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Mililani to play
Radford remains unbeaten Star-Bulletin staff
Iolani for state
softball titleA six-run fourth inning gave the Mililani Trojans all they needed last night to advance to tonight's championship game of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association state softball tournament.
Mililani defeated Waiakea, 9-1, in one semifinal, while defending state champion Iolani also reached tonight's 7 p.m. title game with a 1-0 win over Baldwin at the University of Hawaii softball stadium.
Johnna Rowland scattered three hits in beating the Waiakea Warriors. She retired 13 of the final 14 batters, struck out seven and walked two.
Karyna Wilkerson drove in three runs on an RBI single and two sacrifice flies.
Mililani will play in its first championship game ever in softball.
Waiakea will face Baldwin for third place at 5:30 p.m.
Waiakea 001 000 0 - 1 3 7 Mililani 101 610 x - 9 9 1 Myra Amisone and Diana Nakoa; Johnna Rowland and Anuhea Diamond. WP - Rowland; LP - Amisone
Leading hitters - Mililani: Marie Jackson 3-4, double, RBI; Anuhea Diamond 2-3, 2 runs; Karyna Wilkerson 1-1, 3 RBIs, 2 SF.
Iolani 1, Baldwin 0: A bloop single to right in the third inning by Kacy Nekoba scored Jocelyn Tamayo for the only run of the game as the Raiders advanced to the championship by beating the Bears.
Aurea Astro led off the third inning with a single. Tamayo, running for Astro, moved to second when Baldwin catcher Michelle Castro mishandled the ball. Tamayo then stole third and with two outs, Nekoba blooped a single to right, scoring Tamayo.
Mitzi Ing of Iolani allowed only two hits, walking three and striking out six.
Baldwin 000 000 0 - 0 2 2 Iolani 001 000 x - 1 2 1 Shannon Tabion and Michelle Castro; Mitzi Ing and Aurea Astro. WP - Ing; LP - Tabion.
Kailua 8, Lahainaluna 4: Chanelle Piimauna blasted a three-run double to cap a six-run second inning as the Surfriders beat the Lunas in a consolation game.
Kailua will meet Kalaheo in the consolation championship at 2:30 p.m. today.
Lahainaluna 100 030 0 - 4 7 2 Kailua 060 020 x - 8 10 3 Noelani Rickard and Nicole Baraoidan; Shelly Featheran, Davelyn Menza (5) and Karynne Tsuruda, Kainoa Hughes (4). WP - Featheran; LP - Rickard.
Leading hitters - Lahainaluna: Kalei Robia 3-4, Mari Finn 2-4, 2 RBIs. Kailua: Chanelle Piimauna 2-4, double, 3 RBIs; Kapika Miranda 2-3, 2 RBIs, Davelyn Menza 2-3, double, RBI.
Waianae 4, Waimea 4: The Seariders and Menehune battled to a tie and since both teams also were tied in the tie-breaking procedures (hits minus errors), Waianae advanced to tomorrow's fifth-place game by winning the coin flip.
Waianae 000 400 0 - 4 9 4 Waimea 000 200 2 - 4 8 3 Jasmine Choy and Shayla Moses; Bridget Louis, Albette Nawai (4) and Erica Iwai, Jennifer Fukino (5).
Leading hitters - Waianae: Leilani Kuhaulua 3-4, RBI, double, triple; Jasmine Choy 2-4. Waimea: Erin Castillo 2-4, RBI.
Pearl City 5, Kamehameha 0: A five-run, four-error outburst in the third inning gave the Chargers a commanding lead and eliminated the Warriors.
Loihi McKeague walked three and struck out nine in the winning effort.
Pearl City 005 000 0 - 5 3 0 Kamehameha 000 000 0 - 0 1 7 Loihi McKeague and Ashley Pagatpatan; Ashlee Adams and Jessie Moniz. WP - McKeague; LP - Adams.
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Today's games State softball
2:30 p.m.: Kalaheo vs. Kailua (consolation)
4:00 p.m.: Waianae vs. Pearl City (fifth place)
5:30 p.m.: Waiakea vs. Baldwin (third place)
7:00 p.m.: Iolani vs. Mililani (championship)
Radford remains unbeaten
Star-Bulletin staffIsaac Dunklee scored 17 points last night to help the Radford Rams finish the Oahu Interscholastic Association boys' basketball regular season with a perfect 10-0 mark.
Justin Cariaga and Sa Tanuvasa each added 14 points in the Rams' 72-49 win at Waipahu.
Clint Fludd had 12 for the Marauders (2-8).
Radford 24 13 16 19 - 72 Waipahu 9 10 9 21 - 49 RADFORD: Justin Cariaga 14, Jacob Avilla 1, Jacob Sur 4, Chris Peirtle 5, Robert Sanchez 1, Sa Tanuvasa 14, Sani Baker 0, Frank Kuresa 0, Isaac Dunklee 17, Jonathan Atimua 12, Matt Manuma 4.
