Softball

For a second week in a row, the Campbell Sabers are the No. 1 team in the Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10. Today’s balloting revealed status quo for the top four softball teams from last week’s poll, the first time all season those positions were static. Campbell (16-5-2, 9-3 OIA West) collected six of 11 first-place votes from the panel of coaches and media. Leilehua (12-4, 9-3) finished in a first-place tie with Campbell in the OIA West, but garnered just […]

The West No. 1 seed Campbell Sabers enter the OIA tournament as the three-time defending state champions. However, the Sabers haven’t won an OIA title since 2013. Mililani, which has won three of the last four OIA Division I softball titles, is the defending champion and opens the tournament Wednesday in a must-win game at Kailua to keep its season alive. Defending OIA Division II champion Aiea is the No. 3 seed this year behind Kalani and Waialua. McKinley will […]

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 […]

The offseason road from Maryknoll to Leilehua was unexpected, but satisfying for Kamryn Kamakaiwi. The fire-balling southpaw came through in a big way on Wednesday, firing a two-hit shutout in Leilehua’s 11-0, five-inning win over No. 10 Mililani. That gave Leilehua a 9-3 mark and a share of the OIA West softball regular-season title. The Mules enter the playoffs ranked No. 2 in the Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10 while being second, according to the league tiebreakers and seedings, in the […]

It was all sunshine for Leilehua softball on Monday. Career days from two players — senior pitcher Kaena Nistal and shortstop Jacelyn “Lovey” Kepa‘a — carried the No. 2 Mules to a 12-0 five-inning rout of No. 9 Pearl City at the Chargers’ field. The game was made up from a rainout. All considered, it was an impressive showing from Leilehua (8-3), which suffered a 6-5 comeback defeat to its top-ranked rival, Campbell (9-3), last week. Now the Mules play […]

After one week at the top of the totem pole, the Kapolei Hurricanes have been bumped off. Three-time defending state champion Campbell has usurped the throne in the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10 released today. The Sabers opened the season at No. 1 and are now at the coveted position for a fourth time in a dizzying storm of a season in prep softball. Campbell (16-5-2, 9-3 OIA West) swept through a crucial week with a 6-5 win over […]

Roosevelt came out victorious in a winner-take-all softball matchup against Kaiser on Saturday night, winning 8-4 and taking with it the top seed in the OIA East heading into the playoffs that start on April 25. The Rough Riders (11-1) won their second matchup against the Cougars (9-3) in a rain-shortened 5-inning game at McKinley, avenging a 6-4 loss at Kaiser on March 20. “A win is a win,” Roosevelt coach Kris Fujii-Dias said. “Postseason is what matters, so we […]

’Tis the season of offensive forces throughout the leagues of softball. Pitching as a whole seems steady, but far from dominant. The cycle goes up and down, and coaches are hoping their underclassmen can rise to the challenge. Third-ranked Campbell got a memorable effort from sophomore Chloe Sales on Tuesday in a 6-5 comeback win over No. 2 Leilehua. It was quite the splash for the Sabers. The matchup with Leilehua had been postponed twice due to soggy conditions. Though […]