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Aubree Kim was not nervous. The adrenaline was pumping too much for that, she said. The Mililani pitcher was in a precarious situation, though, in the Division I semifinals of the state tournament at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Holding a 3-2 lead against Maryknoll in the bottom of the seventh, Kim gave up a leadoff single to Bree Soma, and then Kamalei Labasan drilled a double to put runners on second and third. A walk to Maia McNicoll loaded the […]

Along with their work behind the plate, the winning catchers in the Division II semifinals of the DataHouse/HHSAA State Softball Championships helped propel their teams to Friday’s title game with their production in the batters box. In Thursday’s first semifinal, Nanakuli sophomore Kaila Burnett went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs in the Golden Hawks’ 11-2 win over Kamehameha-Hawaii at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Aiea senior Kallie Alama then went 3-for-3 with a home run and five runs batted in […]

Motivated by the absence of head coach Ricky Gusman, Nanakuli continued its quest for a third straight Division II state softball title with a 3-1 win over top-seeded Pac-Five at McKinley on Wednesday. Freshman Cheyenne Lute threw a one-hitter and sophomore Mahina Piilani backed her up with a home run, an RBI single and solid play at shortstop to help the Golden Hawks advance to a semifinal matchup with fourth-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. […]