AIR RIFLERY

BOYS

OCT. 28, 2008, BLAISDELL CENTER EXHIBITION HALL

Team: Punahou

Individual: LeLan Aranaydo, Pearl City

Recap: The Buffanblu won their fourth straight state title with an aggregate of 2,038 to edge Pearl City (2,032) and Waiakea (2,031).

The Buffanblu's scoring shooters were Chris Han (fifth place, 520), Bert Weeks (11th, 507), Jon Chen (12th, 507) and Alex Char (14th, 504).

Aranaydo, shot a 546 out of a possible 600 to win the boys title and said, "It feels good to finally win one."

GIRLS

OCT. 28, 2008, BLAISDELL CENTER EXHIBITION HALL

Team: Punahou

Individual: Haunani Akana, Sacred Hearts

Recap: The Buffanblu shattered the state record with a team aggregate of 2,126 to win their first title since 2005 and fourth overall.

The Buffanblu's scoring four were Lauren Riford (second, 555), Meilin Jia-Richards (fifth, 528), Jessica Shimazu (sixth, 523) and Kristen Lee (seventh, 520). Sacred Hearts, which held the previous record of 2,111 set in 2003, finished as the runner-up.

Akana shot a 556 to win the girls title.

"It feels good to win. It was nerve-racking because I was one of the first people here," said Akana, who was dropped off two hours before the championships started. "When I won, it was overwhelming."

BASEBALL

DIVISION I

MAY 9, LES MURAKAMI STADIUM

Team: Punahou

Recap: After an up-and-down season and barely making the state tournament, the Buffanblu won a record sixth straight state title with a 3-2 victory over Kailua.

Despite its state championship history, the Buffanblu (15-8) had a different lineup this year after losing seven starters from last year's team.

"It just makes it that much sweeter," said senior pitcher Jeremy Fujimoto, who earned the save in the title game and finished the tournament with one win and two saves in four games. "Being a senior, I couldn't ask for anything more."

Fujimoto, who came on in relief in the sixth inning, got a strikeout to end a Kailua rally and strand runners on first and third.

He then struck out the first two batters in the seventh and got the final out on a grounder to third.

Freshman Zachery Muenster allowed five hits but no runs through five innings before running into trouble in the sixth. He played the entire regular season on the JV and was called up after the Buffanblu secured their state berth by beating Mid-Pacific in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's third-place game on April 30.

DIVISION II

MAY 9, LES MURAKAMI STADIUM

Team: Maryknoll

Recap: Joshua Arakaki's two-out single drove in Tyler Todd in the bottom of the seventh to beat defending champion Kaua'i, 3-2.

Arakaki hit the first pitch off the second baseman's glove and into right field. Todd slid in just ahead of the throw.

"I never thought it was going to come down to me in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and runners on base," said Arakaki, who was batting 0 for 3 before his game-winning hit. "I'm glad it did. I'm glad I pulled it off."

Maryknoll went 2-14 against Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I teams before winning four straight in the tournament.

"A lot of people had negative thoughts," said Maryknoll's Craig Shoji, who pitched a five-hitter. "Everyone who said we couldn't be here, we proved them wrong. We can be here and we can win."

BASKETBALL

BOYS, DIVISION I

MARCH 7, NEAL BLAISDELL ARENA

Team: Kamehameha

Recap: Pi'i Minns scored a game-high 20 points, including 10 in the fourth period and the go-ahead basket with 1:22 remaining to help the Warriors beat Kahuku, 47-45, for their first state title since 1992.

"I felt I had to take over (in the fourth quarter), because everybody else was doing their part," Minn said. "I couldn't ask anything more from them, and I wanted to finish my career with no regrets."

Kamehameha (14-1) rallied from a 39-36 deficit with 5:15 left and led 44-42 on Minns' go-ahead basket. The Warriors survived a 62-57 triple-overtime win over Kaimuki in the semifinals.

