With his team on the verge of accomplishing the improbable for the second year in a row, Damien coach Timo Donahue turned to the guys he did it with before. After St. Francis won the regular season title last year, Damien had to beat St. Francis four times in a row to win the ILH’s second division and the league’s lone state berth. The Monarchs were put in the exact same situation this season and Saturday’s game at Hans L’Orange […]

Showing that it’s not content with an ILH regular season title and the comfort of an automatic state berth, Mid-Pacific rode the arm of Shion Matsushita to a 3-1 first round victory over Saint Louis on Monday at Damon Field. The Owls’ ace pitched a complete game gem and only needed an astounding 55 pitches to get the job done. He was also buoyed by an impeccable defense led by shortstop Wyatt Young, who often made challenging plays look routine. […]

In order for Farrington’s baseball team to make history on Saturday, it first had to defy it. For starters, there was recent history. The Governors were going up against a Radford team that had beaten them twice earlier in the season. To make circumstances more challenging, the Rams trotted out ace Jack Dillon to start the game, who tossed a no-hitter against Farrington last year. With the odds stacked against them, the Governors prevailed 6-4 to give the school its […]

Wednesday afternoon’s OIA East baseball matchup between Kaiser and Moanalua produced a total of 30 hits, nine errors and two disappointed coaches. Na Menehune’s 14-13 walk-off victory over the Cougars on senior night never failed to entertain, with each team taking advantage of the other’s mistakes. Despite trailing 13-10 entering the home half of the seventh, Moanalua (6-4) rallied to top Kaiser (5-4) after Andrew Oasay was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. “We can fight back. We’re […]