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Even with one of the oddest comebacks in state-tournament baseball history, the Division II state title game between Kauai and Damien was a classic. Good defense. Kauai turned three double plays in the first three innings. Good pitching. Red Raiders pitchers Jacob Borrero and Keoua Sibayan kept a hot Damien attack — 25 runs in two earlier tourney games — relatively subdued. In the end, Kauai’s 5-4 comeback win, which included two runs in the top of the seventh inning, […]

Raise your hand if you had Waiakea and Maui playing for the Division I title in the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Baseball State Championships. If your hand is in the air, you probably should head to Las Vegas. The Warriors, with their pitching, and the Sabers, with their hitting, have vanquished the top teams in the state to get to the first all-Neighbor Island final since Waiakea beat Baldwin in 2012. Waiakea (17-2), which lost two straight to Hilo in the […]

The way the Damien Monarchs are rolling at the plate right now, the wait for Saturday’s 4 p.m. Division II state title game will feel quite long. After beating St. Francis four consecutive times to steal the ILH title and berth in the state tournament, the Monarchs have kept it going over the last two days, totaling 25 runs in 11 innings to advance to their first state baseball final in school history. Left fielder Akila Arecchi went 3-for-4 with […]