Roosevelt, Kailua for OIA title

By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer

Kalaheo's Latoya Wily, left, got pressured by Kahuku's Mereani Lewenilovo during the first quarter of last night's O'ahu Interscholastic League championship game. Kalaheo won its fifth straight title, 55-50. Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser

The Rough Riders (10-2) will face defending state champion Kailua, a 3-2 winner over Mililani, in tonight's title game at 7. The game, which will be televised live on Oceanic Channel 16, is Roosevelt's first championship appearance since 1998 and only its second since 1989.

"We wanted this from Day 1," said Kimura, a 6-foot, 190-pound junior right-hander. "No one (else) thought we were going to go this far."

The same might have been said for Kimura's two home runs, both of which easily cleared the 325-foot left-field fence. The first of his two-run homers, with one out in the bottom of the second inning, gave the Rough Riders a 2-0 lead. Corey Higa's two-run triple one out later made the score 4-0.

Kimura's second blast, which came with one out in the sixth, landed about 15 rows up the Orange Level stands and put the Rough Riders up, 6-2.

"He hit .424 in the regular season, but that was the third-lowest on our (starting nine)," Roosevelt coach Kerry Higa said of Kimura, who bats sixth. "But we knew he had a sweet swing; for him it's just a matter of relaxing and having confidence. And that's the thing about this team — you never know who's going to step up. Our Nos. 6-7 batters could be our No. 3 batter on any day, and we've had about 10 names (appear) in the paper."

Kimura had two home runs in the regular season, both at hitter-friendly Stevenson Middle School field. Both homers yesterday came on first pitches, the first on a curve and the second a fastball.

"I couldn't let those (pitches) go," Kimura said. "I didn't know I was going to hit home runs, because I wasn't hitting good in practice this week."

Kimura went the seven-inning distance with four strikeouts and three walks. He gave up one run in the third on a wild pitch, another in the fourth on Ricky Takushi's RBI single and two in the seventh on sacrifice flies by Brian Tucker-Salas and Aaron Powell.

'AIEA (9-2) 001 100 2—4 5 1
ROOSEVELT (10-2) 040 002 X—6 6 2

Matt Yoshimura, Jared Matsuoka (2) and Aaron Asher; Cameron Kimura and Brandon Loo. W — Kimura. L — Yoshimura. Leading hitters — 'Aiea: Ricky Takushi 3-3, RBI. Roosevelt: Kimura 2-3, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs; Corey Higa 2-3, 2 RBIs; Chris Mools 1-3, double.

Kailua 3, Mililani 2: Cody Teixeira-Vickery hit a two-run triple and Kamaile Santos followed with a sacrifice fly in the third inning as the defending state champion Surfriders overcame a 2-0 deficit and held on for a semifinal victory.

Kailua's Jason Moore pitched five strong innings, and ace Kamaile Santos recorded the final six outs to pick up the save.

The Trojans took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Trey Brown's RBI double, and they led 2-0 in the second after Brian Uranaka's run-scoring single.

Mililani also put runners on third base in four of the last five innings, including the final three, but could not cash in.

Kailua will be making its third straight appearance in the championship game.

KAILUA (10-3) 003 000 0—3 5 1
MILILANI (9-3) 110 000 0—2 8 1

Jason Moore, Kamaile Santos (6) and Chad Nishizuka. Craig Sato, Clinton Blackman (5), Gainor Nitta (7) and Shawn Saito. WP— Moore. LP — Sato. Leading hitters: Kailua—Cody Teixeira-Vickery 2-3, triple, 2 RBIs; Taleki Mailau 2-3. Mililani—Dustin Nuibe 2-3.

Wai'anae 7, Kahuku 5: Calvin Uyechi doubled home two runs, and later scored on a wild pitch to spark a four-run fifth inning as the Seariders rallied to beat the Red Raiders. Wai'anae will play Waipahu at 2 p.m. today at Aloha Stadium for the fifth OIA berth in the state tournament.

Kahuku (8-4) 004 010 0—5 6 1
Wai'anae (9-2) 200 140 X—7 6 2

Kyle Pao and Melvin Silva. Calvin Uyechi, Cid Moses (4), Chad Rodrigues (6) and Michael Ferreira. WP—Moses. LP— Pao.

Leading hitters: Kahuku—Silva 2-3. Wai'anae—Rodrigues 2-3, double, 2 runs; Moses triple, 2 runs; Uyechi double, 2 runs, 2 RBIs.

Reported by Glenn Tokunaga

Waipahu 4, Castle 2: Shane Jelf had an RBI single and John Fauatea a sacrifice fly in the third inning as the Marauders broke away from a 2-all tie to beat the Knights at Castle's field.

