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Neighbor Island high school leagues are resuming activity this week after the 20-day teachers' strike with sharply altered schedules.
Maui has abandoned its round-robin season altogether and is substituting tournaments to decide its champions and state tournament representatives. When the state fields were cut from 12 to eight teams, Maui's representation was halved from two to one.
Baldwin, which had already won a state berth in girls basketball, has to do it all over again in the 10-team, single-elimination tournament that starts Thursday.
Maui's eight baseball teams will play a double-elimination tournament, also starting Thursday. Two-time defending state baseball champion Moloka'i, which was in third place when the strike struck, is seeded No. 3, behind unbeaten Maui and Baldwin.
The Big Island Interscholastic Federation, with teams spread over 4,800 square miles, split its girls basketball schedule into North and South divisions. The top two teams in each division will enter a four-team playoff for the championship.
Kaua'i, which has only three schools in basketball and baseball, usually plays three rounds and had finished the first one before the strike began April 5. The Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation will finish the second round and have a two-game playoff in which the leaders after two rounds meet the winner of a game between the other two schools.
It's the best we could do, "given the circumstances," said Kaua'i executive secretary Brent Mizutani, adopting the phrase used by every league and state official in describing the condensed post-strike calendar.
Revised schedules for the Neighbor Islands:
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MAUI
Baseball
All games at Iron Maehara Stadium, Wailuku
Thursday: Maui vs. Seabury, 4 p.m.; King Kekaulike vs. Lahainaluna, 6:30 p.m.
Friday: Baldwin vs. Ka'ahumanu Hou, 4 p.m.; Moloka'i vs. St. Anthony, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: Thursday's losers at 10 a.m., Friday's losers at 12:30 p.m., Thursday's winners at 3 p.m., Friday's winners at 5:30 p.m.
The tournament continues May 10, 11 and 12. Depending on whether a team comes out of the losers' bracket to tie, it could be extended to Sunday or Monday, May 13 or 14.
If Moloka'i, which has to fly to Maui two weekends in a row, is involved in the "extra" game, it will be played on Sunday. If two Maui teams are involved, it will be on Monday.
Girls basketball
Thursday: St. Anthony vs. Ka'ahumanu Hou at Baldwin, 7 p.m.
Friday: At War Memorial Gym, Baldwin vs. Lana'i at 5:30 p.m., Lahainaluna vs. Moloka'i, 7 p.m. At Baldwin, Seabury vs. winner of St. Anthony/Ka'ahumanu Hou, 5:30 p.m. Maui vs. King Kekaulike, 7 p.m.
Friday's losers play in consolation games at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Baldwin and championship semifinals will be played at War Memorial at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
The tournament championship will be May 11 at 7 at the War Memorial. If that is not Baldwin, the Bears will play the tourney champ for the league title Saturday at 7.
Golf
Maui played the first 18 holes of its championship tournament last Saturday and will complete it this Saturday.
Tennis
Started last weekend and will finish Friday and Saturday.
Track and field
Maui High's Blue and White Invitational will be held Friday and Saturday with the MIL championship meet on May 11-12.
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BIG ISLAND
Baseball
Tomorrow: Kealakehe at Konawaena, St. Joseph at Waiakea, Pahoa at Hilo.
Thursday: Hawai'i Prep at Kohala, 3 p.m., Waiakea at Pahoa, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday: Waiakea at Hawai'i Prep, Hilo at Kohala, Kealakehe at Pahoa, Honoka'a at St. Joseph, Ka'u at Konawaena.
May 9: St. Joseph at Hawai'i Prep, Konawaena at Kohala.
May 12: Hilo at Kealakehe, Konawaena at Waiakea, Ka'u at Pahoa, Hawai'i Prep at Honoka'a.
May 13: Kohala at Pahoa, Konawaena at Hilo, 9:30 a.m., Honoka'a at Waiakea.
Girls basketball
Tomorrow: Kohala at Hawai'i Prep, Honoka'a at Kealakehe, Laupahoehoe at Konawaena, Hilo at St. Joseph, Waiakea at Ka'u, Pahoa at Kea'au.
Thursday: Hawai'i Prep at Honoka'a.
Friday: Kealakehe at Laupahoehoe, Kohala at Konawaena, Hilo at Pahoa, Ka'u at St. Joseph, Waiakea at Kea'au.
Saturday: Kealakehe at Hawai'i Prep, Konawaena at Honoka'a, Laupahoehoe at Kohala, Kea'au at Hilo, Pahoa at Ka'u, St. Joseph at Waiakea.
May 8: Kealakehe at Hawai'i Prep, Konawaena at Honoka'a, Laupahoehoe at Kohala, Kea'au at Hilo, Pahoa at Ka'u, St. Joseph at Waiakea.
May 10: Honoka'a at Laupahoehoe.
May 11: Hawai'i Prep at Konawaena, Kohala at Kealakehe, Ka'u at Hilo, Pahoa at Waiakea, Kea'au at St. Joseph (campus gym).
May 12: At North #1 — North No. 2 vs. South No. 1, 6:30 p.m., South #2 vs. North #1, 8 p.m.
May 15: at North #1 — May 12 winners for championship, 7 p.m.
Tennis
May 12-13: BIIF Individual championships at Hilton/Mauna Kea, 8 a.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday.
Track and field
Tomorrow: BIIF shot put and discus qualifying at Hawai'i Prep (North) and Hilo (South).
Saturday: BIIF qualifying at Konawaena, all schools, 3 p.m.
May 12: BIIF Championships at Konawaena, field events 2 p.m., running events 3 p.m.
Golf
Saturday: Boys at Waikoloa King's, 11:30 a.m. Top 60 players, also final team matches. Girls at Waimea Country Club, 11:30 a.m. Top 24 players, also final team matches.
Sunday: Boys and girls at Big Island Country Club, 12:30 p.m. Individual championships, final round. Top 12 boys and top eight girls.
Girls water polo
Saturday: 2 p.m. at Hawai'i Prep. HPA I vs. Kealakehe, Waiakea vs. Hilo, HPA II vs. HPA I, Waiakea vs. Kealakehe, Hilo vs. HPA II.
May 12: 10 a.m. at Kailua Pool, HPA vs. Waiakea, Kealakehe vs. Hilo, HPA II vs. Waiakea, Hilo vs. HPA I, Kealakehe vs. HPA II.
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KAUA'I
Baseball
Saturday: Kaua'i at Kapa`a.
May 9: Kaua'i vs. Waimea at Vidinha Stadium, Lihu'e.
May 10: Playoff if needed for round-robin championship.
May 12: 2nd and 3rd place teams in round-robin.
May 15: Round-robin champion vs. winner
Girls basketball
Thursday: Kapa'a at Waimea.
Saturday: Kaua'i at Kapa'a
May 8: Waimea at Kaua'i.
May 10: Playoff if needed for round-robin championship.
May 12: 2nd and 3rd place teams in round-robin.
May 15: Round-robin champion vs. winner for championship.
Golf
Championship tournament started Saturday at Princeville and concludes Saturday at Puakea. 18 holes each day.
Tennis
Saturday: Practice round at Kiahuna.
May 12: State qualifying at Kiahuna
Track and field
Thursday and Friday: Trials at Kapa'a.
May 11: Championships at Kapa'a.
