The largest catch of
the day belonged to Kona
Game Fishing Club —
Kusatsu angler Makoto
Yaegashi. His blue mar-
lin tipped the scale at
573.4 pounds. He caught
it on 50-pound test line.
“It was a hard fight,”
Yaegashi said through
translator Cheri Lavoie,
who was pulling double
duty as Miss Billfish. “We
did not expect it to be
that big.”
The
fish
wasn’t
Yaegashi’s first marlin,
but he assured it was
definitely the biggest.
The large fish drew
applause, as well as some
“oohs” and “aws” from
the large crowd on hand
at Kailua Pier, but no
one was happier to see it
finally on the scale than
Ihi Nui skipper McGrew
Rice.
As the boat pulled up
to the pier, announcer
Jim Rizzuto pointed out
a visible red mark on
Rice’s face. The veteran
captain was slapped in
the face — literally —
with a reminder about
the of the dangers of the
profession.
“When we brought up
the hook it scratched his
face,” Yaegashi said. “The
skin came off but we
had some medicine well
prepared.”
Another
notable
marlin weighed was a
380.2-pound fish caught
by Japan GFA - Team
Levante’s Akihito Ito
aboard Illusions.
A few ahi also found
their way onto the
scale. The biggest of the
day belonged to Rolf
Czabayski (GFC of South
Australia - Team 1). His
fish weighed a healthy
164.5 pounds.
Richard Wong tal-
lied some points for his
New Britan GFC squad
with a 164.3 pound
tuna — just a scrap of
food behind Czabayski’s
catch. Michael Meiers of
QueenslandGFAbrought
in a 104.2 pounder,
which just snuck over the
minimum ahi weight of
100 pounds.
The large marlin put
Kona GFC – Kusatsu atop
the leaderboard, but not
by much. Close behind
the Japanese club’s 964
points is Laguna Niguel
Billfish Club – Team 3
with 800 points.
Nanhai Lang Tao
Club (700 points) sits
in third, followed by
Mermaids Anglers Club
(600 points). Further
back it’s a logjam, with
Kona Game Fishing
Club – Olympian Dream,
Queensland
Game
Fishing Association and
Sunshine Coast Game
Fishing Club all with 550
points.
The tournament con-
tinues through Friday.
Boats will line up and
head out for start fish-
ing at 7:30 a.m. from
Kailua Bay daily. Weigh-
ins are held at Kailua
Pier at 4:30 p.m., except
on Wednesday when it
moves up to 4 p.m.
For more tournament information,
including daily fishing video
recaps, IGFA world-records, rules,
and entry information, go to
hibtfishing.com
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
2B
6-Mile Roughwater Swim
Held Aug. 9
INDIVIDUAL“SOLO”SWIM
Youth Boy’s Individual (19 & Under)
Age
Time Overall Place
1 Ryan Cohen
15
3:02:50
15th
Youth Girl’s Individual (19 & Under)
1 Madison-Gail K.Hauanio
19
2:22:44
2nd
Women’s Open Individual
1 Kristin Old
35
2:57:43
11th
2 Stacy Studer
42
3:02:05
12th
3 Catherine Spina
35
3:17:15
21st
4 Janna Cummings
54
3:34:13
25th
Women’s Open Finned Individual
1 Jennifer Stabrylla (Monofin)
54
2:26:08
5th
Men’s Open & Masters Individual
1 JimMcCleery
69
2:29:10
6th
2 Keolalani Oka
34
3:02:08
13th
3 Charles Bittenbring
63
3:30:50
23rd
4 BruceWacker
69
4:26:08
30th
5 ToddWeinmann
51
4:27:09
31st
RELAY“TEAM”SWIM
Youth Boy’s Relay (19 & Under)
1 Daniel Manzo & Nolan Grossman
18/16 2:08:34
1st
Youth Girl’s Relay (19 & Under)
1 Tori Oshiro & Kassie Kometani
18/15 2:33:15
8th
2 Alana Grossman & LoeaAndrade
12&13 3:21:20
22nd
Father & Son Relay
1 Derek Monell & Gared Sarubbi-Monell
54/10 3:05:50
17th
2 Danny Becker & Duke Becker
45/11
3:33:05
24th
3 Roy Dolluret,Anthony Dolluret & Kailani Leyva 51/19 3:35:30
26th
Women’s Open Relay
1 Aimee Kolman & GleeJewell
45/57 2:29:50
7th
2 Jenny Decker & Emily Moore
31/41
2:46:20
9th
3 BrayleneJones & Lindsay Perkins
37/28 2:52:20
10th
Women’s Masters Relay
1 Robin Reif-Alterman & Bobbie Reif-Acheson 56/57 3:03:27
16th
2 Anna Sim& Lucie Leanard
60/54 3:04:30
17th
3 Denise Boatwright & Kate Shannon
59/51
3:09:06
19th
4 PamMiller & Linda Pollack
58/61
4:04:10
29th
Mixed Open Relay
1 Dan Kniseley & Robin Parisi
54/61
2:22:54
3rd
2 Lori Oka & Keolalani Oka
3:02:12
14th
3 Rich Ritter & PamHarlow
60/51
3:09:30
20th
4 Christine O’Gorman & RobVan Geen
63/53 3:39:35
27th
5 Katie Rice & ChuckWood
31/52 4:27:11
32nd
Men’s Open Relay
1 Ed Doherty & Brent Imonen
47/46 2:25:33
4th
2 Rick Rubio & Larry Derber
57/56 3:46:55
28th
29TH ANNUAL ALII CHALLENGE
The relay team of Nolan Grossman (16)
and Daniel Manzo (18) were the first
finishers at Sunday's 29th Annual Alii
Challenge in a time of 2:08:34.
