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Posted on: Tuesday, February 5, 2002

Weekly Honors

IKAIKA ALAMA-FRANCIS

Kalaheo basketball

Senior scored 17 points against Kailua and 14 in a win over Kaimuki, helping the Mustangs complete an undefeated regular season and capture the OIA Eastern Division crown.

SABRINA ALESNA-MINDORO

Baldwin softball

Junior pitched a complete game and went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs in a 5-3 victory over Castle in the first round of the state tournament, then tossed a one-hitter and went 3-for-4 with three RBIs the next day in an 8-0 quarterfinal win over Waiakea.

E.J. ATON

Kapolei basketball

Scored 21 points against Waialua in the school's first varsity victory, and 19 points in a 46-45 loss to Wai'anae.

LANDON BEERS

Kaiser soccer

Scored the winning goal in the 76th minute of a 2-1 victory over Moanalua in the OIA semifinals, and had the Cougars' only goal in a 2-1 loss to Mililani in the championship game.

STELLA BRINICH

Radford swimming

Set an OIA Western Division meet record by swimming the 100 backstroke in 1 minute, 1.62 seconds and won the 100 butterfly in 1:00.71.

RANSON DECOSTA

Damien basketball

Sophomore scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth period of a 52-46 victory over Maryknoll, the Monarchs' first win of the season. He also scored 13 points in a loss to Iolani.

MELE FRENCH

Mililani soccer

Senior scored two goals in an OIA quarterfinal victory over Kahuku and both of the Trojans' goals in a 2-1 semifinal win over Pearl City.

DUSTIN FUKUDA

Leilehua swimming

Won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 58.49 seconds, the 500 free in 5:13.93 and was part of the Mules' winning 200 medley relay team in the OIA Western Division championship meet.

KRISTINE GANIBE

Mililani swimming

Won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 29.68 seconds, the 100 breaststroke in 1:16.53 and was part of the Trojans' winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams in the OIA Western Division championships.

KATHRYN HURD

Kaiser diving

Set a meet record by scoring 385.70 points at the OIA Eastern Division championship meet.

COURTNEY KESSELL

Kailua softball

Freshman right-hander pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 4-1 victory over Iolani in the first round of the state tournament, then tossed a three-hitter with nine strikeouts in a 2-1 semifinal win over Leilehua.

JUSTIN LEE

Hawai'i Prep swimming

Set a BIIF record by swimming the 100 backstroke in 54.56 seconds and swam the 50 freestyle in 22.38 at a league meet in Hilo.

PIKAKE NUTTER-GAUDET

Leilehua softball

Sophomore pitched a two-hitter and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in a first-round victory over Kealakehe in the state tournament, then hit a two-run homer in the first inning the next day to help give the unseeded Mules a 2-0 win over No. 2 seed Mililani.

LINDSEY PECK

Kalaheo soccer

Scored one goal in the Mustangs' 2-0 victory over Castle in the OIA quarterfinals, then had the game's only goal in a semifinal win over 'Aiea.

MICHAEL RYMAN

Campbell soccer

Scored two goals in a 3-1 victory over Radford in an OIA tournament elimination game, then had the game's only goal in a win over Kailua that earned the Sabers the league's fifth and final state tournament berth.

LEO SING CHOW

Kamehameha softball

Senior left-hander pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and went 2-for-3 with a home run in a 3-0 state quarterfinal victory over Waimea, tossed a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a semifinal win over Baldwin and had a four-hitter and went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBIs in a 4-0 championship victory over Kailua.

ASHLEY SWART

Kaiser swimming

Set meet records by swimming the 200 freestyle in a time of 1 minute, 53.84 seconds and the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.13 at the OIA Eastern Division championship meet.

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Other standouts

BRYAN AVERY, Mililani swimming — Won the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.60 seconds and the 200 individual medley in 2 minutes, 12.75 seconds at the OIA Western Division championships.

JOEL BOTELHO, Castle basketball — Senior point guard scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth period to help the Knights overcome a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Moanalua, 53-51.

RASHAUN BROADUS, Mililani basketball — Scored 20 points in a 69-60 victory over Leilehua and 14 points in a 56-50 win over Waipahu to help the Trojans win the OIA Western Division championship.

JONATHAN CHING, Roosevelt swimming — Won the 100 freestyle with a time of 50.93 seconds, the 100 backstroke in 58.16 and was part of the Rough Riders' winning 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams at the OIA Eastern Division championship meet.

DC DANIELS, Kalaheo basketball — Senior scored 12 points against Kailua and 23 points against Kaimuki, victories that helped the Mustangs complete an undefeated season in the OIA Eastern Division.

EVAN DUFFIN-BARNES, Kaiser swimming — Won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 6.23 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 56.15 seconds at the OIA Eastern Division championships.

ANDREW GREGORSEN, Kaiser basketball — Made 12 of 14 free throws and finished with a game-high 28 points in the Cougars' 51-35 upset of Castle. The win helped secure a playoff berth for Kaiser.

SHARI HIRATA, Mililani swimming — Won the 100 freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 1.43 seconds and also was part of the Trojans' winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams at the OIA Western Division championships.

TATSUYA KOBAYASHI, Kaiser swimming — Won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 57.32 seconds and the 500 freestyle in 5:05.41 at the OIA Eastern Division championship meet.

MARIA KRAWCIW, Kaiser swimming — Won the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.97 seconds and the 100 free in 54.80 at the OIA Eastern Division championship meet.

AMY LUSK, Kalaheo soccer — Goalkeeper did not allow any goals in an OIA quarterfinal victory over Castle or a semifinal victory over 'Aiea, and held Mililani scoreless for 100 minutes before the Trojans won on penalty kicks.

KAIPO PATOC, Mililani basketball — Senior center scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half of the Trojans' 56-50 victory over Waipahu.

BRANDY PEILER, Kamehameha softball — Sophomore left fielder went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in a state semifinal victory over Baldwin and went 3-for-3 with a double in a championship win over Kailua.

KEKOA REYES, Wai'anae basketball — Scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth period of a 51-45 victory over Campbell.

ALEXIS SAN NICOLAS, Leilehua softball — Sophomore right-hander pitched a three-hit shutout against No. 2 seed Mililani to help the unseeded Mules to a 2-0 upset in the state quarterfinals.

URIAH SEUI, Farrington basketball — Scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth period of the Governors' 62-57 victory over Kahuku.

BRANDON TARIO, Kamehameha soccer — Scored the game-sealing third goal for the Warriors in the 75th minute of their 3-1 victory over Iolani in the ILH championship game.

SIMEON TAVARES, Mililani basketball — Scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth period to help the Trojans defeat Leilehua, 69-60.

BOBBY WEBSTER, Iolani basketball — Senior scored 20 points in the Raiders' 63-55 victory over Punahou in a key ILH showdown.

ALISHA YEE, Pearl City swimming — Won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2 minutes, 3.11 seconds and the 500 free in 5:25.7 at the OIA Western Division championships.

DANIELLE YOUNG, Kailua softball — Junior went 3-for-4 in a first-round state tournament victory over Iolani, pitched a four-hitter and went 2-for-5 in a quarterfinal win over Maui, then went 1-for-3 in a semifinal victory over Leilehua.