Division I final: Mililani vs. Saint Louis Mililani (12-6) vs. Saint Louis (17-6) Pono Anderson gets the start for Saint Louis as the Crusaders seek the program’s first state championship since 1974. Mililani will go after its first title with Cole Nakachi on the mound. Both started first-round games on Tuesday. Anderson closed out Saint Louis’ win over Campbell with an inning of relief on Thursday. Here we go … Inning 1 MIL: Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi has been a tough out […]
When the power went out on the UH campus during Thursday’s Divsion II semifinal between Waianae and Kamehameha-Hawaii, the only real inconvenience was keeping track of how many runs the Warriors were piling on the wounded Seariders. But fans who had taken in the show the previous two days probably didn’t mind. The Division II schools showed off some offense that was lacking in the first two days on the UH Manoa campus. Both Division II finalists, Kamehameha-Hawaii and Maryknoll, […]
Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi had a pretty good view of Mid-Pacific’s comeback win over Mililani in last year’s Division I final of the state baseball championship. “I was sitting right there watching,” he said, pointing over to the seats above Les Murakami Stadium’s first-base dugout. Then a Mililani freshman who’d played on the junior varsity, Souza-Paaluhi couldn’t do much other than cheer on the varsity from the stands while MPI rallied to the 3-1 win to deny Mililani its first state title. […]
Day 3 of the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Baseball State Championships has begun with two Division I semifinals and two Division II semifinals at Les Murakami Stadium. Saint Louis vs. Campbell The Sabers are trying to make it an all-OIA final for the second time in four years while the Crusaders are trying to keep the state championship in the ILH. Game will begin at 7 p.m., both teams are on the field getting ready. The winner of this will probably […]
The noise from the crowd and the tension on the field did little to faze Justice Nakagawa on Wednesday. The Mililani shortstop played on the Waipio team that won the U.S. Championship at the Little League World Series in 2010, and his experience playing on a big stage comes in handy at this time of year. Especially when late-inning pressure builds in a state tournament game. Such was the case Wednesday as Mililani protected a lead against top-seeded and defending […]
Saint Louis coach George Gusman has watched his star pitcher perform at a high level all season. But what made Jordan Yamamoto‘s two-hit shutout against Waiakea on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Baseball State Championships even more special was the stage on which he delivered. His showdown with Waiakea ace Kodi Medeiros was one of the most anticipated head-to-head pitching matchups in state tournament history. At one point, we counted 30, yes 30, different scouts/coaches/fans […]
Mid-Pacific vs. Mililani The quarterfinal round ends with a rematch of last year’s Division I state championship game. Sophomore Chase Wago will start for top-seeded MPI. Junior Micah Chinen gets the ball for Mililani. The winner faces Kailua in the 4 p.m. semifinal on Thursday. Inning 1 Mililani leadoff hitter Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi reaches on an infield single when MPI second baseman Ryne Yamashiro makes a diving stop but the first baseman can’t dig out the throw. Catcher Noah Shackles makes […]