Waipahu (5-7) 020 020 0—4 9 0
Castle (7-6) 020 000 0—2 4 1

Mike Manzano and John Fauatea. Kurt Okumura, Darin Hamada (5) and Jason Taniguchi. WP—Manzano. LP— Okumura.

Leading hitters: Waipahu—Ross Garabiles 3-3, double; Ty Takahashi 2-3; Shane Jelf double.

Reported by Joe Tom Jr.

MIL BASEBALL

Baldwin, Maui for title: Ryan Ricardio pitched a complete game allowing just three singles while striking out five as the Baldwin Bears defeated the Maui Sabers, 5-1, to capture the Maui's Interscholastic League Tournament yesterday at Iron Maehara Stadium in Wailuku, Maui.

The two teams meet again today at 6 p.m. at Iron Maehara Stadium for the MIL League Championship.

Baldwin (12-6, 3-1) 120 100 1—5 10 3
Maui (17-3, 3-2) 000 010 0—1 3 2

Ryan Ricardio and Meade Tabata. Allen Castro, Jerrett Agcaoili (2) and Vance Otake. WP—Ricardio. LP— Castro.

Leading hitters: Baldwin— Joey Tam Ho 3-4; Shevis Shima 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Gered Mochizuki 2-4, double; Jonathan Honda double. Maui—Joseph Kala 2-3.

OIA BASKETBALL

Kalaheo-Kahuku boxscore

Kahuku 10 5 15 20—50
Kalaheo 14 11 17 13—55

Kahuku—Mereani Lewenilovo 19, Lesina Funaki 2, Krisha Kai 0, Karla Tailele 13, Charlotte Leitupo 4, Michelle Peters 7, Tanya Alo 0, Nicole Pouha 0, Melissa Aumua 0, Kelci Naihe 5, Alberta Fotu 0. Totals 20 8-11 50.

Kalaheo—Bre Carson 6, Shaina Siliga 0, Kalena Hatori 8, Shantel Marumoto 0, Brandi Benson 6, Natasha Lagapa 6, Dawnelle Nahina 0, Brina Fritzsche 10, Kaiena Huihui 0, Hauoli Kahlbaum 0, Latoya Wily 19. Totals 18 18-32 55.

3-point goals—Kahuku 2 (Naihe, Tailele). Kalaheo 1 (Lagapa).

Moanalua 45, Pearl City 35: Kepua Lee scored 21 points and the Menehunes made 10 of 14 free throws in the final quarter to defeat the Chargers for third place in the OIA tournament.

Moanalua 13 6 8 18—45
Pearl City 8 8 11 8—35

Moanalua—Christina Sierra 9, Alice Ra 0, Jessica Moran 0, Jen Light 0, Jessie Kamakura 0, Sasha Silva 2, Patti Hardimon 9, Ashley Kaono 0, Marleen Leautu 0, Brittany Briem 0, Kepua Lee 21, Ronnie Keliihoomalu 4. Totals 17 10-16 45.

Pearl City—Darcie Hamamoto 0, Jillan Soria 0, Amy Fujihara 0, Joni Yoon 2, Christie Ayers , Chalice Kaapuni 6, Kellie Yuen 4, Jamie Iwata 0, Kristin Lai 2, Tatum Higdon 0, Frances Mabalay 0, Tina Questel 6, Marci Lobendahn 15, Lusia Kleinschmidt 0, Kamill Riego De Dios 0, Kellie Nishikita 0. Totals 15 5-6 35.

3-point goals—Moanalua 1 (Sierra).

Reported by Adeline Del Rosario

ILH BASKETBALL

IOLANI 60, MARYKNOLL 44: Ginger Gravelle scored 18 points, Trisha Nishimoto 16, and Fabriann Gin and Lana Young 11 each as the Raiders defeated the Spartans last night at McCabe gym to clinch the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's third state tournament berth.

IOLANI (9-7) 9 16 15 20—60
MARYKNOLL(11-5) 10 12 9 13—44

Iolani—Trisha Nishimoto 16, Raeceen Woolford 0, Jackie Sasaki 0, Lana Young 11, Ginger Gravelle 18, Fabriann Gin 11, Kiani Wong 0, Patricia Wong 2, Diana McClain 2, Chelsea Wong 0 Totals 19 19-29 60.

Maryknoll—Diana Samson 0, Shannon Riley 14, Michelle Baduria 9, Whitney Wong 2, Janna Castillo 2, Jessica Ho 0, Stacey Doran 8, Cheryl Lee 5, Sela

Fisilau 4 Totals 16 10-18 44.

3-pointers: Iolani 3 (Gravelle 2, Nishimoto 1), Maryknoll 2 (Baduria).