game for us," said Crusader
assistant coach Andrea Alfiler. "I could see leadership qualities in her
that were pretty quiet. I told her to recognize that she has that quality and
to come into her own."
Erin Apo, a defender from Roosevelt, and Marley Shain, a midfielder from
Punahou, took their talents to the East Coast and played in Boston for the
NCAA Division III Simmons College Sharks.
"Marley had a solid year for us, and was instrumental in our defeat of
Western New England College when she assisted on the game-winning goal. Erin
was hurt most of the year, but was a great asset to the team off the
field," said Simmons coach Dick Dawson.
Simmons (7-1-1) was the Great Northeast Athletic Conference regular-season
champion.
Kealakehe graduate Brad Fyffe headed to Boston and played in 12 matches for
the Emerson College Lions. The Big Island Interscholastic Federation North
first-team defender a year ago turned striker scored once. Emerson finished
11-7-1 and advanced to the semifinal round of the GNAC Tournament.
Darin Fajota, a midfielder from Maryknoll, was a walk-on at Loyola
Marymount and played in one match.
"He basically still must prove himself before he gets more playing
time. Darin is a technically clean player with creative skills on the
ball," said LMU assistant coach Brian Irvin.
JoBette Nabarro started five of the 14 matches she saw action in for the
San Diego State Aztecs (7-10-2). The four-time BIIF All-Star and player of the
year as a senior at Waiakea took five shots but did not score. Nabarro picked
up her first college assist against Long Beach State.
Stephannie Pearson, who played her freshman season with the Hawaii Rainbow
Wahine then transferred to SDSU, was in the goal for every minute this year.
She has a 1.36 goals-against average and led the Mountain West Conference with
seven shutouts.
Kristin Muramoto allowed two goals and made three saves in 211 minutes
between the pipes for the 16-1-2 Willamette Bearcats. The Iolani alum played
in five matches, starting three, and had a 0.85 goals-against average.
Christian Marston was a walk-on at Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
and earned a starting berth in 13 of the 17 matches he played for the 13-6-1
Lions. The midfielder from Kapaa had three assists but did not connect on any
of his 14 shots.
Chandi Bickford, who can play up top but was used primarily as a defender,
logged time in 15 matches during her first season with the 11-6-4 UC Santa
Barbara Gauchos. The King Kekaulike graduate, who won the state long jump and
triple jump competitions a year ago, did not take any shots, but recorded two
assists.
David Semenza, a goalkeeper from Punahou, played in one match for the Ivy
League's Brown Bears, a 2-2 overtime tie against Providence.
Semenza made five saves in 110 minutes between the pipes.

Sunday, April 25, 2004
Perry headed from
Kauai to Costa Mesa
HAWAII'S prep players continue making important decisions about their
future and college choices. Standouts Madison Perry and Brent Murakami know
where they will pursue their academic goals and continue playing soccer.
This time also is when players make recruiting trips to the mainland to
better evaluate their choices. Others are waiting on financial information
from institutions where they have been accepted.
Perry, a center midfielder from Kauai High, will continue her soccer career
at Vanguard in Costa Mesa, Calif. She made her decision after visiting the
campus following the Nomads Tournament in San Diego during spring vacation.
"I met the team. They are a very good group of girls," Perry
said. "The school offered a good financial package and has a good program
in what I want to study -- sports medicine."
She also considered Southern Oregon, Hawaii and Portland State.
Murakami, a center midfielder on Mililani's four consecutive state
championship teams, will play soccer for the Whitworth College Pirates in
Spokane, Wash. The National Merit Scholar also considered Redlands,
Concordia-Irvine and Pacific (Ore.) in what he termed a five-month
decision-making process.
"One of the biggest pluses was the coach (Sean Bushey)," said
Murakami, who will major in business marketing. "I have known him for
quite a few years through (the Olympic Development Program). I see him every
summer and the communication lines were established.
"Education-wise, Whitworth is a good school. I visited the campus and
it is beautiful."
Pro update
Brian Ching, in his fourth professional season and third in Major League
Soccer, is coming off the bench for the San Jose Earthquakes. The striker has
played 55 minutes in three matches. He has taken one shot, scoring in San
Jose's 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution on April 17.
Zach Scott has signed for a third season with the A-League Seattle
Sounders. The defender hails from Maui and played his college soccer at
Gonzaga.
Scott spent a week before Christmas working out with the Los Angeles Galaxy
of the MLS.
"It went well. I hope that another season with the Sounders will get
me more chances with MLS teams," said Scott, who plays on the left side
despite being a natural righty.
"It's been quite a process to learn how to play the left side, but now
I feel more comfortable there than on the right."
Scott also played indoor soccer for San Diego after the Sounders' season
last year, but found the wear and tear on his body was too much and returned
to Seattle. Fortunately, his contract with the Sounders is good enough that he
can concentrate on soccer, although he does help coach youth players.
Iovo Stefanov, a defender who lettered four years at Hawaii Pacific, has
been offered a contract by the Wilmington, N.C., Hammerheads of the Pro Soccer
League, second in the pecking order in the United Soccer League picture.
Earlier this spring, Stefanov had tryouts with the Sounders and the
Charleston Battery, 2003 A-League champions.
"I'm so happy and relieved. I can't describe it. I plan to make the
most out of it," said Stefanov, a Sofia, Bulgaria, native.

Sunday, April 11, 2004
Hawaii shows soccer
skills Down Under
Two groups of Hawaii's veteran soccer players took their
talents on the road recently.
The Aloha United Soccer Club participated in the Supa Oldies
Sports International Fun Cup, an event for players over 35, at Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia, last week and compiled a 0-2-1 record, with their final
match not yet reported.
Aloha United was the only coed team and only team from the
United States in the tournament. The team was 1-2-1 in the same tournament in
New Zealand a year ago.
The Aloha United players were Gary Bilyk, Ken Bogowitz,
Dimitri Economou, Manny Fernandes, Yuji Ikeda, Frank Lee, Vic Peters, Joe
Turban, Nan Alota, Manu Anana-Okamura, Pilahi Gregg, May Lapa and Pauline Lapa.
They tied Koala Green (Australia) 0-0, lost to Hungarian
Budapest Old Guys 3-1, with Bogowitz scoring for United, and lost to Avoca
Beach ParaAnimals (Australia) 2-1, with Gregg converting a penalty kick for
United's goal.
The oldest and youngest Aloha United players, Lee and Turban,
were chosen to play on the Pacific Team in an exhibition match vs. Team
Europe. That match was a 3-3 draw.
Playing on the mainland, Hawaii Gold, an over-52 women's team,
reached the championship match of the Friendship Tournament in Las Vegas last
weekend before losing to San Diego 1-0.
Coached by Holly Lau and Cheryl Shimizu, Hawaii Gold compiled
a 3-1-1 record heading into the title match.
College happenings
Megan Omura switched sports at Texas last fall after tearing
her left meniscus during spring practice last year. She gave up soccer and
joined the Longhorns' rowing program.
"I did not like being injured all the time and I figured
my body couldn't handle that. Soccer turned into more like a job and it wasn't
making my college experience fun," said Omura. "I definitely like
the school and made a lot of friends there.
"I found that with rowing I could have the best of both
worlds. I'm on the novice team and we travel with the varsity."
The Iolani graduate hopes to prove she is worthy of a rowing
scholarship this fall.
Noe Kamelamela also made a switch, according to information
sent by Kamehameha goalkeeper coach Bruce Omura.
Kamelamela was slated to be the starting goalkeeper at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology last fall, but decided not to play
soccer. Her decision was the result of the time demands of the sport and how
that factor related to her academic pursuits. She also spent an eye-opening
summer in Sweden.
In an e-mail, Omura wrote:
"Noe had a summer research internship at the Royal
Institute of Technology for 10 weeks in Stockholm, Sweden, fending for herself
and working on a research paper with a professor at the Royal Institute. It
was a great experience for her as she had to learn to use the subway, shop,
etc.
"She has become a mature worldly young lady. She plans to
return to Sweden to get a PhD. She was impressed with their National Health
Insurance, free public education thru college, the fact that all the people
speak at least two and usually three or more languages, that there are no
homeless people, and the open mindedness/tolerance of differences in
people."

Sunday, March 28, 2004
Wilson added punch
for Marymount
Laura Wilson was part of a 1-2 punch for the
Marymount (Arlington, Va.) Saints, who compiled a 9-9-1 record last fall. The
junior striker from Hilo led the team with nine goals on 52 shots in 16 matches.
She was a second-team All-Capitol Athletic
Conference pick, completing a comeback from an injury that sidelined her in
2002.
"It's been four years since we had one
individual score that many goals in a season," said Marymount coach Bob
Meden. "This past year we were lucky to not only have one, but two good
scorers. The other player had eight goals and an assist for 17 points. There is
hope on the horizon.
"Laura is a very talented individual whose
skills have not been fully utilized by her teammates or her coach."
Wilson has 11 goals in two seasons at Marymount,
good for ninth place on the Saints' career list.
Vito Higgins started in the goal in 14 of
Gonzaga's 16 matches, allowed 28 goals and finished with a 2.06 goals-against
average. The freshman, who graduated from the Academy of the Pacific and played
for Pac-Five, fashioned two shutouts and made 71 saves in 1,222 minutes of
action.
Daniel Scott, a freshman defender from King
Kekaulike, played in six matches for the 5-10-1 Bulldogs.
Jen Katres had a solid year as a defender in 16
matches for the Missouri Valley College (Marshall, Mo.) Eagles.
"Jen is a player that does very well off the
bench. She is extremely intelligent. It is nice to have a player that can
observe how the game is going and understand what I am asking her to do when she
goes in," said Eagles coach Derek Burton.
The sophomore from Kalaheo had two assists.
"Jen is very much a stay-at-home defender,
so any offensive production is a bonus," said Burton.
Brent Nakamura took nine shots and scored once in
15 matches for the Chapman Panthers, an NCAA Division III independent. Darren
Lee played in six matches and did not score on his two shots. Both junior
midfielders are Punahou grads.
Kyle Kagihara, a sophomore midfielder for the
Union College (Schenectady, N.Y.) Dutchmen, played in three matches. The Punahou
graduate had one assist for the NCAA Division III school.
Liane Tom, a freshman midfielder from Mililani,
started eight of 14 matches for 8-12-1 Boise State and assisted on one Broncos
goal.
Justin Green started nine of 15 matches for the
NCAA Division III California Lutheran Kingsmen. The sophomore midfielder from
King Kekaulike scored once on eight shots. Brandon Higa, a freshman midfielder
from Punahou, played in 17 matches for the Kingsmen. He did not score on 11.
Freshmen midfielders/strikers contributed to
Azusa Pacific's 13-4-3 record, although the NAIA powerhouse did not reach the
national finals for the first time in five seasons after being upset by William
Jewel.
Mari Kasamoto (Iolani) and Taryn Apo (Baldwin)
saw action in 17 and eight matches, respectively.
Sheri Wilhelm put two of her five shots on goal
for 12-5-2 Humboldt State. The freshman midfielder from Hawaii Prep saw action
in 19 matches for the Lumberjacks.

Sunday, March 14, 2004
Ariola makes the most
of his opportunity
KEONI Ariola, who said he was not that well known as a soccer
player at Campbell High School, took matters into his own hands, made his own
highlight video and sent it to a number of mainland colleges.
There were several responses, but the one that determined
where he would spend the next four years, the best offer, came from Chris
Luther, the men's soccer coach at York College in Nebraska.
"I needed a scholarship and it was late August. I was
worried. When Coach Luther sent me the scholarship, I signed and everything
worked out well," said Ariola, who survived snow and sub-zero
temperatures knowing that Hawaii was home.
Fortunately for the secondary education major, York offers the
option of doing student teaching in a student's home state. Ariola is doing
his here and will graduate in May.
"Keoni was a fabulous player for us, had great ball
skills," Luther said. "The biggest thing about Keoni was his work
ethic.
"He demonstrated great leadership through example. Keoni
wasn't a cheerleader, but he worked hard to protect his teammates from his
defensive midfielder position."
Ariola started 64 of 71 matches for the Panthers during his
four-year career. He scored 11 goals on 65 shots and had eight assists.
"The door opened for me and I want Hawaii players to
realize there is a college out there for them. I think that's why I'm
teaching. I think all Hawaii kids need is a chance because they can
play," said Ariola, who will be a volunteer football coach at Kapolei
next season.
"I would love to coach soccer too, but I will wait to see
what happens."
Amber Waddle, who alternated between midfield and striker,
played in 59 matches during her four-year career for the Vanguard U. (Costa
Mesa, Calif.) Lions. The Makua Lani Christian graduate finished with nine
goals and six assists for 24 points. A psychology major, Waddle maintains a
3.52 grade point average.
"Amber worked herself up from almost no time to one of
our most dominant players in the middle, starting and playing every game her
senior year," Vanguard coach Kerry McGrath-Crooks said.
"She also was voted team captain by her teammates and is
highly respected for her work ethic, her humor and easy disposition."
Leisha Makinano, a senior defender for Nevada from Iolani,
started all but two of the 71 matches she played for the Wolf Pack. She tops
the career list for matches played and is the all-time assist leader with
seven. The computer information science major finished her four-year career
with five goals.
Kaula Rowe played in 68 matches, second best all time, for
Nevada. The striker from Kamehameha is the all-time Wolf Pack leader in goals
scored (18) and points (39). She is a political science major.
Adam Sthay, a senior goalkeeper for NCAA Division I Loyola
Marymount and Punahou graduate, started four of five matches for the 12-6-1
Lions and posted a 2.03 goals against average.
In his junior year Sthay set a Lions single-season shutout
record and led the Lions to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
This past fall he was named a captain and split time with the
Shaun Kalnasy before Kalnasy earned the starting nod. Sthay is majoring in
psychology.

