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The OIA regular season began today in softball with the defending state champion and second-ranked Leilehua Mules earning a 10-4 win over No. 4 Kapolei. By game’s end, the temperature dropped a good 10 degrees at Kaala Elementary School field, but Leilehua’s bats stayed red hot. The defending state champions peppered and powered 13 base hits, including a home run by Gianna Araki. Third baseman Kiana Domingo, batting fifth in the Mules’ lineup, went 2-for-4 with a pair of two-run […]

In a parallel universe, Damien enters year one of varsity softball after two years of intermediate play, after at least one year of JV experience. And in that faraway world, the Monarchs play in a pure Division II schedule. Like OIA D-II. Damien’s debut in the brutal world of ILH softball was a rough one. The 38-0 loss to ‘Iolani was stocked with gap hits by the Raiders that rolled and rolled for stand-up home runs — six in all, […]

Punahou made it all the way to the state Division I final a year ago, and the Buffanblu are off to a undefeated preseason start in softball. As a result, they’re the No. 1-ranked team in the first Honolulu Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10 of the year. The regular season starts this week with the ILH playing three of four schedule games on Monday. Pac-Five had to forfeit its game against Mid-Pacific due to a lack of players. The defending D-I […]