Weekly honors
BASKETBALL
ZANE CABRAL
Kalaheo
Scored a game-high 13 points to help the Mustangs defeat Radford, 46-34, in the OIA quarterfinals and clinch their 14th straight state tournament berth.
RANSON DECOSTA
Damien
Scored a game-high 20 points in the Monarchs' 52-47 victory over University High.
BRANDYN FIDEL
Mililani
Scored a team-high 15 points, including five free throws in the fourth period, to help the Trojans defeat host Roosevelt, 52-49, in the OIA quarterfinals and earn a state tournament berth.
DESMOND HANOHANO
Saint Louis
Scored 14 points in a 42-31 victory over Punahou, which sealed second place in the ILH and a state tournament berth for the Crusaders.
JONAH LAKATANI
Saint Louis
Scored a game-high 18 points in a 48-36 victory over Kamehameha, which helped the Crusaders eventually seal second place in the ILH and the league's second state tournament berth.
KEVIN LEE
Maryknoll
Scored a game-high 20 points in a 47-41 victory over University High.
DAVID MOORE and MATTHEW NAKASHIMA
Kalaheo
Held Charles Seanior, the Western Division's scoring champion, to six points, nearly 11 points below his average, in a 46-34 O'ahu Interscholastic Association quarterfinal win over Radford.
BOBBY NASH
Iolani
Scored a season-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers, in a 70-49 victory over Mid-Pacific, which helped the Raiders complete their second straight undefeated season in the ILH.
JOSEPH NISHIMURA
Moanalua
Scored a game-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to help the Menehunes upset host Pearl City, 56-53, in the first round of the OIA tournament.
WARREN SIMANU
Kapolei
Scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the second half to help the Hurricanes fight back from a 36-17 halftime deficit before losing to Kalaheo, 65-56, in the OIA tournament first round.
WILL STINTON
Hawai'i Baptist
Had a combined 33 points and 16 rebounds to help the Eagles defeat Word of Life and Hanalani and advance into the ILH's postseason tournament to determine the league's third state tournament berth.
DANIEL TAUTOFI
Kaimuki
Senior forward scored a season-high 37 points, including 32 after halftime, to help the Bulldogs defeat Moanalua, 67-64, in quadruple overtime in the quarterfinals of the OIA tournament.
CHARLES TEIXEIRA
Castle
Scored a game-high 15 points to help the Knights defeat 'Aiea, 45-30, in the first round of the OIA tournament.
SAM WILHOITE
Kalaheo
Scored a game-high 24 points in the Mustangs' 65-56 victory over Kapolei in the first round of the OIA playoffs, then had nine points and led his team in rebounding in a 46-34 quarterfinal win over Radford, which clinched a 14th straight state tournament berth for Kalaheo.
CHRIS YOUNG
Moanalua
Scored a team-high 20 points to help the sixth-seeded Menehunes take No. 2 seed Kaimuki to four overtimes before losing the OIA quarterfinal game, 67-64.
SOCCER
STEPHEN CARLSON
Punahou
Scored a goal in the Buffanblu's 3-0 state quarterfinal victory over Hawai'i Prep and made an assist in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Pearl City.
MASON CHAN
Kaua'i
Scored two goals in a 3-2 state tournament first-round victory over Moanalua.
JARED CHAPMAN
Hawai'i Prep
Had two assists in a 3-1 state tournament first-round victory over Castle.
JUSTIN KIM
Mililani
Scored two goals in a 3-0 state quarterfinal victory over Kaua'i, the game's only goal in the 96th minute of a semifinal win over Kamehameha and made an assist in a 2-1 victory over Punahou which gave the Trojans their third straight championship.
KEVIN LENAHAN
Punahou
Scored a goal in the Buffanblu's 3-0 state quarterfinal victory over Hawai'i Prep and a goal in the 78th minute to tie the championship game at 1-1 before Punahou lost to Mililani in the 96th minute.
NICK LOVAN
Moanalua
Scored a goal in the Menehunes' 3-2 loss to Kaua'i in the first round of the state tournament and scored two goals in the first half of a 5-1 win over Honoka'a in a consolation bracket game.