Sunday, February 15, 2004
Hawaii booters make
most of redshirts
During the 2003 collegiate soccer season several Hawaii
players found it necessary to take a redshirt.
This happens when a player suffers a major injury. It also
occurs when a player needs a year to adjust to college life, academically and
athletically, or to save a year of eligibility if the team is loaded with
talent at a player's position.
Tiffany Taylor was a redshirt last fall at Boston U. after
transferring from Washington State.
The Punahou grad realized a long-time dream last summer when
she spent a month at a soccer camp in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She was one of 12
women among the 65 Americans there. They were trained by Bolivian coaches who
only spoke Spanish and played matches against teams in the nearby towns.
"I absolutely love it and plan on doing it again next
summer," said Taylor who sat out this year after suffering a torn ACL in
her right knee during preseason practice at BU.
Taylor had surgery Sept. 15 and expects to be ready for
spring practice.
She originally chose WSU because it was Pac-10 soccer and
close to home. After two years she needed a change.
"I was getting restless at Washington State. It's an
awesome school, but it is in the middle of no where. I couldn't experience
anything else but soccer. And, I just love Boston. There is so much to do
here," said Taylor.
Ricky Shinn, a freshman defender from Pearl City, redshirted
at Southern Methodist.
"Ricky is an outstanding young man with raw talent. We
have discussed the season with Ricky and feel that it is in his and SMU's best
interest if he were to be redshirted for the year," said Mustangs coach
Schellas Hyndman.
Kyle Strickland, a junior midfielder, redshirted at UC
Irvine. He pulled a hamstring the day before the Anteaters' first match. His
recovery was so slow that head coach George Kuntz thought it was best the
Kapaa graduate sit out a year.
Soo Lee, a freshman goalkeeper from Seabury Hall, and Shaina
Sonobe, a freshman defender from Punahou, redshirted at Southern Oregon and UC
San Diego, respectively.
Jayson Nakakura, a sophomore goalkeeper at Missouri Valley
College, sat out the year. The Pearl City grad is recovering from an injury
suffered in a postseason match last year.
Hunter Gradie (Mid-Pacific), a freshman goalkeeper at
Delaware also redshirted as did another goalkeeper, Kealii Kuehu (Castle) at
St. Mary's (Calif.).
Randi Kikuchi tore her right ACL in the San Francisco Dons'
sixth match. That ended her season.
The sophomore defender from Seabury Hall was starting at an
outside back position.
"We expect a complete recovery and hopefully have her
back at the end of spring training," said USF coach Pamela Kalinoski.
"Randi is a great kid. I have a tremendous amount of respect for
her."
Freshman news
Erica Chong, a defender from Hilo, played in 14 matches for
Long Island U. The pharmacy major started three matches.
Christina Hayduk, a goalie from Kauai H.S., backed up NCAA
Division II first-team All-American Lindsay Blose at Mesa State. Hayduk
allowed one goal and had three saves in three matches for the 15-5-3
Mavericks.

Sunday, February 8, 2004
High schoolers sign
to play on mainland
Wednesday was the first day Hawaii's high school seniors
could sign a national letter of intent to play soccer for an NCAA school. The
signing period runs through Aug. 1.
Several prep standouts made their decisions early and signed
with the school of their choice. Others are still mulling over offers or
deciding what part of the mainland they want to display their talents.
David Gualdarama signed to play for the New Mexico Lobos. A
first-team Star-Bulletin all-state selection last year, the midfielder from
Kamehameha also received interest from Santa Clara, but only made an official
visit to UNM.
"The coaching staff is easy to get along with and it
was cool hanging out with the players," said Gualdarama, who has a
partial athletic scholarship.
Kamehameha coach Andrew AhNee said, "David has
everything. Maybe the past two years he didn't take too many shots. We asked
him to shoot more this year and he did that. It was the only thing missing
from his game."
The Lobos were 8-9-3 last year but advanced to the
championship game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, where
they lost to San Jose State 3-2.
Stephen Carlson, another first-team Star-Bulletin all-state
selection a year ago, made official visits to Duke, Santa Clara, Brown and
Loyola Marymount before deciding to sign with LMU.
"I think it was the location of the school. I felt more
comfortable there with the school and the atmosphere than on my other
visits," Carlson said about the deciding factor.
The Punahou striker said the LMU coaches want him to play
sweeper, a position he has played for the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club.
The Lions finished 12-7-1 after bowing out of the NCAA
Tournament in the second round with a 1-0 overtime loss to Santa Clara.
Allison Lipsher, a tri-captain at Punahou, committed to play
for the Duke Blue Devils after also considering Stanford, Virginia and Santa
Clara.
The Star-Bulletin all-state, first-team goalkeeper a year
ago took official visits to all the schools except Virginia before making her
decision.
"It was mostly the people I met at Duke. They were open
and honest," said Lipsher, who will be on a partial athletic scholarship.
The Blue Devils finished 14-7-1 last fall after losing to
Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Lipsher will battle
two other goalkeepers, a junior and a senior, for playing time this fall.
Allison Tsuchida, also tri-captain for Punahou, signed with
Boise State of the Western Athletic Conference and will receive a partial
athletic scholarship. The midfielder considered UC San Diego and Loyola
Marymount but only made an official visit to BSU.
Tsuchida said she was deciding whether to wait until her
club team played in a mainland tournament during spring vacation to see if
there were other schools interested, but made her decision after her visit.
"I just really fell in love with the place. I liked the
small community and town. The team and coaches were really nice. I was there
in October and it was cold," said Tsuchida. "I looked at their
schedule and we come back to play Hawaii next year."
She may play center back for the Broncos, a position she
plays for the Honolulu Bulls.

Sunday, January 18, 2004
Hawaii players help
Mustangs almost make it
Duke Hashimoto and Adria Campbell made significant
contributions to the success of the Southern Methodist men's and women's
soccer teams last fall.
The Mustangs (13-6-3) were eliminated in the first round of
the NCAA Tournament by Santa Clara on penalty kicks 4-1 after playing to a 1-1
draw through overtime. Hashimoto, a sophomore midfielder/striker from Iolani,
set up SMU's goal with a pass to Colin Clark.
Hashimoto, who missed four matches with a strained knee, was
SMU's third-leading scorer with four goals and five assists for 13 points in
the 18 matches he played. He had one game-winning goal and put 16 of his 29
shots on goal.
Campbell, a freshman striker from Punahou, also got a taste
of postseason action, but the Western Athletic Conference champion Lady
Mustangs (17-3-2) were ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by
Texas A&M, also 4-1 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 double-overtime draw.
Campbell had one game-winner among her five goals and was
second on the team with eight assists. Her 18 points was fourth-highest for
SMU. She put 12 of her 19 shots on goal.
More honors
Kurt Kagawa is a member of the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America/Adidas 2003 College Men's Scholar All-West Region
second team. A senior striker for the Whitworth Pirates, Kagawa majors in
political science and has a 3.795 grade point average.
Shelly Suzuki has been named to the NSCAA/Adidas 2003
Division 3 Women's All-West Region first team and to the NSCAA/Adidas 2003
NAIA Women's All-Region VIII team.
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps senior defender and Punahou
graduate was selected Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Women's Soccer Player of the Year in November.
Convention news
Phil Neddo, Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club director of coaching,
was a key speaker at a panel on the development of youth soccer in America at
the NSCAA convention that ended today. He also was on a panel that discussed
developing a college program for youth players.
Coaching go-round
Tulsa has hired Rena Richardson to head the women's soccer
program.
Richardson, 32, comes to Tulsa after spending the last three
seasons as an assistant coach at Alabama, where she helped the Crimson Tide
post a three-year mark of 31-21-5.
Prior to Alabama, Richardson spent two seasons as the head
coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where she undertook the difficult
task of starting a Division I women's soccer program, and led the team to 10
wins.
Nevada did not renew head women's soccer coach Dang
Pibulvech's contract.
Pibulvech was hired in 1999 to start the program from
scratch. He had a reputation for building soccer programs at Colorado College,
Washington and Texas, where he had a combined 188-97-1 record. In four seasons
at Nevada, Pibulvech posted an overall record of 12-58-2 and a WAC mark of
2-27-2.

Sunday, January 4, 2004
Boxers’ roster is truly
pacific in soccer
The Pacific University (Forest Grove, Ore.) women's
soccer team received 61 percent of its offense from former Hawaii prep
players en route to an 11-8-1 season last fall.
The Boxers scored 38 goals and 23 of them were delivered
by Hawaii booters.
Leading the way was senior striker Moani Lau (Kamehameha)
with eight goals. Junior striker Joni Kaitoku (Iolani), freshman defender
Brooke Hayashi (Moanalua) and sophomore striker Karley Peterson (Leilehua)
each had three goals.
Two of Kaitoku's goals were game-winners.
Junior defender Jean Kasamoto (Mid-Pacific), back from a
year studying in Japan, and freshman striker Stacy Sueoka (Kauai), each
scored two times. Contributing one goal apiece were junior
defender/midfielder Mariel Kim (Punahou) and Aiea redshirt freshman
midfielder Christine Toyama.
Lau, Peterson, Hayashi and Kasamoto also booted
game-winning shots into the net.
Stefanie Kawatomari, a freshman midfielder from
Mid-Pacific, and Kaleinani Titcomb, a junior midfielder/striker from
Kamehameha, each assisted on two goals.
Junior Kasey Chun (Maryknoll) was a force on defense,
starting all 20 matches for the NCAA Division III school. Stephanie
Kawamura (Aiea), a junior goalkeeper, started five of the six matches she
played between the pipes, finishing with a 3-2 record, two shutouts and a
1.64 goals-against average.
The Pacific men's team roster included seven Hawaii
players and five of them accounted for 10 of the 22 goals the 6-12-0
Boxers scored.
Bobby Shinn, a junior striker from Pearl City, tied for
the team lead with six goals. Daniel Park, a sophomore midfielder from
Pearl City, freshman defender Brett Asato (Aiea), Graham Enomoto, a
freshman defender from Hawaii Baptist and junior defender Randy Shinn
(Pearl City) each scored once.
Junior midfielder Elliott Hirai (Aiea) started 16 of 18
matches, had one assist, but did not connect on any of his 17 shots.
Justin Davis, a freshman striker from Seabury Hall, saw action in nine
matches.
Elsewhere
Bucky Jencks started seven of the 17 matches he played in
for the 13-2-3 Bowdoin Polar Bears. The junior midfielder from Punahou
took three shots but did not score.
Bowdoin was ousted in the first round of the NCAA
Division III tournament by Wheaton (Mass.) on penalty kicks 9-8.
Dana Kagawa, a freshman defender from Aiea, had one
assist in the seven matches she played for the 19-3 Notre Dame de Namur
(Calif.) Argonauts, an NAIA team.
Brandon Tario played in eight matches for the 6-11-3 UC
Irvine Anteaters, a NCAA Division I team. The freshman midfielder from
Kamehameha took two shots but did not dent the net. Scott Shiraishi, a
freshman midfielder from Iolani, saw action in four UCI matches and put in
his only shot on goal.
Lori Sakai, a sophomore defender who transferred this
year to Nevada-Las Vegas from Notre Dame de Namur to compete at the
Division I level, played in 11 matches for the 9-9-3 Rebels. The Iolani
graduate scored one goal on 13 shots.
Tiara Hong, a freshman defender from University, saw
action in 11 matches for the 7-11-2 Oregon State Beavers.

Sunday, December 21, 2003
Iolani girls wrap
up college career
Shari Nishikawa and Jamie Shoma were teammates at Iolani
and continued that distinction for four more years with the Loyola
Marymount Lions.
"Shari and Jamie were fantastic players for us all
four years here at LMU," Lions coach Gregg Murphy said. "Jaime
played as an outside back and started for two of her four years. Jamie is
an awesome kid with a great personality and attitude. ... We will miss
her.
"Shari was first-team All-West Coast Conference as
a freshman and as a junior and was second-team this year as a senior. She
was our leading goal scorer this year as well as a team captain ... we
will obviously miss Shari as well!"
Nishikawa's 10 career assists and 28 career points ties
her for seventh place on the all-time LMU list. She scored nine goals in
her career.
Nishikawa was a starter in all but two of the Lions' 76
matches during her career. She led the team in points (12) and goals (5)
in 2003. Three of those goals were game-winners. In 2000 her teammates
voted her rookie of the year. This year she was voted offensive player of
the year.
Shoma saw action in 46 matches. Her defense helped LMU
reach national rankings in team shutouts and goals-against average during
her four years. She earned her first career assist as a freshman in a 3-2
win over Arizona.
Momi Markus was set to finally enjoy a banner season at
Northern Colorado when she tore her left ACL the first day of practice. A
1999 redshirt with a torn ACL, she tore the graft in the right ACL and
damaged the knee again early in the 2001 campaign that limited her to
eight matches in 2002.
The Iolani grad was the scoring star during spring
practice this year and coach Tim Barrera was expecting a lot from Markus
in the team's transition year to Division I.
"Momi had the strength and touch to play in really
tight spaces against bigger and stronger defenders," Barrera said.
"She would have given us a legitimate target player to play balls
into and let her hold it as we moved forward.
"She was poised to have a very productive year and
take on a leadership role, which made it even tougher when she went down
that first day, leaving a big hole in our front line.
"Momi has been one of the most-liked players on our
team through her years here. It has certainly been difficult at times with
all the injuries. She has been able to get out and help in the community,
serving as the junior varsity coach/assistant coach for Greeley West High
School last spring. In May, West won the 4A state championship, the first
ever for a girls team at Greeley West.
"Although her career was not what it could have
been here, Momi has definitely left her mark and we will miss her."
Duke honored
Duke Hashimoto has been named to the Missouri Valley
Conference Scholar-Athlete Team. The sophomore midfielder/striker for
Southern Methodist has a 3.58 grade point average with a major in
pre-political science.
Coaching news
Damon Gore resigned as Tulsa's head women's soccer coach.
In his five seasons the Golden Hurricane had a 42-45-8 record, 16-19-2 in
Western Athletic Conference play. Tulsa was only 1-4 against Hawaii, being
outscored 5-17. Rena Richardson has been hired to take Gore's place.

