Punahou girls roll over Iolani to stay perfect in ILH soccer
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
With much business to take care of off the field, the Punahou School girls soccer team took care of business on it yesterday with a key 3-1 road victory over Iolani.
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The win kept the Buffanblu (4-0) atop the Interscholastic League of Honolulu standings, while the Raiders fell to 3-2. Punahou still has a rough week ahead, with games against Kamehameha (4-1) on Tuesday and Pac-Five (2-2) on Thursday and Saturday.
Iolani's Malia Anderson, left, and Punahou's Lizzy Carlson battle for possession of the ball in an ILH game at Iolani.
"It really doesn't matter who has the lead now," Buffanblu coach Jorge Barbosa said. "After next week, we should have a clearer picture of who the front-runner is."
In the meantime, Punahou also has much more than just soccer to deal with. The team has 15 juniors and seniors on its roster, and SATs were taken yesterday morning. The junior class is in charge of running the school's annual carnival, which is set for Feb. 7-8, and the senior class puts on the coinciding variety show.
Last season, in the weeks surrounding the carnival and variety show, the Buffanblu went 2-1-2. They had started the season 5-0.
"It can be crazy," Barbosa said. "Just about every day at practice, I'm missing two girls at a time."
Iolani threatened to ruin Punahou's perfect start yesterday when junior Katie Sakai scored in the 43rd minute to give the Raiders a surprising 1-0 lead. The Buffanblu had controlled much of the first-half action, narrowly missing two goals with balls that went off the crossbar.
Sakai was able to punch in a shot from inside the penalty box after Punahou keeper Ali Lipsher's goal kick ricocheted off sweeper Kelsey Baker and rolled straight to Sakai.
"We made an error, but (Sakai) was alert and she was right there," Barbosa said. "It was a good kick."
The goal momentarily gave Iolani new energy on offense, but the Buffanblu finally pushed the ball to the other side of the field and scored on Ashley Collins' header off Stephanie Deweese's assist in the 49th minute.
Punahou took a 2-1 lead in the 66th minute on Adria Campbell's penalty kick after she was taken down in the box. The Buffanblu made it 3-1 two minutes later on Pippa Macdonald's short unassisted goal off a loose ball.
"We got a bit disorganized back there and got flustered," Iolani coach Sandy Hamura said. "Plus Punahou was taking more of an offensive (stance) after that first goal. I felt our team in general played pretty well, but Punahou is a lot more physical than Kamehameha."
Interscholastic League of Honolulu
Girls Varsity
Punahou 3, Iolani 1. Pun: Pippa Macdonald, Adria Campbell, Ashley Collins. Iol: Katie Sakai.
Kamehameha 5, St. Francis 0. Kam: India Soo 2, Brittni Peralto 1, Andrea Andrews 1, Randie Hanohano 1.
Pac-Five 3, Mid-Pacific 0. Pac: Britta Borne 3.
O'ahu Interscholastic Association
Eastern Division
Boys Varsity
Farrington 1, Kaimuki 0. Farr: Ropati Liua.
Moanalua 2, Kalaheo 1. Moan: Nick Dang, Nick Loran. Kalah: Stephan Kane.
Kalani 4, Kailua 0. Kal: Philip Breunung 2, Keaka Lee 1, Kevin Fujimoto 1.
Kaiser 3, Roosevelt 2. Kais: Curt Sadd, Brandon Self, Michael Rivas-Micoud. Roos: Evan Patek, Erik Le.
Castle 1, Kahuku 0. Cast: Brennan Alexander.
Girls Varsity
Kaimuki 2, Farrington 0. Kaim: Jamie Yatsushiro 2.
Kalaheo 2, Moanalua 2 (tie). Kalah: Anela Gonzales, Chelse Anglin. Moan: Kimberly Ito, Lena Yee.
Kailua 3, Kalani 0. Kail: Courtney Kim, Tanya Sasaoka, Kelly Sessions.
Roosevelt 1, Kaiser 1 (tie). Roos: Tobi Kanehira. Kais: Jolie Yoshino.
Kahuku 2, Castle 1. Kahu: Krisha Kai, Deisha Vendiola. Cast: own goal.
Girls JV
Kaiser 2, Roosevelt 1
Kahuku 3, Castle 1
SOFTBALL
Interscholastic League of Honolulu
• IOLANI 12, SACRED HEARTS 1: Tricia Sakamoto led the way offensively for the Raiders, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and six RBIs.
Sacred Hearts (4-7) 000 001— 1 2 3
Iolani (9-3) 132 015—12 11 1
WP—Sheryl Fukuda. LP—Catherine Cazinha.
Leading hitters: Iol—Chelsey Keola double; Stacey Toguchi 2-2; Tricia Sakamoto 3-3, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs.
• UNIVERSITY 3, MID-PACIFIC 1: Richie Titcomb singled in Kristen Bukes and Cara Ragragola with the tying and go-ahead runs in the fifth inning as the Jr. Rainbows beat the Owls.
University High's Mandy Yoshizu and Jessica Ghizali combined on a one-hitter with five strikeouts.