TREL MANGARIN
Hawai'i Prep
Scored two goals in a 3-1 state tournament first-round victory over Castle and the game's only goal in a win over BIIF champion Hilo for fifth place.
KEONE PEIPER
Pearl City
Scored a goal in the Chargers' 3-0 victory over Honoka'a in the first round of the state tournament, then had two headers for goals in a 4-3 quarterfinal win over Baldwin.
MAKANA PROTHERO
Kamehameha
Scored two goals in the first 27 minutes to help the Warriors defeat Roosevelt, 5-0, in the first round of the state tournament.
DAVID SEMENZA
Punahou
Goalkeeper posted two shutouts and made 13 saves in three state tournament games, including three saves in the second half of a 2-0 semifinal victory over Pearl City.
WHITNEY SHIMATSU
Mililani
Scored a goal in a 3-0 state quarterfinal victory over Kaua'i and both of his team's goals in a 2-1 victory over Punahou, including the game-winner in the 94th minute which gave the Trojans their third straight championship.
RICKY SHINN
Pearl City
Scored in the 80th minute to help the Chargers edge Baldwin, 4-3, in the state quarterfinals.
DARREN SMITH
Mililani
Junior goalkeeper made 12 saves in three state tournament games to help the Trojans win their third straight championship.
KEKOA SMITH
Kamehameha
Scored a goal in the Warriors' 5-0 victory over Roosevelt in the first round of the state tournament, then scored another goal in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over BIIF champion Hilo.
NIC WACHI
Punahou
Moved up from the bottom of the depth chart at the beginning of the season and ended up scoring a goal in the Buffanblu's 2-0 state quarterfinal victory over Pearl City.
SOFTBALL
TAJIA ACIERTO
Kapolei
Pitched a five-hit shutout to help the Hurricanes, who finished fifth in the OIA, upset BIIF champion Hilo, 3-0, in the first round of the state tournament.
KRISTI AH YEN
Baldwin
Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs to help the Bears defeat Kapolei, 7-4, and earn a tie for fifth place with Lahainaluna in the state tournament.
MIKI ASAMURA
Mililani
Pitched a five-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks in a 4-2 state tournament first-round victory over Castle, a five-hitter with five strikeouts in an 8-2 quarterfinal win over Baldwin, a three-hitter in a 3-0 semifinal loss to ILH champion Kamehameha and a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and no walks in an 18-0 victory over Waiakea for third place.
ELISE DUPONTE
Waiakea
Pitched a complete game in a 3-2 upset over ILH runner-up Punahou in the first round of the state tournament and tossed a four-hitter to help the BIIF runner-up Warriors upset KIF champion Waimea, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.
KAULANA GOULD
Kamehameha
Catcher went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to help the Warriors defeat Kapolei, 9-1, in the state quarterfinals.
KAMAILE HUGHES
Kailua
Had three RBIs in a 12-0 state tournament quarterfinal victory over Lahainaluna, went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer in a 13-0 semifinal win over Waiakea and went 1-for-3 with a run-scoring single in the Surfriders' 2-1 championship victory over Kamehameha.
KU'ULEI KAHANU
Waiakea
Slammed a three-run pinch-hit homer to help the BIIF runner-up Warriors defeat KIF champion Waimea, 6-2, in the state quarterfinals.
COURTNEY KESSELL
Kailua
Sophomore right-hander tossed a five-inning perfect game with nine strikeouts and went 2-for-3 in a 12-0 state quarterfinal victory over Lahainaluna, pitched a one-hitter with 17 strikeouts and no walks and went 2-for-4 with a double in a 13-0 semifinal win over Waiakea and pitched a five-hitter with seven strikeouts in the Surfriders' 2-1 championship victory over Kamehameha.
TIARA KUKAHIKO
Lahainaluna
Pitched a complete game with six shutout innings in a 4-2 state tournament first-round victory over Leilehua, and tossed a four-hitter in a 4-2 consolation win over Waimea to help the Lunas earn a fifth-place tie with MIL champion Baldwin.
PAIGE KUROSAWA
Waiakea
Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the BIIF runner-up Warriors' 6-2 state quarterfinal victory over KIF champion Waimea.
