The Hilo Mustang All-Stars advanced
to the state tournament with a sweep of
the Kona All-Stars in a pair of one-run
ball games Saturday afternoon at Old
Airport Park.
In the best-of-three game series, Hilo
took the first game 9-8 in walk-off fash-
ion and then held off a late Kona rally in
the second game for a 10-9 victory.
Next up for the Hilo squad will be
the Mustang State Tournament which
is scheduled to start on July 2 in Maui.
The Kona Bronco All-Star team swept
visiting Hilo in the Big Island PONY
Sectionals at Old Airport Park Saturday
afternoon. Kona took the best-of-three
game series, winning 9-5 and 12-2.
“This was a team effort and offensive-
ly we got use to the pitching, got our
timing down, and got more aggressive
at the plate,” Kona head coach Jerry
Hiraishi said. “My kids were ready to
play and hopefully they will be ready for
states next week.”
UNIVERSITY PLACE,
Wash. — One day after
he collapsed from a bout
of vertigo, Jason Day
was standing taller than
ever Saturday in the U.S.
Open.
When the medication
began to wear off and
the vertigo returned, Day
fought his way to the
finish with a 31 on the
back nine for a 2-under
68. He wound up in a
four-way tie for the lead
with Masters champion
Jordan Spieth, Dustin
Johnson and Branden
Grace of South Africa.
Day felt nauseous over
the final hour. He had to
steady himself to stick a
tee in the ground and
pluck a ball out of the
cup. And he considered
quitting three times.
Good thing he didn’t.
The
27-year-old
Australian is playing in
the final group of a major
for the first time.
“That was the greatest
round I’ve ever watched,”
said Colin Swatton, his
caddie and longtime
coach who whispered
words of encouragement
along the hilly terrain of
Chambers Bay. “I said,
WASHINGTON
—
Just one strike from
a perfect game, Max
Scherzer saw it slip away
with a misplaced slider.
Or, some thought, a mis-
placed elbow.
Scherzer lost his bid
in agonizing fashion,
plunking a batter with
two outs in the ninth
inning before finishing
off a no-hitter Saturday
in
the
Washington
Nationals’ 6-0 win over
the Pittsburgh Pirates.
A letdown? Yeah, a
little.
“I mean there is, just
because you’re so close,
one strike away from a
perfect game,” he said.
“But to get a no-hitter in
front of these fans, there’s
nothing better.”
Pinch-hitter
Jose
Tabata was all that
stood between Scherzer
and pitching’s ultimate
achievement.
Tabata
fouled off three 2-2
deliveries, then seemed
to slightly drop his left
elbow and got nicked.
Scherzer immediately
grimaced as the ball rico-
cheted to the ground. The
crowd at Nationals Park
seemed stunned, too, and
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A young surfer celebrates International Surfing
Day by catching waves at Banyans on Saturday.
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Max Scherzer gets a no-hitter,
in disappointing fashion
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Jason Day closes with pair of
birdies, shares lead at U.S. Open
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KONA BRONCO ALL-STARS ADVANCE
TO STATE TOURNEY WITH SWEEP
HILO ALL-STARS EDGE KONA
IN MUSTANG SECTIONALS
Hilo leadoff hitter Mason Hirata puts the ball in play early in the second
game of Saturday’s Mustang League All-Star Sectionals series at Old
Airport Park
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Kona second baseman Nanea Kaluau gets in position to field a grounder
late in the first game of Saturday’s All-Star doubleheader against Hilo
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Kai Ehitu falls just short of milestone win
If the Moku OHawaii Outrigger
Canoe Racing Association gave
out an MVP award after a regatta,
then Kai Ehitu’s Hiram Anakalea
would be in the category of
LeBron James.
Kai Ehitu put up a good fight,
and so did Puna, but Kai Opua
had more depth and firepower
to win the Kailana regatta on
Saturday at Hilo Bay, posting
its 42nd consecutive Division A
(15-40 events) title.
Kai Opua finished with 207
points, followed by Puna, 200;
Kai Ehitu, 190; Kawaihae, 146;
Keauhou, 144; Keaukaha, 109;
Kamehameha, 94; and Paddlers
of Laka, 54.
In Division B (1-14 events),
Waikoloa took first with 54 points,
followed by Keoua Honaunau, 51;
Milolii, 21; Hui Wa’a O Waiakea,
20; Hanakahi, 12; and Kailana, 11.
The last time Kai Opua lost a
Moku O Hawaii regatta was June
19, 2010, when Keauhou pulled
off the upset at Hilo Bay.
Anakalea is Kai Ehitu’s youth
coach for paddlers ages 12 to 18
years old, carrying a lot of respon-
sibility. (Most youth coaches have
a section, not an entire age group.)
His crews won an incredible
seven of the first nine youth races
to help Kai Ehitu hold a 130 to 105
point lead over Kai Opua after 24
events.
Kai Ehitu is in its 35th year, and
the club has never won a Moku O
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Kai Ehitu paddles in the men’s sophomore race
Saturday at Hilo Bay, where the club finished second
to Keauhou at the Kailana regatta
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