[ HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ]
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM
Moanalua's Glenn Taijeron slid into home plate ahead of the throw to Kailua catcher Sean Medeiros in yesterday's OIA East game. The Menehunes beat the Surfriders 12-8.
Moanalua clinches
postseason berth
In the past, it was hard for folks to believe coach Corey Ishigo when he called his Kailua baseball team lazy.
That's because when he said it, the Surfriders were en route to a fourth consecutive Oahu Interscholastic Association championship last season.
Now, however, it's a little easier to understand Ishigo's frustration.
The Surfriders (6-3) committed five errors yesterday in a 12-8 loss at home to Moanalua. It was the team's second straight loss and third in the last four games.
"If anyone comes and watches us practice, they would see that there's a problem," Ishigo said. "The way we played today is how we practice and it's the way we've practiced the whole season. We've got some guys who play hard and others who don't. This is a team sport and we don't need a bunch of individuals.
"Last year, they got away with it. This year, we're losing to ourselves."
Despite the loss, Kailua has already clinched a spot in the playoffs, but it won't be getting a first-round bye.
Ngriblekuu claims 3 individual titles
The Kalaheo girls and Kahuku boys won titles at yesterday's OIA East Division track and field championships at Kaiser.In the West Division championships at Mililani, the Mililani girls and Pearl City boys captured titles.
Kalaheo's Jessika Ngriblekuu took home three individual titles in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter East races, while fellow Mustang Tonya McBride won the high jump, pole vault and triple-jump.
In the West, Pearl City's Nathaniel Nasca, who won the 100- and 200-meter races as well as the 110 hurdles, was the only individual to win three events. Waialua's Lorin Milotta was a double winner in the 100 and 300 hurdles.
Star-Bulletin staff
With the victory, Moanalua (5-3-1) clinched a spot in the postseason. The Menehunes were hungry from the start, scoring six unearned runs in the top of the first. Andrew Blomberg's RBI double was one of the key blows in the inning.
Blomberg earned the pitching win, despite giving up 10 hits in his 5 1/3 innings and allowing the Surfriders to mount a comeback. Chance Daskauskas finished up to end Kailua's bid to overcome the big deficit.
"We swung the bats and scored some runs," Moanalua coach Scott Yamada said. "A.B. (Blomberg) struggled all day, but he battled and gave us five innings and Chance did a good job to finish up."
Moanalua's lead grew to 9-0 in the second on Daskauskas' RBI triple and Blomberg's two-run homer over the right-field fence.
Three more runs in the fourth -- without any hits, two walks, a hit batter and an error -- put the Menehunes up 12-1.
But Kailua's bats didn't stay flat. Mike Kealoha drove in the team's first two runs with a double in the second and a single in the fourth.
Then, Tyler Harrison's RBI single and sacrifice flies by Kekoa Su'a in the fourth and Aaron Kent in the fifth allowed the Surfriders to cut it to 12-5.
Catcher Sean Medeiros, who finished 3-for-3, smashed an RBI double to left in a three-run sixth to trim the deficit to four runs.
"We're taking teams too lightly and are being lazy," Medeiros said. "We came out slow and didn't work hard enough. We can't afford to take any teams lightly."
At Kailua H.S. field
Moanalua (5-3-1) 630 300 0 -- 12 9 1 Kailua (6-3) 010 313 0 -- 8 10 5 Andrew Blomberg, Chance Daskauskas (6) and Donovan Souza; Bronson Kamaka, Aaron Kent (2) and Sean Medeiros. W--Blomberg. L--Kamaka.
Leading hitters--Moan: John Estores 2b; Daskauskas 3b, RBI; Blomberg 3-3, 2b, HR, 3 RBIs; Donovan Souza 2 RBIs; Peter Arakawa RBI; Neal Arakawa RBI. Kail: Mike Kealoha 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Tyler Harrison 3-5, RBI; Kekoa Su'a RBI; Sean Medeiros 3-3, 3 2bs, RBI; Bronson Kamaka 2 SBs; Kent 2-3, 2b, RBI; Derek Mailau RBI.
