An unseeded team winning the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships in Division I was nothing new. The team to do so, however, indeed was. The ‘Iolani Raiders became the fifth straight non-league champion to win the state softball title on Saturday night, rolling up 50 runs in four impressive wins to capture the third state championship in school history and first since going back-to-back in 1999 and 2000. The ILH’s first state softball champion in D-I since 2013 ends the year […]

Watching the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships in Division I was like watching a prize fight. Game after game, two teams would slug away at each other, only in this case, it was by dumping balls over the outfield fence at record pace. In 11 winners bracket games, 36 homers were hit, more than doubling the previous mark. In the final however, one team put it all together — pitching, hitting, defense — for one of the most complete and convincing state-championship performances […]

Eleven runs in each of their first three games has been enough for the ‘Iolani Raiders to reach the Division I final in the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. But will it be enough to defeat the defending state champion Leilehua Mules, who have scored 44 runs in their three games? “Nope,” ‘Iolani coach Benny Agbayani said matter-of-factly after ‘Iolani’s 11-8 win over Baldwin on Friday night. “Nothing is enough to beat Leilehua. They’re a tough […]

After a wild quarterfinal round, only No. 2 seed Punahou remains of the four league champions in the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships in Division I. The Buffanblu and Leilehua meet in a rematch of last year’s state final in the first game, followed by MIL runner-up Baldwin and ILH runner-up ‘Iolani. The offenses have dominated the tournament with a record 27 homers already having been hit in the first two rounds. The one exception is Baldwin junior Aliya Harmon, who […]

‘Iolani softball coach Benny Agbayani summed it up by saying it’s the amount of talent in Hawaii. Leilehua coach Wendell Au said there are a lot more hitting coaches than pitching coaches. Whatever the reason, and there are plenty of them, the offensive numbers in the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships through two days is absolutely mind blowing. The defending champion Mules combined with Lahainaluna to score a record 31 runs in the Mules’ 21-10 win in six innings on Thursday […]

Four teams will punch their ticket to the semifinals of the Datahouse/HHSAA State Softball Championships in Division I with four quarterfinal games today at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. In four opening-round games on Wednesday, a total of 13 home runs were hit, which is more than the entire state tournament a year ago. Thursday’s schedule >> ‘Iolani 11, Kealakehe 0, 5 inn. >> Leilehua 21, Lahainaluna 10, 6 inn. >> Punahou 11, Roosevelt 4 >> Baldwin 11, Campbell 2 PHOTO […]

After watching Baldwin rack up 17 hits in a 10-2 win over Maryknoll to open the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships, ‘Iolani and Waianae waged an offensive battle that looks like it will be the norm for the entire four-day tournament. Both teams were held scoreless in an inning only once with the Raiders pulling out an 11-10 victory on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals against BIIF champion Kealakehe today at Noon at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Even with a […]