Mid-pacific (3-9) 000 100 0—1 1 2
University High (7-5) 001 200 X—3 7 0
Jana Ching and Torie Sumi. Mandy Yoshizu, Jessica Ghizali (6) and Iwalani Yamaguchi. WP—Yoshizu. LP— Ching.
Leading hitters: UHS—Richie Titcomb 2-4, 2 RBIs; Cara Ragragola double.
• PUNAHOU 9, HAWAI'I BAPTIST/ST. FRANCIS/ST. ANDREW'S 0: Sarah Weisskopf pitched a seven-hit shutout as the Buffanblu beat the combined team of Hawai'i Baptist/St. Francis/St. Andrew's.
Punahou scored seven runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth.
Punahou (11-2) 000 702 0—9 11 0
HBA/ST.F/ST.A (6-6) 000 000 0—0 7 3
Sarah Weisskopf and Kaha Weir. Carolyn Fisher, Cindel Zimmerman (4), Anita Manuma (4) and Jamie Fernandez. WP—Weisskopf. LP—Fisher.
Leading hitters: Pun—Shanna Dacanay 2-4; Weisskopf double; Weir triple; Kristen Kano 2-4, triple. HBA/St.F/St.A—Stacie Sueda 2-3; Fisher 2-3.
• KAMEHAMEHA 16, LA PIETRA 0: Kate Robinson and Alyssa Bergado combined on a five-inning no-hitter and Kamehameha bashed six home runs in a rout of La Pietra.
Liane Horiuchi, Robinson, Sharee Fonoti, Brandi Peiler, Kaulana Gould and Zoe Bertlemann homered for Kamehameha.
La pietra 000 00— 0 0 5
Kamehameha (11-1) 184 3X—16 21 0
Jessie Miller and M. Tafoya. Kate Robinson, Alyssa Bergado (4) and Kaulana Gould, Lena Nahale. WP—Robinson. LP—Miller.
Leading hitters: Kam—Liane Horiuchi 3-3, home run, 4 RBIs; Napua Naumu 2-2, double; Robinson 2-3, triple, home run, 3 RBIs; Sharee Fonoti 4-5, home run, 3 RBIs; Brandi Peiler 2-2, home run; Gould home run, 2 RBIs; Zoe Bertlemann home run, 2 RBIs; Laua'e Emsley-Chang 2-2.
O'ahu Interscholastic Association
Eastern Division
• KAILUA 13, KALAHEO 0: Danielle Young pitched a two-hit shutout and five Surfriders had multiple hits in a five-inning win over the Mustangs.
Kailua's Cienna Costa batted 3-for-4, and Loke Lastimosa, Tanisha Milca, Young and Kainoa Hughes each had two hits.
Kailua (9-0) 550 21—13 14 1
Kalaheo (1-8) 000 00— 0 2 0
Danielle Young and Kainoa Hughes. Kaliko Serrao and Kaliko Kepa. WP—Young. LP—Serrao.
Leading hitters: Kail—Loke Lastimosa 2-2, double; Tanisha Milca 2-2 double; Young 2-4, double; Hughes 2-4, double; Cienna Costa 3-4.
• ROOSEVELT 6, KAHUKU 4: Kristen Tanabe tripled and scored the first of four runs in the top of the seventh inning as the Rough Riders beat the Red Raiders.
Roosevelt scored three times in the bottom half, but fell two runs short.
Roosevelt (6-4) 100 100 4—6 16 3
Kahuku (5-4) 000 100 3—4 14 2
Genoa Aiko and Chevelle Kauahipaula. Kawehi Ulii and Shawna Kanoa. WP—Aiko. LP—Ulii.
Leading hitters: Roos—Makana Frank 3-3, double; Caressia Lee 3-3; Aiko 2-4, double; Kelli Tanabe 2-4; Kristen Tanabe 2-4, triple. Kah—Nicole Pouha 3-4, triple, 2 RBIs; Agesha lightsy 3-4; Keli Saniatan 3-3; Casey Kaiwa 2-3.
• KAIMUKI 14, MCKINLEY 0: Daisy Phanphongsa pitched a five-inning no-hitter with three strikeouts as the Bulldogs routed the Tigers.
Kaimuki's Kelsi Campos hit a three-run home run in the second inning and Brandi Sasaki hit a two-run shot in the third.
Kaimuki (7-2) 237 11—14 9 0
McKinley (1-8) 000 00— 0 0 8
Daisy Phanphongsa and Kelsi Campos. Dawn Yara, Nicole Figueroa (4) and Evita Cabrera. WP—Phanphongsa. LP—Yara.
Leading hitters: Kaim—Chelsea Gorniche 3-4; Campos home run, 3 RBIs; Brandi Sasaki home run, 2 RBIs.
• KAISER 6, KALANI 5: Maryann Tualau tripled in the tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning and later scored the game-winning run on a two-out double by Aniscia Wakita as the Cougars beat the Falcons.
Kaiser's Shera Yamamoto, who scored the tying run, batted 3-for-4.
