Softball

Pac-Five’s resurgence was another remarkable finish. The Wolf Pack were 0-8 at midseason, but a win over Punahou sparked its engine. Friday’s 5-4 cliffhanger victory over Waimea gave the program its third Division II state title in six seasons. “We started picking up after mistakes quicker,” ace Sheridan Mahelona said of the midseason rally. “It used to take awhile.” Tantalizing Waimea with curves and screwballs, Mahelona carried the workload of four games and showed signs of fatigue in the sixth […]

Somewhere between batting cages and yoga sessions, the Campbell Sabers won a state championship. The school’s first softball crown, earned on Friday night with a 5-1 win over Punahou, wasn’t just about downward dogs and learning to hit an outside fastball the other way. In the mind of coach David Perreira, the Sabers needed to reach the next level in performance. That required a new level of preparation. A year ago, Perreira had the team in an exhaustive physical program known […]

Late deadline and limited space for the Punahou-Mililani semifinal game last night at the Data House/HHSAA Division I State Softball Championships. Here’s the longer version of Punahou’s win. Punahou 8, Mililani 2 In the nightcap, pitcher Jasmine Ioane belted two home runs in the first two innings as the Buffanblu overpowered the defending state champions. Ioane was stellar on the mound, throwing a three-hitter and permitting two unearned runs in the sixth inning. She struck out seven and walked one, […]

Here’s the softball boxscore from last night’s OIA Red semifinal game. At CORP Kapolei (8-7) 001 100 1 — 3 9 2 Mililani (11-3) 000 025 x — 7 10 3 Winona Pauline, Tanisha Aniya (6) and Aimee Aipa. Alysia Maddison and Rebecca Lee. W—Maddison. L—Pauline. Leading hitters—Kapolei: Dorian Acierto 3-4, two 2B, two runs; Tanisha Aniya 2-3; Mililani: Kristi Oshiro 3-4, two runs, RBI; Courtney Senas 2-4, 2B, RBI, run; Andi Felise 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs.

Run-scoring singles by Taylor Rosa-Ramon, Daylene Antonio and Gerika Pantohan spurred a three-run eighth-inning as No. 5-ranked Campbell escaped with a 7-4 victory over top-ranked Mililani yesterday at the Trojans’ field. The win was Campbell’s second in five days against its rival in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red West. The Sabers are 7-0 and Mililani fell to 4-2. Campbell ace Katie Manuma gutted out a tough win despite suffering an ankle injury midway through the game. “She’s all busted up, […]

Run-scoring singles by Taylor Rosa-Ramon, Daylene Antonio and Gerika Pantohan spurred a three-run eighth-inning as No. 5-ranked Campbell escaped with a 7-4 victory over top-ranked Mililani yesterday at the Trojans’ field. The win was Campbell’s second in five days against its rival in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red West. The Sabers are 7-0 and Mililani fell to 4-2. Campbell ace Katie Manuma gutted out a tough win despite suffering an ankle injury midway through the game. “She’s all busted up, […]