BOYS, DIVISION II

MARCH 7, NEAL BLAISDELL ARENA

Team: Kailua

Recap: Dylan Farias scored 18 points, and Kenny Ellis and Corey Lau added 13 each to lead Kailua to a 53-36 win over Castle.

"We wanted to push the ball and play half-court defense," said Kailua coach Tim Harrison, whose team led 17-4 at the end of the first quarter. "Our defense did outstanding tonight."

Kailua (18-3) also won state titles in 1972 and 1982 when there was a one-division format.

GIRLS DIVISION I

FEB. 27, NEAL BLAISDELL ARENA

Team: Konawaena

Recap: With three freshmen and a sophomore in the starting lineup, a youthful Konawaena team rallied past Punahou, 54-50, in double overtime for its third state championship in six years.

Punahou erased a 10-point deficit in regulation and both teams made just one free throw in the first overtime.

Freshman Lia Galdeira finished with a game-high 23 points, along with nine rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats (15-0). Galdeira put Konawaena ahead 47-45 on a layup — its first field goal since midway through the fourth quarter — with 2:23 remaining in the second OT.

"You saw some of their youthfulness tonight, you saw them breaking down a bit," Konawaena coach Bobbie Awa said. "But they came through in the end."

GIRLS DIVISION II

FEB. 27, NEAL BLAISDELL ARENA

Team: Moloka'i

Recap: Kalei Adolpho made the go-ahead putback with 12 seconds remaining and finished with 21 points and 19 rebounds to help the Farmers beat Kamehameha-Hawai'i, 45-42.

Adolpho's putback made it 44-42 and came after Kylie Joe Mawae missed from the right side and Jolenta Duvauchelle missed a couple of follow-up attempts in the paint. After a Kamehameha-Hawai'i traveling violation and an Adolpho free throw, the Warriors missed a 3-point attempt from the right wing as time expired.

The Farmers (15-0) held the Warriors to just three free throws and 0-12 field-goal shooting in the fourth.

"That has been our emphasis all year," Adolpho said of her team's defensive effort. "Everybody was just really staying with their man and trying their hardest to stay with it."

BOWLING

BOYS

OCT. 31, 2008, LIHU'E BOWLING CENTER, KAUA'I

Team: Pearl City

Individual: Corey Gushikuma, Baldwin

Recap: The Chargers won their first state title since 2001 by knocking down 8,004 pins. Pearl City's top bowlers were Jonathan Carino (12th, 1,678), Micah Lee (14th, 1,652), Jordon Ono (17th, 1,633) and Derek Suefuji (22nd, 1,608).

Gushikuma knocked down 1,788 pins to become the first Maui Interscholastic League bowler to win a boys state title since 1979.

GIRLS

OCT. 31, 2008, LIHU'E BOWLING CENTER, KAUA'I

Team: Kalani

Individual: Dara Ajimine, Kalani

Recap: Ajimine, a senior, became the first three-time state champion while helping the Falcons win their first team title since 1994.

"It's exciting. The team hasn't won in a long time and it's my last year, too," said Ajimine, who had a pinfall total of 1,752.

Kalani won the girls team title with 7,482 pins. Also scoring for the Falcons were Brandi Kawamoto (24th, 1,456), Chayna Matsuo (32nd, 1,426), Janelle Takahata (33rd, 1,426), and Kayla Takara (35th, 1,422).

CHEERLEADING

DEC. 7, 2008, STAN SHERIFF CENTER

Team: Radford (medium division), Kamehameha (large division)

Recap: The Rams won their fourth straight medium division title with 317 points.

"It felt good, it felt like we hit everything," said Rams junior flyer Malyssa Barbasa, whose team lost some preparation time while cheering for the Radford football team's run through the state championships.

Kamehameha totaled 320 points to repeat in the large division.

"This is so awesome, our coaches prepared us so well," said Kamehameha senior flyer Ashley Murakami. "We worked our butts off, and I'm really proud of all the girls for this accomplishment."

