Three teams completed the Oahu Interscholastic Association air riflery season undefeated last week to capture their division titles. Teams taking aim
Athletes of the Week
at OIA air riflery titleStar-Bulletin staff
McKinley (8-0-1) won the OIA East boys championship and Kalani (9-0) won the girls title. Pearl City went 7-0 to win the OIA West boys crown. Waipahu and Kapolei (6-1) shared the girls title in the West.
The OIA boys individual championships are set for Oct. 22.
The girls title will be decided Oct. 23.
The OIA team championships are Oct. 25 (girls) and 26 (boys).
The girls semifinals feature Kalani taking on Kapolei and defending OIA champion Kaimuki facing Waipahu.
For only the second time since the OIA first instituted team championships in 1995, Leilehua will not win the boys title.
McKinley faces Kapolei in the first boys semifinal and Roosevelt meets Pearl City in the other. Leilehua had won the last three championships and six of the seven awarded since 1995.
All of the OIA championship events start at 11 a.m. at Pearl City's rifle range.
The state championships will be held Nov. 4 (girls) and 5 (boys) at the Dole Cannery Ballrooms.
Postseason bound: With one week left in the regular season, several teams are still battling for berths in the OIA football playoffs.
Five teams each from the OIA East Red and West Red Conferences and the top two from the White Conference qualify for the postseason.
Kailua (6-0) and Kahuku (5-1) meet Saturday for the top seed in the East Red. McKinley and Castle (3-3) are in the playoffs and close the season Friday against Kalaheo (0-6) and Roosevelt (2-4), respectively.
A Castle win pushes Farrington (3-4) into the playoffs. Victories by Roosevelt and McKinley extend the Rough Riders' season.
The West Red's qualifiers have been determined, all that's left to decide is seeding.
Campbell is alone in first at 5-1 with Waianae a game behind at 4-2.
The Seariders can tie Campbell for first place when they host the Sabers on Friday. Leilehua, Mililani and Waipahu have also secured postseason berths.
In the White, Kaimuki and Nanakuli (both 5-1) battle for the conference title Saturday at Roosevelt, but Kapolei and Pearl City still hold playoff hopes.
Kaimuki has already clinched a spot and Nanakuli can make things simple by winning on Saturday.
Kapolei (4-2) closes the season against Kalani and can tie Nanakuli for second place with a win and a Kaimuki victory over the Golden Hawks. If Kapolei and Nanakuli both finish 5-2, the Hurricanes hold the tiebreaker edge thanks to their 28-22 win over Nanakuli on Sept. 7.
Pearl City must beat Kaiser and hope for a Kapolei win and a Nanakuli loss to force a three-way coin flip.
The playoffs begin Oct. 24.
Getting it right: Siblings Peter and Haili Van Lier Ribbink were the winners of the ILH kayaking meet on Oct. 5. Their names were misspelled in last week's results and honor roll.
Peter, who attends Iolani, earned his second victory of the season on Saturday at Keehi Lagoon. He finished the boys 3,000-meter race in 13 minutes 7.17 seconds.
Haili, a Punahou student, finished second in the girls race coming in at 15:51.20. Her teammate, Lindsey Wessberg, won the race with a time of 14:45.87.
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Athletes of the Week
Boys
>> Jordon Dizon, Waimea football: Set a Kauai Interscholastic Federation record by rushing for 370 yards and tied a league record with five TDs in the Menehunes' 55-7 win over Kapaa.
Girls
>> Lindsey Wessberg, Punahou kayaking: Won the 3,000-meter girls race at the ILH regatta last Saturday with a time of 14 minutes, 45.87 seconds, more than a minute ahead of her closest competitor.
Honor Roll
AIR RIFLERY
>> Michael Tanoue, St. Louis: Recorded a score of 273 in a win over Kamehameha.
BOWLING
>> Jesse Cummings, Pearl City: Rolled a high game of 255 and a high series of 683 to lead the Chargers past Waianae 3-0.
CROSS COUNTRY
>> Ryan Orme, Kamehameha: Won the boys race at the Punahou Invitational by finishing the three-mile course in 16 minutes, 29.85 seconds.
>> Pippa Macdonald, Punahou: Finished first in the two-mile girls race at the Punahou Invitational with a time of 12:26.34. Her performance helped the Buffanblu win the team competition.
>> Joshua Enos, Keaau: Won the boys race at Saturday's BIIF meet with a time of 17:50.
>> Elise Ciez, St. Joseph: Won the girls race at the BIIF meet with a time of 13:24.
FOOTBALL
>> Keoni Daog, Hilo: Helped the Vikings stay in first place in the BIIF by rushing for 150 yards and two TDs in Hilo's 15-14 win over Hawaii Prep.
>> Brad Lau, Hawaii Prep: Rushed for 230 yards on 32 carries in a loss to Hilo.
>> BJ Batts, St. Louis: Ran for 164 yards and a touchdown in a 27-9 win over Punahou.
>> Matt Bell, Farrington: Led the Governors to a 26-24 win over Roosevelt with 164 rushing yards and two TDs.
>> Mapa Malupo, Campbell: Ran the ball 18 times for 177 yards and two touchdowns in the Sabers' 18-15 win over Aiea.
>> Daniel Tautofi, Kaimuki: Scored four TDs (three rushing, one receiving) in the Bulldogs' 31-21 victory over Pearl City.
>> Kyle Beck, Nanakuli: Ran for 158 yards on 11 carries and returned a kickoff 80-yards for a TD in a 17-7 win over Waialua.
>> Manu Ngatikaura, Kahuku: Rushed for 120 yards on 21 carries in the Red Raiders' 20-12 win over Castle.
>> Elde Agcaoili, Castle: Recorded 14 tackles, nine unassisted, against Kahuku.
>> Nathan Leaver, Kailua: Helped the Surfriders clinch at least a tie for the OIA East Red Conference title by rushing for 217 yards and three TDs in a 42-22 win over McKinley.
>> Akamu Aki, Baldwin: Caught four passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns to help the Bears rally past St. Anthony 28-19.
>> Kahi Alves, Baldwin: Returned an interception 77 yards for the game-winning touchdown against St. Anthony.
>> Clinton Carvalho, St. Anthony: Caught 10 passes for 155 yards in the Trojans' loss to Baldwin.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
>> Michael Chun, McKinley: The senior setter recorded 33 assists, five kills and nine digs in the Tigers' win over Moanalua.
>> Jonathan Charette, Pearl City: Posted 10 kills and two aces in a win over Leilehua.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
>> Patti Hardimon, Moanalua: Registered 12 kills, four aces and three blocks in the Menehunes' win over Kahuku.
>> Tiffany Butac, Hawaii Baptist: Recorded 61 assists, 15 digs and four aces in a win over St. Andrews and a loss to Kamehameha.
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