Punahou earns top seed

Despite having a worse record than three Oahu Interscholastic Association teams, the two-time defending state champion Punahou Buffanblu earned the top seed at this week's Meadow Gold Dairies Girls Soccer State Championship, which begins Wednesday at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park.

Aiea, which has a 12-1-1 record, is the two seed, with Baldwin and Hilo rounding out the four seeded teams.

In first-round matches that are all at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Kapaa will face Pearl City, Mililani will take on King Kekaulike, Konawaena and Kailua will tangle, and Moanalua will do battle with Kealakehe.

HHSAA girls soccer

At Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park
Seeds: 1. Punahou. 2. Aiea. 3. Baldwin. 4. Hilo.

Wednesday
Game 1: Kapaa vs. Pearl City, 3 p.m.
Ê2: Mililani vs. King Kekaulike, 3 p.m.
Ê3: Konawaena vs. Kailua, 3 p.m.
Ê4: Kealakehe vs. Moanalua, 3 p.m.

Thursday
Ê5: Losers of Games 1 & 2, 1 p.m.
Ê6: Losers of Games 3 & 4, 1 p.m.
Ê7: Baldwin vs. Winner of Game 4, 1 p.m.
Ê8: Aiea vs. Winner of Game 3, 5 p.m.
Ê9: Hilo vs. Winner of Game 2, 3 p.m.
10: Punahou vs. Winner of Game 1, 7 p.m.

Friday
11: Losers of Games 9 & 10, 4 p.m.
12: Losers of Games 7 & 8, 4 p.m.
13: Winners of Games 7 & 8, 6 p.m.
14: Winners of Games 9 & 10, 8 p.m.

Saturday
15: Winners of Games 5 & 6, 4 p.m.
16: Winners of Games 11 & 12, 4 p.m.
17: Losers of Games 13 & 14, 6 p.m.

18: Winners of Games 13 & 14, 8 p.m.