Youthful Castle topples Kalaheo in girls soccer
By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer
It's taken nearly the entire O'ahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division girls' soccer season, but Castle coach Mark Kane thinks his young team is finally coming of age.
Castle (6-0-3), a team with only two seniors, used a freakish goal in the 77th minute by freshman Lindsey Watanabe to beat visiting Kalaheo, 1-0, last night.
"They're getting ready and coming along at the right time," said Kane, whose team also has four freshmen, six sophomores and four juniors. "They're finally stepping up, we always knew they had the potential."
The Knights are atop the East with 21 points, but five other teams, including Kalaheo (6-1-2), are within three points. Four of the six teams will go head-to-head Saturday — the final week of the regular season.
Kalaheo dominated play yesterday, but was victimized by a bit of bad luck.
Watanabe controlled the ball about 20 yards from the goal, dribbled a few times and blasted a 15-yard shot that deflected off the head of a Kalaheo defender and into the left bottom corner of the goal just beside Mustangs goalie Amy Lusk.
"Coach just told me to dribble and take them on and challenge the other team," Watanabe said.
Up to that point, Castle didn't have any solid scoring opportunities, but used a bend-but-don't-break defense.
"We lucked out and played pretty decent defense," Kane said.
In the first half, Kalaheo had two scoring opportunities off flip throw-ins by Brandi Benson, but couldn't put close-range shots in the goal.
In a span of four minutes midway through the second half, Kalaheo's Tina Garcia sent a 15-yard shot just left of the goal, Castle's Lovey Walker headed a shot away while standing just in front of the goal line and Castle's Aubrey Nakagawa kicked a shot away just in front of the goal line.
"That's the way the ball bounces; that's the way the game is played," Kalaheo coach Alan Heu said. "Anything happens in this game, you can dominate for 79 minutes and on the 80th minute a bad bounce or whatever and the ball's in the net, the game is over."
Heu wasn't overly concerned with the loss.
"They're a good team and I'm not going to take it away from them because they did win tonight, but the way we play the game and stuff I still think we're the team to beat," Heu said. "Our record doesn't show it and they beat us tonight, but that's tonight. If we meet them in the playoffs it might be a different story."
Castle will play Kahuku (6-2-1) and Kalaheo will meet Moanalua (5-1-3) Saturday.
"Kahuku is a big, physical, fast team and we seem to have problems (with that) because we're tiny," Kane said.
O'ahu Interscholastic Association
Eastern Division
Boys Varsity
Kahuku 2, Kailua 1. Kahu: Kaeo Sumpter, Kyle Juliano. Kail: Michael Sakaba.
Castle 1, Kalaheo 1. Cast: Brennan Alexander. Kalah: Tanner Meyer.
Moanalua 1, Kaimuki 0. Moan: Colin Morikawa.
Kaiser 0, Farrington 0 (tie)
Girls Varsity
Kailua 1, Kahuku 0. Kail: Kristin Patterson.
Castle 1, Kalaheo 0. Cast: Lindsey Watanabe.
Kaiser 4, Farrington 0. Kais: Jana Yoshino, Lacie Shimizu, Maile Takahashi, Andrea Moffit.
Kalani 6, McKinley 0. Kal: Chelsea Wong, Jessica Uyeno, Shanna Tamayori, Marisa Nakama, Jessica Cruciana, Moani McBraun.
Moanalua 7, Kaimuki 0. Moan: Peperlyn Baguio 2, Brooke Hayashi, Kaiemi Shimabuku, Kimberly Ito, Lauran Sayson, Minne Pruner.
Girls JV
Kahuku 3, Kailua 0
Castle 0, Kalaheo 0 (tie)
Kaiser 4, Farrington 0
Interscholastic League of Honolulu
Girls Varsity
Kamehameha 5, Pac-Five 0. Kam: India Soo 3, Rusty Helm, Asia Aquino.
Punahou 5, St. Francis 0. Pun: Rachael Lau, Pippa Macdonald, Ashley Collins, Kelsie Look, Elizabeth Carlson.
Iolani 2, Mid-Pacific 0. Iol: Shannon Tamura, Keri Oyadomari.
OIA SOFTBALL
• Mililani 3, Kapolei 2: The Trojans rallied from a 2-0 deficit by scoring three runs in the fifth inning, sparked by Charity Senas' two-run double, to win their 59th straight game in O'ahu Interscholastic Association regular and postseason play. Senas eventually scored on an error to make it 3-2.
Kapolei, a team with no seniors, had taken a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning after Malamaisaua Manuma's two-run single to right field. The runs were the first scored against Mililani ace Miki Asamura this season.
Mililani (8-0) 000 030 0—3 7 0
Kapolei (6-2) 000 200 0—2 6 2
Miki Asamura and Erika Au. Tajia Acerito and Jasmin Yoro. WP—Asamura. LP—Acerito.
Leading hitters—Mililani: Charity Senas 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Tiffany Anguay-Kalau 2-3; Dana Lee 2-2. Kapolei: Malamaisaua Manuma 2-3, 2 RBIs; Valana Manuma 2-3; Chaz Ebaloaroza 1-2.
• Pearl City 5, Campbell 0: Krystal Plunkett allowed no runs and two hits, while striking out six and walking one to lead the Chargers over the visiting Sabers.
Pearl City scored four runs in the sixth inning on three hits.
