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‘Iolani’s hit machine is a phenomenon, a result of reps and development. The process has been simple and certainly not easy. Shane Sasaki and his teammates haven’t stopped since reaching the state semifinals in 2018. Swings in the batting cage. Reps in the weight room. No rest for the weary. Sasaki is batting .591 with three homers, 13 RBIs and nine runs scored during ‘Iolani’s 6-0 run to start the ILH season. Last year, he was a Star-Advertiser All-State second-team […]

For a third week in a row, Baldwin occupies the No. 1 ranking in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. Again, however, Baldwin (11-1, 3-0 MIL) saw its hold on first-place votes has diminished slightly. The defending state champions collected eight first-place votes, while ILH front-runner ‘Iolani (16-3, 6-0) received the other two. Waiakea (9-1, 4-0 BIIF) leaped a notch over Punahou (13-1-1, 5-0 ILH) to No. 3. Punahou and ‘Iolani will play on Thursday in a key ILH showdown at […]

The chase for the one and only automatic state-tourney berth in the regular season for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu is turning into a two-team race. Just don’t say it to the Punahou Buffanblu and ‘Iolani Raiders. Neither team is willing to call it that, even though they are the only unbeaten teams in the chase. Punahou kept it close on Saturday with a 14-2 rout of Kamehameha at sizzling-hot Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park. Punahou is now […]