Posted on: Friday, April 16, 2004
HIGH SCHOOLS
Kuroda carries Mid-Pacific over Damien in ILH baseball
| • | Kailua football coach denies wrongdoing |
Advertiser Staff
Harry Kuroda pitched a five-hitter with 10 strikeouts as Mid-Pacific beat Damien, 7-2, yesterday in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu game at Joey DeSa Field.
Kip Masuda's three-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth inning for the Owls, which remained in first place with a 9-1 league record.
Kuroda also batted 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs.
The game was ended after six innings because of rain.
Damien dropped to 2-8.
Harry Kuroda and Kip Masuda. Duncan Ebert and Nick Zieser. W—Kuroda. L—Ebert.
Leading hitters: Mid-Pacific—Chris Goya double, 2 runs; Kuroda 2-3, double, 3 RBIs; Masuda homer, 3 RBIs; Ivan Kabei 2-3. Damien—Ranson DeCosta 2-3, 2 RBIs; Zieser double. Reported by Donnie Martin
• Punahou 12, Maryknoll 2: Kasey Ko, Kurt Komatsubara and Landon Nakata combined on a four-hitter as the Buffanblu beat the Spartans at Mo'ili'ili Field. Punahou's Kaohi Downing batted 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, and Noah Phillips went 2 for 3 with two RBIs.
The game was shortened to six innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.
Kasey Ko, Kurt Komatsubara (5), Landon Nakata (6) and Robert Kurisu. Chris Lum, Nick Holmberg (2) and Brian Tabata W—Ko. L—Lum.
Leading hitters: Punahou—Mark Veneri 2-3, double, triple; Ko double; Shaun Kiru 2-3, 2 doubles; Noah Phillips 2-3, 2 RBIs; Kaohi Downing 3-4, double, 3 RBIs. Maryknoll—Brennan Young double; Reid Nakamura homer; David McCoy 2-3, double. Reported by Duane Eldredge
• Saint Louis 7, Iolani 1: Marc Nobriga threw a three-hitter with one walk and 10 strikeouts as the Crusaders beat the Raiders at Ala Wai Field.
Saint Louis' Johnny Gentry batted 4 for 4 and Danny Lee drove in two runs.
BJ Takushi, Sean Freas (4), Trent Muraoka (6) and Bert Mitsunaga. Marc Nobriga and Jowen Murray-Thornton. W—Nobriga. L—Takushi.
Leading hitters: Iolani—Kelly Teramoto 2-3. Saint Louis—Johnny Gentry 4-4; Kaulana Kauleinamoku 2-3, double; Danny Lee triple, 2 RBIs. • Kamehameha 5, Pac-Five 4: Spencer McCready and A.J. Satele both went 2 for 3 in the Warriors' victory over the Wolfpack at Ala Wai Field.
Paul Nishimura, Samson Aina (6) and Aaron Chicote. David Parrow, Jacob Cockett (7) and Stuart Kam. W—Parrow. L—Nishimura. S—Cockett
Leading hitters: Pac-Five—Ronel Trias 2-3. Kamehameha—Spencer McCready 2-3; A.J. Satele 2-3, triple; Travis Young double.
MIL
• King Kekaulike 11, Kaahumanu Hou 0: Kealii Forsberg pitched a one-hit shutout with three walks and five strikeouts as Na Ali'i routed the Lions.
Kealii Murray batted 2 for 3 with four RBIs, and his two-run double in the fifth inning ended the game.
Ervin Anduha and Ethan Cravalho. Kealii Forsberg and Keith Douglas. W—Forsberg. L—Anduha.
Leading hitters: King Kekaulike—Josh Wilhelm 2-4, double; Kealii Murray 2-3, double, triple, 4 RBIs; Forsberg triple.
• St. Anthony 12, Seabury Hall 1: Kory Kahalekai, Travis Castillon and Makaio English combined on a four-hitter as the Trojans beat Seabury Hall. St. Anthony's Panfillo Bascar hit a solo home run to highlight a six-run first inning.
The Trojans sent 26 batters to the plate in the first three innings and the game was halted after 4ý innings.
Corey Spence, Tye Pedido (1) and John David Torres. Kory Kahalekai, Travis Castillon (4), Makaio English (5) and Max Young. W—Kahalekai. L—Spence.
Leading hitters: Seabury Hall—Spence 2-3; Torres double. St. Anthony—Panfillo Bascar 2-3, homer; Derek Tianio 2-3; Ray Lindsey double; Castillon triple, 2 RBIs. BASKETBALL
Interscholastic League of Honolulu
Girls Varsity Division II
Word of Life 33, La Pietra 30. WoL: Careena Onosai 16, Shayna Onosai 10.
St. Andrew's 60, University High 40. StA: Holly Saito 21, Cassi Nakasone 14, Lois Ornellas 10. UHS: Mandy Yohizu 19.
Kailua football coach denies wrongdoing Advertiser Staff Kailua High School football coach Darren Johnson yesterday maintained his innocence in response to recent allegations made by assistant coaches, but would not comment further regarding the school's investigation into their complaints.
Johnson, the Surfriders' head coach the past eight seasons, said he is "not supposed to talk about" the allegations or investigation and deferred comment to Kailua athletic director Mel Imai, who could not be reached yesterday.
Attempts to reach a Kailua assistant coach also were unsuccessful.
On Tuesday, several assistants complained to Imai about misconduct by Johnson, who has compiled a 58-29-1 record and guided the Surfriders to the past three O'ahu Interscholastic Association championship games.
Imai said several of the assistants tendered their resignations, but he asked them to reconsider should the problems be resolved. Imai would not disclose the complaints, but said they were "mostly football coaching-related."
He acknowledged "there were other concerns, too."
Imai said Wednesday night that the Kailua administration had hoped to settle the matter by tomorrow.
