Posted on: Tuesday, May 14, 2002

HIGH SCHOOLS
Weekly honors

• BRITTNEY AIWOHI
Sacred Hearts basketball
Senior scored 27 points in a 51-31 victory over Hawai'i Baptist and 17 points in a 54-51 loss to Iolani in ILH playoff action.

• DANE AWANA
Wai'anae baseball
Pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts to help the Seariders defeat Waipahu, 3-0, and earn the OIA's fifth and final state tournament berth.

• CHRISTOPHER BALATICO
Mililani baseball
Pitched out of a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the sixth inning of the Trojans' 3-2 OIA playoff victory over Moanalua, getting a strikeout and making a diving catch to start a double play. He then struck out eight in six innings to help Mililani defeat 'Aiea, 4-2, to earn third place.

• CHANDI BICKFORD
King Kekaulike track and field
Won the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 9 1/2 inches and the triple jump with a mark of 36-1 at the Island Movers State Championships.

• MICHAEL CHAN
Kealakehe tennis
Teamed with Nainoa DePontes to defeat Punahou's Chris Iwamura and Matt Nakagawa, 6-3, 7-6 (4), to win the Carlsmith Ball State Doubles Championship.

• JASON CHING
Punahou track and field
Senior won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 6 inches, setting a school record and beating his personal best by four inches. Also won the triple jump with a leap of 45 feet, 7fl inches.

• NAINOA DEPONTES
Kealakehe tennis
Teamed with Michael Chan to defeat Punahou's Chris Iwamura and Matt Nakagawa, 6-3, 7-6 (4), to win the Carlsmith Ball State Doubles Championship.

• LAURAN DIGNAM
Iolani track and field
Senior tied a state meet record by winning five gold medals, including a record-breaking run of 25.04 seconds in the 200-meter dash, to help the Raiders win their first girls state track championship. She won the 100, 200, 400 and anchored the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.

• KYLE ELLISON
Seabury Hall tennis, track
Senior advanced to the state quarterfinals in tennis before losing to eventual champion Robbie Lim, then won the 800 with a time of 1 minute, 59.81 seconds and took third in the 1,500 with a time of 4:17.16 at the Island Movers State Championships.

• TIA FERGUSON
Seabury Hall track and field
Sophomore won the 1,500 with a time of 4 minutes, 44.47 seconds and the 3,000 with a time of 10:16.95 at the Island Movers State Championships.

• GINGER GRAVELLE
Iolani basketball
Sophomore scored 18 points in a 54-51 victory over Sacred Hearts, then had 18 points again in a 60-44 win over Maryknoll that clinched the ILH's third state tournament berth for the Raiders.

• TODD IACOVELLI
Punahou track and field
Senior set records in the 1,500 and 3,000 at the Island Movers State Championships. He ran the 1,500 in a time of 4:05.79 and the 3,000 in 9:01.6.

• KRISHA KAI
Kahuku track and field
Won the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 1 inch and the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.53 seconds at the Island Movers State Championships.

• CHAD KAJIYAMA
Kailua baseball
Pitched a one-hitter with seven strikeouts to lead the Surfriders to a 7-2 victory over Roosevelt and their third straight OIA championship.

• HEIDI KALOI
Kamehameha tennis
Freshman teamed with sister Kim to defeat Iolani's Allison and Jenna Ishii, 6-1, 6-1, for the Carlsmith Ball State Doubles Championship.

• KIM KALOI
Kamehameha tennis
Freshman teamed with sister Heidi to defeat Iolani's Allison and Jenna Ishii, 6-1, 6-1, for the Carlsmith Ball State Doubles Championship.

• KAMI KAPAKU
Baldwin basketball
Sophomore scored 17 points to lead the Bears to a 39-32 overtime victory over Lahainaluna and the MIL championship.

• CAMERON KIMURA
Roosevelt baseball
Junior pitched a five-hitter and hit a pair of two-run homers to help the Rough Riders defeat 'Aiea, 6-4, and earn only their second trip to the OIA championship game since 1989.

• MARIANA LEE
Iolani tennis
Senior defeated No. 1 seed Michelle Pautler of Hawai'i Prep, 6-3, 6-4, to win the Carlsmith Ball State Championship.

