Soccer

Campbell is lucky to be going to the girls soccer state semifinals. Aryanna Cabudol’s goal in the final minute Saturday against Pearl City put the quarterfinal match into a 2-2 tie, and then the Sabers won it 5-3 on penalty kicks at Kamehameha’s Kunuiakea Stadium. Lucky is one word to use for the Sabers. Resilient is another. Campbell (12-2-1) was without four key players and, despite going down 2-0, fought back to keep its dream season alive. Now, the Sabers […]

Resting on your laurels is not a good idea when you’re holding a 2-0 lead. Not that resting is exactly what the Pearl City girls soccer team did against Campbell in the state quarterfinals Saturday, but somehow, the Chargers gave the game away, allowing the Sabers to rally for a 2-2 tie and winning a 5-3 penalty kick session. Pearl City senior Jordan Gomes, a workhorse at center fullback who made a huge save on a penalty kick as a […]

Brittny Ihara got a thrill not many can say they’ve experienced. On Friday night, with Ihara’s Pearl City Chargers locked in a 1-1 game with Waiakea in the first-round of the Division I girls soccer state tournament, Ihara blasted home a rebound in the 73rd minute for a 2-1 win to put her team in Saturday’s quarterfinals against OIA champion Campbell. Scoring the winning goal in a state tournament game is one thing, but doing it as a freshman is […]

Finding a place to stay on the Big Island has been a major headache for the Kahuku girls soccer team. But relief is here in the form of Kealakehe High athletic director Alan Vogt, who extended an invitation on Thursday to the Red Raiders to stay in the Waveriders’ wrestling room Friday night. Kahuku is flying to Kailua-Kona tomorrow for its 5 p.m. first-round state tournament match against ‘Iolani at Konawaena High School. The winner plays Baldwin in the quarterfinals […]