Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Wednesday, May 13, 1998

Iolani wins ILH
baseball tourney

Defending league champion Iolani came up with two runs in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat Kamehameha, 5-3, for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu tournament championship last night at Aloha Stadium.

The Raiders (14-4-1) will play ILH regular-season champion Mid-Pacific (13-5) tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Aloha Stadium for the overall ILH title.

Iolani, which lost to the Owl, 11-0 and 10-9, this season, has won the last two league championships.

In the top of the seventh inning, Iolani's Jeff Iwashita hit a flare to right field and stretched it into a double as the ball took a bad bounce. Kainoa Obrey walked and Scott Tajima hit a 1-1 pitch into the gap in center to drive in Iwashita and Obrey.

Marvin Wong, Obrey and Erik Yamamoto, who came on in the bottom of the seventh, combined to hold Kamehameha (12-8) to five hits.

Obrey got two outs in the last inning before walking Bronson Sardinha and yielding a single to Paki Lum. He was yanked for Yamamoto, who walked Kaleo Saiki to load the bases, but got Adrian Contreras swinging to end the game.

Iolani 5, Kamehameha 3

Iolani		210	000	2--5	10	2
Kamehameha	100	200	0--3	5	1

Marvin Wong, Kainoa Obrey (4), Erik Yamamoto (7) and Scott Tajima. Syd Kawahakui and Jesse Aloy. W--Obrey. L--Kawahakui.

Leading hitters--IOL: Douglas Jackson, 3-for-4, RBI; Scott Tajima, 2-for-4, 2 2bs, 3 RBIs.

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Iolani, Maryknoll girls
gain ILH quarterfinals

Iolani and Maryknoll won last night at McCabe Gym to advance to tonight's quarterfinal round of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu girls' basketball playoffs.

The winner of the playoffs will get the league's second berth in next week's state tournament.

Punahou, which won the league's regular-season championship, earned the first berth and is not involved in the playoffs.

Maryknoll 43, Sacred Hearts 29: Maryknoll jumped to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter en route to the win.

The Lancers sent the Spartans to the free-throw line 23 times, with Maryknoll converting 15. Nobosa Basse led the Spartans with a game-high 15 points.

Sacred Hearts	4	10	3	12--29
Maryknoll	14	7	11	11--43

Maryknoll: Kainoa Filawolski 0, Nicole Mew 0, Demby Fukuda 4, Genesis Vincent 2, Mailani Makanani 0, Dana Fukuda 0, Clayreen Song 0, Michelle Gabriel 10, Kim Washington 8, Kelly O'Brien 1, Merel Ver 0, Megan O'Brien 3, Nobosa Basse 15.

Sacred Hearts: Tara Lynch 2, Nicole Inouye 1, Sandy Okata 0, Carleen Hardin 7, Erinn Abragar 2, Kathy Schotte 2, Dayna Ohelo 4, Iris Hamachi 2, Michelle Tong 0, Casey Correa 9, Cherese Yin 0.

Iolani 57, Mid-Pacific 50: Iolani controlled the first half, 32-11, then held on for the victory.

Kacy Neboba, who finished with 11 points, made three treys in the first quarter.

But the Owls, led by Jade Savusa, who scored 12 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, rallied to outscore the Iolani bench, 26-12, in the final quarter.

Iolani		19	13	13	12--57
Mid-Pacific	6	5	13	26--50

Iolani: Katie Mau 0, Kacy Nekoba 11, Monica Tokoro 17, Kari Hayashi 3, Lisa Glen Denning 4, Jane Houle 1, Shayna Higa 8, Keri Tomomitsu 0, Christine Demetropolis 0, Momi Markus 0, Karyn Fitisemanu 13, Rachel Faleafine 0.

Mid-Pacific: Erika Sayson 4, Jessica Eji 0, Lesley Shimizu 6, Brenda Bauer 2, Ashley Watamura 12, Shari Takara 6, Crystal Foster 0, Chris Hee 1, Melissa Chee 2, Marielle Vincent 0, Jade Savusa 17.