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After suffering their first loss of the double-elimination tournament on Sunday, the Central Maui Little League Major All-Stars bounced back for a 9-5 victory over the same Aiea team to the win the state championship on Oahu.
It marked the first time a Valley Island team has won a state title in the 11-12 divison since Kihei took top honors in 2004.
The win earned the Central Maui a berth in the West Regional that runs Aug. 7-16 in San Bernardino, Calif. The winner of that event advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., August 21-30.
Central Maui suffered a 7-4 loss in the opener but rebounded with 11 hits in the winner-take-all nightcap at the Aiea Annex Field.
Another Valley Isle athlete claimed a title yesterday. But he did it on the water, and not on the diamond.
Kai Barger, the reigning world junior champion, won the Nike 6.0 Pro Junior surfing contest at Huntington Beach, Calif.
The 19-year-old Barger edged Tonino Benson of the Big Island to win the pro junior final and the $2,500 first-place check.
Barger trailed for the first 16 minutes of the heat, but then took the lead when he received a score of 8.5 (out of 10) with about nine minutes remaining. His final two-wave score of 15.5 (out of 20) topped Benson's score of 14.3.
Hawaiian Canoe Club, seeking to regain the state title it lost by three points to Lanikai of Oahu last year, will have 37 canoes in the water for Saturday's regatta in Hilo.
Hawaiian had its streak of six state titles snapped last year. Hawaiian qualified 31 canoes while capturing its 25th straight county crown earlier this month and also purchased six other lanes for the state event.
In golf, Michelle Wie closed out with her third straight 70 to tie for 23rd at 283, nine strokes off the pace, at the Evian Masters in France. Wie earned $34,350.
Tadd Fujikawa shot an even par 72 after faltering on the back nine to finish tied for 15th place, seven strokes behind winner Rich Barcelo, in the final round of the Nationwide Tour's Cox Classic in Omaha.
The 18-year-old Fujikawa entered the day tied for sixth place but just two shots back. He kept pace with the leaders until a double-bogey at the par-3 No. 12. He finished at 13-under 271.
Dean Wilson was tied for 37th and Parker McLachlin was two strokes back of him in the rain-delayed Canadian Open, which was suspended yesterday and will continue today.
In baseball, Shane Victorino continued to swing a hot bat. He collected a pair of hits and scored twice for Philadelphia in a 9-2 win over St. Louis. On Saturday, Victorino went 4-for-4 with a homer.
Oakland's Kurt Suzuki also went 2-for-4 and drove in a run as the Athletics suffered a 7-5 loss to the Yankees.
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