Kahuku extended the longest streak of consecutive appearances in the girls volleyball state tournament to 20 earlier this week.
Now they enter the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships as the No. 2 seed overall.
The Red Raiders avenged a season-opening loss to Moanalua with a four-set win in the finals of the OIA tournament on Thursday to earn the second seed in the state tournament that gets underway Monday with four opening-round games.
ILH champion Punahou is the No. 1 overall seed but is in the tournament for just the second time since 2014.
MIL champion Baldwin earned the No. 3 seed and is in the tournament for the first time since 2011. BIIF champion Kamehameha-Hawaii is the fourth seed.
The four first-round matchups on Monday will see Waianae play at Hilo, Mililani at Kamehameha-Maui, Kapolei at Kamehameha and Kaiser at Moanalua.
Na Menehune swept the Cougars in the regular season and again in the quarterfinals of the OIA tournament.
The full schedule is below:
Division I state tournament
| Match # | Date | Matchup | Time/Scores | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec. 6 | Moanalua vs. Kaiser | Moan 25-14, 25-11, 25-18 | Moanalua |
| 2 | Dec. 6 | Kamehameha vs. Kapolei | KSK 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-17 | Kamehameha |
| 3 | Dec. 6 | Hilo vs. Waianae | Hilo 15-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-11 | Hilo |
| 4 | Dec. 8 | KS-Maui vs. Mililani | 3:30 p.m. | KS-Maui |
| 5 | Dec. 9 | (4) KS-Hawaii vs. Moanalua | 5 p.m. | Moanalua |
| 6 | Dec. 9 | (1) Punahou vs. G4 winner | 7 p.m. | Moanalua |
| 7 | Dec. 9 | (2) Kahuku vs. Hilo | 5 p.m. | McKinley |
| 8 | Dec. 9 | (3) Baldwin vs. Kamehameha | 7 p.m. | McKinley |
| 9* | Dec. 10 | G5 loser vs. G6 loser | 5 p.m. | McKinley |
| 10* | Dec. 10 | G7 loser vs. G8 loser | 6:30 p.m. | McKinley |
| 11 | Dec. 10 | G7 winner vs. G8 winner | 5 p.m. | Moanalua |
| 12 | Dec. 10 | G5 winner vs. G6 winner | 7 p.m. | Moanalua |
| 13* | Dec. 11 | G9 winner vs. G10 winner | 11 a.m. | Blaisdell Arena |
| 14* | Dec. 11 | G11 loser vs. G12 loser | 2 p.m. | Blaisdell Arena |
| 15 | Dec. 11 | G11 winner vs. G12 winner | 7 p.m. | Blaisdell Arena |
| * — consolation | ||||
So proud of you Lady Raiders. Lessss gooooo!!!
Great win over a very good team. Congrats to the Lady Raiders and good luck to both teams in the state tourney.
Congrats Lady Raiders, way to leave no doubt and work hard for what you want! Continue working hard and keep striving to improve, you make your family and community very proud!
Awesome Kahuku!!! Question?? Why do Moanalua ALWAYS get home court in states!! They should be put in the other bra at McKinley. Every year this happens!!