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All things considered in a heated, epic battle between two historical rivals, Keenan Sue did the right thing. Not that he would agree fully. Punahou’s 10-inning, 5-4 victory over ‘Iolani put the Buffanblu in the driver’s seat of the ILH baseball chase. But it was a wild 10th inning that was both dramatic and clutch. First, the top of the 10th. Tate Shimao of ‘Iolani at second base. Two outs. Taner Aranaydo swings at a 1-0 pitch from Matt McConnell. […]

More than likely, Mikey Hanano is going to be a special ballplayer for the Kailua Surfriders. And it’s not just because the freshman hit a seventh-inning, pinch-hit, walk-off home run to give Kailua and pitcher Bryson Ewaliko a 2-1 victory over Kaiser on Wednesday. Here are two more reasons: >> Talking about the winning hit put tears into the eyes of Surfriders coach Corey Ishigo. >> Hanano is a long-time friend of and patterns his baseball attitude on former Kailua […]

At 6 feet, 3 inches, Micah Yonamine was quite the sight two years ago as a sophomore catcher for the ‘Iolani Raiders. Skills, yes. But unusual, for sure. In the islands, most baseball players of this height wind up at first base if they’re not pitching. Or in the outfield, a la Herman Medeiros of Hilo back in the 1990s. “We’re not going to pigeonhole guys,” Raiders coach Kurt Miyahira said. Like Medeiros, Yonamine was a lanky athlete with uncanny […]

Nothing that transpired in No. 10 St. Francis’ 4-1 loss to No. 3 Punahou on Tuesday at Goeas Field changed the way Saints coach Kip Akana views his team. The Saints played error-free baseball against the Buffanblu and hung tight despite hitting 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position. They scratched across a run in the seventh inning with aggressive baserunning. Pinch runner Dean Foster stole third base, despite a four-run deficit, forcing a throw from the catcher to get away […]

After more than three hours, an epic battle between David and Goliath was headed for Tieville. For Mid-Pacific, though, clutch pitching by sophomore Zarek “ZB” Kon and a game-winning infield single off the bat of Kodey Shojinaga were enough to lift the Owls to another stunning 7-6 win over No. 2 ‘Iolani under a darkening sky over Francis Williams Damon Field on Tuesday. The win is Mid-Pacific’s second in a row over previously unbeaten ‘Iolani in four days. At ‘Iolani […]