High School Softball

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 […]

In a thrilling ILH playoffs kickoff, Maryknoll’s team stunned Punahou with a late victory over Punahou in an intense 11-inning showdown. It seemed Punahou was poised for victory until Maryknoll’s Sheyzhelle Iokia went up to bat. Down 0-1 runs with 2 outs, 2 strikes, and at the bottom of the 7th inning. Iokia delivered a […]

By Wes Nakama Flipping the script in prime time TV, Mililani routed defending state champion Campbell, 11-1, Thursday night at McKinley to take over sole possession of first place in the OIA Western Division. Freshman pitcher Hinano Bautista pitched a four-hitter and hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to […]

The senior pitcher, Jenna Sniffen threw five scoreless innings against Mid-Pacific and held the Owls to one hit to help the Spartans win on senior day, 10-0. Seniors, Briana Sarae and Megan Sugano both had two hits each on the day! Mahalo to these sponsors for proudly backing Hawai’i high school sports, enabling us to […]