Baseball

The classic was classic. Stocked with talent in both dugouts, the Aloha Stars edged the Hawaiian Stars, 9-8, in 10 innings. The story is in Saturday’s edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (online only on Saturdays). Here’s the rest of the story that was much too long to make the publication cut. In the top of the 10th, Treyden Chong Kee began at second base, following the exhibition game’s “automatic runner” rule for extra innings. Kaleb Wada walked Justin Kubojiri (KS-Hawaii). […]

Forty-two players, nine innings, one game. The second annual Chace Numata Senior All-Star Game begins at 1 p.m. on Monday — Memorial Day — at Joey Desa Field. Many of the top seniors from across the 50th state are on the rosters of the of the Hawaiian Stars and Aloha Stars, coordinated once again by Eric Tokunaga. Among the prominent names on the field will be Nu‘u Contrades and Aiva Arquette of Saint Louis, Dylan Honda and Kedren Kinzie of […]

Waiakea collected all 15 first-place votes to claim the No. 1 ranking in the final Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10 of the season. The Warriors went into last week ranked fourth in the coaches and media poll, and was seeded fourth in the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA State Championships. After ousting Kalani, 6-3, coach Chris Honda’s team then stunned the field with a 5-4 win over top seed Saint Louis and a 3-2 win over second seed Baldwin for the title. “This […]

The Baldwin Bears are back at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. The Bears edged Saint Louis by one point in the voting by coaches and media to reclaim the top spot. They shared the No. 1 ranking with Saint Louis two weeks ago, but the Crusaders regained the top position last week. Baldwin (16-2 overall) had a bye through the weekend and collected five out of 11 first-place votes. Saint Louis (22-3-1) also has five first-place votes […]

The tricky winds of fickle voters prevail this week. Despite losing to then-unranked ‘Iolani, Saint Louis has re-emerged as the sole occupant of the No. 1 ranking in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. A week ago, Baldwin and Saint Louis shared the top billing. Baldwin then blanked Kamehameha-Maui, 3-0, and edged rival Maui, 2-1. The Bears, 16-2 overall and a perfect 12-0 against Maui Interscholastic League opponents, collected four of 12 first-place votes from the panel of coaches and media. […]

The good-news Bears are back. Baldwin collected four of nine first-place votes and landed in a tie at No. 1 with Saint Louis in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. The Bears swept Maui in a three-game series last week and improved to 12-0 in the MIL (14-2 overall). Baldwin could not shake the Crusaders, who also collected four first-place votes from coaches and media. Saint Louis (20-2-1 overall) lost to Punahou last week in the ILH double-elimination tournament. Baldwin won […]

One reason the ILH has three state-tournament berths in baseball is that there are seven varsity programs. Pac-Five and Maryknoll are part of the tribe. Damien plays the regular season with the ILH D-I teams, then ventures into D-II for the postseason. Maryknoll is surviving and even thriving in the state’s toughest high school baseball league. Coach Alaka‘i Aglipay has overseen the transformation since taking over for Eric Kadooka. The keys are many, but the biggest is always pitching. Parker […]