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Surfer Patacchia advances in Chile
Advertiser Staff
Fred Patacchia Jr. of O'ahu's North Shore won his second-round heat in the Rip Curl Pro Search contest yesterday.
Ten heats of the second round were run in 8- to 10-foot waves at Arica, Chile. The competition was postponed after Patacchia's heat because winds started blowing onshore.
Patacchia defeated Australia's Dayyan Neve, 11.4-10.0.
He is the fifth Hawai'i surfer to advance to the third round. The others are Andy Irons, Bruce Irons, Pancho Sullivan and Kekoa Bacalso.
The contest is the fourth of 10 stops on the 2007 World Championship Tour.
BASKETBALL
$25,000 FOR UH
A recent gathering of the legendary "Fabulous Five" University of Hawai'i basketball team of the early 1970s netted $25,000 for the UH men's program, according to the school's Web site.
UH head coach Bob Nash was a member of the team, which became the first from UH to play in the National Invitation Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.
The event — "A Toast to the Coach" — took place Thursday at The Plaza Club in downtown Honolulu and was sponsored by Dwight Holiday, a former Fabulous Five member, and the Partnership Ministry.
Also in attendance were fellow Fab Five members Al Davis, John Penebacker and Jerome Freeman along with their coach Red Rocha.
The former teammates and coach were reunited to produce a documentary about their remarkable seasons. The Fab Five teams of 1970-71 and 1971-72 amassed a 47-8 record. The documentary is being produced by OC16 and scheduled to be released in November.
At the end of the event, Holiday presented Nash with a $5,000 check, which was matched by four other donors.
CAMPS
UH HOSTS FOOTBALL
University of Hawai'i coaches will be the featured instructors at the Hawai'i Football Clinic next month at the UH athletic complex.
The clinic is divided into two sessions: ages 5 to 12 on July 21 and 22, and 13 and older from July 24 to 27. Sessions are 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Fees are $40 for ages 5 to 12 and $30 for the older participants.
There also are group discount rates.
UH head coach June Jones will provide the introduction and assistants George Lumpkin, Rich Miano, Jeff Reinebold, Dan Morrison, Ron Lee, Cal Lee, Dennis McKnight, Wes Suan and Mel deLaura are the hosts.
For information, call 261-5000 or log on to www.PacificAthleticAlliance.com.
UH HOSTS BASEBALL
Two different sessions of the University of Hawai'i Rainbow Summer Baseball Camps will be held in July.
The first session will run July 17 to 19 with another session set for July 27 to 29, both at Les Murakami Stadium or the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, if necessary.
In each session, there is a Pitcher/Catcher Camp that runs from 9 a.m. to noon with a Hitting Camp set for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Each camp is $120 for either the Pitcher/Catcher Camp or the Hitting Camp. For both camps, the cost is $200.
The camps are conducted by UH coach Mike Trapasso and his staff, as well as UH players and high school coaches.
For information, call the UH baseball office at 956-6247. For applications, see the UH Web site at www.hawaiiathletics.com and click the "camps" on the menu on the left side.
