Water Polo

Goalkeeper Emalia Eichelberger stopped 10 shots in Punahou’s 4-2 water polo state tournament victory over Kamehameha on Saturday. The junior is not your standard issue, run-of-the-mill goalkeeper, as can be ascertained by the mere two goals she let in during the biggest match of the season. The daughter of former PGA Tour and current Champions Tour golfer Dave Eichelberger, Emalia (pronounced Emma-LEE-ah) is being recruited heavily by some top college teams. “Many teams are interested, but I’m pretty sure she […]

No surprise, the ILH’s top two teams will play for the state water polo title. Punahou beat Kapolei 13-2 and Kamehameha downed Kahuku 9-4 to set up Saturday’s title showdown at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Center. The ILH has won every title in the tournament’s history and has had both teams in the final in six of the past seven years. Punahou is going for its eighth straight title. The Buffanblu beat the Warriors every time they faced each other […]

If history is any indication, one of the state water polo semifinals will be a blowout and the other will come down to the wire. Punahou and Kapolei tangle at 5:15 p.m. at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Center for one spot in the final and Kamehameha and Kahuku play for the other spot after them. The Buffanblu and Hurricanes have met four times in the state tournament, and it has not been pretty for the public school. Punahou beat Kapolei […]

Game 3 – Championship Kahuku 17 Kapolei 3 Kahuku: Indie Pyzel 4, Ava Countryman 3, Kahea Kahaulelio 4, Rachel Chandler 2, Nohea Kahaulelio 4 Kapolei: Devan Fenumiai 2, Leilani Herrera 1 Game 1 – 5th Place Kalani 6 Leilehua 3 Kalani: Alisa Takahashi 1, Mahie Lee 1, Lisa Namatame 2, Charity Lopes 2 Leilehua: Nicolle Martinez 1, Keahi-lele Roy 2 Game 2 – 3rd Place Roosevelt 5 Kaiser 3 Roosevelt: Brianne Tengan 2, Autumn Akiu 2, Taylor Brooks 1 Kaiser: […]