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St. Francis completes ILH mission

By Jason Kaneshiro on April 17, 2018

St. Francis wanted to prove it could compete with the best in ILH softball, regardless of division designation. Consider that box checked with a big blue Sharpie. The seventh-ranked Saints pulled out a 6-5 walk-off win over No. 5 Maryknoll on Tuesday to clinch at least a tie for the best record in the ILH’s first round. St. Francis, one of just two ILH Division II teams, closed the combined schedule at 9-3 and won both of its meetings with […]

HAWAII GROWN: Oklahoma’s Alo earns national award

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 28, 2018

Pitchers facing the Oklahoma softball team this season are figuring out what Hawaii high schoolers have known for years now. Pitch to Jocelyn Alo at your own peril. As Alo’s legend grew in her junior and senior seasons at Campbell, opportunities to swing the bat became increasingly rare and she walked 13 times in 17 plate appearances in last year’s state tournament. Now a freshman with the two-time defending national champion Sooners, Alo is seeing more pitches to hit. But […]

‘Iolani and Kamehameha battle to 10-10 tie

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 13, 2018

A wild afternoon of ILH baseball at Ala Wai Field provided a high-scoring start and late-innning drama — but no winner. No. 2 ‘Iolani and No. 10 Kamehameha traded rallies throughout Tuesday’s matchup before shaking hands under the lights tied at 10-10. ‘Iolani trailed 7-5 after two innings and took a 9-7 lead in the top of the sixth only to see the Warriors answer with three in the bottom of the inning to reclaim the lead going into the […]


Defense lifts No. 2 Owls over No. 1 ‘Iolani

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 6, 2018

There’s no denying the high of delivering a timely hit. Going airborne for a catch to deny a threat? Well, that sensation comes awfully close … if not better. “It feels amazing. It feels like nothing else,” Mid-Pacific outfielder Jet Uechi said Tuesday. Uechi would know after making a diving snag with the bases loaded in the first inning of the second-ranked Owls’ ILH duel with No. 1 ‘Iolani at the Raiders’ field. MPI right fielder Micah Pi experienced much the […]

HAWAII GROWN: Cal’s Dung sharp in return to RWSS

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 1, 2018

A trip back home gave Kamalani Dung a chance to reflect on how far she’s come. The former Kamehameha ace earned all-conference honors at Fresno State last year, transferred to California before her junior season and returned to the circle at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium on Wednesday with the 15th-ranked Golden Bears. The hard-throwing right-hander turned in a solid four-plus innings, striking out five while holding the Rainbow Wahine to three hits in the Bears’ 5-0 win to open the […]

Young ignites offensive explosion for No. 3 MPI

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 1, 2018

A ringing liner off of Wyatt Young’s bat set the tone for an opening-day outburst for the Mid-Pacific offense. The MPI shortstop ignited a 16-hit attack with his leadoff single in the top of the first, added a double and a triple, scored three runs and drove in another in the third-ranked Owls’ resounding 14-5 win over No. 5 Kamehameha to start the ILH season on Wednesday in Hawaii Kai. The Owls sprayed line drives around Goeas Field throughout the […]

Learning process continues for Ka’anoi, Kamehameha

By Jason Kaneshiro on February 28, 2018

Just three weeks into Kahi Ka’anoi’s tenure as Kamehameha baseball coach, the Warriors opened the ILH season in the midst of a steep learning curve. But the schedule goes on and after a turbulent preseason, the Warriors absorbed a 14-5 loss to No. 3 Mid-Pacific to begin the league schedule on Wednesday at Goeas Field in Hawaii Kai. The Warriors gave up a run in the first and a two-out error in the second helped fuel MPI’s five-run outburst with […]

Falcons, Tigers reign in OIA boys soccer

By Jason Kaneshiro on February 4, 2018

McKinley’s stunning comeback and Kalani’s golden moment defined a thrilling championship night to cap the OIA boys soccer playoffs on Saturday at Kapolei. McKinley trailed Kalaheo 2-0 at halftime of Saturday’s OIA Division II final, but rallied behind the mastery of senior Kotaro Minawa to force overtime. The Tigers and Mustangs went to penalty kicks and Cristian Orlando Guzman Diaz’s save on Kalaheo’s eighth shooter followed by Brian Anderson’s goal gave McKinley a 6-5 win in the shootout and a […]

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