Campbell (5-3) 000 000 0—0 2 1
Pearl City (6-2) 000 104 X—5 9 2
Jenna Sylva and Jovanna Kealohi. Krystal Plunkett and Stacy Sakata. WP—Plunkett. LP—Sylva.
Leading hitters: Pearl City—Kellie Nishikida 2-4, double; Shanna Vierra 2-3.
• Waialua 5, 'Aiea 3: Jaylyn Keao pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts as the Bulldogs won their first of the season.
'Aiea (1-8) 100 020 0—3 2 4
Waialua (1-8) 100 400 0—5 6 3
Kalei Castillo and Jaime Rosario, Erin Tsukamoto (6). Jaylyn Keao and Ashley Onazuka. WP—Keao. LP— Castillo.
Leading hitters: 'Aiea— Noe Colburn double. Waialua—Kelly Yokonuma triple, 2 RBIs; J. Keao 2-3, double; Christyn Walker double.
• Kailua 16, Kahuku 0: Tanisha Milca went 3-for-4 with five RBIs to lead five Surfriders with two or more hits.
Courtney Kessell struck out 10 and the Surfriders amassed 19 hits in the win.
Kailua (8-0) 234 43—16 19 0
Kahuku (5-3) 000 00—0 2 4
Courtney Kessell and Kainoa Hughes. Keli Saniatan, Kawehi Ulii (3) and Shawna Kanoa. WP—Kessell. LP— Hughes.
Leading hitters: Kailua— Kamaile Hughes 3-3, 4 RBIs; Tanisha Milca 3-4, double, 5 RBIs; Loke Lastimosa 4-4, 2 RBIs; Sharde Marshall 2-3, double; C. Kessell 2-3, 2 RBIs.
• Kaimuki 14, Farrington 0: The Bulldogs scored 10 runs in the first inning and Daisy Phanphongsa struck out six and walked two in a five-inning three-hitter.
Kaimuki (6-2) (10)22 00—14 13 0
Farrington (0-8) 000 00—0 3 4
Daisy Phanphongsa and Diana Malavong. Lauren Ligot and Tiffany Pei. WP— Phanphongsa. LP— Ligot.
Leading hitters: Kaimuki— Tyleen Tausaga 2-3, double; Kelsi Campos 2-3, double; D. Malavong 3-3, 2 doubles.
• Leilehua 7, Waipahu 1: Shannon Guerrero hit a three-run triple and Shalayna Nutter-Gaudet hit a two-run homer as the Mules scored seven runs on four hits in the top of the fifth inning.
The Marauders committed six errors in that inning.
Leilehua (5-3) 000 070 0—7 6 1
Waipahu (4-4) 100 000 0—1 5 7
Alexis San Nicolas and Shalayna Nutter-Gaudet. Nicole Enos, Noela Noga (5) Jenna Rosario, Enos (5). WP—San Nicolas. LP—Enos.
Leading hitters: Leilehua—Shannon Guerrero triple, 3 RBIs; Nutter-Gaudet home run, 2 RBIs. Waipahu—Enos 2-3, 2 doubles; Noga 2-3.
• Moanalua 7, Kaiser 0: Mika Tanji pitched a three-hitter for the Menehunes.
Kepua Lee had three hits for Moanalua, and Amanda Shigetani and Tanji each added two hits.
Moanalua (5-3) 200 220 1—7 10 3
Kaiser (3-5) 000 000 0—0 3 0
Mika Tanji and Jasminn Yamamoto. Lindsay Gibu and Whitney Yui. WP—Tanji. LP—Gibu.
Leading hitters: Moanalua—Amanda Shigetani 2-4; Tanji 2-4; Kepua Lee 3-4, double, triple, 4 RBIs. Kaiser—Samantha Saffery 2-3.
• Roosevelt 6, Kalani 1: Kelli Tanabe hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth and Kimberly Fuller went 2-for-4 with a triple to lead the Rough Riders.
Nikki Woitovitch was 2-for-3 with a double to lead Kalani.
Roosevelt (5-4) 001 032 0—6 8 1
Kalani (3-5) 000 001 0—1 4 3
Genoa Aiko and Chavelle Kauahipaula. Heather Takahashi and Ashlee DeGuzman. WP—Aiko. LP— Takahashi.
Leading hitters: Roosevelt—Kelli Tanabe 2-4, homerun, 2 RBIs; Kimberly Fuller 2-4, triple, 2 RBIs; G. Aiko 2-3, double. Kalani— Nikki Woitovitch 2-3 double, 1 RBI; A. DeGuzman triple.
• Nanakuli 16, Radford 6: Stephanie Pilialoha hit a solo home run in the third inning to lead the host Golden Hawks to their second win of the season.
Radford (0-8) 001 14—6 5 6
Nanakuli (2-6) 711 34—16 12 3
Adrianne Poulain and Heidi Pingol. Charloreal Kekuna and Jandie Higashi. WP—Kekuna. LP— Poulain.
Leading hitters: Nanakuli— Stephanie Pilialoha homerun; J. Higashi 3-4; Bernadine Bickers 2-4; Lehua Yap 2-4; Sierra Nekea 2-2, triple.
OIA Girls JV
Tuesday's Result
Kailua 9, Moanalua 2
TENNIS
O'ahu Interscholastic Association
Girls JV
Moanalua 5, Castle 0
Pearl City 4, 'Aiea 1
Waipahu 3, Wai'anae 2
