Cassiday nets defensive honor

Punahou's Henry Cassiday was voted defensive player of the year in the Star-Bulletin Boys Basketball All-State Fab 15.

Cassiday narrowly outpointed Trevyn Tulonghari of 'Iolani in the voting by coaches and media. Joining them on the all-defensive first team are Micah Christenson of Kamehameha, DeForest Buckner of Punahou and Marcus Monroe of Moanalua.

Bajet to Boxers

Kamehameha cornerback Chaz Bajet will play football at Pacific University (Ore.) next season.

Bajet, a Star-Bulletin all-state first-team selection, will also play basketball for the Boxers. He returned from a procedure to repair cartilage in his knee during the basketball season.

Tsuruda to play for Bakersfield

Word of Life senior Paige Tsuruda has signed to play water polo at Cal State Bakersfield next season.

Tsuruda played for Pac-Five.

CS Bakersfield, an NCAA Division II program, is moving up to D-I next season.