PHOTO
COURTESY OF HAWAII SPORT EVENTS
MLB
New York Mets’ Daniel Murphy, left, high fives pitcher Jeurys Familia, right, after the Mets beat the
Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday
.
JULIE JACOBSON/
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Even
without the sold-out
crowd and playoff-like
atmosphere inside Citi
Field, the Mets returned
home Monday for an
important series.
Against the Rockies
(47-63), one of the worst
teams in baseball, the
Mets have an oppor-
tunity to improve their
record while potentially
building their lead in the
National League East.
They got off to a good
start.
Daniel Murphy’s two-
run single in the sev-
enth lifted New York to
a 4-2 victory in front of
27,194. The win snapped
the Mets’ two-game los-
ing streak and increased
their lead in the division
to two games over the
Nationals who played
late in Los Angeles
against the Dodgers.
Travis d’Arnaud hit a
solo home run in the sec-
ond, but that was all the
damage the Mets (60-52)
could produce against
Rockies starter Jon Gray,
who made his second
major-league start.
But the Mets rallied
against Colorado’s bull-
pen to start their home-
stand on a positive note.
The last time the Mets
were home, they played
in front of a raucous
crowd that watched them
vault past Washington
into first place.
Jon Niese (7-9) gave
the Mets another solid
outing, allowing two runs
on six hits over seven
innings. He had no walks
and five strikeouts in his
95-pitch start.
Tyler Clippard pitched
a perfect eighth and
Jeurys Familia picked up
his 31st save by retiring
the side in order with two
strikeouts.
Niese
came
into
the game off a pair of
strong outings, having
allowed just two runs in
13 innings against the
Padres and Marlins. In
his previous seven starts
dating to June 30, the
left-hander had a 2.38
ERA.
“When he started to
get command of his fast-
ball, things changed,”
manager Terry Collins
said before the game.
“Now he’s just command-
ing everything.”
Niese cruised through
the first three innings
Monday, but ran into
trouble in the fourth.
After DJ LeMahieu led
off with a single, Carlos
Gonzalez drilled a two-
run homer over the left-
field fence for his 26th of
the season. The Rockies
then had runners on first
and second with one
out, but Niese worked
out of it to avoid further
damage.
But his offense didn’t
give him much run sup-
port against Gray, who
gave the Rockies an out-
standing outing.
Gray’s only mistake
came in the second.
D’Arnaud crushed the
first pitch he saw from
the 23-year-old into the
left-field stands for his
fifth homer of the sea-
son. It was the catcher’s
first home since return-
ing from the disabled list
July 31.
ROYALS 4, TIGERS 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Johnny
Cueto threw a four-hitter in his
home debut with the Royals.
Cueto (1-1) did not allow a
runner past second base, struck
out eight and walked none. It
was his sixth career shutout and
second this season. Cueto was
acquired from Cincinnati on July
26 for three pitching prospects.
Tigers lefty Matt Boyd,
who was acquired from
Toronto on July 30 in the
David Price trade, gave up
three runs in the first inning.
Boyd (1-3), who beat Cueto
and the Royals 2-1 last Wednes-
day when he allowed seven hits
and one run over seven innings
in his Tigers debut, gave up sin-
gles to Alcides Escobar and Ben
Zobrist on his first two pitches.
Lorenzo Cain doubled to cen-
ter, scoring both. Kendrys Mo-
rales’ one-out single produced
the third run of the inning.
