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There is a minimum of mercy in the Oahu Interscholastic Association playoffs, which begin on Wednesday. Unlike the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, which has an automatic state-tournament berth for the regular-season winner (Mid-Pacific) and a double-elimination format in the playoffs, the OIA leaves no room for defeat. The single-elimination format rewards late-season play — the hottest teams. Wednesday’s opening round is, as usual, a play-in situation. Winners advance to the quarterfinals. Losers are done for the season. From there, it’s […]

Game time is 45 minutes away in this showdown for the OIA West crown. As far as playoff implications go, the winner gets the top seed in the West and the loser gets the second. Either way, Campbell and Mililani will have first-round byes. Unlike the ILH, where regular-season placing can figure into the equation for a state-tournament berth, the OIA playoffs are a one-and-done deal in terms of the league championship. Quarterfinal losers can still qualify for the state […]

A wild and wacky ILH Division I baseball season will only get crazier starting Friday night as the postseason tournament gets underway at Ala Wai Field. Fifth-seeded ‘Iolani (3-9) takes on fourth-seeded Punahou (4-8) in the first game at 6 p.m. at Ala Wai Field. The Buffanblu outscored the Raiders 15-4 in two wins to start the season but ‘Iolani came back to defeat Punahou 12-7 in five innings on Tuesday in the regular-season finale. The Raiders played without senior […]