Out or safe? Brent Sakurai’s leap over the tag at home plate was one of many amazing plays during the ILH baseball championship game between Kamehameha and Mid-Pacific on Tuesday. Let’s break the play down.
(Lack of space in the print edition today. Here’s the complete list.) Athletes of the Week Girls Keiki Carlos, Mid-Pacific softball: The senior right-hander fired a one-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and no walks in an 8-0 win over Maryknoll. She also batted 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Boys Lawrence Paas, Leilehua baseball: He fired a no-hitter against Campbell, striking out four and walking three in a 2-0 victory. He also went 2-for-3 with a triple and […]
(Here’s the full list. The print version was cut due to limited space.) Athletes of the Week Girls Raion Black, Christian Academy track and field: The junior placed first in the 100- (12.56), 200- (25.64) and 400-meter (58.91) events in ILH competition at Punahou’s Alexander Track and Field. Boys Lorens Chan, ‘Iolani golf: The two-time state champion won last week’s ILH boys regular-season tournament with a 67 at Coral Creek Golf Course. Baseball >> Jarinn Afaga-Abreu, Waipahu: 4-for-5 and pitched a 2-hitter […]
(Here’s the extended version of the Mid-Pacific/Punahou baseball game story.) Dunn Muramaru rarely uses nicknames or superlatives when it comes to his Mid-Pacific baseball players. But in the longtime coach’s eyes, Travis Garcia-Perreira is simply “the bulldog.” The senior went the distance, throwing 114 pitches while striking out six as No. 1 Mid-Pacific rallied past No. 2 Punahou 6-4 at Hans L’Orange Field. “He’s a bulldog. He makes great pitches and he battles back. You don’t usually […]
(Here’s the full version of yesterday’s game story on Pearl City and Mililani. Quite a good game, indeed. The original version ran Friday morning with limited space.) Tyler Tokunaga doesn’t tout his own terrific timing, but he certainly had it yesterday. The Pearl City senior drove in the tying run with a deep triple, scored the go-ahead run, then improvised on a stellar defensive play to help the seventh-ranked Chargers thwart Mililani 5-4 at the Trojans’ field. The […]
Billy Hull, a.k.a. The Bonecrusher, is more than willing to share his ballot this week for the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10 poll. Here’s how Billy assessed the field. 1. Waiakea – best pitching in the state, including two UH commits, plus they got some Wong fella. 2. Mid-Pacific – Early ILH favorite, Marcus Doi will be in player of the year discussion 3. Baldwin – Kaupe looks to me like the best second baseman in the state 4. Punahou – […]
Update 4:20 p.m. Adds Part II below. Part I of video from Wednesday’s PIAA/HUB Letter of Intent signing day ceremony at the Sheraton Waikiki. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser