Waiakea’s three promising freshmen, Kaelyn Uchida, Anne Nakamoto and Kaley Saludares finished 1-2-3 at a BIIF golf meet on Wednesday at Mauna Lani’s North Course. ADVERTISING Waiakea’s three promising freshmen, Kaelyn Uchida, Anne Nakamoto and Kaley Saludares finished 1-2-3 at
Waiakea’s three promising freshmen, Kaelyn Uchida, Anne Nakamoto and Kaley Saludares finished 1-2-3 at a BIIF golf meet on Wednesday at Mauna Lani’s North Course.
It’s the second time the Warrior trio has placed in the top three. They did so at the season-opener at Hilo Muni, with Saludares second and Nakamoto third.
In changing conditions over in West Hawaii — sunny and hot early on, and cloudy and cool later in the day — Uchida won medalist honors with an 8-over-par 80.
Right behind were Nakamoto at 81 and Saludares at 82, wrapping up the BIIF team title for Waiakea, which has won 10 of the last 11 crowns. (Hilo took it last year.)
That achievement was matched by Waiakea sophomore Shon Katahira, who fired a 4-under 68 to take medalist honors to beat teammate Trevor Hirata, who had a 72.
The Waiakea boys are also undefeated, going 5 for 5 in BIIF meets.
Keaau sophomore Zack Dorn finished second-to-last with a 134. He’s a novice, so his high scores are not unusual.
What’s really eye-catching was his improvement. He shot a 77 on the front nine, and closed with a 57 on the back, a 20-shot difference — by far the biggest jump of the day.
The next meet is Tuesday, April 21 at Kohananiki Golf Club. Then it’s the three-round BIIF championships, starting Sunday, April 26 at Hualalai Resort.
BIIF golf
Wednesday
Mauna Lani North course
Par 72
GIRLS
Team: Waiakea, 80-81-82—243; Kamehameha, 91-106-112—309; Hilo, 97-09-117—323
Individual
Kaelyn Uchida, Waiakea, 40-40—80
Anne Nakamoto, Waiakea, 44-37—81
Kaley Saludares, Waiakea, 40-42—82
Shantel Antonio, Kamehameha, 46-45—91
Chelsea Ward, Hilo, 51-46—97
Shaye Nishimura, Waiakea, 53-47—100
Alana Manuia, Kamehameha, 56-50—106
Katie Jefferson, HPA, 59-48—107
Juby Aipoalani, 57-52—109
Chloe Waters, Kamehameha, 52-60—112
Sunny Sakai, Hilo, 64-53—117
Anela Dalton, Keaau, 68-60—128
BOYS
Team: Waiakea, 68-72-82-85—307; Kamehameha, 78-81-83-93—335; Makua Lani, 87-94-99-112—392; Hilo, 90-96-102-120—408; St. Joseph, 95-98-128-141—462
Individual
Shon Katahira, Waiakea, 33-35—68
Trevor Hirata, Waiakea 38-34—72
Kala’i Pomroy, Kamehameha, 41-37—78
Preston Ching, Kamehameha, 39-42—81
Brayden Teshima, Waiakea, 41-41—82
John Andrade, Kamehameha, 40-43—83
Luigi Remo, Kealakehe, 44-40—84
Eric Kagawa, Waiakea, 44-41—85
Ziggy Barthomomy, Kealakehe, 46-40—86
Matthew Rosato, Makua Lani, 44-43—87
Cody Pinzon, Hilo, 46-44—90
Trey Nakagawa, Waiakea, 45-46—91
Ahren Ah Chong, Kamehameha, 46-47—93
Kyle Hollister, HPA, 47-47—94
Aidan Alcos, Makua Lani, 52-42—94
Alika Faumuina, St. Joseph, 49-46—95
Casey Kishimori, Hilo, 51-45—96
Johnathan Uhlmann, St. Joseph, 51-47—98
Loa Ng, Makua Lani, 53-46—99
Robert Molina, Hilo, 48-54—102
James Shaw, Kamehameha, 55-57—112
Kauhi Keliia’a, Makua Lani, 57-55—112
Tyler Kuanoni, Hilo, 61-59—120
John Lindenau, St. Joseph, 67-61—128
Zack Dorn, Keaau, 77-57—134
Blake Warnner, Makua Lani, 75-66—141
Lazer Salvador-Smith, St. Joseph, 64-77—141
