High School Baseball

Get to know Saint Louis’ Kahanu Martinez as he answers 50 questions! Our slate of questions and answers begins at Saint Louis High School and concludes at Ala Wai Baseball Park. Mahalo to Hardware Hawaii for supporting this series! This series was inspired by Vogue’s “73 Questions” series.

The Saint Louis Crusaders win their first Division one baseball state championship in over a decade, while Damien reclaims the throne at the Division two level. Road to the Ship, presented by Hawaiian Financial Federal Credit Union, features highlights from the 2025 HHSAA Wally Yonamine Foundation Baseball State Tournament. Division II: Damien (third in the […]

By Wes Nakama WAILUKU — A first-inning run scored after a walk, groundout and two-out infield error was all Baldwin needed on offense Thursday evening to stun top-seeded Kamehameha, 1-0, in tense quarterfinal action at the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Baseball State Championships. A near-capacity crowd of about 1,200 at idyllic Iron Maehara Stadium watched the defending co-champion […]

By Wes Nakama Bringing an abrupt end to a long and arduous ILH baseball season, Kamehameha pounced on ‘Iolani, 9-3, Tuesday afternoon at Moanalua to win its third straight league championship. Cade Wehrsig went 2-for-4 with the go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning and four pitchers combined on a six-hitter to help […]

By Wes Nakama MILILANI — After a painful one-year hiatus from the baseball state tournament, Mililani punched its 2025 ticket early and with authority Thursday afternoon with a 12-4 victory over visiting Roosevelt in OIA quarterfinal action. Kendall Miyasato and Aukai Araujo-Waiau each blasted a 3-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning to break […]

By Wes Nakama WAIPI’O — After a relatively smooth journey through the ILH’s treacherous baseball gauntlet, Kamehameha clinched at least a tie for the regular season title Tuesday afternoon by holding off Damien, 5-1, at Patsy T. Mink Central O’ahu Regional Park. The Warriors improved to 11-1, two games ahead of second-place Saint Louis (9-3) with two games […]

Iolani secured a 6-2 win over Mid-Pacific, highlighted by a six-run fifth inning fueled by back-to-back home runs from Kaimana Lau Kong and Judah Ota. The Raiders rallied from a 2-0 deficit, with Brady Minami’s single and Jadon Anzai’s double setting up the big inning. Brennan Kim earned the win in relief, throwing two scoreless […]

By Wes Nakama After losing only one senior from last year’s OIA champion roster, Kailua entered this season as the overwhelming favorite in the Eastern Division. But after seven games, the surprise leader in the East standings is Kaiser, which improved to 6-1 after a 5-2 home victory over rival Kalani on Wednesday afternoon. The […]

Kalani edged out Roosevelt 6-5 in a closely contested game, with Joseph Yamauchi earning the win after pitching 4 innings and giving up just one run. Roosevelt’s Luke Tausivi had a standout performance with 4 hits, but Kalani’s offense, led by Evan Cavaco who went 2-for-4 on the day and Chase Konishi who scored two […]

By Wes Nakama In an already wild and crazy ILH baseball season, Kamehameha has been the steady hand. And on Thursday afternoon, senior right-hander Elai Iwanaga had the steady arm — allowing just three hits in six shutout innings while striking out seven and walking none to help the visiting Warriors blank Mid-Pacific, 4-0. Kamehameha […]