Sunday, December 14, 2003
DeHay helps dig
LSU out of mess
Jenny deHay played an important role in the Louisiana
State women's soccer program's return to respectability. The Kamehameha
grad started 34 of 75 matches for LSU during four seasons with the
Tigers.
"I didn't recruit Jenny. She was part of the
freshman class that was here when I took over the program, a program
that was at rock bottom coming off 0-18 and 4-15 seasons," said LSU
coach George Fotopoulos. "It was players like Jenny that made the
difference in resurrecting this program. The contributions of her class
were just phenomenal, to get to the SEC Tournament twice and have a
national ranking last year."
DeHay split time at the outside right midfield
position the last two years, coming off the bench in most matches, after
being primarily a starter her first two seasons.
"I had the honor and pleasure of coaching
Jenny," said Fotopoulos. "She did try to teach me some
Japanese, which was a bust, but she did get me hooked on sushi, which is
a lot different than Greek food."
DeHay scored five goals in her career, with a
game-winner her freshman year and another her senior year. The mass
communications major also had six assists. DeHay made the Southeastern
Conference academic honor roll as a junior.
The Tigers compiled a 44-28-7 record during deHay's
time in Baton Rouge.
Erin Sayegusa put together a solid, productive career
during her four seasons at Fresno State. She started 61 of 75 matches
for the Bulldogs. In her career, the striker from Kaiser took 133 shots
and had 10 assists, good for third on FSU's all-time lists.
The liberal studies major is fourth all-time with 16
goals, seven of them game-winners, and her 42 points is fifth best in
Bulldog history.
"I cannot say enough about her contributions to
our program," said FSU coach Stacy Welp. "Erin was a captain
this past season and has been a great leader on and off the field. She
has done extremely well in school with over a 3.0 GPA. Erin was active
in community service here with Little Heroes and Adopt-A-Player.
"On the field Erin started for four years and
will be hard to replace. She has a great technical ability and she sees
the game very well. She has scored some very important goals for us in
the clutch. We will miss terribly all of those qualities.
"I couldn't have asked for a better person,
student, and athlete to represent our program and our university."
Sayegusa is a three-time FSU and two-time Western
Athletic Conference scholar-athlete.
Congratulations
Kim Unten, a Pearl City graduate, helped New Mexico
Highlands (Las Vegas, N.M.) to a school-record eight wins in 2003. The
freshman striker was the second-leading scorer for the Cowgirls (8-9-1)
with six goals, three of them game-winners, and a team-leading eight
assists in 18 matches. She was selected for the all-league second team
and was seventh in the NCAA Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference in shots per match (3.39) and points (20).
Chela Gray is an All-Great Northwest Athletic
Conference honorable mention pick. Gray, an Iolani graduate and a
striker for NCAA Division II Western Washington, scored two goals and
had one assist for the 6-13-1 Vikings.

Sunday, March 10, 2002
ILH pair off to Holland
for spring ball
Spring vacation will be here soon and that means it is time for some of Hawaii's
outstanding young soccer players to gain international and national experience and
recognition.
Richard Higa and Steven Carlson will join the Olympic Development Program Region IV for
a trip to Holland.
"We going to Holland to play and train with the elite teams. The main purpose is
to train with them and get better," said Higa who plays for Mid-Pacific Institute and
the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club.
Carlson, a club teammate and a striker for Punahou, will be playing right fullback for
the region team. He missed all but one match of the recent Interscholastic League of
Honolulu season with a broken left thumb.
"It happened in the last match of the Disney Showcase Shootout in Florida during
Christmas vacation," said Carlson. "I was pretty happy when I was invited to go
to Holland."
Both players have been in the region pool for three years. All their expenses are
covered by the ODP program.
"That's one of the reasons I'm going," said Higa. "My dream is to go and
play in the big leagues in Europe some day. This is my chance to show a little bit
there."
Carlson traveled to Europe with a Bulls team two years ago and both players have
competed for the Bulls in mainland tournaments.
Two Bulls teams will compete in the Nomads Tournament in San Diego. The Under-17 boys
play March 22-24 and the Under-18 girls participate March 29-31.
This is a showcase tournament attended by 200-plus college coaches. There are six
fields and the area between pairs of fields is restricted to college coaches.
"You can't miss them. They are all sitting there in their little chairs,"
said Phil Neddo, Bulls director of coaching, who will be assisted by Craig Nosse with the
girls and Ray Shiraishi with the boys.
The boys roster includes Max Anton, Carlson, Makena Carr, Mitchel Fu, John Garibaldi,
Duke Hashimoto, Higa, Kurt Kahui, Chris Major, Christian Marston, Shane McConnell, Satoshi
Mitsuda, Timmy Picerno, David Semenza, Scottie Shiraishi, Brandon Tario and Dyrk Teramae.
The girls playing in San Diego are Ashlee Doi, Audrey Ehrhorn, Mallory Iha, Kara
Ishikawa, Mari Kasamoto, Eryn Kishimoto, Allison Lipsher, Jennifer Loo, Charlene Lui,
Kayla Oshiro, Jennifer Proudfoot, Lori Sakai, Tiffany Todo, Liane Tom, Romy Trigg-Smith,
Seline Williams and Lindsay Yuh.
Villaflor to be a Don
Ben Villaflor Jr. has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of San
Francisco Dons. He enrolled this semester after attending a junior college in the fall.
"He was playing for the Newport Slammers in the California Soccer League last
fall. That's where I was able to observe and scout Ben," said USF coach Erik Visser.
"He strong, has good athletic ability, is calm in collecting the ball in traffic
and distributes the ball well.
"My experience with Hawaiian kids has been great. They are hard working, dedicated
and, if you care for them, they will go to bat for you."

Sunday, February 24, 2002
Mililani pulls off rare feat
Congratulations to James Uson and Jeff Yamamoto for guiding the Mililani High School
girls and boys, respectively, to the Oahu Interscholastic Association and Hawaii High
School Athletic Association state tournament soccer titles.
It is the first time a public school ever accomplished this and the first time since
Punahou did it in 1998. Prior to that, Iolani in 1987 and Punahou in 1983, '85 and '86
were the only double winners.
Uson, who played for Leilehua when Wendell Staszkow coached the Mules, has been the
Trojans head coach for six seasons. He served Mililani as an assistant for eight years
after four years at Kaiser.
His assistants are younger brother John, Dennis Sanders and Ray Akiona.
Uson has a good core group returning led by state tournament all stars, goalkeeper Eryn
Kishimoto and defenders Jen Loo and Mallory Iha.
Yamamoto played on the Seabury Hall club team in the Maui Men's League and collegiately
for the Pacific (Ore.) Boxers. He has led the Trojans boys for eight years and sees more
good things happening in the future.
"I think we will get better because of the youth programs outside the school. We
have great leaders with the Mililani Soccer Club and work closely with them,"
Yamamoto said.
His assistants this year were Steve McGehee, Norman Beter and Joshua Rolf.
Yamamoto, who runs a conditioning program for any player interested during the summer,
is an engineer with the Navy. Uson works for UPS at the Honolulu Airport.
Keeping in touch
Andrew Brown (Mililani) won the starting goalkeeper's job for the Creighton Bluejays as
a sophomore. He gave up 26 goals in 1,598 minutes of action for a 1.46 goals allowed
average, made 64 saves and posted for shutouts. The Bluejays qualified for their tenth
consecutive NCAA Tournament.
The Western Oregon Wolves received solid contributions from four Hawaii players en
route to the co-championship with Seattle University of the Great Northwest Conference.
Moani Mundo, a sophomore goalkeeper from Castle had a 1.72 goals allowed average in 17
matches with 96 saves and four shutouts. She missed three matches with a knee injury.
Erin Ota, a freshman midfielder from Maryknoll, scored three goals and had four assists
in 20 matches.
Julia Takashita, a freshman defender from Kailua High School scored once and assisted
on another goals in 145 matches.
Carly Mamizuka,a freshman defender from Kahuku High School scored one goal in the 10
matches she played.
Chris Pagoyo returned to the soccer field this year after playing football for four
seasons for the Bethel College (Kansas) Threshers.
"He started about two-thirds of our games as a wing defender. Not having played
much soccer in recent years, he was a bit rusty, but overall did a good job," said
Bethel coach Gerry Sieber.
Doug Crowley, a junior midfielder from Punahou, played in 12 matches and found the net
once for the 9-7-2 Emory University Eagles.
Jennifer Hall, a freshman striker from Kaiser, played in nine matches for the Whitworth
Pirates (7-10-1), who tied for fourth place in the Northwest Conference. She took six
shots, but did not score.

Sunday, January 27, 2002
Otagaki hopes to coach
to give back
ERIN Otagaki relaxes at home now, four years of soccer with the Washington Huskies
behind her, a degree in English in hand and planning where to attend graduate school to
obtain a master's degree in education.
Recruited by UW coach Lesle Gallimore following graduation from Punahou in 1997,
Otagaki tore the ACL in her left knee the first day of practice her freshman season and
redshirted. She recovered and slowly became a contributor.
"I was nervous my freshman year, being away from home and the comforts for the
first time, but I got to know the players right away and they provided a lot of
support," Otagaki said. "It made the transition easy. I can't tell you how much
I loved the experience. UW has such a tradition of excellence in academics and
athletics."
Coming off her best season as a junior, Otagaki was hit by the injury bug again this
season, spraining her right ankle and not getting back into action until the final 12
matches.
Her career totals included 50 matches in which the 5-foot striker took 50 shots, scored
10 goals, including two game winners this past fall, and had six assists. She played on
NCAA Tournament teams the last three years.
Otagaki says she wants to get into coaching after completing her education.
"I worked the summer camps at Washington. Coaching is a way to stay in touch with
the sport and give back," she said.
Gallimore said, "Erin is a fun player to watch. Her craftiness on the ball, her
innovation and creativity is unlike anybody's on our team."
Shaina Nishimoto, Otagaki's cousin and former Punahou teammate, finished four years of
varsity competition for the Loyola Marymount Lions.
Nishimoto developed into one of the more solid defenders in the West Coast Conference.
She started 46 of the 65 matches she played for LMU.
A psychology major and business minor, Nishimoto plans to pursue a career in law.
LMU sophomore teammates, midfielder Shari Nishimoto and defender Jamie Shona, both
Iolani grads, saw action in 15 and 12 matches, respectively. Nishimoto scored twice on 12
shots and had two assists.
MOMI MARKUS redshirted this year at Northern Colorado after having ACL surgery last
spring. The Iolani alumnus has three years of eligibility left. As a freshman, Markus
played in 16 matches, scored seven goals, and her shooting percentage (.212) was
second-best for the NCAA Division II Bears.
Lynnsey Ho, a freshman striker from Aiea H.S., played two matches for the Cal State
Hayward Pioneers before a reoccurring injury to her right knee forced her to redshirt.
"Lynnsey fit in really well with the team and she made leis for all our graduating
seniors," said coach Amy Foreman.
Kristin Masunaga began the season injured at Colorado College. The junior goalkeeper
from Iolani was not able to regain the starting job she held as a sophomore, playing just
28 minutes in one match.
Sarah Rothbaum, a sophomore from Punahou, missed the season at Pepperdine after
suffering her second consecutive ACL tear in the right knee.

Sunday, January 13, 2002
Sword leaves AYSO
bigger than ever
Max Sword stepped down as the State Director of the American Youth Soccer Organization
last May, but all that meant was he glided into semi-retirement.
Hawaii is hosting the 2002 AYSO National Games July 8-14 at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer
Park.
This is the "semi" part of Sword's retirement. He receives e-mails daily from
mainland teams indicating they are ready to spend a week in the 50th state.
"Unfortunately, each AYSO region is guaranteed so many berths in the National
Games, so I have a waiting list a mile long," said Sword.
There are 192 tournament slots for teams in the Under 12 to Under 19 age brackets.
Sword said this is the first time every slot is filled.
Teams committed to coming are from Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
Because of the overwhelming interest by mainland teams, Sword dropped the idea of
inviting international teams.
During his six-year tenure as director, AYSO registrations increased 3 to 5 percent
each year with the total number of registered players increasing from 19,000 to about
25,000.
The first region was established on Lanai, an additional region began operating on Maui
and two new regions were set up on the Big Island.
Sword instituted section meetings on all islands so the neighbor island region leaders
would have more of a say in planning.
This led to a more cohesive and united organization dedicated to Hawaii's youth and the
sport of soccer.
At a time when such a move is unheard of in some states, Sword established a working
relationship with the Hawaii Youth Soccer Organization by offering to coordinate schedules
and field use and meeting to discuss common concerns.
They Moved On
Kelly Keohen transferred to Cal State Fullerton for her senior season after three years
with the Hawaii Wahine. She started 19 matches for the 13-7-0 Titans, Big West Conference
title holders. Keohen took seven shots, but did not score.
Amanda Orand and K.C. Cornett transferred to Oregon and Oklahoma City, respectively,
after two seasons at UH.
Orand played in 11 matches as a reserve and recorded one assist for the 8-8-2 Ducks.
Cornett scored 12 goals and had one assist in the first 12 matches for the Stars, then
became ill and withdrew from school but returned this semester.
Stephanie Pearson, Wahine backup goalkeeper as a freshman in 1999, was the third-string
'keeper for San Diego State this year, playing 24 minutes, 46 seconds in one match.
Congratulations
Kaleo Benz is the Hawaii State Referee of the Year.
Benz was selected for his organizational work with the Men's Island Soccer
Organization. He has been the assignor since the league was formed.
Benz encountered numerous difficulties and many times was at the field all day
officiating several games himself. Today, the league is viable, competitive and Benz's
perseverance and hard work paid off.

