Owls win ILH regular season title
Advertiser Staff
Ricky Bauer pitched a two-hitter to lift Mid-Pacific to the Interscholastic League of Honolulu regular season baseball championship with a 7-0 victory over Pac-Five yesterday.
The Owls, who earned a state tournament berth, finished the regular season with an 11-3 record and a five-game winning streak. Pac-Five is 4-10.
Bauer struck out four and walked none, and allowed singles in the first and fifth inning.
Catcher Matt Inouye was 3-for-3, including two triples, and scored three runs for MPI.
The game was a makeup of a rainout, and played at Ala Wai Field.
The ILH begins its double elimination tournament Thursday to determine its other state berth.
PAC-FIVE (4-10)
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MID-PACIFIC (11-3)
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Jess Soranaka, Jon Kato (4) and Cobey Shinagawa. Ricky Bauer and Matt Inouye. WP—Bauer. LP—Soranaka.
Leading hitter: MPI—Inouye 3-3, 2 triples, 3 runs.
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ILH GIRLS BASKETBALL
• KAMEHAMEHA 53, SACRED HEARTS 39: Tai Soo scored 16 points and Megan Ching 15 to lead the Warriors to their fourth consecutive victory.
Kamehameha is 9-1, a game behind league-leading Punahou. Sacred Hearts is 4-6.
Soo scored five of her six field goals in the first half.
Kamehameha led 27-19 at halftime, but the Lancers closed to 33-28 after three quarters. Kamehameha outscored Sacred Hearts 20-11 in the fourth quarter, led by Ashley Ruff and Ching who each had five points.
Brittney Aiwohi scored 14 points to lead Sacred Hearts.
KAMEHAMEHA (9-1)
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SACRED HEARTS (4-6)
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KAMEHAMEHA—Napua Naumu 0, Tiffiny Shim 0, India Soo 0, Ashley Ruff 8, Courtney Chai 0, Beth Nakamura 3, Lehua Wood 2, Tai Soo 16, Krystalynn Ontai 4, Megan Kanoa 1, Megan Ching 15, Noelle Russell 4.
SACRED HEARTS—Tina Boncales 0, Brittney Aiwohi 14, NIcole Raiola 0, Kimberlee Young 0, Pua Reis 5, Jenilee Dowda 8, Samanta Alapa 7, Lani Faumuina 5.
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• 'IOLANI 63, UNIVERSITY 39: Monica Tokoro scored 10 of her 22 points in the second quarter, and had eight rebounds and seven assists as the Raiders defeated the Jr. Bows. Iolani's Trisha Nishimoto added 15 points.
'IOLANI (7-4)
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UNIVERSITY (3-7)
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'IOLANI—Trisha Nishimoto 15, Fabriann Gin 10, Jackie Sasaki 0, Janna Young 2, Ginger Gravelle 7, Monica Tokoro 22, Raeceen Woolford 4, Elysse Street 2, Emma Prince-Wilson 1.
UNIVERSITY—Litiana Vakasausau 2, Jessica Shimizu 0, Iwalani Yamaguchi 2, Shalei Lumpkin 0, Ka'ula Atisanoe 8, Jeanal Souza 8, Kamaile Durrett 0, Janeen Waialae 8, Karlee Ka'ili'ehu 5, Diane Okubo 6.
3-point goals—'Iolani 1 (Gravelle). University 1 (Okubo).
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Varsity Division II
Friday's Result
La Pietra 44, Redemption 31. High Scorer: LaP—Ari Jessel 11.
Junior varsity
Maryknoll 43, LaPietra 38
Hawai'i Baptist 29, Lanakila Baptist 19
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ILH GOLF
• Warriors, Buffanblu win titles: Kamehameha's boys earned the league's team championship yesterday with a victory at West Loch Golf Course in the regular season finale.
The Warriors' Christian Akau won medalist honors with a 3-under-par 69. Kellen-Floyd Asao of Hawai'i Baptist took second with a 70, and Eric Fong (Kamehameha), Brandon Lee (St. Louis) and Matthew Ma ('Iolani) each tied for third with a 73.
Kamehameha and second-place 'Iolani earned the league's two berths for next month's state tournament.
The top 40 individuals in scoring average (best four rounds) will advance to the ILH championship tournament. The first 18 holes will be played tomorrow at Makaha West, then the field will be cut in half for the final 18 holes at Wai'alae Country Club on Wednesday.
Aside from Kamehameha and 'Iolani, the top 13 individuals in scoring average (after tomorrow's round) will earn individual berths to the state tournament.
Punahou won the ILH girls team championship yesterday at West Loch. The girls championship tournament also will be held at the same times and places, with tomorrow's field including the top 16 individuals.
