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The sun was starting to go down behind the buildings to the southwest of the Punahou softball diamond, giving the atmosphere a golden hue. Buffanblu senior starting pitcher Nicole Nishizawa was walking in from the outfield after working with her teammates to dismantle the makeshift home run fence. She had just played her last high school game and she went over to the dugout, where coach Bobby Makahilahila was packing up some final things before departing. They shared a few […]

One sister was pitching. The other sister was hitting against her. One was, disappointingly, eliminated along with her. The other will play at least one more game. During an ILH softball tournament elimination game Wednesday, Mid-Pacific senior Kaili-Ann Akimseu and Punahou freshman Bailey Akimseu matched up against each other. It was the third time this season that Kaili-Ann pitched against her sister Bailey. “We have a running joke going because all three games they’ve faced each other, Bailey gets beaned,” […]

OIA East champion Kaiser is a win away from rare territory for the school. The Cougars are the East’s top seed in next week’s OIA softball championship, giving it a valuable first-round bye. The Cougars play either Kapolei or Roosevelt at home on May 6, and a win would put it in the Division I state tournament for the first time since 1997. Kaiser was in the division II tournament in 2013. Should the Cougars get upset, they would play […]