WAIPAHU: Christopher Duke 2, Jasper Tacazon 2, Arnold Orpilla 10, Marvin Macadangdang 2, Brandon Fagaragan 2, Christopher Coloma 0, Maurice Daniels 0, Paulo Aga 2, Darrell Moore 9, Eugene Adduro 8, Clint Fludd 12, Feeunai Solomua 0.
Junior varsity - Radford 56, Waipahu 53
MOANALUA 58, MILILANI 54 (OT): Jonathan Tanibe had a field goal and five free throws in overtime as the Menehunes outlasted the Trojans at Mililani.
Moanalua (6-4) scored eight of its 12 overtime points from the foul line.
J. Marzen led Moanalua with 18 points, Tanibe had 13 and Bryce Campbell 12.
Lawrence Ching was the high man for Mililani (6-4) with 14.
Moanalua 9 17 9 11 12 - 58 Mililani 14 9 14 9 8 - 54 MOANALUA: Jonathan Tanibe 13, Aaron Fujino 1, Bryce Campbell 12, Saffery Silva 1, J Marzen 18, Taeger Sagadraca 5, Keivon Liburd 3, Chris Young 5.
MILILANI: Chad Townsend 4, Ian Monongdo 5, Daireyon Abrams 2, Edwin Hernandez 8, Koji Price 0, Taylor Kirihara 0, Lawrence Ching 14, Hoku Castro 2, Hoku Patoc 3, Shawn Mida 0, Justin Grahovac 10, Ryan Santos 6.
Junior varsity - Mililani 43, Moanalua 24.
NANAKULI 48, AIEA 38: At Nanakuli, Louis Mafua and Keoki Duarte each scored 17 points to carry the Golden Hawks to victory in the season finale.
Mafua sank four 3-pointers.
Jonathan Mosqueda led the way for Aiea with 17 points.
The Golden Hawks finished the season at 6-4. The Na Alii are 5-5.
Aiea 4 11 11 12-38 Nanakuli 10 15 7 16-48 AIEA: Justin Miura 1, Wes Williams 5, Jonathan Mosqueda 17, Anthony Johnson 4, Mardel Essex 4, Clint Holiona 7.
NANAKULI: Anthony Sandobal 1, Barry Medeiros 5, Louis Mafua 17, Keoki Duarte 17, Jason Laguaton 8.
Junior varsity: Aiea 49, Nanakuli 39
PEARL CITY 45, WAIANAE 37: At Waianae, the Chargers out-scored the Seariders, 15-7, in the fourth quarter to pull off the upset.
The score was tied at 30 after three periods.
Miguel Park led the way for Pearl City (5-5) with 15 points.
Rashawn Broadus scored 11 points for Waianae, which dropped to 6-4.
Pearl City 8 12 10 15-45 Waianae 6 11 13 7-37 PEARL CITY: Terry Ayes 7, Ty Jarrett 10, Kaipo Moniz 2, Miguel Park 15, Courtney Schirmer 7, Christian Luke 2, Kris Liederbach 2.
WAIANAE: Mike Altida 5, Kelii Lopes 6, Rashawn Broadus 11, William Broadus 6, K. Brown 5, Wilfredo Dinong 4.
Junior varsity: Pearl City 47, Waianae 36.
MARYKNOLL 45, DAMIEN 43: Kenny Lindsay scored 10 points and Maryknoll barely held on to defeat the Monarchs. ILH
Trailing 45-37 late in the fourth quarter, Damien's Kalani Lopez knocked down two straight 3-pointers to narrow the gap to two, but it wasn't enough.
Lopez led all scorers with 16 points.
Maryknoll (4-6) snapped a three-game slide. The Monarchs fell to 0-9.
Damien 13 8 18 14-43 Maryknoll 13 9 10 13-45 DAMIEN: Marlon Agraan 2, Iosepa Nicholas 2, Kalani Lopez 16, Mark Arquero 3, Aaron Jaramillo 2, Jarin Garma 11, Andy Lee 6, Marcus Anguary 1.
MARYKNOLL: Eric Valdriz 2, Nate Cowan 7, Russell Sypowicz 8, Jason Lum 2, Sean Ortiz 7, Adi Maranovic 7, Kenny Lindsay 10, Justin Holzgrove 2.
UNIVERSITY 64, KAMEHAMEHA 59: Four Junior Rainbows scored in double figures and University rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Warriors.
Chaz Hirata (18 points), Casey Kushiyama (17) and Rodney Timario (15) helped University overcome eight Warrior 3-pointers.
The Rainbows (4-6) connected on seven treys in the game and scored 21 points in the final period to end Kamehameha's three-game winning streak.
Isaiah Alameda scored 20 points for the Warriors (4-6).
Kamehameha 7 19 19 14-59 University 15 15 13 21-64 KAMEHAMEHA: Nouveau Naumu 8, Sean Uehara 2, Nainoa Spencer 9, Kainoa Alapai 2, Isaiah Alameda 20, Kolo Kapanui 14, Willie Melemai 4.
UNIVERSITY: Rodney Timario 15, Tyson Nam 2, Patrick Okubo 1, Chaz Hirata 18, Casey Kushiyama 17, Kory Yonemoto 11.