CROSS COUNTRY

BOYS

Oct. 31, 2008, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy, Big Island

Team: Leilehua

Individual: Bryce Jenkins, Leilehua

Recap: Jenkins capped off a brilliant career by becoming just the second runner to win three straight state titles. He won the 3-mile race in 17:13.00 and helped the Mules defend their state team title with a meet-low 75 points.

"I didn't know I was going to win until like about the last half-mile," said Jenkins, who missed most of the season while recovering from a stress fracture. "I went into the race knowing to give it my all and nothing less. I pretty much figured it out with about a half-mile left."

Leilehua's Margarito Martinez placed fourth in 18:01.10, followed by Shannon Cosey (13th, 18:47.40) and Shannon White (21st, 19:08.15) and Noel Cabato (51st, 19:54.10).

GIRLS

OCT. 31, 2008, HAWAI'I PREPARATORY ACADEMY, BIG ISLAND

Team: Punahou

Individual: Bailey Massenburg, King Kekaulike

Recap: The Buffanblu placed four girls in the top 14 to win their fourth straight state title with 48 points.

Senior Farrah Madanay led the Buffanblu with a seventh-place finish in 21:55.05. She was followed by Brooke Laporte (11th, 22:27.85), Julia Brand (12th, 22:32.15) and Kyleigh Mann (14th, 22:33.00).

King Kekaulike senior Bailey Massenburg won the 3-mile race in 20:42.90.

"The course is a really tough course, it has a lot of different terrains, which is cool, like a real cross country course," Massenburg said. "The really big hill is the most important part of the race; a lot of runners pull their moves or back down."

FOOTBALL

DIVISION I

DEC. 5, 2008, ALOHA STADIUM

Team: Punahou

Recap: Behind an air-tight defense, Punahou won its first-ever state title with a 38-7 win over defending champion Leilehua.

Punahou quarterback Cayman Shutter threw for two touchdowns and 400 yards, and ran in another score. Teammate Manti Te'o, the nation's top linebacker, had eight tackles.

When the clock ran out, Te'o gave coach Kale Ane a big hug on the sidelines.

"I told you I'd get you one," Te'o said to Ane.

The Buffanblu (12-1) intercepted Leilehua quarterback Andrew Manley four times. They also sacked him five times and hurried him into errant throws.

DIVISION II

DEC. 5, 2008, ALOHA STADIUM

Team: 'Iolani

Recap: Kellen Imada scored two touchdowns and Breland Almadova scored on a 67-yard kickoff return to help the Raiders repeat as state champions with a 35-20 win over Radford.

Almadova's return broke a 14-14 tie in the third quarter and the Raiders (11-3) scored two more times to pull away.

"We expected big things from him and he came through, not only tonight, but for the whole season," Raiders coach Wendell Look said of Almadova. "He's been rock steady, not only on defense, but on special teams also."

GOLF

BOYS

MAY 13, ROYAL KA'ANAPALI GOLF RESORT, MAUI

Team: 'Iolani

Individual: Lorens Chan, 'Iolani

Recap: Chan, a freshman, finished with a two-round total of 143 to edge senior teammate David Fink (145) and help the Raiders win their first team title since 1991.

"It was an unusual season for us. David was playing varsity volleyball and we only had him half time and he played in only half our matches," said 'Iolani coach Glenn Inouye, whose team finished with a 601 total. "We never really came together as a team until this past two weeks. Anyone who says high school golf is not a team sport is wrong. They fed off each other."

GIRLS

MAY 6, ROYAL KA'ANAPALI GOLF RESORT

Team: Punahou

Individual: Kristina Merkle, Moanalua

Recap: Merkle won her second straight state title and Punahou won its third straight team title.

"I wasn't really confident going into the second round. I was really nervous. I had a talk with my dad and he told me to just play my game," said Merkle, who finished with a two-round total of 145 for a five-stroke win over Kaua'i's Kelli Oride.

Punahou finished with a two-round total of 469, five strokes ahead of Baldwin.