• MEREANI LEWENILOVO
Kahuku basketball
Scored 11 points in a 45-36 OIA semifinal victory over Moanalua and 19 points in a 55-50 championship game loss to Kalaheo.

• ROBBIE LIM
Punahou boys tennis
Defeated Farrington's Anthony Ilagan, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5, to win the Carlsmith Ball State Championship.

• CHRIS MOLS
Roosevelt baseball
Senior went 2-for-4 and struck out 14 in seven innings to help the Rough Riders defeat Castle, 8-3, in the OIA quarterfinals, then went 1-for-3 with a double as Roosevelt edged 'Aiea, 6-4, to earn its second OIA title game appearance since 1989.

• TRISHA NISHIMOTO
Iolani basketball
In her first game action in two months, senior scored 14 points with four 3-point baskets in a 54-51 victory over Sacred Hearts, then had 16 points to help the Raiders defeat Maryknoll, 60-44, to earn the ILH's third state tournament berth.

• GAINOR NITTA
Mililani baseball
Senior outfielder went 2-for-2 with a double in the Trojans' 3-2 OIA playoff victory over Moanalua, had a double in a 5-4 quarterfinal win over Kahuku and went 2-for-4 in a 4-2 victory over 'Aiea for third place.

• ANNE RICHARDSON
Punahou water polo
Senior scored four goals to lead the Buffanblu to a 15-4 victory over Iolani and their sixth straight ILH championship.

• JASON RIVERS
St. Louis track and field
Junior won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.05 seconds and the 200 with a time of 22.09 at the Island Movers State Championships.

• KEONI RUTH
Kamehameha baseball
Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs to help the Warriors defeat Mid-Pacific, 6-4, and win the ILH championship.

• KAMAILE SANTOS
Kailua baseball
Senior allowed one hit in four innings and went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs in a first-round OIA playoff victory over Campbell, got the save and went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in a 5-3 quarterfinal win over Wai'anae, earned another save and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in a 3-2 semifinal victory over Mililani, and went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in a 7-2 championship game win over Roosevelt.

• LATOYA WILY
Kalaheo basketball
Scored 14 points in a 43-20 OIA semifinal victory over Pearl City and 19 points to help the Mustangs hold off Kahuku, 55-50, to win their fifth straight league championship.

• LEAH WHITING
Waiakea golf
Senior shot rounds of 74 and 75 for a total of 5-over 149 at Hawai'i Prince Golf Club to win the David S. Ishii Foundation State Championship.

Other standouts

• BRANDON ALA, Kamehameha track and field — Senior won the discus with a throw of 174 feet, 11 inches at the Island Movers State Championships.
• MARCUS FELDER, Pearl City track and field — Won the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 11fl inches at the Island Movers State Championships.
• ASHLEE FELY, Kahuku track and field — Won the discus with a throw of 132 feet, 2 inches at the Island Movers State Championships.
• NATALIE FUJIMOTO, Punahou track and field — Won her third straight state championship in the shot put with a mark of 41 feet, 10 1/2 inches.
• RYAN GUILLERMO, St. Louis track and field — Won the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.01 seconds at the Island Movers State Championships.
• ANTHONY ILAGAN, Farrington tennis — Is believed to be the first tennis player in school history to reach the state singles championship, where he lost to Punahou's Robbie Lim in three sets.
• JESSE LEE, Kamehameha track and field — Won the 300 hurdles with a time of 39.10 seconds at the Island Movers State Championships.
• KEPUA LEE, Moanalua basketball — Scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Menehune to a 45-35 victory over Pearl City in the OIA third-place game.
• MATT LINDER, King Kekaulike track and field — Won the 400 with a time of 49.88 seconds at the Island Movers State Championships.
• PIPPA MACDONALD, Punahou track and field — Won the 800 with a time of 2 minutes, 15.72 seconds at the Island Movers State Championships.
• AMY MALINOWSKI, St. Joseph track and field — Won the 300 hurdles with a time of 45.51 seconds at the Island Movers State Championships.
• NICOLETTE ROWE, Hilo track and field — Won the pole vault with a mark of 10 feet, 6 inches at the Island Movers State Championships.
• DANE UPERESA, Punahou track and field — Senior won the shot put with a mark of 52 feet, 11 inches at the Island Movers State Championships.
• LINDEN WADA, Baldwin track and field — Won his second straight state pole vault championship with a mark of 14 feet even.