Thursday, June 26, 2008

ROUND 2 OF SHANE VS. KURT

(June 26): The major-league schedule reads Philadelphia at Oakland. But as far as baseball fans here on the Valley Isle are concerned, it's really Shane Victorino versus Kurt Suzuki.

In the second game of an inter-league series, Victorino's Phillies blanked Suzuki's Athletics 4-0 last night in Oakland. The rubber-match of the series concludes today.

Victorino went 1-for-3 at the plate, beating out a bunt single, scoring a run and stealing a base at the expense of Suzuki, Oakland's starting catcher, for the second straight game. Suzuki also went 1-for-3.

Congratulations to Lake Casco of Lahainaluna and Bailey Massenburg of King Kekaulike for their selections earlier this week as MIL athletes of the year by the Maui News.

Casco is bound for Penn of the Ivy League this fall, where he intends to play football as a defensive back. For the Lunas, he was an all-purpose all-state player on the gridiron as well as a state champion in wrestling. He also competed in track.

Massenburg still has one more season remaining in an already illustrious prep career. The talented distance runner won two gold medals in the state track meet and was third in the state cross country meet. She also played tennis for Na Alii.

Kanekoa Teixeira of Maui was the winning pitcher after throwing a scoreless inning of relief to help the Carolina League beat the California League 3-1 in the High-A All-Star Game in South Carolina.

The right-hander pitches for the Winston-Salem Warthogs, a farm team of the Chicago White Sox.

And the No Ka Oi soccer tournament opened a four-day run yesterday on fields throughout Central Maui with matches featuring youth teams ranging from the under-10 to under-19 divisions.

In two weeks, the youth soccer campaign continues with the 22nd edition of the Hawaii Cup, featuring 46 teams from Maui, the state and the mainland.

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