Kaiser 9, Kalaheo 7
Landon Kaana's two-run single ignited a seven-run sixth inning as the Cougars scored nine unanswered runs to come from behind for the win.TJ Meyer hit a two-run triple to spark a six-run second inning as the Mustangs took a 7-0 lead after two innings.
The win clinched the Cougars the OIA East crown and a bye in the first round of the OIA playoffs.
At Kailua District Park
Kaiser (9-0) 002 007 0 -- 9 9 2 Kalaheo (4-5) 160 000 0 -- 7 9 1 Reyn Kimura, Trent Hamada (2), Michael Heu (6) and Jarryd Maeda. Chris Gonzales, Sonny Harbottle (6), Scott Galusha (6) and Jacob Myking. W--Heu. L--Galusha.
Leading hitters--Kais: Landon Kaana 2-3, 3b, 2 RBIs; Scott Uehara 3 RBIs; Nyles Nakama 2-4, 2 RBIs; Mitch Shimabukuro 2-runs; Andy Uehara 2-runs. Kalh: TJ Meyer 3-4, 3b, 2 RBIs; Gonzales 2-4, 2 RBIs; Cody Racoma 2-runs.
McKinley 11, Farrington 6
Two crucial errors by the Governors opened the door for five Tigers runs in the top of the sixth inning as McKinley upset Farrington, costing the Governors a chance to clinch a playoff spot.The Governors must now hope for a Kalaheo loss Wednesday against Kaimuki to make the playoffs.
At Joey DeSa Field
McKinley (2-7) 004 005 2 -- 11 14 4 Farrington (4-5-1) 301 101 0 -- 6 8 6 Devin Okinaga and Andrew Mitani. Brian Cabral, Alison Tolentino (6) and Matt Bell. W--Okinaga. L--Cabral.
Leading hitters--McK: Jarren Hirasaki 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Micah Yonemura 2-4, 2 RBIs; Jake Maemori 2-3, 2-runs; Jefferson Okada 2-4, 2-runs. Far: Alex Mendoza 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Davin Alexander 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Chester Sebastian 2-4, 2b; Raden Nagamine 2-3.
Kaimuki 10, Kahuku 8
Corey Morihara scored the game-tying run and also picked up the victory, giving up just one run over the final four innigns as the Bulldogs rallied from a 7-5 deficit to score four runs over the final two innings for the win.At Kahuku H.S.
Kaimuki (2-7) 050 102 2 -- 10 10 5 Kahuku (1-8) 007 000 1 -- 8 8 3 Erik Leong, Corey Morihara (3) and Janson Hew. Kurtney Silva, Melvin Silva (5) and Jason Aumua, Bronson Ponciano (5). W--Morihara. L--M. Silva.
Leading hitters--Kaim: Hew 2 runs; Morihara 2-4, 3b, 3 runs; Swaine Seto-Mook 2-5, 2 RBIs; Keha Akau 3-4, 2b, 2 runs; Desmond Johnston 2b; Albien Van Montero 3b, 2 runs. Kah: Silva 2-4; Joshua Bohnet 2 RBIs; Aumua 2 RBIs.
Roosevelt 4, Kalani 1
Justin Goo pitched a two-hitter and scored on an RBI double by Jarred Furtado in the bottom of the first inning as the Rough Riders upset the Falcons in a critical OIA East game.Ricky Eusebio added a two-run double in the third, giving Goo more than enough run support as he finished the game with seven strikeouts.
The win moves the Rough Riders into a third-place tie with Kailua, one game behind the second-place Falcons.
At Stevenson Intermediate School field
Kalani (7-2) 010 000 0 -- 1 2 1 Roosevelt (6-3) 112 000 x -- 4 9 0 Reid Matsumura, Darren Takemoto (3), Chassis Moody (5) and Preston Piers. Justin Goo and Kevin Fujii. W--Goo. L--Matsumura.
Leading hitters--Kal: Piers 3b. Roos: Jarred Furtado 2-3, RBI; Goo 2b; Fujii 2b; Ricky Eusebio 2-3, 2 RBIs.