LOKE LASTIMOSA
Kailua
Shortstop played errorless defense in three state tournament games and went 3-for-3 in a 12-0 quarterfinal victory over Lahainaluna en route to the Surfriders' first championship since 1997.
TANISHA MILCA
Kailua
Went 2-for-3 in a 12-0 state quarterfinal victory over Lahainaluna and went 3-for-5 in a 13-0 semifinal win over Waiakea.
NAPUA NAUMU
Kamehameha
Went 2-for-4 with a double and triple in the Warriors' 9-1 state quarterfinal victory over Kapolei.
PIKAKE NUTTER-GAUDET
Leilehua
Junior catcher hit a two-run homer in a 4-2 loss to Lahainaluna in the first round of the state tournament, went 3-for-3 in a 3-0 consolation victory over ILH runner-up Punahou and went 1-for-3 in a consolation championship loss to Castle.
LIA PEDRINA
Castle
Pitched a four-hitter to help the Knights defeat Hilo, 7-1, in the state tournament consolation bracket and then pitched a five-hitter with six shutout innings in the Knights' 6-1 consolation title win over Leilehua.
BRANDI PEILER
Kamehameha
Went 3-for-4 with a triple and RBI and pitched one inning of scoreless relief in a 9-1 state quarterfinal victory over Kapolei, tossed a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 semifinal win over Mililani and pitched 3¡ innings of scoreless relief in a 2-1 championship loss to Kailua.
JENNA YANAGI
Waiakea
Went 2-for-3 in the BIIF runner-up Warriors' 3-2 upset of ILH runner-up Punahou in the first round of the state tournament, then had an RBI single in a 6-2 quarterfinal upset of KIF champion Waimea.
JASMIN YORO
Kapolei
Went 3-for-3 to help the Hurricanes, who finished fifth in the OIA, upset BIIF champion Hilo, 3-0, in the first round of the state tournament.
DANIELLE YOUNG
Kailua
Senior center fielder had a double and two RBIs in a 13-0 state semifinal victory over Waiakea, then scored a run and had an RBI single to help the Surfriders defeat Kamehameha, 2-1, for their first championship since 1997.
SWIMMING
Ed Afualo
Kapolei
Won 100-yard breaststroke and 200 individual medley races at OIA Championships.
Stella Brinich
Radford
Senior won the 100-yard butterfly and 200 individual medley races at the OIA championships.
Jonathan Ching
Roosevelt
Won 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke races at OIA Championships.
Kamaile Crowell
Punahou
Won 100-yard freestyle and swam on winning 200 freestyle relay team at ILH Championships.
Evan Duffin-Barnes
Kaiser
Swam on meet-record setting 200-yard freestyle relay team, 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams that all took first place, scoring 84 of Kaiser's 207 points as the Cougars won the OIA boys championship.
Mark Eckert Jr.
Iolani
Earned automatic All-American recognition with times of 1 minute, 40.23 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle and 51 seconds in the 100 butterfly and also swam on the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams at the ILH Championships. His 200 freestyle time was a meet record and Iolani's 200 freestyle relay time of 1:26.76 broke the meet record by almost 5 seconds.
Meredith Egloria
Kapolei
Freshman set an OIA girls championship meet record of 52.82 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle and also won the 100 backstroke.
Michelle Fujioka
Kaiser
Was the only first- or second-place finisher for Kaiser, which won the OIA girls championship with 170 points, scored mostly on 15 third-through ninth-place finishes.
Ryan Hanzawa
Baldwin
Junior won 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke at Maui Interscholastic League Championships. Was co-high scorer with 16 points.
Damon Jones
Iolani
Won 100-yard freestyle and swam on meet record-setting 200 freestyle relay team and winning 400 freestyle relay team at ILH Championships.
Tyler Kimura
Kailua
Won 50-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly races at OIA Championships.
Tatsuya Kobayashi
Kaiser
Won 200-yard freestyle and swam on winning 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams as Kaiser won the OIA championship. The 200 freestyle relay team, which also included his brother, Yusuke Kobayashi, Evan Duffin-Barnes and Dennis Swart, set a meet record of 1:33.54.
Yusuke Kobayashi and Dennis Swart
Kaiser
Two freshmen swam on meet-record setting 200-yard freestyle relay team. Kobayashi also swam on winning 400 freestyle relay team and Swart also swam on winning 200 medley relay team.