WHITE SOX 8, ANGELS 2
CHICAGO — Chris Sale
allowed two runs and five hits
in 7 1-3 innings, and Avisail
Garcia homered twice to drive
in four runs for the White Sox.
Tyler Flowers added a solo
shot to back Sale (10-7), who
didn’t allow more than one base-
runner in an inning until Johnny
Giavotella drove in two runs
with a double in the seventh.
Angels starter Matt Shoemak-
er (5-8) had thrown 19 consec-
utive scoreless innings before
Melky Cabrera’s sacrifice fly put
Chicago ahead 1-0 in the first.
Shoemaker hadn’t allowed
a run in his last three starts,
but was tagged for seven
and nine hits in 5 2-3 innings
as Los Angeles dropped its
seventh straight on the road.
Garcia had his third career
multihomer game to reach
11 for the season, and his
three-run drive was the big
blow as the White Sox sent nine
hitters to the plate and pulled
away with a four-run sixth.
DIAMONDBACKS 13,
PHILLIES 3
PHOENIX —Welington Castillo
tied a career high with four RBIs
and Yasmany Tomas and A.J.
Pollock homered to lead Arizona.
Arizona scored three runs
in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie,
highlighted by Castillo’s solo
shot with two outs. Castillo
has eight home runs and 14
RBIs in his last 12 games.
Castillo went deep to
center in the fifth for his 15th
home run and a 5-2 lead.
The Diamondbacks put up six
runs in the sixth with Castillo
driving in three with a triple and
scoring on a single by Tomas.
Peralta finished 3 for 5
with two RBIs and Pol-
lock had three hits.
Phillies starter Aaron
Harang (5-13) left after 5
1-3 innings having allowed
eight runs and 12 hits.
Arizona starter Rubby De
La Rosa (10-5) lasted six
innings and allowed three
runs and eight hits.
NATIONALS 8,
DODGERS 3
LOS ANGELES — Gio Gonzalez
scattered seven hits over eight
scoreless innings and Ian Des-
mond hit two homers as Wash-
ington kicked off a 10-game trip.
Gonzalez (9-4) struck out
six, walked one and stranded
eight runners. The left-hander
is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA in
eight starts since losing 6-1
at Tampa Bay on June 15.
Brett Anderson (6-7) was
charged with seven runs and 10
hits through five-plus innings.
Carl Crawford hit a three-
run shot in the ninth off
Doug Fister, the first pinch-
hit homer of his career.
The Dodgers’ four-game
losing streak is their first since
Sept. 2-13. They were the only
team this season that hadn’t
lost more than three straight.
ORIOLES 3, MARINERS 2
SEATTLE — Chris Davis hit a
go-ahead single and his 30th
home run for Baltimore.
Adam Jones launched his 18th
homer in the first inning off
Seattle starter Vidal Nuno (0-1)
and scored on Davis’ base hit in
the fourth. Davis then hit a line
drive out to center off reliever
Mayckol Guaipe in the sixth.
Davis reached 30 homers for
the third time in four years. He
led the majors with 53 in 2013.
Seattle slugger Nelson Cruz
extended his hitting streak to a
career-high 20 games with an
opposite-field single leading
off the fourth. His streak of
nine straight games with an
extra-base hit came to an end.
Wei-Yin Chen (6-6) won for
the second time since July 1,
pitching into the eighth inning.
Chen allowed only Franklin
Gutierrez’s home run leading off
the second. The lefty gave up
three hits. He struck out five and
retired 13 of his final 14 batters.
Zach Britton got five outs
for his 24th straight save.
PADRES 2, REDS 1
SAN DIEGO — Justin
Upton hit a two-run homer
and San Diego snapped a
six-game losing streak.
Ian Kennedy pitched five
innings for the win, backed up
by four relievers who did not
permit a run to the Reds, who
have lost five of six. Kennedy
(7-10) was charged with two hits
and a season-high six walks. He
struck out four while improv-
ing to 5-1 against the Reds.
Craig Kimbrel pitched
the ninth for his 32nd save
in 34 chances. It was his
first save since Aug. 1.
David Holmberg (1-1) worked
6 2-3 innings for the Reds. He
allowed two runs, five hits and
three walks with five strikeouts.
Jay Bruce hom-
ered for the Reds.
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HIBT:
Fishing action
continues through Friday
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B
Murphy lifts Mets over Rockies 4-2
SPORTS
An ahi brought in by GFC of South Australia -
Team A is weighed at Kailua Pier on Monday. The
catch, reeled in by Rolf Czabayski, weighed 164.5
pounds
.
RICK WINTERS/
WEST HAWAII TODAY
