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Just For Kicks Al Chase |
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ball in MontanaPatrick Boltz, who helped Punahou win state championships in 1996 and 1998 and claim runner-up honors in 1997, made a comeback last fall. He started 13 of the 16 matches he played for the Montana State-Billings Yellowjackets.
Boltz began his collegiate career at Seattle Pacific where he lettered as a true freshman. He then took a break from collegiate soccer for two seasons playing in adult leagues before joining the Yellowjackets.
The junior defender scored one goal; an unassisted, first-half effort against Colorado-Colorado Springs, and had one assist. The 6-9-1 Yellowjackets played just two home matches.
He was named the Star-Bulletin Player of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America/UMBRO state player of the year after his senior season with the Buffanblu.
Several other juniors from Hawaii contributed to their team's success last fall.
Kenji Treschuk scored four goals on 19 shots in 19 matches for the 9-10-1 Penn State Nittany Lions. The junior midfielder from Moanalua made 10 starts and had one assist. He is majoring in psychology with a minor in kinesiology.
Ryan Kreps played in 19 matches for the NAIA Point Loma Nazarene Crusaders. The junior defender from King Kekaulike put half of his four shots on goal, but did not hit the back of the net.
Jennifer Hall, a junior striker from Kaiser, scored twice and had one assist in 11 matches for the 14-5-0 Whitworth Pirates. Eight of her 11 shots were on goal.
Jordan Inouye assisted on one goal in 12 matches for the Seattle U. Redhawks who were 11-6-0. The junior defender from Kaiser, who transferred from Hawaii Pacific, did not play in the last four matches due to an injury.
Punahou grads Sean Akamine and Marcus Asahina, both midfielders, helped the Puget Sound Loggers finish in second place in the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference with a 13-3-3 record.
Akamine, a junior, scored one goal and had one assist in 19 matches. Asahina, a sophomore, contributed two assists in 17 matches.
The St. Michaels (Colchester, Vt.) Purple Knights got some long-distance support from the Self brothers, both Kaiser graduates. Bobby, a junior midfielder, had five assists and scored once in 18 matches for the NCAA Division II college. Brandon, a freshman striker played in 14 matches, scoring twice and assisting on one goal.
Stacy Kodani and Ben Villaflor saw action for the 9-10-1 San Francisco Dons of the West Coast Conference.
Kodani, a 6-foot-1 junior defender from Seabury Hall, had two assists in 13 matches.
Villaflor, a sophomore midfielder from Aiea, scored two goals on eight shots in 12 matches for the Dons.
Mariah Farley, a senior goalkeeper, played just 36 minutes in one match for the 8-5-6 South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The pharmacy major who graduated from Iolani played her first two seasons at Portland State before transferring.
Farley saw 83 minutes of action in three matches in two seasons with the Jackrabbits.
Julie Broussard, a striker from Mililani, is continuing her education at Azusa Pacific, but did not play soccer last year.
See the Columnists section for some past articles. Just for Kicks runs every other Sunday in the Star-Bulletin.
Al Chase can be reached at achase@starbulletin.com