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Veteran leadership plus young additions and sage coaching do not always add up to a championship. When the Campbell Sabers took the field in defense of their state softball championship — they had won the last two, actually — there was doubt among observers. For much of the spring, the skepticism about Campbell’s sometimes punchless lineup was valid. Cruel, perhaps, but valid. For weeks, months even, senior slugger Jocelyn Alo was walked borderline intentionally, often being issued a pass without […]

For Aiea, practice did indeed make perfect. In building a state title contender, Na Alii’s workouts often exceeded coach Alan Higuchi’s practice plans. “This team, this year, they seemed to enjoy practices,” Higuchi said. “Usually my practices last 2, 2 1/2 hours. But the girls just enjoyed their time at the park. I’d look at my watch and go, ‘whoa, 3 1/2 hours went by.’ But they wanted to be there. … Credit goes to them that they wanted to put […]

The instant classic had a classic finish for the two-time defending state champion Campbell Sabers. For Pearl City, a team that had already beaten Campbell in three dramatic one-run games during OIA play, there was nothing they could do as the Sabers chipped and chiseled for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally past Pearl City 5-4. And just like that, the Chargers’ ultimate dream winning a state softball championship ended on the pristine grounds of […]

The West will rule again in the Division I  state softball tournament. Top-seeded Mililani ensured the state title will remain within the OIA West for the fourth straight year with a 14-4 rout of Kamehameha in the semifinals of the DataHouse/HHSAA Division I Softball Championship on Friday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Mililani senior Shannon Pascua-Stanton went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double and drove in seven runs as the Trojans set up a fourth consecutive All-OIA West […]