Sunday, December 30, 2001
Local players found
success on mainland
THE parade of accomplishments by Hawaii's soccer players competing for mainland schools
continues this week as we head into the new year, one I hope is better in some way for
everyone in our community.
Christine Gouthro played in all 17 matches for the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Fightin' Engineers. The senior midfielder from Kauai High school scored twice and had two
assists.
In 52 career matches, the mechanical engineering major scored six goals on 34 of 67
shots on goal and recorded seven assists.
Gouthro's last assist in the final match of the season came on the game-winning goal as
Rose-Hulman beat Sewanee, 1-0, in double overtime. It was the Fightin' Engineers eighth
win of the season, the most in their three-year history.
"Christine was the perfect captain for a young team and led by example. She worked
hard and always finished first in conditioning drills and fitness tests," said
Rose-Hulman coach Brad Hauter. "She kept things light and fun, but we were a much
different team when she was on the field."
Erin Sayegusa picked up the offensive slack for the Fresno State Bulldogs after top
scorer Jill Pearson graduated.
Sayegusa (Kaiser) led the 8-10 Bulldogs with 13 points on five goals and three assists.
Her 29 shots on goal and 41 attempts were team bests.
Jenny deHay, a sophomore defender from Kamehameha, started 14 of 18 matches for the
7-8-3 Louisiana State Tigers. She took 12 shots and hit the back of the net once.
Twin sister Robyn, a striker, played in nine matches for 15-4-2 Stanford. She had an
assist and scored one goal, a game winner on a head shot against Arizona.
BUCKY JENCKS (Punahou), a freshman defender for Bowdoin College, scored a goal and had
four assists for the 10-5-1 Bears.
Nate Adams, a senior from Iolani, posted four shutouts and had a 1.33 goals allowed
average as the goalkeeper for the 12-7-1 Bradley Braves.
Alon Rohter (Waldorf School), a senior midfielder for Macalester College in St. Paul,
Minn., scored five goals and had two assists for the 12-4-2 Scots, who won the Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title with a 10-0 record. The Scots were ousted in the
second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Michael Semenza started all 15 matches for the 7-8 Willamette Bearcats. The junior
striker from Punahou was the second highest scorer with five goals, including two game
winners. His shots on goal average (.571 on 16 of 28) also was second best.
Tiffany Sabado, a striker from Castle, ended her career at Arizona playing 50 matches
in which she scored seven goals and had three assists for the Wildcats.
Midfielder Nicole Garbin (Baldwin) finished her freshman season at Oregon with five
goals (four game winners) and five assists.
Jessica Catekista started 18 matches for the 18-1-1 Regis Rangers. The senior
midfielder from Kamehameha put 10 of her 17 shots on goal, scoring once. She also had two
assists. Regis' lone defeat came in the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Sunday, December 16, 2001
Dydasco was pioneer for
Hawaii in pros
Millie Dydasco holds a distinction I unknowingly attributed to another female soccer
player a few columns ago.
The 1982 Castle High School graduate was the first woman from Hawaii to play
professional soccer, first in Japan and later in Brazil.
Dydasco played four years for San Francisco State University, returned home for several
years and returned to San Francisco in 1991. She played club soccer and became quite
involved in coaching elite youth teams.
A club teammate had played in Japan, so Dydasco inquired about the possibilities and
was intrigued when she received a positive answer.
"I paid my own way to Japan, tried out, then returned to California and waited for
a telephone call," Dydasco said.
Shiroki Serena called and Dydasco spent a season playing for a first division team.
"They paid my way over and reimbursed me for my ticket when I tried out,"
Dydasco said. "My year there truly was an experience for me at age 30.
"They asked me to play another year. But, we lived in the team clubhouse, a lot of
things were repetitious and I knew when I started looking at my watch, it wasn't fun
anymore."
Knowing she could make a living coaching in California, she returned. A couple years
later she was spotted by a Brazilian scout while practicing with her club team.
The University of Sao Paulo needed someone to play the second half of the season
because of injuries.
"I told myself, 'why not,'" Dydasco said. "Brazilian soccer is the most
appealing style of soccer and it was my opportunity to be a part of it. It was day and
night compared to Japan. If practice was supposed to start at 1 p.m., it could be anywhere
from 1 to 3 p.m.
"There were a lot of unwritten rules. It was an eye opener, but a lot of fun. I
loved it."
She played against some Brazilian National Team members, including Sisi. One of her
teammates was Nene.
Dydasco still coaches select and Olympic Development Program teams in California.
"I enjoy giving back. I'll never forget what (Castle coach) Mark Kane has done for
me," Dydasco said.
College booters
Striker Dana Dydasco, Millie's niece, overcame nagging foot injuries to play in every
match her senior year for the 5-11-2 Cal State Sacramento Hornets. The Mililani graduate
scored twice and put 10 of her 18 shots on goal.
Redshirt freshman Karalee Narimatsu and true freshman Jennifer Iha, both former Trojan
midfielders, performed well in 16 and 18 matches, respectively, for the Hornets.
Noelani Kamelamela was a backup to Massachusetts Institute of Technology starting
goalkeeper Connie Yang this season. Kamelamela, a Kamehameha graduate, saw 120 minutes of
action over several matches, allowing just one goal for the 16-6 Engineers.
"She has been a tremendous addition, improved in her first season with the team,
and my guess is she has a good chance of challenging the starting goalkeeper for the job
next year," coach Melissa Hart said.
Alisa Sato, who sat out her freshman year with injuries, got into eight matches for
Harvard. The sophomore striker from Iolani took three shots without scoring for the 11-5
Crimson.

Sunday, December 9, 2001
Alfiler becomes the
best in NAIA
Andrea Alfiler, a midfielder for Azusa Pacific, capped her collegiate soccer career by
being named the NAIA Women''s Player of the Year.
It is the third time she has received first-team NAIA All-American honors.
The Kapaa High School grad has been invited to participate in 2002 Umbro Select
All-Star Classic featuring the top collegiate women's soccer players from around the
nation.
Alfiler also was named to the all-tournament team at the 18th annual NAIA National
Women's Tournament. She tied for the assist lead with two and was second in total points
with six. Azusa Pacific was eliminated by Oklahoma City in a semifinal match on penalty
kicks after a double overtime 2-2 tie.
The senior started 86 of 88 matches for the Cougars and finishes her career with 22
goals on 137 shots and 21 assists.
Alfiler, the 2001 Golden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year, is not the first
player from Hawaii to win that award.
Jennifer Wills, an Iolani alumnus, was named GSAC Player of the Year in 1995 while
playing for Westmont College. She was an all-GSAC pick in 1994 and 1997, but was slowed by
a severe ankle injury in 1996.
Wills also was an honorable mention NAIA All-American and was named to the NAIA
All-Tournament team in 1997.
She is sixth on Westmont's career lists for goals (36), assists (21) and points (93).
More honors
Starr Johnson (Punahou), has been named to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic first
team for the second consecutive season. The four-year letter winner from Kailua has a 3.70
grade point average and is majoring in ethnic studies. Johnson anchored the Ducks defense
and scored her only two collegiate goals this year.
Chalise Baysa, who was born in Honolulu and spent her early years on Kauai, concluded
her career as Oregon's all-time leader in points (69) and goals scored (31). She was an
all-Pacific 10 Conference second team pick as a freshman, sophomore and senior.
Chelsea Akimoto, a midfielder for the Notre Dame de Namur University Argonauts in
Belmont, Calif., was an NAIA All-American honorable mention selection. She is a freshman
from Iolani.
Micah Sadoyama, a senior defender for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags, is a first team
all-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection. Sadoyama is an
Iolani graduate.
Gary Cabanilla, a senior striker for California Lutheran and Kamehameha graduate, was
chosen for the all-SCIAC second team.
Leilani Green from Maui High School, also was a second-team pick on the all-SCIAC
women's team. She is a senior striker for California Lutheran.
Gabby Ahmadia has been named to the 2001 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women's
Academic All-Star Team. The junior midfielder from Waiakea High School maintains a 3.40
grade point average as a biology major.
Shaye Anderson (Parker), a junior goalkeeper, played 18 matches for the Western
Washington Vikings. She had a 1.26 goals allowed average for the 9-10-1 Vikings and was a
second-team, all GNAC selection.

Sunday, November 4, 2001
3 local players finish
careers at Cal Lutheran
Gary Cabanilla, Leilani Green and Tiffany Kayama concluded their collegiate careers for
California Lutheran last weekend and men's and women's coach Dan Kuntz wants the Hawaii
connection to continue.
"The cultural aspects Hawaii players bring to a team are special," Kuntz said.
"They are sincere, kind hearted, committed, loyal to who they come to play for and
work very hard."
Cabanilla, a senior striker from Kamehameha, led the Kingsmen (8-10-0) in scoring this
year with 10 goals.
"Gary worked harder than ever to get prepared for the season," said Kuntz.
"He is very dangerous on set plays because he is so strong and tall (6-foot-2). He
has a wicked throw in, about 55 yards. It's like getting a corner kick from any where in
the offensive half of the field."
Kuntz said Green, a senior striker from Maui High School, as an extremely intelligent
soccer player who creates confusion in the defense and runs well with or without the ball.
"Lani is a diamond in every way she projects herself, no not only in her playing but
the way she interacts with her teammates. She is there when needed most. We were very
fortunate to have her," said Kuntz.
Green, a second team all-Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Conference selection
as a sophomore and junior, scored three goals and had three assists for the Regals
(10-8-1), who finished second in conference play.
Kayama, also from Maui high School, split time in the goal with Pam Clark.
"Tiffany is one of the most dedicated players I've ever had. I don't think she missed
more than 15 minutes of practice in her four years here," said Kuntz.
"She isn't as tall or as dominating as some goalkeepers, but she is agile and
intelligent. Her distribution of the ball was consistent. When we needed her, it was often
in critical situations."
Alana Souza, a freshman midfielder from Baldwin, sat out the early part of the Regals
season with a strained right knee, but was impressive when cleared to play.
"That one is 'wow.' We knew Alana could play, but we were being very cautious. It was
hard for her," said Kuntz.
"When she began playing she was on fire, first-touch passing as good as we have on
the team. Being a left-footed player make her even more dangerous. She is a wonderful
talent for the future."
Cal Lutheran is an NCAA Division II school in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Elsewhere
Senior defender Trisha Barbosa had as assist as Williams College defeated Framingham
State, 9-0, Wednesday in an NCAA Division III tournament first-round match. Barbosa is a
Punahou graduate.
Jessica Catekista, a senior midfielder from Kamehameha, scored her first goal of the
season last Sunday to preserve the Regis Rangers undefeated season. She scored at 52:18 in
a 1-1 tie with Colorado Christian.
Sean Akamine saw action in all 19 matches for the Puget Sound Loggers (11-7-1). The
freshman striker from Punahou scored two goals with 17 shots and recorded two assists.

Sunday, October 21, 2001
Miller takes head
spot for Mililani
Ric Miller says it is his job to keep the ship sailing straight as director of coaching
for the Mililani Soccer Club.
Miller ascended to the post when Bob Barry, his high school coach and long-time mentor,
resigned to assume the same position with the Volcanos Soccer Club in Kailua.
It was a natural move for Miller, a 44-year-old stock broker who has lived in Mililani
for some time.
"Bob Barry did a terrific job and put a lot of things in place. Every Mililani SC
coach is licensed. I want to continue that process and encourage our coaches to obtain
more advanced licenses," said Miller, who holds an advanced national coaching
license.
"I'm impressed with how much the parents sacrifice."
The club has over 500 players and 33 teams which are broken into competitive,
recreational and developmental to meet the needs of players with varying degrees of skill.
Miller learned soccer in Germany where his father was in the military.
This early start gave him an advantage over local players when he helped Iolani claim
the first two state titles while winning Interscholastic League of Honolulu scoring
crowns.
He went to Seattle Pacific, playing for the legendary Cliff McCrath, and was part of
the 1978 NCAA Division II national championship team.
Drafted by Seattle in 1980, he played a season for the Sounders in the North American
Soccer League, then a year for the San Francisco Gales in the American Soccer League,
before finishing his degree in business finance.
Returning to Hawaii, Miller continued to play in the local adult leagues for several
years.
He began coaching when a co-worker asked him to help her husband's youth team.
"I found out just because you played your whole life, it doesn't mean you can
coach," Miller said. "I called a lot of people I respect, Bob Barry, Bob Clague,
McCrath, to find out about coaching.
"A couple of weeks later, Bob Clague asked me if I want to coach at Punahou. I
thought about the Iolani-Punahou thing and what my classmates would say, but it was great
for me.
"My goal is to help improve the quality of soccer in Hawaii to the point where we
can compete with any other state and to have one of our teams win a national
championship."
College update
Cherif Guirguis, a senior striker from Iolani, is the leading scorer for the Cal Poly
Pomona Broncos with eight goals and for assists for 20 points.
Gary Cabanilla, a senior striker from Kamehameha, has scored seven goals for the
California Lutheran Kingsmen.
Shanon Hopkins (Hilo) beat goalkeeper Ryan Stanley (Kaiser) in a one-on-one situation
last Saturday to give the Linfield Wildcats a 1-0 victory over the Pacific Boxers.
Moani Lau (Kamehameha), a sophomore defender, is the leading scorer for the Boxers
women's team with three goals and two assists.
Gabby Ahmadia (Waiakea) is the second leading scorer for the Humboldt State
Lumberjacks. The junior midfielder has scored eight goals and assisted on four others.
Ben Swan (Konawaena) has 12 goals and six assists in nine matches for the 13-0-1
Arcadia University Scarlet Knights.

