Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Thursday, February 13, 1997

Easy opener for Kailua

Hauoli Kaaihue-Hughes pitched a one-hitter and two-time defending state champion Kailua beat Waiakea, 16-0, last night as the state softball tournament got under way at Roosevelt Stadium.

Kailua pitching ace Pomai Kapule, who will face second-seeded Sacred Hearts Academy tonight at 7 p.m. in the quarterfinals, played first base and went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Kailua's Brandy Choy Foo went 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs.

Kamehameha 10, Waianae 4: Holly Matsuda (2-for-3) and Ui Aoki (3-for-4) combined for five RBIs for the Warriors.

Kelly Kaaihili pitched a five-hitter for Kamehameha, which plays No. 4-seed Hilo at 2:30 p.m.

Waimea 18, Roosevelt 7: The Menehunes erupted for 11 runs in the ninth inning to break a 7-7- tie.

Waimea had 15 hits in the game, led by Shawn Wisneski, who went 4-for-5 with three RBIs.

April Crowell led the Rough Riders, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Waimea will play top-seeded Mililani at 5:30 p.m.

Kaiser 8, Aiea 6: Oly Kahalewai went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs as the OIA runner-up Cougars edged Na Alii.

Kaiser broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the sixth inning.

The Cougars advance to meet No. 3-seed Lahainaluna at 4 p.m.

In the consolation bracket today, Roosevelt will meet Waianae at 1 p.m.

Kamehameha starts soccer
tournament with close call

Two-time defending state champion Kamehameha squeaked past Castle, 1-0, last night at Aloha Stadium in the opening round of the girls' state soccer tournament.

Jessica Catekista scored for Kamehameha.

The Warriors (8-1-1) advance to today's game against third-seeded Hawaii Prep Academy (11-2-1) at 5:30 p.m.

Kapaa 2, Leilehua 1: Joanna Petterson and Chrissy Marti each scored a goal as the Warriors from Kauai beat the Mules.

Kapaa (7-0) next has a tough quarterfinal mission at 3:30 p.m. today against top-seeded Punahou (8-1-0).

Jamie Ohta scored for Leilehua.

Pearl City 2, Waiakea 1: Tiffany Makue and Kimberly Sandhoff scored to pace the Chargers' win.

Dana Alonzo tallied for Waiakea.

The Chargers (13-1-0) meet fourth-seeded Seabury Hall (11-0-1) at 1:30 p.m.

Konawaena 2, Mililani 1: Midori Bray scored both of her team's goals as the Wildcats (10-2-1) moved on to meet second-seeded Kaiser (10-0-1) at 7:30 p.m.

Nani AhSam scored for the Trojans.

University High advances

University High and Kamehameha advanced to the semifinals of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys' basketball playoffs last night at Punahou's gym.

The Junior Rainbows got 18 points from Elijah Neverdon in rolling past Damien, 70-53.

The playoffs, which conclude tomorrow, determine the ILH's second berth in next week's state basketball tournament.

In today's semifinals at Iolani, Punahou will face University High at 5 p.m. and St. Louis will meet Kamehameha at 6:30 p.m.

Damien	 	11	17	14	11--53
University	22	18	14	16--70

Damien: Leong 22, Bryant 8, Echevaria 4, Agraan 4, Chun 4, Marumoto 4, Agustin 2, Hanamaikai 2, Apao 2, Martin 1, Bagasani 0, Yadao 0.

University High: Neverdon 18, Ah San 11, Penebacker 11, Morikami 9, Cabacungan 6, Rose 4, Chan 3, K. Cambra 2, Liu 2, D. Cambra 2, Tassil 2.

Kamehameha 49, Maryknoll 33: The Warriors jumped out to a 13-0 lead against Maryknoll.

Manly Kanoa and Gavin Huihui combined for 24 points for the Warriors.

Maryknoll	3	12	12	6--33
Kamehameha 	13	10	9	17--49

Maryknoll: Basse 8, Mau 5, Lee 5, Ward 5, Agustin 4, Ching 3, Silva 2, Alananza 1, Azama 0, Nip 0.

Kamehameha: Huihui 12, Kanoa 12, Abreu 5, Wise 5, Winchester 4, Bello 3, Takasaki 2, Tano 2, Lee 2, Ordenstein 2, Santos 0, Hashimoto 0.