For Aiea, practice did indeed make perfect. In building a state title contender, Na Alii’s workouts often exceeded coach Alan Higuchi’s practice plans. “This team, this year, they seemed to enjoy practices,” Higuchi said. “Usually my practices last 2, 2 1/2 hours. But the girls just enjoyed their time at the park. I’d look at my watch and go, ‘whoa, 3 1/2 hours went by.’ But they wanted to be there. … Credit goes to them that they wanted to put […]

The West will rule again in the Division I  state softball tournament. Top-seeded Mililani ensured the state title will remain within the OIA West for the fourth straight year with a 14-4 rout of Kamehameha in the semifinals of the DataHouse/HHSAA Division I Softball Championship on Friday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Mililani senior Shannon Pascua-Stanton went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double and drove in seven runs as the Trojans set up a fourth consecutive All-OIA West […]

Chad Obara considers this year’s Pearl City softball team one of the most focused clubs he’s coached. So the Chargers weren’t fazed by a quick turnaround or an early deficit on Thursday. Nor were they distracted by the opportunities ahead after defeating third-seeded Lahainaluna 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the DataHouse/HHSAA Division I Softball Championships. “That’s how we’ve been taking the whole season,” Obara said. “Staying in the moment and concentrating on what’s at hand.” The Chargers arrived at Rainbow […]

When it comes to Pearl City’s state softball tournament schedule, the last shall indeed be first. The Chargers were the last team on the field on Wednesday night, closing out a 6-1 win over Kapolei just before 10 p.m. They’ll be back in Manoa Thursday morning in advance of a noon matchup with MIL champion and third-seeded Lahainaluna in the first of four DataHouse/HHSAA Division I State Softball Championship quarterfinal games at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The first-round schedule was […]

Injuries limited Kamehameha senior Rayla Jacobs-Kea’s availability for much of the ILH season. The right-hander targeted the state tournament for a return and delivered for the Warriors in a 2-1 first round victory over Roosevelt on Wednesday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. “It was frustrating but I just had to trust in the process,” Jacobs-Kea said of enduring the setbacks during the regular season. Jacobs-Kea struck out two and walked none while feeding her infield throughout a complete-game victory that […]