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Jalen Ah Yat’s clutch play gives Kailua a walk-off win

By Paul Honda on March 23, 2019

It was a marathon of a game, which can be a hazard for young baseball teams. For No. 10 Kailua, having a veteran like Jalen Ah Yat always helps. The senior stabilized the Surfriders on the mound with 1 2/3 innings in relief, including three strikeouts, and cracked a game-winning, walk-off single with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning as Kailua outlasted Kalani 6-5 on Saturday night at Les Murakami Stadium. What was […]

Middle schoolers win high school track events at Moanalua

By Nick Abramo on March 23, 2019

As unlikely as it sounds, two eighth graders won events at the Cal Track Ruby Tuesday Invitational on Saturday at Moanalua. Tatum Moku, a Damien student, pole vaulted 11 feet to win that event. She has the rest of this year and four years after that to improve on it. “My dad asked me if I wanted to try it in sixth grade and go to Kamehameha and practice,” Moku said about her father Sam Moku, who is a former […]

Seabury Hall’s Noah Payne runs 10.70 in the 100

By Nick Abramo on March 23, 2019

Noah Payne of Seabury Hall ran a superb 100-meter dash, finishing in 10.70 seconds at the Cal Track Ruby Tuesday Invitational on Saturday at Moanalua. “I ran a 10.79 at the Yamamoto Invitational last week,” Payne said. “Wind (behind the runners’ backs) was a factor today. But I feel like I ran pretty good and there’s a lot of competition over here. That was really pushing me. I was relaxed. I knew (Saint Louis’) Roman (Wilson) was going to be […]


Saint Louis suddenly in thick of ILH baseball race

By Kyle Sakamoto on March 23, 2019

So much for ILH baseball being a two-team race. At the same time Mid-Pacific handed No. 2 ‘Iolani its first loss of the season, No. 6 Saint Louis scored a big win over No. 8 Kamehameha Ala Wai Field. Junior right-hander Richie Vidal picked up the victory after facing the minimum over 3 2/3 innings of relief in a 3-1 win over the Warriors to pull the Crusaders (7-2) within a game of ‘Iolani (8-1) in the league standings. Its […]

St. Francis softball request to go D-I denied twice

By Nick Abramo on March 22, 2019

Two St. Francis softball assistant coaches were denied twice in requests to the ILH, asking for permission for the team to move up to Division I for league and state competition. The denials came from ILH executive director Blane Gaison to Saints athletic director Chad Konishi, according to the assistants — Ululani Reyes and Briana Tovio-Asato. The latest denial came last week, about a day and a half after the assistants started a petition. The first denial came in mid-February. […]

Pac-Five not sure of 2019 state football classification

By Nick Abramo on March 22, 2019

As it stands right now, Pac-Five is a Division II football team. The Wolfpack will be playing a D-II schedule in the OIA-ILH alliance this fall, just like last year. But their postseason status is in a void at the moment. There is an HHSAA football rule that states a league must have at least two teams in order to get one berth in the postseason. With St. Francis, another D-II classified school, closing at the end of this school […]

Damien football to play Canada team and Lahainaluna

By Nick Abramo on March 21, 2019

A team from Canada is coming to Hawaii to play against Damien in football this fall, according to Monarchs coach Eddie Klaneski. Damien, a Division II team, has also scheduled a game against three-time defending Division II state champion Lahainaluna. The Canada team that will visit is from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, B.C. That matchup will be held at Farrington’s Skippa Diaz Stadium on Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. The Damien vs. Lahainaluna matchup will be the weekend […]

Aaron Ujimori’s complete game and home run lift ‘Iolani over Punahou

By Paul Honda on March 21, 2019

Having the best stuff doesn’t mean teams automatically advance in the NCAA tournament. The same goes on the mound for pitchers. Aaron Ujimori didn’t have his usual sharp curve ball, but he located his fastball and change-up with surgical precision as No. 2 ‘Iolani overwhelmed No. 7 Punahou 7-2 on Tuesday at a breezy, sunny Father Bray Athletic Complex. Ujimori allowed one earned run, struck out four and walked none for the complete-game win. The Raiders improved to 8-0 in […]