Hawaii Sports

On this date in 1957, Iolani’s powerful offense brought Punahou back down to earth. Dan Kashiwamura had three hits and the Raiders scored seven runs in the third inning to beat the Buffanblu 10-6. The loss dropped Punahou into a three-way tie for first with Mid-Pacific and McKinley. Jimmy Doole and Punahou recovered to win the league for the third straight year. Kashiwamura grew up to become a successful coach at Farrington.

On this day in 1914, the Kamehameha baseball team looked unbeatable. Mills College proved otherwise. Denichi Takeuchi provided the highlight of the 5-2 upset, stealing third and home to provide the telling run. Takeuchi grew up to become an influential person in Japan, taking that country’s Olympic team on a tour of the Americas. The loss took more out of Kamehameha than it was supposed to, as Punahou went on to win the ILH for the third straight year, the […]

On this day in 1988, Michael Kato and Waianae eased into the second round of the state tournament with a no-hitter over five innings. The Seariders won 4-0 in five innings when the game was called because of rain. The short outing didn’t help Kato in semifinals, though, as he got roughed up by Kamehameha for eight runs on seven hits (including two home runs) before the fourth inning. The four days of action began at 10 a.m. and didn’t […]