After dropping out of last week’s rankings, the Chaminade men’s basketball team returned to the NABC Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, re-entering the poll at No. 22 on Tuesday.
The final D2SIDA West Region media rankings, which came out on Monday, had Chaminade at No. 7.
>> Later on Tuesday, Chaminade extended its win streak to four games with a 90-78 win over Academy of Art at McCabe Gym.
Erik Scheive led the Silverswords (18-4, 12-4 Pacific West) with 22 points and added four rebounds.
Tyler Cartaino dropped in 21 points, while Nick Anderson chipped in with 19 points and Grant Dressler scored 17 points.
Cobe Williams paced the Urban Knights (8-15, 8-10) with 26 points.
The Silverswords head to the continent to begin a four-game road trip — first up is a showdown with 12th-ranked and PacWest leader Point Loma on Saturday in San Diego.
Mizuguchi tabbed to lead UH Hilo tennis
Former UH Hilo tennis player and Hilo native Kallen Mizuguchi was named the men’s and women’s interim head tennis coach on Tuesday.
Mizuguchi played for the Vulcans from 2011 to 2015, on court one in doubles and No. 2 singles. He earned third-team All-Pacific West Conference honors as a senior.
Born and raised in Hilo, Mizuguchi played at Waiakea High School, earning a top-three ranking for the 18-and-under division in the state.
The Vulcans return to the court on Friday in Kona, with the men and women facing Holy Names.
Castro leads ’Swords women to hoops win
Destiny Castro scored 19 of her game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter as Chaminade defeated Academy of Art 68-57 in a PacWest Conference women’s basketball game on Tuesday at McCabe Gym.
Castro shot 9-for-19 from the floor and added eight rebounds in the win for the Silverswords (5-15, 4-12), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. In the process, Castro became just the third Chaminade women’s player to eclipse 1,000 career points. The win gave Chaminade its first series sweep of a conference opponent since the 2013-14 season.
Lily Perkins paced the Urban Knights (3-18, 2-16) with 24 points and six rebounds.
Chaminade begins a four-game road trip on Saturday when it takes on Point Loma. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in San Diego, Calif.
Alcorn, Adams earn baseball honors
Hawaii Hilo sophomore pitcher Kyle Alcorn was named the PacWest Conference pitcher of the week on Monday.
Alcorn earned a win in his season debut, allowing no earned runs in 52⁄3 innings in leading the Vulcans to a 10-3 win against Hawaii Pacific in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.
>> Hawaii Pacific University pitcher Shane Adams was selected as the PacWest freshman of the week for his performance against UH Hilo on Sunday.
Adams, a Mid-Pacific alum, earned his second win of the season, helping the Sharks to a 9-2 victory over the Vulcans. Adams struck out four while allowing one run through seven innings.
Baum, Melifonwu win basketball awards
Hawaii Pacific guard Amy Baum was named the PacWest Conference women’s basketball freshman of the week for the fifth time this season on Monday.
Baum had two double-doubles last week, averaging 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, seven assists and 3.7 steals. She had career highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds in a 97-86 loss to Dominican.
>>HPU forward Daniel Melifonwu was selected as the PacWest men’s basketball defender of the week for his play in two wins last week.
A junior from San Diego, Calif., Melifonwu averaged 2.7 blocks and 5.3 rebounds last week.
HPU women’s golf finishes 10th
The Hawaii Pacific University women’s golf team held its position after Monday’s first round and finished 10th at the Holy Names Mikuni Sushi Shootout in Lincoln, Calif. on Tuesday.
The Sharks recorded a final-round team score of 340 for an overall score of 683.
Cal State San Marcos won the event with a 3-over-par 579 team total, 29 strokes ahead of runner-up Academy of Art (609).
HPU was led by Lexandra So’s two-day total of 167.
Next up is the Anuenue Spring Break Classic, hosted by the University of Hawaii, on March 21-23 at the Waikoloa Beach Course.