Sunday, October 7, 2001
Hawaii wins bid to host
2003 Veterans Cup
WHAT a way to start the week!
Hawaii Soccer Association chairman Donna Fouts arrived home from work Monday night,
turned on the answering machine and heard the message she had been waiting for.
Tim Busch, the Veterans Cup National Chairman, had called to say the Hawaii Soccer
Association had won the bid to host the 2003 tournament.
"We at the HSA are extremely excited about this," said Fouts. "It gives
us an opportunity to showcase how well soccer is played in the islands and how well we can
run a tournament."
The Veterans Cup, an annual event started in 1998 by the United State Soccer
Federation, has operated with four, 16-team divisions for men and women over 40 and over
50.
Busch said a men's over 40 international division will be added for the 2002
tournament.
"I think that would have real possibilities in the Pacific Rim," Busch said.
Hawaii bid for two years, but was awarded just one year.
"We thought it might be a strain to go to Hawaii two consecutive years, but I
anticipate Hawaii being a regular stop," Busch said. "Who doesn't want to go to
Hawaii. I know I do."
The HSA benefited from the recent successful bids submitted for national tournaments by
the American Youth Soccer Association and the Hawaii Youth Soccer Association.
"Basically, the bid was done by telephone. The Hawaii Visitors and Convention
Bureau put together a wonderful package. Michelle Nagamine at Outrigger Hotels and Resorts
came up with a great room rate," said Fouts. "Frank Doyle went to the annual
USSF meeting and he was told there was no need to discuss our bid because it was so
comprehensive."
The 2003 event will be held in June. Colorado and North Carolina also submitted bids.
Coming back
Tiffany Sabado says she will be ready for the start of Pac-10 play in another week
after missing the first half of the Arizona Wildcats season following surgery to remove
two cysts from her pelvic region.
The senior striker from Castle High School was expected to be a key component in the
Wildcats offense this season.
"I found out two days after I got back. It was a health issue I knew I had to take
care of," Sabado said. "It was a disappointment because I had trained hard all
summer in Hawaii and that was lost. I've finished with rehab and have been cleared to
play. I think I'm ready, but probably need another week."
The Oahu Interscholastic Association East Player of the Year as a senior, Sabado has
scored seven goals and recorded three assists in 45 matches for Arizona.
She is majoring in speech and hearing, maintains a 3.5 grade point average and will
graduate in May. After that, she plans to travel.
Way to go
Kyle Fukuchi (Mililani) came off the bench and scored the game-winning goal, his first
of the year, as Washington edged Air Force, 2-1, last Sunday.
Sophomore midfielder Kurt Kagawa (Mililani) scored an unassisted goal at 33:35 to lead
Whitworth to a 1-0 victory over Linfield, Sept. 22.

Sunday, September 23, 2001
Adams, Swan honored with awards
Nate Adams waited four seasons to be in a position to earn honors. Ben Swan picked up
right where he left off last year.
Adams, the Bradley Braves starting goalkeeper, was named the Missouri Valley Conference
defensive player of the week (Sept. 3-9). Swan was cited as the Pennsylvania Athletic
Conference player of the week.
In Bradley's two wins, Adams faced 44 shots. He allowed only one goal, registered 13 saves
and had a shutout. In a 2-0 upset at then-No. 12 Santa Clara, Adams made a career-best
nine saves for his second consecutive shutout. In his next match, the Iolani graduate had
four saves in soggy conditions as Bradley beat Northern Illinois 2-1.
Never losing sight of his goal to be Bradley's starting goalkeeper, Adams persevered and
remained motivated for a redshirt freshman season and three years of little activity.
"It certainly wasn't from lack of talent. He was in my first big recruiting class,
but sat behind an All-American for two years," said Bradley coach Jim Derose.
"Nate was like a backup quarterback on a football team. You simply can't get the reps
you need in practice. If he had been the fourth midfielder, he would have played 60
minutes a game. His learning curve has occurred in games.
"He's so mature, just safe and solid and steady. Our team is so confident in
him."
Adams, at 5-foot-11, isn't as tall as many Division I goalkeepers, but he plays to his
strengths and avoids his weaknesses.
He handles himself extremely well 6-to-8 yards from the goal line but knows its folly to
get caught in heavy traffic 14-to-18 yards from the net.
The previous week, Adams was named the league's Prairie Farms Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
He maintains a 3.39 cumulative grade point average. A business management major, he will
graduate at the end of the fall semester.
Swan is off to a strong start for Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa., after an
outstanding sophomore season for the Scarlet Knights.
The 5-foot-10 striker was honored after scoring three goals and assisting on another as
Arcadia opened its season with a 2-0-1 record.
Swan, a Konawaena graduate, was PAC player of the week twice last year and earned
first-team all-PAC honors. In 2000, he set Arcadia's single-season scoring record with 21
goals, added eight assists for a total of 50 points, second-best in the school's history.
After high school, Swan joined the Air Force, then spent a year at Burlington County
College before transferring last year to Arcadia, an NCAA Division III school.
Takekawa has hot foot for St. Mary's team
Sarah Takekawa won a starting position at St. Mary's and has become an impact player for
the Gaels. The freshman striker from Kailua has scored four goals in five matches, three
of them game-winners.
The Gaels (5-0-0) host Hawaii, Sept. 28, in the first of three road matches for the
Wahine.
Kenji Treschuk, a freshman defender from Moanalua, has won a starting job with the Penn
State Nittany Lions.
Shelly Suzuki (Punahou), who played for San Diego State last year, has transferred to
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps where she is a sophomore defender for the Athenas.

Sunday, September 9, 2001
Marti goes pro with soccer team in Spain
CRISSY MARTI became the first female soccer player from Hawaii to join the professional
ranks when she signed a contract last month to play for Levante in Valencia, Spain.
Levante is the defending Spanish champion, competing in the 12-team Honors Division.
Marti, a center midfielder or striker on the left side because she is naturally left
footed, helped Kapaa High School to a runner-up finish in the 1998 Hawaii High School
Athletic Association State tournament.
She went on to the University of Portland, annually a top 10 team, redshirted a season and
played the last two years.
Her father Sal, a native of Spain, was in that country last March and had a conversation
with Spain's national women's coach, who was looking for American players.
When Sal returned to Kauai, he worked up Crissy's resume. Two weeks later, the coach
called and said he was interested, but Crissy had to play for a club team.
Sal's father and grandfather were members of Levante and he has a lot of family in
Valencia, so that matchup was a natural.
The only hitch was Crissy would have to pay her way to Spain.
Levante wouldn't pay her way until she signed a contract and she could only do that once
she arrived in Spain. So she worked all summer to raise the $2,000.
Crissy and Sal arrived Aug. 17. She played five exhibition matches before Sal returned
home, scoring three goals and adding two assists.
"We're real proud of her," said Crissy's mother, Aggie. "She will try it
for a year and see how it works out. She is applying for dual citizenship. That could take
six months, a year or a week, depending on how soon they want her for the national
team."
"She has my complete support," said Sal. "And, in two weeks there, her
Spanish improved 100 percent."
The college scene
Kenji Treschuk has joined the Penn State men's team as an invited walk-on.
He delayed entering a four-year college for a year to work on his game with the Honolulu
Bulls Soccer Club while coaching a Bulls youth team.
Treschuk met Barry Gorman, PSU coach, during a National Soccer Coaches Association
sponsored coaching clinic here earlier this year, then visited the Penn State campus in
April.
Santa Clara and Wake Forest also were interested in the 5-foot-11 midfielder from Moanalua
High School.
Moani Lau (Kamehameha), who played for the University of Nevada last year, has transferred
to Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore.
Kerry Miike (Mililani), who saw extensive playing time as a defender for NCAA Division II
Southern Colorado last year has transferred to Gonzaga.
Natalie Ah Sam scored the winning goal as St. Andrews Presbyterian College (1-3-1) in
Laurenburg, N.C., won its first match of the season last Sunday, 2-1 over Baldwin-Wallace.
Ah Sam, a graduate of Mililani High School, is a junior and a striker for the NCAA
Division II Knights.

Sunday, August 26, 2001
Freehan moves to Region IV job in Las Vegas
RICK Freehan never played soccer, but became involved when his daughter began playing for
the American Youth Soccer Organization 18 years ago. He started off as a referee.
Since then he has coached, been on more committees than he cares to remember and served as
treasurer of Hawaii Youth Soccer Association twice, sandwiched around a stint as
president. Most recently, he served as treasurer of U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV.
Freehan was the one who nurtured and guided the proposals through U.S. Soccer Federation's
officialdom maze that resulted in a $50,000 grant that provided the goal posts and corner
flags for all the fields at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park.
Freehan's next assignment is at the national level. Friday, he left for the Region IV
headquarters in Las Vegas, where he will tackle new duties as the region's marketing
coordinator.
"This is a national program that generates millions of dollars from sponsors. One of
my jobs will be to make sure the sponsors get value for their contributions," Freehan
said.
Region IV encompasses 14 state associations in 13 Western states (California is divided
into north and south). Freehan will work with each state association to help them to grow,
increase the numbers and retain their youth players.
He noted in many sports, including soccer, youngsters at about age 13 or 14 find different
peer groups, attend different schools and drop out of sports.
"We'll be developing new and interesting ways to keep those children involved in the
game," he said. "In particular, I want to work with the beginning parent and
explain to them what U.S. Youth Soccer has to offer.
"I want kids to know the players they see in Major League Soccer and on our national
teams are products of U.S. Youth Soccer. We have about 3 million youngsters registered.
I'm sure many of the players in HYSA don't realize they are part of U.S. Youth
Soccer."
The Olympic Development Program is the development arm of U.S. Soccer. Freehan likes to
refer to ODP as the SAT test of soccer.
"We had over 100 college coaches at our Region IV ODP camps this summer and the first
thing they look for is how a player did in ODP. That's their first screening
process," Freehan said. "It's an opportunity for a youngster to see if he or she
can play college
soccer, because the time requirements are immense. Even making the state ODP team is a big
thing."
FREEHAN SAYS the relationship in Hawaii between AYSO and HYSA, organizations with
different philosophies, is good and different from the mainland.
"Here you have Max Sword, the president of AYSO, coaching a HYSA team and Scott
Keopuhiwa, HYSA president, coaching an AYSO team. They find that hard to believe on the
mainland," Freehan said.
"What the two organizations have said is, this game is for the kids, so let's do what
we can to make sure they get every opportunity to play."
After 18 years as a volunteer, Freehan's new position comes with compensation.
"It won't pay me a whole bunch, but it is a full-time position," he said.

Sunday, August 12, 2001
Hawaii teams find success on mainland
TWO Hawaii youth soccer teams brought home championship trophies from mainland tournaments
this summer.
The Honolulu Soccer Club Bulls '85 red team won the boys Under-17 Division title last week
at the Surf Cup in San Diego.
The Leahi Soccer Club '87 Under-14 girls team had a successful trip to Minnesota last
month, coming home with its division championship trophy from the All-American Girls
Tournament Cup, a first for a Hawaii team.
The Bulls are the first Hawaii boys team to win a title at the Surf Cup.
They tied the FWV Bullets (Federal Way, Wash.) 1-1, and beat the Colorado Rush (Denver)
1-0 and Sparta United (Sandy, Utah) 3-0 in bracket play. A 2-1 victory over Comets Red
(Dallas) sent the Bulls into the championship game, where they beat the
FWV Bullets in a rematch 5-4.
Max Anton, Stephen Carlson, Andrew Magyar, Bret Shimizu and Richard Higa scored Hawaii's
goals.
Other members are Aaron Pang, Brandon Tario, Duke Hashimoto, Ryan Sakuda, David Semenza.
Mitchell Fu, Satoshi Mitsuda, Shane McConnell, Christopher Rania, Makena Carr, Tim
Picerno, Christian Marston, Scott Shiraishi, Christopher Major and John
Garibaldi.
Phil Neddo, Ray Shiraishi, Jeff Carlson and John Semenza coach the Bulls.
Earlier this summer, Anton, Carlson, Higa, Marston, Mitsuda, Semenza and Tario were
selected to the Region IV player pool at Olympic Development Camp. Semenza was awarded the
"Golden Glove" Award for goalkeepers.
Leahi swept through its 24-team division in the All-American Girls Tournament at Blaine,
Minn., with a 6-0 record. It defeated AZFC '87 Hammers from Arizona, 1-0 in the final.
Leahi also participated in the USA Cup and were placed in the top of three brackets. It
went 2-0-1 in pool play and played Team Chicago Select, the three-time defending division
champion in the semifinals.
After a scoreless tie in regulation and two overtimes, Chicago prevailed in the shootout,
5-3. Leahi rebounded the next day to win the third-place match.
The Leahi roster included Kelsey Baker, Jamie Benoza, Jenna Gabrio, Tehane Higa, Anya
Ishida, Tobi Kanehira, Kelsie Look, Ashley Nakamoto, Alysen Ono, Jessica Oshiro, Keri
Oyadomari, Shannon Tamura, Jordan Weeks, Chelsea Wong and Sarah Yoro.
Laurie Baker and Scott Keopuhiwa coached the team.
More ODP selections: Under-16 Boys -- Christopher Domingo, David Gualdarama and Kenshiro
Uki; Under-15 Boys -- Lokahi Bounds, Ryan Bibilone II and Jim Oh, who is from Guam.
Under-16 Girls -- Allison Lipsher; Under-15 Girls -- Britta Bourne, Ashley Collins, Erin
Kikumoto, Rachael Lau and Mariko Strickland.
THREE HAWAII PLAYERS, Kara Ishikawa (Iolani) Romy Trigg-Smith (Punahou) and Mele French
(Mililani), attended the Elite Soccer Players Camp in Wilmington, N.C., in July.

