High School Softball

By Wes Nakama Last year the Punahou softball team barely missed qualifying for the state tournament, falling just one game short. This season, the Buff ‘n Blue are off to a clean 4-0 start in the ILH, making it known they want to be the team to beat. They made a huge statement toward that […]

By Wes Nakama Picking up pretty much where it left off last year, defending softball state champion Mililani powered past Campbell, 13-5, in the teams’ OIA Western Division softball opener Tuesday night. A light crowd of about 100 at McKinley’s Tiger Stadium and a statewide TV audience on Spectrum OC16 Sports watched sophomore pitcher Hinano […]

Mahalo to UH Baseball’s Jordan Donahue & Hunter Faildo, Mililani Soccer’s Maya George & Jas Cayetano, and Mililani Softball’s Makanalei Watkins-Villegas & Kamryn Aoki for joining us at Raising Cane’s for the #StudentSection show of 2025! Mahalo to Raising Cane’s, HCAMP, and HawaiiUSA FCU for supporting ESPN Honolulu’s The Student Section Show!

Kapaʻa stays perfect and Mililani dominates as both teams win their divisionʻs state tournament with a mercy rule. 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 Softball State Tournament. Kapaʻa takes down the defending […]

The Kapa’a Warriors clinched the DataHouse/HHSAA Division II Softball State Championship with a decisive 13-1 victory over defending champions PAC-5 at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Kapa’a, the top-seeded team and KIF champions, ended their season with a perfect 15-0 record, securing their first state title since 2022. The Warriors’ offense exploded with 12 hits, building […]

By Wes Nakama Mililani ended its 10-year state title drought in a huge way Friday night, trouncing Kamehameha, 14-1, to win the HHSAA/Data House Softball Championship. The game at Rainbow Wahine Stadium was shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule, after senior center fielder Sunni Kahanu hit two home runs — including  a […]

Campbell advances and secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2024 HHSAA Softball Tournament by defeating Maryknoll 8-6. Despite trailing half the game, they powered through with a strong fifth inning, taking the lead and sealing their victory. Their impressive comeback highlights their resilience and talent on the field, marking them as a team […]

By Wes Nakama The season-long bottleneck that was the ILH softball title chase finally cleared up late Thursday afternoon at Sand Island, where Maryknoll held off red-hot Punahou, 8-5, to claim the league’s second (and last) state tournament berth and a shot at the overall title against Kamehameha on Monday.    The Spartans improved to […]

Punahou forces a second and final ILH Tournament Championship game after they hold off Maryknoll in extra innings, 9-7. The game was neck-and-neck until Punahou exploded for five runs in the ninth inning, seizing control. However, Maryknoll’s Jenna Sniffen narrowed the lead to 9-7 with a powerful home run, driving in three runs, including herself. […]

By Wes Nakama Powered by senior Makayla Pagampao’s three monster home runs, Mililani blew past Kapolei, 13-2, Saturday night to capture its first OIA Division I softball championship since 2017. The victory at McKinley — shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule — improved the Trojans to 14-1 and secured the league’s top […]