Baseball

At one point during 2020, George Gusman was prepared to surrender. The longtime Saint Louis baseball coach was ready to give up his final season as a top-level college football referee. It looked for a time like college football would move its fall season to the spring of ’21. It didn’t happen, and Gusman got to work several games in his final swing on the gridiron. That was good news for Saint Louis, which is in full throttle with spring […]

At ‘Iolani, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Nobody knows this better than baseball coach Kurt Miyahira. The Raiders’ baseball diamond is now the site of a giant tent that covers tables and chairs. Concrete sits on the once pristine playing field, providing a safe environment outdoors for ‘Iolani’s student body. The Raiders have made do by working out in their batting cages and on small sections of grass on their outfield. “We use what […]

By Mid-Pacific baseball standards, there’s some catching up to do. The Owls open regular-season play on Tuesday afternoon against ‘Iolani as longtime coach Dunn Muramaru ponders what will happen. The cancellation of the 2020 season disrupted the force, for sure. “We play our season, raise our level. In the fall, raise our level,” Muramaru said about the gaps that never happened in his decades of coaching. “Now, we’re back to where we would be in the summer. That’s the hardest […]

When the 2020 spring season was cancelled, defending state champion Punahou was ranked No. 3 in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. Now, in April of 2021, the regular season is about to begin. It just won’t be under the sunshine. Punahou will open with rival Kamehameha tonight as the Interscholastic League of Honolulu starts an abbreviated schedule. “We are grateful the seniors get to play their final games. Our 2020 and 2021 classes have had to learn a valuable life […]

Daryl Kitagawa may be the most excited Kamehameha Warrior of all. Kamehameha and Punahou meet at Patsy Mink Central Oahu Park tonight as the Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball regular season begins. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. “For the kids, they’re always excited when they have the chance to play,” the Warriors baseball coach said. “Especially on TV. They might have to manage their emotions, but whatever, go out there and have fun. As long as you’re in […]

More than a year later, baseball in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu is returning. The private-school league will open a shorter season than usual with four games on Tuesday, including a double-header at Patsy Mink Central Oahu Regional Park. The much-needed permits to conduct games at state and city and county venues are in hand, which means the ILH can play at key sites: CORP, Ala Wai Community Park and Goeas Field. At CORP, Pac-Five and Damien play in a […]

Depending on whether your public high school is in blended model mode or not, spring sports are closer to returning in the Oahu Interscholastic Association. One of the largest schools in the state, Mililani, is not in the blended learning category, which means conditioning is more than one week away, according to Trojans Baseball Coach Mark Hirayama. “Our school’s blended model begins on the 29th. I think we’re going to be able to start on the 22nd with our conditioning […]