Sunday, July 29, 2001
International Xcel
tourney set for Waipio
THE Xcel Games International Soccer Tournament, featuring men's teams from around the
world, will be held at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex, Aug. 10-12.
Eleven men's teams will join the Hawaii Xcel Select team in the three-day tournament. The
Hawaii team, coached by Phil Neddo, Frank Doyle and Augustine Mendez, has been preparing
for the past month.
Europe is represented by teams from Italy, France, Germany and England. These are club
teams and the rosters are filled out with players who could afford the trip but might not
be club members, according to Casey Cho, Hawaii Xcel athletic director.
Three teams are coming from Asia --the Taiwan national team, a professional team from
South Korea known as Sky Soccer Club and a team from Japan that will have pro players from
that country's second and third divisions.
There is one team from Canada and club teams from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago.
There will be four pools of three teams, according to Cho. The pool matches will be 40
minutes each half with the semifinals and championship matches the full 90 minutes.
Previous tournaments have been held in Europe.
The Hawaii roster includes goalkeepers Adam Sthay and Agustin Mendez; defenders Chono
Fernandez, Matt Snyder, Arno Reynolds, Michael Cooper, Jordan Inoyue, Gabriel Jaramillo,
Kyle Lenahau and Bryan Martin; mid-fielders Paul McElroy, Zak Kahirane, Nick
Paraskevopoulus, Tioni Hackney, James Nebrija, Aaron Delbex-Smith, Diego Yemal and Hee
Young Woo; and forwards Orlando Suazo, Elie Sauma, Nick Chapin, Darren Juliano and Alika
Cosner.
Academics rule: Two high school senior standouts have chosen
to pursue exciting academic challenges that precludes them playing soccer.
Kristin Hamada, a co-captain and sweeper at Punahou this year, considered playing
collegiate soccer, but was accepted into the honors program at the University of Colorado
and will concentrate on academics.
Blaine Murakami, a Star-Bulletin all-state, first-team striker from Mililani High School,
originally intended to play soccer at the University of San Diego.
However, he was awarded a University of Hawaii Regents Scholarship and will pass on soccer
to remain home to continue his education.
Less driving: Bob Barry has resigned as the director of
coaching for the Mililani Soccer Club.
Barry cited the travel time, including a rush-hour commute to Mililani from Honolulu,
where he teaches at Iolani, and then a trek back to his home in Kailua.
He has been appointed the Kailua Volcanos Soccer Club's director of coaching and player
development. He starts Sept. 1.
Barry expressed in a letter to club members that he was pleased with the club's progress:
"We continue to move toward a total integration of club system teams, the coaching
staff is overall a better staff and new coaches have received coaching licenses.
"We have improved our technical and physical areas and the only weak area is tactics.
I would have liked to work more with certain teams to improve this part of our game.
However, this was impossible as a part-time DOC."

Sunday, July 15, 2001
Waipio Complex adds
amenities, 4 more fields
THE target date for completion of renovations at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex is
just before the University of Hawaii Wahine open their season Aug. 31.
Four fields are being added, bringing the number to 23.
The capacity of the main stadium is being doubled to approximately 5,000 seats. Another
parking lot by the main stadium will add 100 spaces.
Some $300,000 worth of trees will be planted. This will provide some welcomed shade for
spectators at all the fields.
Fencing, hedges and other shrubbery will be used to enclose the main stadium. This will
allow organizations that wish to charge admission to do so and control stadium access.
A concrete slab is being installed behind the press box to accommodate the control truck
for television productions so hundreds of feet of transmission cable won't have to be laid
from the parking lot.
The problem with the sight lines from the press box -- being able to see the entire
playing field -- are being corrected.
Lights are being installed at two fields outside the stadium.
A ticket booth built near the stadium entrance will house restrooms and a large storage
room for equipment that is used on the outside fields.
The area behind the scoreboard end of the main stadium has plantings that will provide a
better backdrop.
Signs directing fans to the facility have been installed on Kamehameha Highway where cars
exit from H1 and at the left-hand turn by Waipahu High School.
Two plans have been devised for additional restrooms throughout the complex. But, since
that portion of the facility that is leased from the Navy is in what's known as a
"blast zone," approval of subterranean restrooms must come from the Pentagon.
The alternative is to set up small, portable restrooms.

Mainland bound: Erin Ota, the Interscholastic League of Honolulu player
of the year, will attend Western Oregon University on an academic/athletic scholarship.
A Maryknoll graduate, Ota tied for the ILH regular-season scoring title with seven goals.
"I might move to midfield or fullback. They say strikers don't like to lose the ball
and like to push up," Ota said.
Said club coach Phil Neddo: "She has great speed, a great attitude and is hard to
rattle."
Ota also received letters of intent from Oregon and Oregon State and considered the
University of San Francisco.
Randi Kikuchi, a midfielder from Seabury Hall and a Maui Interscholastic League first-team
all-star, will continue her career at USF.
Off to camp: This is the month Hawaii's top young players head to the
mainland for the Olympic Development Program camps.
Seventy-seven boys will attend camp in Nampa, Idaho, and 42 girls from the 50th State make
the journey to hone their skills in Moscow, Idaho.
The players have a week of instruction and play matches as a Hawaii age group team.
The top players in each group form the region pool and stay an extra four days.
Players are selected for national tournaments and foreign trips from the pool throughout
the year.

Sunday, July 1, 2001
Everybody loves the referee
YOUTH referee programs have flourished here for the past 10 years, coinciding with the
expansion of soccer statewide.
Connie Young, the section youth referee coordinator for the American Youth Soccer
Organization, estimates there is a pool of 150 youth referees. She notes many of the
graduates of the program who have gone on to college continue to referee on the mainland.
"With the growth of soccer, the focus is on the development of youth players all the
way to the national team level. That necessitates the growth of refereeing," Young
said.
"I see youth soccer development synonymous with the development of future referees.
Not every player will become a World Cup player, but a lot will take their knowledge of
the game and use it in refereeing."
The late Lem Limahi, whom Young called "the great referee father," asked her to
be the section coordinator in 1995. He wanted someone to run a summer pro camp like those
operating on the mainland.
The summer pro camp includes youths from around the state. The three-day affair has been
held at Camp Erdman on the North Shore. The site not only affords the future referees the
chance to concentrate on learning, but provides fun recreational activities.
AYSO starts youngsters at age 11, and once certified with a regional badge, they can
officiate matches involving players 10 and under. An area badge can be obtained at age 14
and a sectional badge at age 16.
Those who wish to can cross-certify with the United States Soccer Federation. That
involves an 18-hour course and a test. AYSO referees also can go for a national badge.
The AYSO program is hands-on training, with an adult mentor at each match. There is
instruction on how to handle "difficult" adults and comments from the sidelines.
The course is the same taken by adult referees.
"We stress teamwork and communication with the assistant referees. It's important
that they have fun doing it. There is a lot of reinforcement. The mentors stay with the
youth referees throughout the season," Young said.
"I've never had anyone I've trained say they wouldn't do a volunteer game because of
a paid game."
Each AYSO region in the state also has youth referee programs.
"Wouldn't it be great to see a referee from Hawaii doing a Major League Soccer or
World Cup game?" Young said.

Disappointment, but ...
The Hawaii teams made a statement at the U.S. Veterans Cup in Beckley, W. Va., but didn't
bring home a championship trophy.
"No other area had the support we did. We had leis and gifts for everyone. I think we
did Hawaii soccer proud," said Donna Fouts, Hawaii Soccer Association president and a
member of the Hawaii Five-O Over-50 team that finished 0-1-2 in pool play.
He Kini Popo reached the semifinals of the Over-40 Division before falling to Seattle on
penalty kicks after playing a 1-1 draw. He Kini Popo fashioned a 2-1-1 record. Seattle
went on to win the division title.
"We grieved when we lost the semifinal," said He Kini Popo coach Pinsoom
Tenzing. "Seattle only had one shot on goal, but the gal hit it as hard as any
man."

Sunday, June 3, 2001
HSA bids for U.S.
Veterans Tournament
THE HAWAII Soccer Association has submitted a bid to the United States Soccer Federation
to host the United States Veterans Tournament for two years.
The tournament would be held either the third or fourth week of June in 2003 and 2004.
The event has four divisions: men's and women's over 40 and over 50. Each division can
accommodate 16 teams with competition scheduled for four days --Thursday through
Sunday.
Teams play three matches in pool play, followed by the semifinals and final.
"All the matches are 90 minutes and there are two 10-minute sudden-victory overtimes
in case of a tie," said Donna Fouts, HSA president.
Fouts is optimistic about Hawaii's chances and expects to receive the selection
committee's answer toward the end of the summer.
The two-year bid designates Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex as the tournament site and
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts as the host hotel.

College choices
Nicole Garbin, the Star-Bulletin Player of the Year, will play for the University of
Oregon after considering Hawaii, the University of San Francisco and Washington State. She
also will play basketball for the Ducks.
"I decided Oregon would have the best level of academics and the highest level of
soccer, being it's the Pac-10," Garbin said.
Oregon head coach Bill Steffen said: "We're tremendously excited about her potential.
We lose some players in the central midfield position and Nicole is an extremely capable
player in that role."
Garbin was a four-time Player of the Year in the Maui Interscholastic League, leading
Baldwin High School to the HHSAA state championship the past two seasons.
Teammate Alana Souza, a Star-Bulletin all-state, first-team member, is a midfielder whose
forte was setting up goals for the Bears. She will continue her soccer career at
California Lutheran in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Souza also visited Hawaii, Sonoma State, Portland and Pacific (Ore.) but decided school in
California --where she has friends -- was her best choice.
Two members of the Iolani Raiders also will take their soccer talents to the West Coast.
Chelsea Akimoto, an attacking center midfielder, will attend the College of Notre Dame in
Belmont, Calif.
Joni Kaitoku, a striker from Iolani and second-team Interscholastic League of Honolulu
all-star, will play for Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. She should feel right at
home, because the Boxers have six returning players from Hawaii.

Sunday, May 6, 2001
Players of all ages
off to Mainland
Congratulations to the players and coaches of the six girls and seven boys teams that won
Hawaii Snickers SYNC State Cup age division titles. They will represent the 50th State in
the Far West Regional at Albuquerque, N.M., on June 24-30.
The girls teams are the Under-12 National Soccer Academy '89 coached by Jose
"Peep" Balloon, the U13 Honolulu Soccer Club Bulls '88 Red coached by Steve
Watanabe, the U14 Riggers Athletic Club coached by David Mena, the U15 HSC Bulls '86 Red
coached by Michael Guidry, the U16 Mililani '85 Gold coached by Norman Beter and the U17
HSC Bulls '84 Red coached by Craig Nosse, Morris Oshiro and Phil Neddo.
Hawaii also received a wild-card spot in the girls U14 division, filled by Kailua under
coach Chris Nied.
"We were offered a wild-card spot in the U15 girls division, but we didn't have
another team to send," said Scott Keopuhiwa, Hawaii Youth Soccer Association
president. "We're holding our breath that we'll be offered a wild-card spot in the
U16 girls division because we have a team that can go."
The boys teams are the U12 HSC Bulls '89 Red coached by Jose Dydasco, the U13 HSC Bulls
'88 Red coached by Michael Guidry and Jose Andres, the U14 Mililani Illusions coached by
Tony Hart, the U15 HSC Bulls '86 Red coached by Paul Soufl, the U16 HSC Bulls '85 Red
coached by Phil Neddo, Ray Shiraishi and Jeff Carlson, the U17 Windward Soccer Club
Volcanoes coached by Matt Houar and the U19 HSC Bulls '82 Red coached by Jeff Lau and Jeff
Carlson.
The U17 HSC Bulls '84 girls and U16 HSC Bulls '85 boys will participate in a college
showcase tournament in Seattle prior to the Far West Regional. During this event, seminars
detailing the recruiting process are held for players, parents and coaches.

A decade of dominance
The He Kini Popo over-40 women, coached by University of Hawaii head coach Pinsoom
Tenzing, made a successful journey last month to Las Vegas where they won the Friendship
Cup tournament.
With a couple of roster changes, He Kini Popo will participate in the United States
Veteran's over-40 tournament in Beckley, W. Va., on June 21-24.
This is basically the same team that won the United States Open over-30 women's
championship in 1991 in Dallas. That team also was coached by Tenzing.
Team members that played in Las Vegas are Stella Allen, Laurie Baker, Kathy Carey, Martha
Chock, Kathy Farley, Alma Ho, Lee Kalama, Patty Kim, Holly Lau, Kiki Lau, Corinne
Mewhirter, Cheryl Shimizu, Lois Tiedemann, Cathy Todd, Maris van der Lee and Isabell Kurt.
He Kini Popo posted a 6-0 record in the tournament, outscoring its opponents 16-1. Shimizu
scored 12 of those goals.
In the championship match against Camp Springs, Md., the score was 1-1 after regulation,
but He Kini Popo easily claimed victory in the shootout, 4-1.
"It was one of those games where we hit the post, hit the bar, did everything but
score. But, we smoked them in the shootout," said Holly Lau.
Camp Springs is the defending national champion.

