Baseball

Mid-Pacific catcher Noah Shackles was chosen as the Gatorade Hawaii Baseball Player of the Year, the Gatorade Company announced Friday. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the field. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior hit .355 with 16 RBIs and a .525 slugging percentage, leading the Owls (14-4) to the Division I state final this spring. Shackles was recently named the ILH player of the year and batted .455 in the state tournament. He […]

Here are the 2015 ILH baseball all-star teams announced Tuesday night by the league. Division I Most valuable player—Noah Shackles, Mid-Pacific Coach of the year—Thomas Perkins, Kamehameha First team P—Chase Wago, Mid-Pacific; Pono Anderson, Saint Louis C—Kekai Rios, Kamehameha 1B—Brandon Henderson, Kamehameha 2B—Jacob Maekawa, Mid-Pacific SS—Tyler Yamaguchi, Mid-Pacific 3B—Codie Paiva, Kamehameha OF—Matthew Yokota, Kamehameha; Alexander Oley, Mid-Pacific; Noah Goss, Punahou DH—Ryder Kuhns, Saint Louis Util—Micah McNicoll, Kamehameha Second team P—Ladd Ah Choy, Kamehameha; Grant Doi, Mid-Pacific C—Taylor Meilleur, Saint Louis […]

The OIA baseball all-star teams were released today with Kailua’s Dustin Imanaka winning the OIA East player of the year award and Campbell’s Ian Kahaloa taking home the top honors in the West. Aiea’s Jarred Uyeda is the OIA D-II player of the year. The full teams are listed below: OIA EAST Player of the year—Dustin Imanaka, Kailua Coach of the year—Ryan Umemoto, Kaiser First team P—Noah Sakatani, Kaiser; Reece Kakugawa, Kalani C—Dalton Kalama, Kailua 1B—Noah Auld, Kailua 2B—Justin Ibara, […]

There was a real baseball game played at Les Murakami Stadium on Saturday. Not that other games played aren’t real, mind you, but this one had intense drama, the kind of drama that you would have to be an unfeeling robot not to get wrapped up in. Little kids on the right were screaming for Mid-Pacific. Little kids on the left were screaming for Campbell. Adults were on the edge of their seats. Can I get some popcorn, please? You […]

It will be a whole new world for the Maryknoll baseball team next spring. Due to their three consecutive Division II state championships, next season the Spartans — by ILH rule — will be moving up to Division I in the ILH and fighting for a berth in the D-I state tournament. Instead of teams such as Pac-Five and Damien as its main obstacles in D-II, Maryknoll will have to play the iron of the league — Mid-Pacific, Kamehameha, ‘Iolani among […]

The Owls are looking for their second state title in three years while the Sabers haven’t been to the final since winning it all in 1978. No. 1 Campbell (15-2) vs. No. 2 Mid-Pacific (14-3) FINAL: Campbell 3, Mid-Pacific 2 Campbell will start 5-8 senior Dorrien Villanueva-Hermosura against Mid-Pacific’s 5-9 junior Alexander Oley. MPI lineup: Maekawa 2B; Oley P; Shackles C; Yamaguchi SS; Wago DH; Kinel RF; Yamashiro 1B; Infante LF; Tengan 3B. Camp lineup: Sprinkel CF; Ibana SS; Kahaloa […]