Kalani (3-6) 000 140 0—5 7 3
Kaiser (4-5) 310 000 2—6 9 3
Heather Takahashi and Ashley DeGuzman. Marisa Ramia, Lindsay Gibu (6) and Maryann Tualau. WP—Gibu. LP—Takahashi.
Leading hitters: Kalan—Nikki Woitovitch 2-3. Kais—Samantha Saffery 2-3, double; Shera Yamamoto 3-4; Tualau triple; Aniscia Wakita double.
• MOANALUA 12, FARRINGTON 3: Amanda Shigetani and Mika Tanji both had three hits as the Menehune beat the Governors.
Moanalua (6-3) 102 521 1—12 12 3
Farrington (0-9) 020 001 0— 3 4 2
Melissa Force, Mika Tanji (3), Sarah Fukumoto (5) and Jazminn Yamamoto. Billie Morn, Lauren Ligot (5) and Tiffany Pei. WP—Force. LP—Morn.
Leading hitters: Moan—Amanda Shigetani 3-4; Mika Tanji 3-5. Farr—Hanau Kaiura 2-3; Rechelle Ancheta 2-3.
Girls JV
Friday's Result
Moanalua 28, Farrington 2
Western Division
• NANAKULI 11, 'AIEA 1: Charloreal Kekuna pitched an eight-hitter as the Golden Hawks routed Na Ali'i in six innings.
Lehua Yap went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs, Vernandine Vickers went 3-for-4 with two doubles and Jandie Higashi went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs for the Golden Hawks.
Nanakuli (3-6) 202 025—11 12 0
'Aiea (1-9) 100 000— 1 8 3
Charloreal Kekuna and Jandie Higashi. Pukai Castillo and Megan Sakamoto, Jamie Rosario (4). WP—Kekuna. LP—Castillo.
Leading hitters: Nana—Higashi 2-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs; Vernadine Vickers 3-4, 2 doubles; Lehua Yap 2-3, double, homer, 3 RBIs; Johnelle Taone 2-3, 2 doubles. 'Aiea—Noe Colburn 2-3, double; Kiani Poai 2-3, 2 doubles.
• LEILEHUA 4, WAI'ANAE 2: Megan Correa tripled in Jessica Battease with the go-ahead run in the fifth inning as the Mules beat the Seariders.
Correa later scored on Shannon Guerrero's single to put Leilehua up 3-1.
Wai'anae (7-2) 001 001 0—2 3 2
Leilehua (6-3) 010 021 X—4 11 1
Tracey Kane and Shaylla Moses. Alexis San Nicolas and Pikake Nutter-Gaudet. WP—San Nicolas. LP—Kane.
Leading hitters: Waian—Crystal Hanohano homer. Leil—Shannon Guerrero 3-3; Jamie Kim 2-3; Shyann Freitas 2-3, double, 2 RBIs; Megan Correa triple; Nutter-Gaudet double.
• CAMPBELL 10, WAIPAHU 0: Jenna Sylva pitched a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts as the Sabers routed the Marauders in five innings.
Jalen Garcia doubled and drove in two runs for Campbell.
Waipahu (4-5) 000 00— 0 3 4
Campbell (6-3) 712 0X—10 4 0
Nicole Enos, Noela Noga (3) and Jenna Rosario. Jenna Sylva and Jovanna Kealohi. WP—Sylva. LP—Enos.
Leading hitters: Waip—Noga 2-2. Camp—Jalen Garcia double, 2 RBIs; Sylva triple.
• KAPOLEI 9, RADFORD 4: Chaz Ebalarusa pitched a five-hitter and Austi Paris batted 3-for-4 with a triple as the Hurricanes beat the Rams.
Kapolei (7-2) 114 002 1—9 12 2
Radford (0-9) 120 100 0—4 5 4
Chaz Ebalarusa and Austi Paris. Adrienne Poulain and Erica Webber. WP—Ebalarusa. LP—Poulain.
Leading hitters: Kap—Tajia Acierto 3-3, double; Paris 3-4, triple. Rad—Amanda Updike 2-2, 2 RBIs.
AIR RIFLERY
Interscholastic League of Honolulu
At St. Louis
Varsity
1, St. Louis 1615. 2, Punahou 1577. 3, Kamehameha 1367.
Top Shooter: St.L—Michael Tanoue 280. Pun—Vicci Vau 290. Kam—Keopele Gowen 243.
JV
1, St. Louis 1463. 2, Punahou 1292. 3, Kamehameha 978.
Top Shooter: St.L—Peter Burgess 269. Pun—Monica Chan 256. Kam—Jordan Molina 200.
TENNIS
O'ahu Interscholastic Association
Western Division
Girls JV
Pearl City 4, Kapolei 1
'Aiea 3, Waipahu 2
Leilehua 4, Wai'anae 1
CHEERLEADING
O'ahu Interscholastic Association
Preseason competition
At Radford
Varsity
1, Radford 296. 2, Mililani 267. 3, Kapolei 249. 4, Kailua 235. 5, Leilehua 229.
JV
1, Leilehua 245. 2, Radford 242. 3, Kapolei 209. 4, Kaiser 207. 5, Kailua 176.
