Coach Wendell Au chats about Leilehua’s amazing ascent to the state softball championship, the first in the program’s history. The first-year Mules head coach chats about the team’s growth, and what lies beyond.
Here are coaches’ comments on the Star-Advertiser Softball All-State first-team selections of 2018. P Kamryn Kamakaiwi, Leilehua, Sr. Pitcher of the Year • 8-2, 1.56 ERA, 58.1 IP, 50 SO, 26 BB, won 2 games at the state tourney • Also hit .375, 5 HR, 15 runs, 13 RBIs, .483 OBP, .771 SLG Kamehameha coach James Millwood: “Her being a lefty pitcher and having the pitch come from a different angle made it hard for batters. She has very good […]
It was a final week to remember for Leilehua ace Kamryn Kamakaiwi. She won two games at the state tourney, but also injured her right ACL in the state final. Coaches and media voted the senior Star-Advertiser All-State Pitcher of the Year.
St. Francis third baseman Sammie Ofoia talks about the ups and downs of the Saints, losing in the final last year, then rallying past Konawaena in the semifinals, and routing Kamehameha-Hawaii in the title game as they rose to the Division II state championship.
It was a breakout year for two programs this year, with Leilehua and St. Francis taking state titles. Kamryn Kamakaiwi was the first pitcher of the year for the Mules, and is joined by five players on the All-state teams and four others earning honorable mention. Sammie Ofia broke through as the position player for St. Francis, which had five players make the lists and two others earning honorable mention. Ofoia is the first player from St. Francis to take […]
With the Star-Advertiser’s softball all-state team coming out Sunday, here is a look at the All-State teams from 2010-present. Although there are still dominant pitchers, this decade is marked by sluggers giving them a challenge. Heavy-hitting pitchers like Katie Manuma, Keiki Carlos and Leisha Liilii gave way to bombers like Mysha Sataraka of Punahou and Mid-Pacific’s Nicole Lopez but all came to a head when Jocelyn Alo took her bat from Kahuku to Castle and repeated as position player of […]
With the Star-Advertiser’s softball all-state team coming out Sunday, here is a look at the All-State teams from 2000-09. The decade was still dominated by great pitchers, but the best might have been Kailua’s Courtney Kessell, who reigned as the player of the year in 2003 and again in 2005, the only pitcher who was honored multiple times. The end of the decade featured the state’s first full-fledged star who didn’t reside in the circle in Mililani infielder Courtney Senas. […]
With the Star-Advertiser’s softball all-state team coming out Sunday, here is a look at the All-State teams from 1990-99. The decade had its fair share of stars early on, but nobody compared to Pomai Kapule of Kailua in the middle of the decade. Kapule is the only girl to be named player of the year three straight times by a newspaper, earning the recognition from the Honolulu Advertiser from 1995-97 before making way for Iolani’s Mitzi Ing. Tomorrow we will […]