Hawai'i's Duane DeSoto placed second in the Oxbow WLT at Tahara longboard surfing contest yesterday.

The two-day event was completed in 2- to 3-foot waves at Tahara, Japan.

DeSoto won three heats earlier in the day, then lost to Australia's Harley Ingleby in the one-on-one final. Ingleby's two best waves received a total score of 14.75, which topped DeSoto's 11.75.

"I lost track of my game plan out there," DeSoto said. "I'm stoked to have made the final and of course, I wish I won, but it's a good result."

Ingleby received $10,000 and is now ranked No. 1 on the ASP World Longboard Tour. DeSoto, who is now No. 2, received $5,000.

DeSoto upset fellow Hawai'i surfer Bonga Perkins in the semifinals, 15.6-12.75. Perkins, the 2008 world champion, was the No. 1 seed for the contest.

The Tahara contest was the first of two events that will determine the 2009 world champion of longboard surfing. The second event is scheduled for October at the Maldives.

YOUTH BASEBALL

KOLOHE KREW CRUISES

Hawai'i's Kolohe Krew defeated Southern Cal, 18-1, yesterday at the Cal Ripken Minors (ages 9-10) Pacific Southwest Regional at Beaver, Utah.

Matthew Wong had a double and four RBIs for Kolohe Krew (2-0), which plays today at 9 a.m. (Hawai'i time).

SHOCKERS PREVAIL, 2-1

Bronson Ichimura batted 2 for 3 with an RBI and Hawai'i's Shockers scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fourth inning to beat Simi Valley, Calif., 2-1, in the Cal Ripken Majors (ages 11-12) Pacific Southwest Regional at Bakersfield, Calif.

The Shockers play today at 7 a.m. Hawai'i time.

WINDWARD FALLS

Simi Valley, Calif., scored nine runs in the fifth inning to beat Windward, 10-3, in the P.O.N.Y. Bronco (ages 11-12) West Zone Tournament yesterday at Whittier, Calif.

Windward (0-1) led 1-0, until Simi Valley's big inning.

Dane Kamalu batted 2 for 4 with two RBIs for Windward, which will play today at noon Hawai'i time.

LIHU'E ROLLS, 29-2

Blaise Gokan pitched three hitless innings, and Doug Miyasato and Kobey Dias both scored four times as Lihu'e routed Orem, Utah, 29-2, yesterday in the P.O.N.Y. Mustang (ages 9-10) West Zone Tournament yesterday at Chino Hills, Calif.

The game lasted 3 1/2 innings.

Lihue (1-0) will play Fountain Valley, Calif., today at 2 p.m. Hawai'i time.

JUNIOR OLYMPICS

QUINN TAKES SILVER

Mitchell Quinn of Kailua placed second in the boys ages 8-9 track and field competition at the fourth annual U.S. Junior Olympic Skills event earlier this month in Chula Vista, Calif.

More than 70 athletes qualified, from among 1.6 million participants, to compete in basketball, soccer, tennis and track and field.

VOLLEYBALL

USA WINS OPENER

Team USA, with Hawai'i's Erik Shoji and Tri Bourne, defeated Belarus, 32-30, 21-25, 25-18, 30-28, yesterday in the first day of pool play at the 2009 FIVB Men's Junior Volleyball World Championship in Pune, India.