High School Baseball

On this edition of the Student Section, our guests were Mililani Baseball’s Aukai Araujo-Waiau (UH commit) & Malosi Mataafa-Alferos (Oregon commit), Mililani Girl’s Flag Football’s Zen Nelson & Kizia Mahuka, and University of Hawaii Women’s Soccer’s Jordyn Eldridge Sagapolutele & Julia Ortega! Mahalo to Raising Cane’s, HCAMP, and HawaiiUSA FCU for supporting ESPN Honolulu’s The […]

By Wes Nakama KAILUA — Defending OIA baseball champion Kailua was a young team with only one senior a year ago, but is now a veteran team that made a big statement in its league opener Wednesday afternoon. The Surfriders overcame an early 3-0 deficit and pounded out 19 hits in a 17-7 victory over visiting […]

Mililani secured a 4-0 victory over Leilehua, powered by a stellar complete-game performance from Kai Hirayama. The right-hander struck out 12 while allowing just two hits and one walk over seven shutout innings. The Trojans jumped ahead early, scoring two runs in the first inning and adding two more in the sixth. Jonah Parker led […]

In an unprecedented rainy weekend of baseball state tournament games, the HHSAA crowned three state champions. On this episode of Road To The Ship, presented by Hawaiian Financial Federal Credit Union, we recap the semi-final and championship games in the 2024 HHSAA DI and DII Baseball State Tournament. At the division two level, Kamehameha-Hawaii pounded […]

The Kamehameha-Hawaii Warriors clinched the 2024 Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Division II Baseball State Championship by defeating the two-time defending champions, Damien, 12-1. In a dominant performance at Moanalua’s field, the Warriors scored nine runs in the first inning and maintained control throughout the game, ending it in five innings. This victory capped a stellar 16-1 […]

The 64th Wally Yonamine Foundation HHSAA Division I state baseball tournament was historic in multiple ways. For the first time, the final featured two Maui Interscholastic League teams: second-seeded Maui and Baldwin. The game was called off in the third inning due to rain, with the score tied at 2-2, after multiple delays. Consequently, the […]

By: Wes Nakama WAIPI’O — Achieving both ultimate survival and triumph, Kamehameha blanked Saint Louis, 4-0, Monday afternoon at Patsy T. Mink Central O’ahu Regional Park to win the hard-fought ILH baseball championship. Greyson Osbun, Alaka’i Kiakona and Elai Iwanaga combined on a two-hitter and rode an early 3-0 lead to help the Warriors improve to 16-5 […]

Kamehameha and Saint Louis meet for the fourth time this season as the last two teams in the winner’s bracket for the ILH double-elimination tournament. After a 12-2 statement win from the Crusaders to end the regular season, the Warriors tie up the season series 2-2. The Warrior’s 5-0 win advances them to the ILH […]

Wai’anae dominated in the OIA D2 Championship against Radford with an impressive 11-1 victory, ending the game after just five innings due to the mercy rule. This win marked their first league title since 2017, showing their strength on the field. With pure grit and skill, Wai’anae’s players left their mark in school history with […]

Give the Kailua High School baseball team an inch, and the Surfriders will take a mile. ‘Aiea learned that the hard way Friday night, as youthful Kailua pounced on Na Ali’i for a five-run third inning en route to an 8-1 victory and its first OIA championship since 2017. Freshman ‘Ale Kuhaulua and junior Jayden Hunt […]