Oahu Interscholastic Association champion Mililani is the top seed in this week's Bank of Hawaii Girls' State Softball Tournament. Mililani is state
softball team to beatThe Trojans (13-0) are one of four seeds that have a bye into Wednesday's second-round play. The others are Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Iolani (14-2), seeded second; No. 3 seed Baldwin (13-1) from the Maui Interscholastic League, and fourth-seeded Waiakea (8-1), the Big Island Interscholastic Federation winner.
Tomorrow's opening round at Roosevelt Stadium has Kapaa (7-6) against Leilehua (9-4) at 2 p.m., Kailua (11-2) facing Konawaena (7-2) at 3:30 and Lahainaluna (12-2) taking on Punahou (13-3) at 5. In a matchup between two of the OIA East tri-champs, Castle (10-2) and Roosevelt (9-3) meet at 6:30 p.m.
The title game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday at the University of Hawaii Wahine Softball Stadium. Daily admission at Roosevelt is $6 for adults, $5 for students. There is no admission charge for Sunday's championship at UH but there is a $3 parking fee.
Only seven schools have won a girls' state softball title and only two of them are in this year's field: nine-time winner Kailua and Castle, the first champion in 1977. Defending champ Kamehameha did not make the tournament.
IOLANI TOP SOCCER SEED: Two-time state champion Iolani is the top seed and three other past state winners are in the field of this week's Outrigger Hotels Girls' State Soccer Tournament on Maui.
The ILH champion Raiders (10-0-2)were one of four seeds awarded a bye into Wednesday's second-round play. The others are second-seeded Kapaa (6-0) from the Kauai Interscholastic League, No. 3 Baldwin (12-0) of the MIL and BIIF champion Hawaii Prep (13-0) at No. 4.
Tomorrow's opening round at War Memorial Stadium pits Kamehameha (10-2-1), a three-time state champ, against Kalaheo (7-5) at 1:30 p.m. At 3:30, Waiakea takes on Mili-lani (12-1). Aiea (12-2) faces four-time winner Pearl City (11-2) at 5:30 and Maui (9-3) meets Kailua (8-3-1) at 7:30.
Consolation games will be played at Maui High Thursday and Friday. Saturday's schedule at War Memorial begins at 1:30 p.m. and continues through the 7:30 p.m. title game.
No neighbor island team has ever won a girls' state soccer title. Defending champion Punahou did not make this year's tournament.
MANOA, EWA RALLY: Justin Khan went 6-for-6 for Manoa, which fell behind in the top of the ninth inning, then countered with two runs in the bottom half to edge Waipahu, 13-12, in Oahu Senior AJA baseball action yesterday at Ala Wai Field.
At Hans L'Orange Park, Ryan Shimizu's run-scoring triple and RBI singles by Cary Kihara and Cary Higa in the ninth inning rallied Ewa to a 10-8 victory over Pearl City.
At Ala Wai, home runs by Derrick Tenn, Landon Yamashiro, Layne Ishigo and Kevin Nakamoto helped Sheridan outslug McCully, 19-16.
TOP COLLEGE GOLFERS AT WAIKOLOA: U.S. Amateur golf champions Hank Kuehne of SMU (1998) and Matt Kuchar of Georgia Tech (1997) headline the field of 23 teams entered in the ninth annual Taylor Made/Wai-koloa Intercollegiate tournament Feb. 11-13 at the Waikoloa Beach Resort. Hawaii-Hilo is the host team and UH-Manoa also will compete.