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State champion Baldwin, which brought back to Maui its second state baseball trophy in three years last month, finished the season ranked No. 8 in the country by USA Today. The Bears, who finished 16-1 this season, dropped one spot in the final Super 25 rankings released today. Baldwin finished second overall in the West Region, trailing only No. 5 Valley Christian-San Jose. The Bears landed four players on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State team, including position player of the year […]

Hilo alumnus Micah Bello, who was selected with the No. 73 overall pick in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft last week, has signed with the Brewers. Officially can call myself a Brewer!🔵⚾️ pic.twitter.com/yWqw2qZA96 — Micah Bello (@MicahBello8) June 13, 2018 According to MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo, Bello received a $550,000 signing bonus from the Brewers, taking roughly $275,000 less than the slot value for the No. 73 overall pick, which was $824,900. Punahou and Oregon State alumnus KJ Harrison, […]

Hilo outfielder Micah Bello was selected in the second round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers took Bello with the No. 73 overall pick which holds a slot value of $824,900. Bello was named to the Honolulu Advertiser All-State first team on Sunday after hitting .564 with 26 runs scored and 16 stolen bases. He is the highest draft pick out of high school from Hawaii since the Brewers took […]

Two months have passed since Wyatt Young shared his appreciation for dad’s barbecue ribs. That might be something the recent Mid-Pacific graduate takes to the mainland. Young will depart on Thursday to play for the Utah Marshalls, a summer baseball outfit. Two months on the continent, in a home with a kitchen, means he might have an opportunity to replicate dad’s cooking. Young gets one last chance to learn from the grill master soon. “I think we’re actually having ribs […]

En route from Anaheim to Los Angeles, Micah Bello and family were in the midst of an amazing adventure. Bello, the recent Hilo High graduate, was on the continent traveling from one pre-draft workout to another. It’s no surprise. The lanky, powerful outfielder led everyone at his position in the Star-Advertiser All-State voting by coaches and media. That’s a bit of a surprise considering the Vikings lost a play-in game prior to the state tourney and never set foot on […]

The last of our all-stars of the past brings us to the present, with the 2018 edition being released in Sunday’s Star-Advertiser. Parity reigns after the death of Eric Kadooka‘s Punahou dynasty, with only Baldwin winning multiple state championships in Division I but Division II had a small dynasty of its own with Maryknoll taking three in a row. A little off topic, but here is a really good story about Mid-Pacific shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Sportsday on Kiner-Falefa Doubleclick the […]