ISLE FILE
Iolani earns top seed in state basketball
Advertiser Staff
Iolani and Kalaheo, undefeated and ranked Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in The Advertiser Top 10, were awarded the top seeds in the Hawaiian Airlines Boys State Basketball Championship Tournament.
Iolani (12-0), champions of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, received the top seed, followed by Kalaheo (13-0) of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association, Lahainaluna (13-1) of the Maui Interscholastic League, and Waiakea (11-3) of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation. The four seeded teams receive a bye in the first round, which begins Wednesday at Radford High gym and Kekuhaupi'o Gym on the Kamehameha Schools campus.
The championship game is at 8 p.m. Saturday at Blaisdell Arena, and will be broadcast live on KGMB (channel 9, Oceanic Cable 7).
Also in the tournament are Mililani (12-1), Castle (10-4) and Kaimuki (9-4) of the public-school OIA; Punahou (9-3) and Kamehameha (9-5) of the private-school ILH; Waimea (7-2) of the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation, Kealakehe (11-4) of the BIIF and either Baldwin (10-3) or King Kekaulike (10-5) of the MIL.
The Bears and Na Ali'i will play today for the final berth.
The schedule:
Wednesday
At Radford High School gym
Game 1: 6 p.m. Kealakehe vs. Kamehameha
Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Punahou vs. Kaimuki
At Kekuhaupi'o Gymnasium, Kamehameha Schools
Game 3: 6 p.m. Baldwin or King Kekaulike vs. Castle
Game 4: 7:30 p.m. Mililani vs. Waimea
Thursday
At Radford
Game 5: 6 p.m. Lahainaluna vs. Winner Game 2
Game 6: 7:30 p.m. Kalaheo vs. Winner Game 1
At Kekuhaupi'o Gymnasium
Game 7: 6 p.m. Waiakea vs. Winner Game 4
Game 8: 7 p.m. Iolani vs. Winner Game 3
Friday
At Blaisdell Arena
Game 9: Noon, Losers of games 3 & 4
Game 10: 1:45 p.m. Losers of games 1 & 2
Game 11: 3:30 p.m. Losers of games 7 & 8
Game 12: 5:15 p.m. Losers of games 5 & 6
Game 13: 7:00 p.m. Winners of games 5 & 6
Game 14: 8:30 p.m. Winners of games 7 & 8
Saturday
At Blaisdell Arena
Game 15: 3 p.m. Winners of games 9 & 10
Game 16: 4:30 p.m. Winners of games 11 & 12
Game 17: 6 p.m. Losers of games 13 & 14
Game 18: 8 p.m. Winners of games 13 & 14
Tickets
$7 adults; $5 students (K-12)
Note: Blaisdell Arena adds a $.50 surcharge to every ticket sold.
Parking at the Neal Blaisdell Arena parking structure is $3.00
TV/Radio:
KGMB (channel 9, cable 7) will broadcast the championship game live.
KQNG (570) will cover all Kaua'i games ; KHLO (850) and KIPA (620) will cover all Big Island games; KMVI (550) will cover all Maui games.
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GOLF
• Wilson wins at Hilo: Dean Wilson shot a 5-under-par 66 yesterday to defend his title at the Hilo Invitational Tournament at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course.
Wilson, who finished with a 133, is a Kane'ohe resident who plays on the Japan Golf Tour Organization. He finished four strokes ahead of Jarett Hamamoto, who shared the lead with Wilson entering yesterday's play.
Hamamoto shot a 70 in the final round.
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PADDLING
• Castle, Mililani win: Castle won the O'ahu Interscholastic Association girls and mixed varsity paddling championships Saturday at Ke'ehi Lagoon.
The Castle girls finished with a time of 4 minutes, 39.4 seconds; the Knights' mixed team won in 4:26.0.
Mililani won the boys varsity title in 4:09.1.
The top teams qualify for the first state championships March 2 at Ke'ehi Lagoon.
