VIDEO: Mililani's Courtney Senas talks about being named to The Advertiser's All-State team

She was named 2009 Advertiser State Player of the Year after a recent vote of coaches.

Senas, an athletically gifted shortstop, is no stranger to title games or top honors. She was named Player of the Year in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's Western Division as a freshman in 2007, leading Mililani to the state finals against Baldwin.

But the Trojans lost, 2-0.

Senas repeated as an Advertiser All-State first-team selection last year, after the Trojans again lost in the championship final, 3-0, to Kamehameha.

But this season, it finally all came together.

Senas batted a sizzling .581, with seven doubles, four triples, three home runs and 23 RBIs as Mililani went 16-3, including a 6-2 victory over Roosevelt in the title game. That snapped the Trojans' three-year stint as state runner-up (they lost to Pearl City, 2-1, in 2006).

In four state tournament games, Senas went a torrid 8 for 11 (.727) with three doubles.

She is joined on The Advertiser's All-State first team by three other Trojans: junior second baseman Kristi Oshiro, senior outfielder Jaimee Aiwohi and junior catcher Rebecca Lee.

Oshiro, like Senas, is a three-time first-team selection. She batted .470, with seven doubles, two triples, two home runs and 12 stolen bases. Together Oshiro and Senas also gobbled up ground balls in the middle infield and made strong throws.

Aiwohi also is a repeat first-team selection. She batted .413, with five doubles, one triple and seven stolen bases, and had a steady glove in center field.

Lee batted .444, with seven doubles, two home runs and five stolen bases while also showing leadership and defensive stability behind the plate.

'Iolani, Campbell and Kapolei each placed two players on the first team.

'Iolani is represented by third baseman Kim Souza and pitcher Brittney Guro.

Souza, a sophomore, batted third in the lineup and was the Raiders' offensive leader as 'Iolani captured its first Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship since 2001.

Guro went 13-1 in ILH play, with 110 strikeouts in 94 innings, and she allowed only one earned run en route to earning ILH Player of the Year honors.

Campbell, which shared the OIA West title with Mililani, is represented by junior pitcher Katie Manuma and junior utility player Gerika Pantohan.

Manuma, the youngest in a line of standout softball sisters, was the state's hardest-throwing pitcher and was named OIA West Player of the Year after tossing a no-hitter, one-hitter and three-hitter during the regular season.

Pantohan played third base and catcher while also batting leadoff and sparking the Sabers offense.

Kapolei placed first baseman Alyssa Aipa and third baseman Kai Clark on the first team.

Aipa, a junior, batted .370 with an on-base percentage of .530 in helping the Hurricanes reach the state quarterfinals.

Clark, a senior, was one of the league's most respected sluggers and batted .403, with four doubles, two triples and 18 RBIs.

Roosevelt pitcher Lianna Bajarin, Maryknoll utility player Hillary Uekawa and outfielders Alex Smith of Leilehua and Chante' Tesoro of Pac-Five round out the first team.

Bajarin, a junior, went 15-2 in leading the Rough Riders to their first OIA championship and first state title game since 1986. She posted a 0.64 ERA and 58 strikeouts during the regular season.

Uekawa, a senior, played six games in center field, six at second base and two at first base in helping the Spartans fill voids left by graduation. She batted .345 with a .621 slugging average and had a fielding percentage of .996.

Smith, a senior, was similarly valuable to Leilehua, playing solid defense in center field and coming in as a closer and occasional starting pitcher while anchoring the heart of the Mules' batting order.

Tesoro, a senior, was an offensive force for the Wolf Pack. She batted .333, with four home runs, seven stolen bases, 12 runs scored and nine RBIs.

Mililani's Rose Antonio was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Trojans to their fourth straight state championship game. They needed a seventh-inning rally in the opening round to defeat Campbell, then beat league champions Waiakea (Big Island Interscholastic Federation), 'Iolani (ILH) and Roosevelt (OIA) in succession to win the title.