Sunday, April 22, 2001
Hawaii teens
score for U.S.A.
THREE HAWAII PLAYERS selected to their respective Olympic Development Program Region IV
team pools last summer recently made foreign tours.
Brent Murakami and David Gualdarama spent 10 days in Costa Rica at the end of March. Kara
Ishikawa traveled to Italy and Switzerland earlier this month.
The Americans came back from Costa Rica with a 4-1 record.
Murakami, playing right midfield, assisted on the goal in the first match, a 1-0 win.
Gualdarama, also playing right midfield, scored the first goal in a 2-0 victory in the
second match. In the final match, Murakami scored after pouncing on a loose ball in the
box. That tied the match at 1-1 and the Americans went on to win, 2-1.
After each match, head coach Tim Schultz made brief comments on the Region IV Web site
about each player.
For Gualdarama, Schultz said "good endurance on the flank, shut down the right side,
got behind the defense two or three times in the five minutes he played, and great speed
and presence at left back."
On Murakami's performances, Schultz noted "played tough second half, solid defense on
the left flank" and after the final said, "best match of the tour."
"We got to stay in a nice hotel, did some shopping and drove three hours to get to a
beach one day," said Gualdarama, a freshman at Kamehameha. "The best time was
the parade we marched in before the final match. We got to carry the American flag into
the
stadium and there were a lot of people there."
Murakami, a freshman at Mililani High School, also mentioned how good it was to represent
the United States.
The last match was at Estadio Grescia and the match was part of the city's Olympic
Festival.
"The Costa Ricans came out and cheered us on as well as their own team. The kids
wanted our autographs, on their hands, shirts, anything," Murakami said. "It was
so much fun.
"They scored and I tied the game with 20 minutes left. That was the best feeling in
the world. Then, the person who subbed in for me scored the winning goal."
The purpose of the tours for the Under-14 players is to introduce them to the
international environment. The coaches expect the players to take in all the international
game has to offer and to learn from it quickly. While that is the main theme, the coaches
also expect the players to learn to get positive results on foreign soil.
Sanchez to grad school
University of Hawaii Wahine goalkeeper Demarre Sanchez, who graduates next month, will
continue her education as a graduate student in speech pathology at the University of New
Mexico in her hometown of Albuquerque, N.M., this fall.
Honors for Suzuki
Shelly Suzuki (Punahou), a freshman defender for San Diego State, earned academic
All-Mountain West Conference honors. The business major has a 3.79 grade point average.
Shimamura to UNLV
Shawna Shimamura, a striker for the state champion Baldwin Bears, will attend the
University of Nevada-Las Vegas where she plans to study sports medicine with a goal of
becoming a trainer.
"They aren't giving me anything, so I'll be a walk on. When I was accepted, I called
the coach, said I was coming and would be trying out," Shimamura said.

Sunday, April 8, 2001
Soccer Start program keeps kids busy
THE HAWAII Soccer Start Program provides youngsters in three areas of the city an
opportunity to learn about and participate in a sporting activity after school, when there
might be nothing else to do.
The program, known as the Keiki Rec League, also sponsors Saturday tournaments and clinics
on a regular basis.
No one even keeps score. The idea is to have fun while providing a healthy activity for
any youngster who shows up.
Originally started in Palolo about six years ago, the program has joined with the Parents
and Children Together program at Kuhio Park Terrace and the Kokua Kalihi Valley program at
Kam IV Housing to expand to those areas.
The program's age groups range from under 6 to under 14.
Last year the organization received $10,000 from the United States Soccer Federation,
which helped provide soccer balls, scrimmage vests, cones and other equipment.
The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) also contributes equipment, and the Hawaii
Youth Soccer Association (HYSA) provides coaches to conduct clinics and includes the
program under its insurance umbrella.
High school players do most of the coaching at the three sites.
"These high school players are working with youngsters on a weekly basis," said
Michele Nagamine, who has run several clinics. "I think it's so admirable that (the
high school players) have the vision to see that a little bit of time now can mean a lot
later."
Nagamine, director of training and coaching development for the National Soccer Academy,
wasn't sure what to expect the first time she ran a clinic, but was pleased with the
reception.
"At first, they didn't know what to think of me because I have a lot energy and I'm
very direct," she said. "But they saw I was interested in what they had to say.
"I can see what the alternatives are for these kids. They all have choices to make.
The high-school-age girls who have stuck it out made a choice to make their lives better.
The young kids are little balls of energy. They all come with their own dose of
excitement."
THE PLAN IS to run mini-tournaments on Saturday that involves youngsters from all three
areas.
They will be assigned to teams but mixed by age, gender and neighborhood.
"We try to promote having respect for other people," said Susana Helm, who
serves the program as a girls' coach.
"At each neighborhood, the kids are starting to get the hang of the game. Now we're
getting returning players, which indicates the interest is growing. It's rewarding to see
how much fun they have."
Helm also said the program has received support from the Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA.
She noted none of what's been accomplished would have been possible without the help of
the staff at the Palolo Recreation Center, Kuhio Park Terrace and the Kam IV Recreation
Center.
"Working with kids from different backgrounds is an eye opener, but they appreciate
everything," Nagamine said. "All a child can give is his heart, and that's a
reward and they should be rewarded."

Thursday, March 29, 2001
Kick Butts teaches
kids not to smoke
KICK BUTTS has nothing to do with an illegal boot to the posterior of an opposing soccer
player. It's a program to educate youngsters on the dangers of smoking and to ask parents
not to smoke when attending youth games.
The Hawaii Youth Soccer Association and the American Youth Soccer Organization both
subscribe to having the fields they use for matches be smoke free.
Hawaii was one of 10 states to receive a $25,000 supplemental grant from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention to expand the SmokeFree Kids and Soccer Program. This is
done through community based soccer and health groups.
The Hawaii State Department of Health is involved through it's Tobacco Prevention and
Education Program.
With the annual Kirk Banks Tournament starting today at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer
Complex, the dangers of smoking and the benefits of participating in organized sports will
be emphasized.
Next Wednesday is "Kick Butts Day" and the program will be offered to 6th
graders at Washington Intermediate School. There will be a contest to design a T-shirt
incorporating the Kick Butts theme with a healthy activity.
"The program in Hawaii is ongoing. We have an option for another $25,000 grant to
continue the program for another year," said Michele Nagamine, Kamehameha Schools
girls coach and a club coach.
"It's our job to protect our kids. The point is to get children not to start a habit
they can't kick.
"What we're trying to do is raise awareness and reach out to the whole family. We
gave informational brochures, posters, banners and we have sessions for coaches, referees
and administrators."
The program also sponsors a "Soccer Saturday" once a month where any youngster
can come, register and compete in three-on-three matches. This is affiliated with and
sanctioned by HYSA.
In 1996 the State House of Representatives passed a resolution urging all youth athletic
leagues to adopt policies discouraging tobacco and alcohol use by coaches, parents and
family members during league practices and games.
Nagamine remembers only one instance where an adult was smoking at a youth tournament, and
she said that person was embarrassed when asked if he knew the field was a smoke-free
field.
THE FALL SEMESTER was very successful in the classroom for the University of Hawaii
women's soccer team. Nine Wahine were named to the Academic All-Western Athletic
Conference team, the most of any league soccer program.
Last year, UH had eight players named to the team.
This year's honorees are led by four-time Academic All-WAC members Megan Lytle, a
political science major with a 3.53 grade-point average, and Lei Wai, a journalism major
with a 3.89 GPA.
The other Wahine academic standouts are Camille Kalama, 3.88, majoring in geography;
Wanette Miyashiro, a secondary education major with a 3.63 GPA; Amanda Orand, 3.71,
majoring in zoology; Demarre Sanchez, 3.30 in liberal studies; Erin Schremser, 3.91 in
elementary education; Noelle Takemoto, 3.46 in general arts and sciences, and Lea
Wakabayashi, 3,24 in civil engineering.

Thursday, March 22, 2001
Three commit to
Wahine soccer team
The University of Hawaii women's team has received letters of intent from Natalie
Groenewoud, Kristalyn Ontai and Jennifer Churchill.
Groenewoud is a member of the Under-19 Canadian Junior National Team pool and will play
for the British Columbia provincial team in this year's Canada Games.
She attends Handsworth Secondary High School in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and
plays for the North Selects provincial team. In February, Groenewoud attended a five-day
camp intended to expose youth players from Canada's four western provinces to the same
style of play as Canada's Women's World Cup team.
"Natalie is tremendously conditioned. Her comfort with the ball is exceptional and
she's a very speedy player," said Wahine head coach Pinsoom Tenzing.
Groenewoud can play the midfield or a striker position.
Ontai considered going to the mainland, was accepted at American University, but chose to
sign with UH.
"I didn't get a chance to see the Wahine play last fall, but I've lived here all my
life and it's not a small thing," said Ontai, presently a point guard with the
Kamehameha girls' basketball team.
"It's a big deal. Everyone is rooting for UH. I warmed up to that kind of atmosphere.
I couldn't see anything I didn't like on my recruiting visit. The only thing is UH is so
big."
Ontai played up front, in the middle and on the back line for Warriors coach Michele
Nagamine.
"I like to play fullback. I think there is something kind of noble about defending
the goal. It appeals to me," Ontai said.
Churchill is the second goalkeeper signed for next season. She will transfer from De Anza
Community College in Cupertino, Calif.
"I saw Jennifer play extensively, in the Nomads Tournament in San Diego and in the
U19 regionals at Pleasanton, Calif., last summer," Tenzing said. "She's not a
goalkeeper who plays underneath the bar. She plays way out, reads the game well, has very
soft hands and is exceedingly brave."

THE GONZAGA UNIVERSITY men's soccer team has signed Charles Rania, a striker from Punahou,
continuing the pipeline to the Spokane, Wash., school. The interest in Hawaii players
actually began when Zags head coach Einar Thorarinsson was head coach at Whitworth
College.
Rania led the Interscholastic League of Honolulu in scoring his sophomore and junior
years. He also competes for the Buffanblu track team and finished second in the 100-meter
high hurdles and third in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in the state meet.
"He has a knack of being in the right place and is pretty good in the air around the
goal," Punahou coach Bob Clague said. "Charles is good if you hit him with a
through ball and he can use both feet. One thing I've always liked is he stays after
practice to work on things.
"I really appreciate someone who gives Hawaii kids a chance. Einar has had good
success with players from Hawaii. Not too many Division I men's coaches are willing to
give Hawaii players a chance."
Bucky Jencks, part of Punahou's state champion tennis doubles team last year, is headed to
Bowdoin College in Maine where the coaches see no problem with him playing soccer and
tennis.
"He played center midfielder for us this year, but he might be better at fullback. He
played outside fullback for us as a sophomore," Clague said.

Thursday, March 15, 2001
Hawaii an easy sell as host
for regional tournament
Hawaii is a whole lot easier to sell when the special things the 50th State is known for
are part of any presentation, especially on the mainland.
That tactic worked for Hawaii Youth Soccer Association representatives last month in Las
Vegas.
The 19-member U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV board voted 17-2 to hold the 2003 regional
tournament in Hawaii.
Hawaii was bidding against Spokane, Wash., whose representatives were selling the idea
that it's cheaper to go there.
Herb and Michelle Schreiner, Michelle Nagamine and Ron Hata headed up Hawaii's delegation.
"We put on such a show. It was fun," Herb Schreiner said. "We had three
girls from a hula halau dancing in front of the door when the members went in to the lunch
meeting.
"We set up a table, about 20 feet long, that was packed with stuff. We decorated the
place with 50 orchid plants."
The Schreiners wore matching Hawaiian outfits from Hilo Hattie. Michelle added another
touch -- a haku lei.
All the board members received an orchid lei.
Hata offered everyone chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, Kauai cookies and Hawaii
Convention and Visitors Bureau brochures.
There was a bulletin board with the architectural plans for the Waipio Complex, huge
banners showing a panoramic view of the complex and a poster portraying the aerial view.
Michelle Schreiner made Hawaii's presentation.
She told the group that Hawaii had supported the regionals all these years, how much
Hawaii's soccer community appreciated their hospitality and now Hawaii was asking to be
their host.
"She basically sold the complex and that's basically why we got it," Herb
Schreiner said. "That was important, because places have received bids in the past,
but the fields weren't ready. Spokane is building a complex, but it's not finished.
Everyone was amazed at how the (Hawaii) complex looked.
"We heard there was a lot of lobbying going on about the price of going to Hawaii, so
we spent a full day telling them that was bull."
They played two videos. One was of the grand opening ceremonies at Waipio and adult and
youth matches there. The other, with the song "Hawaiian Style" as the background
music, focused on the people of Hawaii.
The Hawaii group then made baskets from lauhala leaves and stocked them with an orchid
plant, a Hawaiian calendar, two T-shirts related to the complex, macadamia nuts, two bags
of coffee, guava jam, cookies and an invitation to attend the regionals, June 23-28, 2003.
Montana did not vote for Hawaii, citing cost, and Washington voted for itself.
"Now the work begins," Herb Schreiner said. "We've seen opening and closing
ceremonies at other places, and we want Hawaii's to be the best ever."
Approximately 250 teams from 13 Western states will be entered in the tournament.
Busy month in Waipio
The Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex will be busy the last week of this month.
Hawaii's Olympic Development Program camp will be held March 25-28 with approximately 300
players attending.
AYSO's annual Kirk Banks tournament follows March 29-April 1, with 170 teams representing
every island competing in five age divisions.
There is a VIP division for the physically and mentally challenged players.
The finals for the Under 12, 14, 16 and 19 will be held in the main stadium April 1.

Thursday, March 1, 2001
Tournament welcome
relief for Wahine
SPRING practice reaches the halfway point for the University of Hawaii Wahine soccer team
this weekend. The players will enjoy a change from the drudgery of drills, drills, drills.
The Wahine are hosting a 6-a-side tournament Saturday at the campus practice facility.
Eighteen teams are entered, including sides from the College of William & Mary.
The Wahine will have a one-hour scrimmage with the Tribe on Monday and a regulation match
Tuesday.
UH head coach Pinsoom Tenzing says the practice sessions have been productive.
"This is a learning process for everyone. It's where we learn how to play the game
the way we want to play it in the fall," Tenzing said.
"We'll be in serious trouble if the players don't come back in shape. Hopefully, last
year was a learning experience for everyone in that regard."
There has been one negative incident. Liz Lusk, the speedy sophomore-to-be defender,
suffered a third degree tear of the ACL in her left leg when she jumped and landed
awkwardly last Friday.
She is scheduled for surgery next Thursday and is expected to be ready for fall practice.
Goalkeeper Dana Ong, who joined the Wahine last season after transferring from Pacific
University, has decided, after having off-season knee surgery, not to compete at the
college level any more.