OIA West
Aiea 26, Waialua 0
Kepa Wong went 3-for-4 with a homer and six RBIs and Blaze Moleta tossed a one-hit shutout as Na Alii remained tied with Leilehua for the OIA West lead with the win.At Aiea Recreation Center field
Waialua (0-9) 000 00 -- 0 1 9 Aiea (8-1) 09(11) 6x -- 26 16 2 Michael Kuraoka, Shawyn Peiler (2), Justin Manglallan (3) and Manglallan, Kuraoka (2). Blaze Moleta and Kepa Wong. W--Moleta. L--Kuraoka.
Leading hitters--Aiea: Wong 3-4, HR, 6 RBIs; Shane Koga 3 RBIs; Aaron Sato 2-3, 2 RBIs; Dylan Libadisos 3-3, 2b; Lance Powell 2b; Kurt Nishi 2b, 2 RBIs; Aaron Asher 2b, 2 RBIs.
Pearl City 8, Waipahu 0
Corey Giammalvo and Craig Calantoc combined on a two-hit shutout, striking out 11, to lead the Chargers to victory.At Pearl City H.S.
Waipahu (3-6) 000 000 0 -- 0 3 2 Pearl City (7-2) 023 012 x -- 8 8 0 Jordan Mikami, Mark Peralta (3), Alfred Maglangit (6), E.J. Gasmen (6) and Shane Jelf. Corey Giammalvo, Craig Calantoc (5) and Kyle Poentis, Paul Domingo (7). W--Giammalvo. L--Mikami.
Leading hitters--Waip: Mikami 2-3; Jaren Rios 2b. PC: Blayne Kamahiai 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Blake Kaneshiro 3b, RBI; Poentis 3b, RBI.
Leilehua 6, Mililani 4
Jesse Matsuura's RBI single scored Andrew Ontai for the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning as the Mules outlasted the Trojans and remained tied with Aiea for the OIA West lead at 8-1 with one game remaining for each team.The Mules got out to a 4-0 lead in the first, but the Trojans got a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning from Jordan Apduhan to send the game into extra innings.
The Mules control their own destiny as their win over Aiea gives them the head-to-head tiebreaker.
At Mililani H.S.
Leilehua (8-1) 400 000 000 2 -- 6 11 2 Mililani (5-4) 002 000 200 0 -- 4 8 1 Spencer Omalza, Andrew Ontai (10) and Jesse Matsuura. Chaz Miyashiro, Ryan Tsutsui (8) and Kamaka Crabbe. W--Omalza. L--Tsutsui. SV--Ontai.
Leading hitters--Lei: Omalza 3-5, 2 2b's; John Olley 3-6; Melvin Ferreira 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs. Mil: Kelsey Nakata 2-5; Jordan Apduhan 2-4, 2-run HR.
Waianae 11, Radford 1
No details were reported.
kapolei 10, nanakuli 0
No details were reported.
ILH
Mid-Pacific 17, Maryknoll 0, 5 inn.
The Owls scored 17 runs on 17 hits and seven walks in the first three innings to defeat Maryknoll in the continuation of a game that was suspended last week when the lights were turned off at Ala Wai Field.Chris Freshour pitched a three-hitter.
At Ala Wai Field
Mid-Pacific (11-2) 638 00 -- 17 20 0 Maryknoll(1-11-1) 000 00 -- 0 3 0 Chris Freshour and Kip Masuda, Ivan Kabei (4); Ryan DeMello, Kody Seminara (1), Reid Matsumoto (3), Brett Ikei (3), Nick Holmberg (5) and Brian Tabata. W--Freshour. L--DeMello.
Leading hitters--MPI: Chris Goya 3-3, 2b, 3 RBIs; Ryan Asato 2-4, 2 RBIs; Harrison Kuroda 2-3, 3b, 2 RBIs; Masuda 3-4, 2b, RBIs; Kabei 3-3, RBIs, Brenton Endo 2-2, RBIs; Jordan Tani 2-3, 2 RBIs; Freshour 2-2, 2 RBIs.
