May ‘09 sports updates

Mikaele — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:13:34 +0000

As the 2008-09 school year comes to a close, sports honors and news continues to pour in. Here are some of the latest updates:

Nationally acclaimed Punahou school football athlete Manti Te'o of Laie — who earlier this year made headlines when he accept a full-ride football scholarship from Notre Dame — was recently named to the 2009 Hawaii High School Athletic Association Foundation Hall of Honor.

Jray Galea'i of Laie, a senior football and basketball player at Kahuku High, was also named to the 2009 Hawaii High School Athletic Association Foundation Hall of Honor. Jray has accepted a full-ride football scholarship to BYU.

Kahuku High sophomore Zhane Santiago successfully defended her triple jump and 100 hurdles titles in the Island Movers/HHSAA State Track & Field Championships held on May 16 in Keaau, Hawaii. Santiago jumped 36'9" and ran the hurdles in 15.58 seconds to recapture those state titles for the second consecutive year.

Kahuku girls also made their marks in other state track events, including: Zhane Santiago, 3rd, long jump (she was last year's state champ); Tajana Santiago, 4th, 100 hurdles; and 7th in the 4X400 relay.

Kahuku's Amber Ah Sue had the highest finish for the Red Raiders in the 2009 state judo championships at UH on May 9, with a second place in the 154-pound division. Kahuku placers for the boys included: Gaston Carr, 6th, 161; Alika Cannon Smith, 4th, 198; Hauoli Jamora, 2nd, 220; and Jheryl Makaiau, 3rd, 275. Other finishers for the girls were: Darian Auna, 5th, 103; Andrinna Ramos, 5th, 109; and Reyna Autele, 6th, 220. Overall the boys team came in 6th in the state, and the girls team was 5th.

The defending NCAA II national championship BYU–Hawaii women's tennis team, under head coach Dr. David Porter of Laie, lost in the second round of this year's national tournament on May 15 in Altamonte, Florida. The BYUH men's team lost in the first round of the same tournament.

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