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Yesterday may as well have been Halloween for the McKinley girls' volleyball team. OIA VOLLEYBALL
OIA volleyball
final pairings setBy Jason Genegabus
Special to the Star-BulletinThe No. 4-seeded Tigers of the Oahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division got a monstrous treat last night in advancing to the volleyball tournament final by defeating Radford, 14-16, 15-5, 15-12, at the Blaisdell Arena.
Senior outside hitter Cherie Mattoon kicked it up a notch in the second and third games for the Tigers (9-4) with a total of 14 kills. The team's six blocks and nine aces were also a factor in turning back a last-ditch effort by Radford (8-4) during the third game.
Meaghan Rivera, a senior outside hitter for the Rams, led her team in a valiant effort with six kills.
But the action didn't stop there. Volleyball fans were in for a second thriller as a spirited Waianae team fell to Moanalua, 15-9, 16-14.
Natasha Tacgere, a junior middle blocker, had seven kills without an error to lead the Seariders.
However, Moanalua senior outside hitter Kahala Kabalis stepped up to the challenge. Her 10 kills and seven digs helped pull the Menehunes from the edge of defeat in the second game. Moanalua endured three game points before coming back to win.
Sophomore Amy Kotani also turned in a gritty performance for the Menehunes. The 5-foot-2 defensive specialist had eight digs.
Moanalua (11-2) will face McKinley tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the girls' OIA final. Waianae takes on Radford at 2:30 p.m.
In boys' action earlier in the evening, Pearl City defeated Waipahu, 15-4, 15-5. The Chargers face Kalaheo in tomorrow's boys' OIA final, scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
The Mustangs defeated Roosevelt, 15-9, 15-12, fighting through 15 service errors during the two games. Roosevelt will meet Waipahu for third place in the OIA at 4 p.m. All four matches will take place at the Blaisdell Arena.
The Punahou boys' volleyball team meets Kamehameha tomorrow for the third time this week -- with the overall Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship on the line. ILH VOLLEYBALL
Punahou, Kamehameha
will meet for ILH titleStar-Bulletin staff
Punahou defeated St. Louis last night at Damien in four games -- 15-10, 15-17, 15-4, 15-11 -- to claim the second-round title and the league's second state tournament berth.
Kamehameha grabbed the ILH's first state berth by winning the first round title Oct. 3 -- with a thrilling three-game win over Punahou.
The Warriors beat the Buffanblu on Monday to create a three-way tie for first place, along with St. Louis.
Six-time defending state champion Punahou rebounded to top Kamehameha on Tuesday in the first game of the playoff for the second-round title.
On Wednesday, the Punahou girls defeated St. Francis, 15-3, 15-5, 15-12, to win the overall ILH girls' crown.
In the Maui Interscholastic League yesterday, the King Kekaulike girls' team beat Molokai, 15-9, 11-15, 15-7, to win the league's second round.
King Kekaulike and Molokai, who will both represent the MIL in the state tournament, play today for the overall league championship.
Telianne Ho won the individual girls' air riflery state championship in a tiebreaker, and led Sacred Hearts to its second consecutive team title yesterday on the St. Louis shooting range. PREP RIFLERY
Ho, Sacred Hearts on target
Star-Bulletin staff
Ho, the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion, and Punahou's Karalyn Tellio, each shot a 532 to tie for first place.
The tiebreaker was the highest score from the last 10 shots taken by each shooter -- and Ho outscored Tellio, 91-87.
Sacred Hearts beat Waiakea, 2,029 to 1,991. Waimea placed third with 1,970 points.
The boys' state championship is today at the St. Louis range.
St. Louis is the defending boys' champion.