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D-I SOFTBALL FINAL: Leilehua vs. Punahou

By Paul Honda on May 11, 2018

Two unseeded behemoths have earned their way to the title game of the DataHouse/HHSAA Division I Softball State Championships tonight. Leilehua 14, Punahou 4, final (6 inn) Sixth inning The Mules had a chance to 10-run rule Punahou in the fourth. This time, infield singles by Asuncion, Kepa‘a (bunt) and Pinera (bunt) have the bases loaded again with no outs. They just don’t have a glaring weakness across the board. Pinera battles Akimseu, fouling off two pitches with a full […]

D-II STATE SOFTBALL FINAL: St. Francis vs. KS-Hawaii

By Paul Honda on May 11, 2018

St. Francis 10, KS-Hawaii 0, final (5 innings) The Saints capture their first state championship in softball with a dominant performance. Sierra Kupihea hurls a two-hitter with three strikeouts and two walks. The Saints win the Division II crown with the biggest margin of victory in the final since Waimea topped Nanakuli 12-4 in 2012. Fifth inning The Warriors get a walk by Baptiste and a two-out single by Kuulei Ili, but Kupihea gets Kawehi Ili to fly out and […]

Punahou rises: Big Blue Bombers just believe

By Paul Honda on May 11, 2018

The run is done for Campbell. Punahou got steady pitching from ace Kennedy Ishii en route to an 11-3 win over three-time defending state champion Campbell on Thursday night at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The ILH runner-up will face Leilehua for the state crown tonight. Ishii was consistent and clutch against a great contact-hitting team. She seemed to get stronger as the game wore on. Again. “I think it’s just focusing on hitting the spots, not trying to do too […]

Leilehua leaves no doubt in state semis

By Brian McInnis on May 10, 2018

First-year Leilehua softball coach Wendell Au has a list of five goals he asks of his team in any game. “It’s simple goals. It’s five goals that will continually win games,” said Au, a 1992 Leilehua graduate and seven-year assistant with Mules softball. “Make good choices baserunning, quality at-bats, no errors, pitchers hit the spot and we just out-hustle a team. And that five things can win a ballgame.” He’s yet to have a “perfect” game for those criteria, but […]

Young Wildcats looking to bright future

By Paul Honda on May 10, 2018

They were the Terrific Ten, this team in green and black. The Konawaena Wildcats faced adversity this spring. A small, young roster. A team without a head coach, who resigned before the playoffs. So athletic director Kellye Krug became interim coach, and the Wildcats battled through. They finished second in the BIIF to Kamehameha-Hawaii, a team that reached the Division II state final with a win over Kalani today. Konawaena? The Ten That Could had powerhouse St. Francis on the […]

Saints answer call with comeback win over Konawaena

By Paul Honda on May 10, 2018

After all the wins over Goliath programs of the ILH, the team in baby blue was facing extinction. Termination. Elimination. Saint Nation was concerned. Very, very concerned. St. Francis beat seven Top 10 teams this season, a second-best .700 winning percentage in that elite company. And Konawaena cared not a whit. It took all the willpower, composure and clutch-ability the St. Francis had to rally with five runs in the final two innings for an 8-7 semifinal win over Konawaena. […]

D-I STATE SEMIFINAL: Campbell vs. Punahou

By Paul Honda on May 10, 2018

Three-time defending state champion Campbell has been through through it all before. All that stands between the Sabers and another trip to the state final is a potent Punahou team that has scored 10 runs in each of its tournament wins thus far. Punahou 11, Campbell 3, final Punahou will face Leilehua in the state final on Friday night at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Campbell’s bid for a four-peat is thwarted by the ILH runner-up Buffanblu. Ishii goes the distance, […]

Baptiste hurls KS-Hawaii to win over Kalani

By Paul Honda on May 10, 2018

At high noon, the softball diamond can be a desolate desert for parched, wanting ace pitchers. For Kalani and Kamehameha-Hawaii, tinges of desperation had more to do with their hurlers and the strike zone. The teams combined for 20 walks as the first Division II semifinal matchup of the DataHouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships became a test of patience. And inches. Kamehameha-Hawaii’s wild 8-7 win puts the Warriors in position to play for its first state championship in softball. The BIIF […]

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