JUDO

BOYS

MAY 9, STAN SHERIFF CENTER

Team: Punahou

Recap: The Buffanblu had two golds and four top-six finishes to win the team title with 72 points, edging runner-up Moanalua (65).

"It was great, because we weren't really favored to win," said Punahou's Reid Oshiro, who won at 132 pounds. "We graduated a special class of seniors last year and to win it this year was really great for us."

Punahou's Jordan Ng won at 108. Moanalua's Brady Lafortune won at 121 for his third title. His previous titles were in 114 and 108. Mid-Pacific's David Terao won at 114 after winning the 108 title last year.

Other winners were Justin Osumi (Moanalua, 145), Evan Masutani ('Iolani, 161), Branen Yamamoto (Moanalua, 178), Chad Sing Chow (Pearl City, 198), Kyle Tsubota (Lutheran, 220) and Manako Tuifua (Kailua, 275).

GIRLS

MAY 9, STAN SHERIFF CENTER

Team: Punahou

Recap: Farrington's Taylor Ibera won her fourth straight 98 title, becoming just the third judoka to win four titles.

"It feels like an accomplishment," Ibera said. "I knew I had a chance, but I never really thought about it; I just kept playing.

"I try not to let other people's expectations get me down. I try to set my own expectations."

The Buffanblu had four individual champions in Chrissy Chow (115 pounds), Mindy Chow (122), J.T. Ojerio (154) and Kaimana Lundquist (172) en route to winning the team title with 91 points.

Hawai'i Baptist's Risha Mishima won at 129 for her third title. Her previous titles were at 139 and 129. McKinley's Brittany Balanay repeated at 109.

Other winners were Macy Yonamine (Kamehameha, 103), Rachael Ostovich (Moanalua, 139) and Keisha Marcelino (Waipahu, 220).

PADDLING

FEB. 7, HANAKAO'O BEACH PARK, MAUI

Team: Kamehameha-Maui (boys), Punahou (girls), Punahou (mixed)

Recap: Kamehameha-Maui caught leader Punahou in the home stretch to win the half-mile race in 3:45.29, 0.45 seconds ahead of Punahou.

"Coming out of the turn I was thinking, 'This is our island and we have to win this no matter what.' We wanted to make history for our school and for Maui," said Kamehameha's Levi Almeida, who won with Ethan Cabatingan, Preston Tavares, Dervyn Tavares, Israel Gregory and Travis Motooka.

Punahou's mixed crew of steerswoman Lindsey Morgan, Christina Lighter, Hannah Ishida, Andrew Anderson, Jimmy Field and Eric Wong won in 3:57.54.

The Punahou girls defended its title with a winning time of 4:23.56. Crew members were Lighter, Mar-Lynn Long, Kiley Watumull, Jasmine Daniel, Leilani Doktor and Tawni Goodman.

SOCCER

BOYS, DIVISION I

FEB. 14, WAIPI'O PENINSULA SOCCER STADIUM

Team: 'Iolani

Recap: Jordan Lee and Nick Goo scored two goals apiece to lead the Raiders to a 5-2 win over Mililani.

It was the first championship for 'Iolani (14-0-1) since 2000 and Chris Lee has coached the Raiders in five of the past six tournament finals.

"It's nice," said Goo. "We've been trying for a while. It's nice to break the curse."

BOYS, DIVISION II

FEB. 14, WAIPI'O PENINSULA SOCCER STADIUM

Team: Kapa'a

Recap: Ikaika Fuerte scored twice and Caleb Sarsona had one goal as the Warriors defeated Hawai'i Prep, 3-1.

"This was our second chance, and it feels great to finally bring (the championship) home to Kaua'i," said Fuerte, whose team lost in the title game last year. "We have great competition on Kaua'i, and I want to thank all the players and coaches there."

The game started 35 minutes late after HPA showed up in the wrong colored uniforms.

Kapa'a finished 10-0-1.