The William & Mary women's team was 15-6 last fall and went to the NCAA tournament.
Last month, the school received a $500,000 challenge grant from W&M graduates Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Ukrop to build a proposed $1 million dollar natural grass field that will be used
for men's and women's soccer and lacrosse.
The athletic department hopes to raise the additional $500,000 necessary to reach the $1
million dollar goal. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin May 1, 2002.

Starr Johnson, a junior defender for the University of Oregon, has been named to the 2000
Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic First Team.
Johnson boasts a 3.74 grade-point average in ethnic studies.
Allison Hamada, a senior defender at Oregon State, and Erin Otagaki, a junior striker for
the Washington Huskies, were honorable mention picks.
All three players are Punahou graduates.
A student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and be either a starter or
significant contributor to the team in order to qualify for the All-Academic teams.
Johnson was also cited as an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection.

Brian Ching scored his first professional goal last Friday, but the Los Angeles Galaxy
suffered a 3-2 exhibition loss to Tokyo Verdy 1969.
Ching, a Kamehameha and Gonzaga University graduate, scored in the 53rd minute off
Sebastien Vorbe's assist.
The goal by the Galaxy's second-round draft pick gave L.A. a 2-1 lead. Ching played the
whole match.
Tokyo Verdy 1969 scored three minutes into injury time for the victory after knotting the
match in the 90th minute on a penalty kick.
The Galaxy beat China's national team, 3-1, earlier on their Far East tour. Ching played
the final four minutes of that match.

The Fox Fab 50 winter high school soccer rankings have Hawaii state girls' champion
Baldwin at No. 24.
The Mililani girls' and boys' teams and the Hilo boys' team are in the 26-to-50 group
where schools are listed only by state.
Six states hold the soccer season during the winter.

Thursday, February 22, 2001
Mathis, U.S. gear up
for qualifying
THE final round of qualifying for the 2002 World Cup begins Wednesday for the United
States men's national team.
The Americans play Mexico at Columbus, Ohio, in the first of 10 matches that will
determine if the U.S. joins 31 other national teams in South Korea and Japan next year.
Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago also are in the North and Central
American and Caribbean region (CONCACAF). The top three teams advance.
Clint Mathis, who comes to Hawaii each winter to work the soccer clinic at Waialae Iki
Field, played the midfield in January's friendly matches against China and Columbia.
"Mexico has a lot of hard workers. The defense is talented and sound," Mathis
said. "It will be important to score early, stay on top, get in their heads and take
them out of their game."
Mathis said scoring the first goal, whether it's in the first minute or the 90th, is
crucial.
"Scoring first gets a team up mentally. It gives a little edge, but that's not all.
You have to stay in the game for the full 90 minutes. A game can turn so fast."
This happened to the Americans twice in the previous qualifying round when Guatemala
forced a draw and Costa Rica took a victory with goals in the final five minutes.
With this in mind, U.S. coach Bruce Arena has recalled 11 European-based players for the
Mexico match. Those players are in-season and match-tested while Major League Soccer
players just began training Feb. 1 for their season.
Mathis has seven caps (appearances) with the national team and one goal. That goal was the
first against Barbados in a 4-0 win last November that assured the U.S. advanced.
In January's friendly matches, Mathis played the offensive midfield position where captain
Claudio Reyna most likely will start Wednesday.
Reyna, who plays for Scotland's Glasgow Rangers, has indicated he may retire from the
national team after the 2002 World Cup. His backup, Tab Ramos, retired last year.
Mathis isn't sure if he is being groomed to eventually take Reyna's position, but says,
"either way, it's a good situation to be able to learn from a player like Claudio.
"Claudio is the center midfielder, the playmaker. Maybe Bruce is experimenting a
little bit in case we don't have him."
How much Mathis plays may depend on what system Arena decides to use, a 3-5-2 or a 4-4-2.
The 5-foot-10 University of South Carolina product does not mind coming off the bench.
"You see who is having a good day. Sometimes it's tough with the speed of the game,
but you have to know your role. It's great to step in and make an impact," Mathis
said.
For this qualifying round, Mathis said the U.S. has to win its home matches to take some
of the pressure off, then try to pick up a point (tie) or three (win) on the road.
The two-time All-American said Honduras has a young team that is playing very well and
Costa Rica is always tough.
Mexico is the highest ranked team of the six finalists in the FIFA ratings. Mexico holds a
27-7-9 edge in the all-time series with the Americans, but has won just four of the last
12 matches between the countries.
The Americans take a 16-match home unbeaten streak in World Cup qualifiers into
Wednesday's showdown.
The next qualifying match is at Honduras, March 28

The New York-New Jersey MetroStars want to build a stadium for the 2003 MLS season, but
have not chosen a site or found backers to fund the facility which is expected to cost up
to $60 million.

Thursday, February 15, 2001
Mainland recruits
sign with Hawaii
TWO mainland recruits have signed national letters of intent to play for the University of
Hawaii Wahine soccer team next year.
Sasha Araya-Schraner from Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, and Tasha Rowe from Boulder
High School in Boulder City, Nev., bring the number of recruits signed for this fall to
five.
Araya-Schraner has been a defender, midfielder and striker. The 5-foot-6 versatile player
helped her team to two Palomar League championships.
"She is a clever player. Her experience will definitely help us out," UH head
coach Pinsoom Tenzing said.
Araya-Schraner also was recruited by Baylor, Cornell and Washington State.
Rowe made recruiting trips to Idaho State, the University of San Francisco and visited UH
in December.
"I liked the place and I heard Hawaii has a great engineering program," Rowe
said.
"If something happened and I couldn't play soccer anymore, that's where I would want
to finish school."
Rowe has been in the Nevada Olympic Development Program for four years and attended camp
the past two summers.
She plays club soccer with the NFC Tabagators, winners of five consecutive state titles.
She can play the midfield or operate as a striker.
"Tasha is a front runner with good quickness and she's a good finisher," Tenzing
said.
Earlier high school recruits signing were Kahuku striker Natasha Kai, Moanalua goalkeeper
Erin Chow and Aiea midfielder Joelle Sugai.

Kim Sandhoff was named to the All-Southeast region third-team by Soccer Buzz Magazine, as
voted by NCAA Division I women's soccer coaches. It is the second consecutive year the
senior striker was named to the All-Southeast third-team.
"Kim is very deserving of this award and had a great career at East Carolina
University," Lady Pirate head coach Rob Donnenwirth said. "She set the benchmark
for new players and toppled all of the school's offensive records."
Sandhoff (Pearl City High School) shattered school season and career records for goals,
assists and points.
She also finished in a tie for fifth in assists (15) and fourth in assists a game (0.79)
among NCAA Division I schools during the 2000 season. The Waipahu resident also notched
six goals (two game-winning goals) and had a school-record 60 shots.
Soccer Buzz Magazine cited two other players from Hawaii. Shari Nishikawa (Iolani) was
named to the West Region All-Freshman team. She was a midfielder/defender for the Loyola
Marymount Lions. Shanelle Piano (Mililani), a sophomore defender for the Nevada Wolf Pack,
was a first-team pick for schools with first-year programs in 2000.

Ticket sales for the 2002 World Cup, the most complex in the history of the event, start
today. Sales begin simultaneously on the international market and in the host countries,
South Korea and Japan.

The Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, host for the 2006 World Cup opener, could see no
action at all after its designers objected to plans for its $180 million renovation.
The stadium, which was built for the 1972 Olympics, is landmarked and needs the approval
of its designers for any changes.
Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich share Olympic Stadium and want it made into a modern
soccer arena. But residents in the area, track and field supporters and national heritage
officials say the stadium would lose too much of its original character and design if it
became a purely soccer arena.

Thursday, February 8, 2001
Two sign to
play for Wahine
TWO Hawaii high school players who made early verbal commitments to play for Hawaii --
Erin Chow and Noelle Sugai -- signed national letters of intent last night.
Another, Natasha Kai of Kahuku High School, was so focused on yesterday's state
championship game, that she waited until today to sign.
Sugai, a center midfielder for Aiea, scored eight goals for Na Alii during the regular
season.
She decided to play for the Wahine her junior year. Although she received recruiting
letters from mainland schools, she didn't bother to answer.
"I just wanted to go to UH. I wanted to stay home and play in front of the home
crowd," Sugai said.
Last summer she played for the Leahi 83 team that reached the quarterfinal round of the
Surf Cup.
Sugai thinks she will be moved to left outside midfielder in college.
Chow, a 5-foot-11 goalkeeper from Moanalua High School, also cited staying home as an
important factor in her decision.
"The incoming players get to play with players they know. It's a program that can be
built up," Chow said. "It's a new defense, but I can learn it."
The Menehunes use a sweeper in their defense while UH has employed a flat back defense the
past two seasons.
Chow plans to major in computer science.
"Erin understands defense, cuts off the angles well and is strong against the
close-in attack," Moanalua head coach Joseph Rutkowski Jr. said.
Kai scored 18 goals during the regular season this year to lead the Oahu Interscholastic
Association East.
"I thought about going to Loyola Marymount, but I'd rather stay closer to home,"
Kai said.
Blessed with outstanding speed, the Red Raiders' striker played primarily on the right
side, but switched to the left at times.

Sarah Takekawa, a striker for Kailua High School, signed a national letter of intent
yesterday to play for St. Mary's.
Takekawa visited the Moraga, Calif., campus on her own last summer and was taken with the
lush surroundings, the relative seclusion and the peaceful atmosphere. Later she talked
with Chelsea Montero, a defender for the Gaels from Kamehameha.
"Chelsea said she really loved the girls, how much it was a family and how my coach
(Paul) Ratcliffe watched over them athletically and academically," Takekawa said.
"Sarah is a real good student, in the running to be valedictorian," said
Surfriders head coach Wil Kimura. "She has track speed, in the low 12 seconds for the
100 meters and is a very hard worker."
Takekawa scored 10 of the Surfriders' 28 goals during the regular season.
"She can shoot pretty much with either foot, has a great sense of the goal and the
drive to succeed," said Phil Neddo, who had Takekawa on his Honolulu Bulls team at
last summer's Surf Cup.
At the Surf Cup, Neddo used Takekawa as a marking back and this not only surprised
Ratcliffe, but convinced him to offer her a scholarship covering full tuition.
Takekawa has been an OIA East soccer first-team pick the past two years. She was the
Surfriders' outstanding track athlete the last two springs.
Takekawa's GPA is 4.050 in the honors program and she plans to do something in the field
of medicine.

The first two USA World Cup home final round qualifying matches, against Mexico Feb. 28 at
Columbus, Ohio, and Costa Rica April 25 at Kansas City, will be televised by ESPN2.

Thursday, February 1, 2001
2002 AYSO national
games boon for state
THE awarding of the 2002 American Youth Soccer Organization National Games to Hawaii is a
feather in the local soccer community's hat.
It also provides further justification for the building of the Waipio Peninsula Soccer
Complex, the only site in the state that could accommodate such a large event.
The week-long Games are expected to attract between 7,000 and 8,000 players, coaches,
referees and family members to the 50th State.
"The amount a person will spend is between $1,200 and $1,500 and that is a fairly
conservative estimate," said Max Sword, AYSO state director.
"This is a huge triumph for Hawaii. It should be treated like any other large
convention that comes to town which generates revenue for the state."
Mainland teams are invited based on a certain number of slots granted each AYSO region.
Since all AYSO regions can not be accommodated, a lottery is held to determine those
receiving invitations.
Most of the teams coming here will be region champions.
The Games include the under 12, 14, 16 and 19 age groups. Four slots in each age group are
reserved for foreign teams.
"I have sent letters to Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia and New Zealand," said
Sword.
Hawaii's region winners are guaranteed a spot in the tournament. Should an age group not
fill up with invited teams, more Hawaii teams will get the chance to compete.
Fifteen committees have been established to handle the logistics.
The day before the tournament begins, there is a Soccerfest where players are all mixed up
from the different teams in an age bracket for 30 minute matches.
"It's a chance for them to get to know each other, find out about where they live,
kind of a cultural exchange," Sword said.

Megan Inouye and Erin Otagaki have been named to the 2000 National Soccer Coaches
Association Women's Scholar Athlete West Region third team.
Inouye is a senior defender for Northern Colorado University. A graduate of Mililani High
School, she maintains a 3.61 grade-point average. She is a communications major.
Otagaki, a Punahou graduate, is a striker for the nationally ranked University of
Washington team. The junior has a 3.36 GPA while majoring in English.
The West Region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The selections include all NCAA
Divisions (I, II and III) of soccer.
NSCAA Far West Region teams cited two Hawaii players. Brian Ching, a senior striker for
Gonzaga University, was picked for the NCAA Division I first team. Cherish Kaaa, a senior
striker for Linfield College, was named to the NCAA Division III third team.

Spain will host this year's Club World Championships, July 29-Aug. 12. Twelve teams are
entered, four more than during last year's inaugural event staged in Brazil.
South Korea and Japan will host the Confederations Cup, May 30-June 10. FIFA wants Korea
and Japan to host the Confederations Cup to make sure everything is running smoothly
before they jointly host the Men's 2002 World Cup.
The field includes the national teams of South Korea, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon,
Canada, France and Mexico.
FIFA also announced recently that the Women's 2003 World Cup will be held in China.
FIFA also favors expanding the Women's Olympic soccer field from eight teams to 12.
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