Honolulu perfect in Little League regional

Jordan Botelho hit two homers and drove in six runs, Caleb Markwith also went deep twice and drove in five, and Aaron Tom had four hits and scored four runs as the Honolulu team defeated Dixie (Utah) 25-0 in the Little League West Regional in San Bernardino, Calif., on Tuesday.

The Honolulu team completed pool play with a 4-0 record and will advance to the playoffs involving the top four teams after pool play. Mountain Ridge (Las Vegas) is 3-0 and plays Wednesday against Encinitas (Southern California), which is 2-1. Also on Wednesday, Dixie (0-3) plays Chandler National (Arizona), which is 0-3. Pacifica American (Northern California) is the other team in the six-team regional for 11- and 12-year-olds and completed pool play at 1-3. Playoffs begin on Friday, with the winners advancing to Saturday’s championship.

Honolulu beat Pacifica American 10-5 on Friday, Encinitas 9-2 on Saturday and Chandler National 5-4 on Monday.

The winner of the regional advances to the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pa.

Nebraska to play Hawaii in DHC

The Hawaii men’s basketball team will face Nebraska of the Big Ten in the first round of the 2014 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22, ESPN announced on Tuesday.

UH will face either Wichita State or Loyola Marymount on the second day of the eight-team tournament (Dec. 23) held at the Stan Sheriff Center, and one of Colorado, George Washington, Ohio or DePaul on Christmas Day.

Nebraska went 19-13 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Rainbow Warriors have met the Cornhuskers eight times in program history, all in the islands, with the ‘Bows winning six. That includes a notable victory at the Sheriff in 2004 in the second round of the NIT.

Summer League playoffs postponed

The College Basketball Summer League playoffs were postponed from this week until Aug. 16 and 23 because of expected stormy weather from Hurricane Iselle.

Instead of games at Maryknoll School this Thursday, Friday and Saturday to decide the title, four games will be played (3 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) on the 16th at the Manoa Valley District Park new gym to whittle the six-team playoff field down to two. The championship will be held the following Saturday, the 23rd, also at the Manoa Park new gym.

Chosen Few earned the top seed in the playoffs, followed by Clark Hatch Fitness.