GIRLS, DIVISION I

FEB. 7, WAIPI'O PENINSULA SOCCER STADIUM

Team: Punahou

Recap: Aisha Price's throw-in set up the lone goal of the game by Jayann Gabrio as the Buffanblu upset three-time state champion Kamehameha, 1-0.

Price's toss flew to the far, left post for Gabrio, who headed the ball into the goal in the 36th minute.

"We've been practicing that all year," said Gabrio, whose team finished 13-0-3. "We were all up there framing and all at our spots. I just happened to be there at the right time."

GIRLS, DIVISION II

FEB. 7, WAIPI'O PENINSULA SOCCER STADIUM

Team: Pac-Five

Recap: The Wolfpack edged Kapa'a, 1-0, to win their second state title in three years, both of which came on penalty kicks.

Pac-Five outshot Kapa'a, 4-2, in penalty kicks after the game went scoreless through 80 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods. Cristine Tamamoto, Kendal Kagawa, Chelsey Yoneda and goalkeeper Geena Fong converted their penalty kicks for Pac-Five (7-6-2).

"We practiced a lot and I guess he (coach Eddie Wong) chose the people who made the most kicks," said Fong, who also made one stop in penalty kicks. "I just wanted to do it for my team. It was amazing."

SOFTBALL

DIVISION I

MAY 15, RAINBOW WAHINE SOFTBALL STADIUM

Team: Mililani

Recap: Courtney Senas, Glenelle Nitta and Jayme Robinson had two hits each as the Trojans shedded their three-year "bridesmaid" label with a 6-2 win over Roosevelt.

"It did hurt (to finish second), but we just had to be patient," said Nitta who had two RBIs and whose team finished second in the previous three state title games. "We just had to keep working every day, and take everything one inning at a time."

The Trojans (16-3) scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Kishti Kamaka shut out the Rough Riders, the O'ahu Interscholastic Association champions who were making their first state title game appearance since 1986, over the final four innings and finished with six strikeouts.

After the win, Mililani coach Rose Antonio received a veil.

DIVISION II

MAY 15, RAINBOW WAHINE SOFTBALL STADIUM

Team: Kaua'i

Recap: Jessica Iwata doubled in Alyssa Carvalho in the sixth inning and Wailana Borrero pitched a two-hitter with six strikeouts as Kaua'i beat Waialua, 1-0.

The Red Raiders (14-1) finished second in the last two state title games.

"Tremendous feeling," Red Raiders coach Darrell Borrero said. "It was just something that was eating at us all these years, and we finally got it done. What a way to win a championship game. Both pitchers battling. Couldn't get any better than this."

Waialua pitcher Marissa Keao allowed four hits and struck out seven.

SWIMMING & DIVING

BOYS

FEB. 14, VETERANS' MEMORIAL AQUATIC CENTER

Team: 'Iolani

Recap: The "Elite Eight" helped 'Iolani win its first team title since 2005 after totaling 62 points.

Freshman Kacy Johnson won the 200-yard individual medley, 500 free and was on the record-setting 200 medley relay (1:35.97) and winning 400 free medley relay teams.

"If we didn't have all the performances we had today, I don't know where we'd be at," Johnson said. "We needed to win everything to get that first."

'Iolani's Geramiah Simoes won the 100 fly. He was also on the winning 200 free relay team with Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka, Ian White and Kevin Jones. On the winning 200 medley relay team were White, Johnson, Simoes and Gaspar-Asaoka. Gaspar-Asaoka, Jones, Chase Weber and Johnson were on the winning 400 free relay team.

Pearl City's Daren Choi won the 100 free and 100 back.

Other winners were Spencer Madanay (Punahou, diving), Thomas Yi (Kalani, 200 free), Ruddy Kiessling (Punahou, 50 free), and Kila Pickering (Kamehameha, 100 back)

GIRLS

FEB. 14, VETERANS' MEMORIAL AQUATIC CENTER

Team: Punahou