Jonathan Lau
Iolani
Won 200-yard individual medley and swam on winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams at ILH Championships.
Mallorie Lim
Iolani
Gave Raiders the lead in the meet-ending 400-yard freestyle relay, which Iolani won in record time to defeat Punahou, 84-82, for the ILH championship. Lim also won the 100 butterfly and swam on the winning 200 medley relay team.
Pat Morrissey
Iolani
Swam on 200-yard freestyle relay team that smashed meet record by more than five seconds, and on winning 200 medley relay team.
Chelsea Nagata
Maui High
Junior broke her own Maui Interscholastic League championship meet records in the 50-yard freestyle with time of 24.27 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 56.35 and contributed a 24.32 anchor leg to the winning 200 freestyle relay team. Was co-high scorer with 16 points.
Vanessa Ng
Iolani
Swam anchor legs on record-setting 400-yard freestyle relay team — a victory that won the ILH championship for the Raiders — and on the 200 medley relay team.
Hogan OrIkasa
King Kekaulike
Sophomore won 100-yard backstroke and 200 freestyle and anchored winning 200 medley relay team at Maui championship meet. Was co-high scorer with 16 points.
Christine Phillips
Kalaheo
Sophomore won the 200- and 500-yard freestyle races and helped Kalaheo's 200 medley and freestyle relay teams win championships at the OIA finals.
Laura Pope
Lahainaluna
Freshman won the 100 freestyle in 54.77, 200 freestyle in 1:57.67 and swam a 54.87 anchor leg on Maui championship meet record-setting 400 freestyle relay team. Other members of the record relay team were Noelle Serrano, Janna Otomo and Malia Kim. Pope was co-high scorer with 16 points.
Julian Price
Iolani
Won 100-yard breaststroke and swam on winning 200 medley relay team at ILH Championships.
Emalia Suehiro
King Kekaulike
Sophomore broke her own Maui Interscholastic League championship meet record in 200-yard individual medley with time of 2 minutes, 10.59 seconds, won the 100 backstroke, and anchored the winning 200 medley relay team. Was co-high scorer with 16 points.
Hongzhe Sun
Iolani
Swam 100-yard backstroke in 51.58 seconds, which is more than a half-second faster than the automatic All-American standard, at the ILH Championships. Also set a meet record of 21.43 seconds in 50 freestyle, swam on record-setting 200 freestyle relay team and on winning 200 medley relay team.
Sterling Thomas
Seabury Hall
Won 50-yard freestyle and led off winning 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams at Maui championship meet.
Randall Tom
Seabury Hall
Junior anchored winning 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams and won 200 individual medley at Maui championship meet.
Alison Wilson
Punahou
Won the 500-yard freestyle and swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay team at ILH Championships.
Ivy Yi
Kalani
Won the 100-yard breaststroke and anchored the winning 400 freestyle relay team at the OIA girls championships.
Wrestling
Venus Bravo
Moanalua
Won her OIA Eastern Division 98-pound championship by a fall.
Matt Comeau
Kahuku
Pinned his opponent in OIA Eastern Division 152-pound championship match.
Ashlee Estioko
Kahuku
Won her OIA Eastern Division 130-pound championship by a fall.
Tamitha Hufana
Farrington
Pinned her opponent in OIA Eastern Division 114-pound championship match.
Smith Laefele
Farrington
Pinned his opponent in OIA Eastern Division 275-pound championship match.
Cory Makino
Kaiser
Won OIA Eastern Division 140-pound championship by a fall.
Waylen Mata-Eseri
Farrington
Pinned his 145-pound opponent in OIA Eastern Division championship match.
Jenna Nihipali
Kahuku
First-year wrestler pinned her opponent in OIA Eastern Division 155-pound championship match.
Noah Palmerton
Moanalua
Won OIA Eastern Division 215-pound championship by a fall.
Elizabeth "Kapua" Torres
Kahuku
Remained undefeated with pin in her 108-pound OIA Eastern Division championship match.
Shawn Tsutsumi
Castle
Won the OIA Eastern Division 125-pound championship by a fall.
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