Waiakea still looks dominant in both boys and girls golf, after winning by big margins on Thursday at Waikoloa Village.
The Warriors are both 3 for 3 on the season. The boys won the team title with a 312 total and Kamehameha was next with a 330 total. The girls tok the team crown with a 263 total, ahead of Kamehameha’s 284.
Meanwhile, the medalist race was interesting at the par 72 Waikoloa Village course, where it was hot with a calm winds throughout the day.
Waiakea sophomore Shon Katahira fired a 2-over 74 to claim medalist honors by one stroke over Kamehameha junior Preston Ching, who turned in a 75. And Katahira’s teammate, junior Trevor Hirata, carded a 76.
Then there was a logjam with five players at 81, including Kamehameha’s Kala’i Pomroy, Kealakehe’s Ziggy Bartholomy, Makua Lani’s Matt Rosato, Waiakea’s Eric Kagawa and Brayden Teshima.
For the girls, Kamehameha senior Shantel Antonio shot an 8-over 80 to grab her first BIIF win of the season by two strokes over Waiakea freshmen Kaelyn Uchida, who won the first two meets. Waiakea’s other standout fresman Kaley Saludares was third with an 84.
Hilo’s Chelsea Ward, Kamehameha’s Alana Manuia and Waiakea’s Anne Nakamoto each tied for fourth with a 97.
BIIF results
Thursday
Waikoloa Village, Par 72
Girls
Shantel Antonio, Kamehameha, 80
Kaelyn Uchida, Waiakea, 82
Kaley Saludares, Waiakea, 84
Chelsea Ward, Hilo, 97
Alana Manuia, Kamehameha, 97
Anne Nakamoto, Waiakea, 97
Juby Aipoalani, Hilo, 105
Keely Kitamura, Waiakea, 105
Chloe Waters, Kamehameha, 107
Brianna Hirata, Hilo, 113
Sunny Sakai, Hilo, 119
Anela Dalton, Keaau, 139
Girls team
Waiakea, 82-84-97—263; Kamehameha, 80-97-107—284; Hilo, 97-105-113—315
Boys
Shon Katahira, Waiakea, 74
Preston Ching, Kamehameha, 75
Trevor Hirata, Waiakea, 76
Kala’i Pomroy, Kamehameha, 81
Ziggy Bartholomy, Kealakehe, 81
Matt Rosato, Makua Lani, 81
Eric Kagawa, Waiakea, 81
Brayden Teshima, Waiakea, 81
Ahren Ah Chong, Kamehameha, 84
Chase Narimatsu, Waiakea, 85
Loa Ng, Makua Lani, 87
Luigi Remo, Kealakehe, 88
Aidan Alcos, Makua Lani, 88
Cody Pinzon, Hilo 89
John Andrade, Kamehameha, 90
Kyle Hollister, Hawaii Prep, 97
Danny Kang, Makua Lani, 98
Robert Molina, Hilo, 102
Miller White, Hawaii Prep, 102
Jonathan Uhlmann, St. Joseph, 102
Spencer Bento, St. Joseph, 107
James Shaw, Kamehameha, 108
Tyler Kuanoni, Hilo, 109
Alika Faumuina, St. Joseph, 111
Lazer Salvador-Smith, St. Joseph, 113
Kauhi Keliia’a, Makua Lani, 114
John Lindenau, St. Joseph, 127
Zack Dorn, Keaau, 129
Boys team
Waiakea, 74-76-81-81—312; Kamehameha, 75-81-84-90—330; Makua Lani, 81-87-88-98—354; Hilo, 89-102-107-109—407; St. Joseph, 102-111-113-127—453
