High School Softball

By Wes Nakama Something big seems to happen when Kalani’s Haley Ching comes to bat against Moanalua at Kilauea District Park. For the second straight year against the same opponent at the same home field, Ching slammed two home runs with five runs batted in Tuesday afternoon to lead the Falcons past Na Menehune, this time […]

A stout Kalani defense and the efforts of the Falcon pitcher Kadie Carpio led to a shutout victory against the Kaiser Cougars, 3-0. The Falcon’s second baseman, Jaystin Simpliciano went 3-for-3 on the day and scored a run for her team. The Cougar’s Sadie Tanabe and Elyse Yoshioka accounted for Kaiser only two hits in […]

The Hawai’i Army National Guard recently hosted its first inaugural softball tournament. The tournament brings together 24 teams from across Hawai’i. The tournament showcases the talents of Hawai’i’s best athletes and teams, as they compete passionately for the trophy. Congratulations to the first Hawai’i Army National Guard Annual Softball Tournament! Division 1 – Punahou Division […]

Our season 2 of Little Keiki Ask Big Questions concludes with an insightful interview with Campbell Softball alumni, Taryn Irimata and 10-year-old up-and-coming softball prodigy, Mila Lindemann! Little Keiki Ask Big Questions, presented by Kamaʻaina Kids, is an original ESPN Honolulu series where keiki interview high school, college, and professional athletes! Mahalo to Hardware Hawaii, […]

Maryknoll School’s Jenna Sniffen ’24 has always thought of herself as a silent leader and someone who sets the team’s standard for effort and hard work. Jenna made a national statement in the Little League Softball World Series where she went 17-for-23 with 7 doubles and 2 homeruns while also pitching 23 innings and maintaining […]

PAC-5 stuns Waimea, 13-12 to win their sixth state softball championship, and first since 2016. Mahalo to City Mill and SportStan for supporting our high school softball photo galleries and sports in Hawaiʻi! Photos: Lori McKeown

Cairah Curran’s solo homerun in the top of the 7th inning helps Campbell to win the DI Softball State Championship. At the DII level, Milan Ah Yat’s grand slam in the top of the 7th gave Pac-Five the lead and helped them to claim the DII State Championships. View this post on Instagram A post […]

Waimea advances to the HHSAA DII Softball Championship to play against Pac-Five after defeating KS-Hawaii, 12-5. The bats were warm as Waimea hit 13 times as opposed to KS-Hawaii’s 7. Kaelyn Banquel and Kayla Prigge each had a home run in the game and helped grow the Menehune’s lead. KS-Hawaii fought hard but ultimately would […]

Pac-Five will be advancing to the HHSAA DII Softball Championship to play against Waimea after defeating Nanakuli in a tense battle, 12-11. It was a back-and-forth game through the last few innings as the two teams traded off leads within the fifth, sixth, and seventh inning. Ultimately it came down to the bottom of the […]