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Shannon Nishi scored 14 of her 17 points in the first half to help Mid-Pacific beat St. Francis 46-31. Nishi leads Owls with 17
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Stephani Toshi hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the Owls after putting 17 points up on Iolani the night before. The duo scored 31 of Mid-Pacific's 46 points and have put in 59 of the team's 80 points in its first two games.
At Mid-Pacific gym
St. Francis (0-2) 6 2 11 12 -- 31 Mid-Pacific (1-1) 15 6 16 9 -- 46 St. Francis -- Liz Narkon 13, Jasmine Dulan 8, Mandy Llamedo 3, Annie Llamedo 3, Latasha Griffin 2, Chelsey Powell 2, Jennifer Lim 0, Lauren Upadhyaya 0, Bennita Robinson 0, Melanie Keliipuoleole 0.
Mid-Pacific -- Shannon Nishi 17, Stephanie Toshi 14, Caroline Beddow 9, Kelli Kajiwara 3, Talia Onosai 3, Kristy Minamishin 0, Ashley Sato 0, Mariko Strickland 0, Jasmine Vieira 0, Valarie Aficial 0.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 5 (Toshi 4, Nishi). St. Francis 0.
Kamehameha 39, Iolani 26: The Warriors ran out to a 13-point lead after the first quarter and the Raiders could not recover.
Megan Ching led Kamehameha with 13 points after being held to four by St. Francis on Friday. Ginger Gravelle led Iolani, who played the Warriors even at 21-21 after the first quarter, with six points.
At Kamehameha Gym
Iolani (1-1) 5 8 8 5 -- 26 Kamehemeha (2-0) 18 4 7 10 -- 39 Iolani -- Ginger Gravelle 6, Diana McClain 5, Fabriann Gin 5, Jackie-Lyn Sasaki 5, Lana Young 3, Kiani Wong 2, Jen Nagamine 0, Raeceen Woolford 0, Keri Oyadomari 0, Patricia Wong 0.
Kamehameha -- Megan Ching 13, Mounia Nihipali 6, India Soo 6, Courtney Chai 4, Lehua Wood 4, Crystal Hodson 2, Amber Carter 2, Ashley Ruff 2, Jeneka Taeoalii 0, Ho'o Hee 0, Kekai Crabbe 0, Megan Kanoa 0.
3-point goals -- Iolani 1 (Sasaki), Kamehameha 0.
Maryknoll 69, University 39: The Spartans jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Jenna Castillo and Cheryl Lee paced Maryknoll with 14 points each.
At Damien
University 9 13 6 11 -- 39 Maryknoll 23 13 13 20 -- 69 University -- Carly Kailiehu 5, Cara Pang 1, Kamaile Durrett 5, Diane Okubo 13, Brittney Anderson 5, Leahi Freas 2, Ina Yamaguchi 3, Kylie Lamb 6.
Maryknoll -- Pauline Chan 3, Diana Sampson 9, Shannon Riley 3, MichelleBaduria 9, Whitney Wong 2, Jenna Castillo 14, Stacy Doran 6, Cheryl Lee 14, Sela Fifilau 9.
3-poing goals -- University 2 (Lamb, Yamaguchi), Maryknoll 2 (Sampson, Baduria).
Division II
La Pietra 32, Hanalani 23
Leading scorers -- La Pietra: A. Waid 10. Hanalani: J. McGraw 7.
BASEBALL
Kamehameha 18, Damien 0 (5 innings): The Warriors exploded for 18 runs in three innings and stomped the Monarchs in a game shortened by the 10-run mercy rule.
At Joey Desa field
Kamehameha (1-0) 005 85 -- 18 18 1 Damien (0-1) 000 00 -- 0 4 6 Shannon Kahale and Danny Nitahara. Brandon Tamanaha and Cheyne Kawamoto. WP -- Kahale. LP -- Tamanaha.
Leading hitters -- Kamehameha: Tyler Perkins 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Keoni Ruth 2-4, 3 RBIs; Zach McAngus 1-3, 3 RBIs; Kahe Santos 2-2, 2b, 4 RBIs; Jason Afong 1-3, HR, 2 RBIs; Baba Merrino 2-3; Ikena DuPont 2-2; Andrew Phillips 2-2, 2b, 2 RBI. Damien: Tamanaha 2-2.
Mid-Pacific 7, Maryknoll 1: Justin Pate and Matt McGuigan combined to limit the Spartans to one run and four hits as the Owls opened their ILH season with a victory.
Mid-Pacific broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth and added five more in the sixth. Four Owls compiled two or more hits.
At Ala Wai field
Mid-Pac (1-0) 010 015 0 -- 7 12 2 Maryknoll (0-1) 010 000 0 -- 1 4 1 Justin Pate, Patrick McGuigan (4) and Matt Inouye. Reid Nakamura, Reily Maeda (6), Ryan Matsumoto (7) and Brandon Goshima. WP -- Pate. LP -- Maeda.
Leading hitters -- MPI: Ryan Leong 2-5; Troy Hanzawa 2-4; Ryan Basco 2 RBIs; Keven Whalen 2-3, 2b, RBI; Blake Kaneshiro 2-4, 2 RBI. Mary: Maeda 2-2, RBI.
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