Sea Warriors trip up on road

Hawaii Pacific lost its first game of the season yesterday against Saint Martin’s 80-67 in Monmouth, Ore., in the Phoenix Inn D2 Shootout.

The Saints led only by two points at halftime but pulled away in the second half with the help of Roger O’Neill, who led all scorers with 23 points, and teammate Blake Poole came in with 22 points.

LaBrent Chappell was the high scorer for HPU, with 19 points as the Sea Warriors fell to 1-1 on the early season.

HPU falls to Sonoma State

The Lady Sea Warriors fell behind early against the Seawolves of Sonoma State and couldn’t come from behind as they fell 56-49 at Chico, Calif.

Jaclyn Bisordi led the way for Sonoma State with 13 points as they picked up the victory in their season opener.

Hawaii Pacific’s Skye Savini led all scorers with 14 points, but the Lady Sea Warriors fell to 1-2 this season.

Chaminade wins

Senior Steven Bennett had 24 points and seven assists and junior Mamadou Diarra had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Chaminade beat Western New Mexico 81-70 on Thursday at McCabe Gym.

Chaminade (3-0), which also got 15 points on 5-for-6 3-point shooting from Shane Hanson, plays its next game in the Maui Invitational against Michigan State at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Western New Mexico is 0-2.

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Leilehua, UH-Hilo alum closes in at PGA Q-School

Former Leilehua and University of Hawaii-Hilo golfer Nick Mason made another big move up the leaderboard yesterday and has the best shot of Hawaii golfers at advancing at PGA Tour Q-School.

Playing in the Second Stage at Panama City, Fla., Mason jumped into 23rd, firing a third-round 67 with six birdies. The top 19 or 20 from each of the six Second Stage sites play in the final stage, Dec. 1-6 in Florida. The low 25 and ties there are exempt on the PGA Tour next year, with everyone else earning status on the Nationwide Tour.

At the Second Stage qualifier at Bayonet Course in Seaside, Calif., 2006 state high school champ Chan Kim has a share of 52nd going into today’s final round. Kim shot 70 yesterday and is at 3-over-par 219.

Makawao’s Samuel Cyr, a two-time NAIA champ, is tied for 60th at 75–222. Moanalua High graduate Tadd Fujikawa is another shot back after a 73 and is tied for 63rd.

Parker McLachlin had his best round, but it wasn’t nearly good enough to advance from Humble, Texas. McLachlin shot even-par 72 to finish at 301 and tie for 63rd in a field of 73.

Turtle Bay representative Tony Finau is 52nd at the TPC Craig Ranch site in Texas. He shot 73 and is at 1-over 217.

John Morse, the 1995 Hawaiian Open champion, earned regular membership on the Champions Tour yesterday at its final qualifier, played on TPC Eagle Trace, in Coral Springs, Fla.

Morse tied for fifth at 71–276. The top 12 earned playing privileges next year. Barry Lane, who used to represent Kapalua on the European Tour, was 14th at 71–283.

Poulter leads in Hong Kong

Ian Poulter shot a spectacular 60 to take a one-shot lead over Anthony Kang through two rounds at the Hong Kong Open.

Poulter moved to 13-under for the tournament and into sole possession of the lead on the final hole, sinking a close-range birdie putt.