Waiakea’s Ty Nishimura put down at least 15 kills Tuesday night in Honolulu, but it wasn’t enough to save the Warriors from a 25-19, 19-25, 26-24, 25-22 loss to Kahuku in the first round of the HHSAA Division I state volleyball tournament.
The third set was a classic back-and-forth battle in which Nishimura compiled eight kills. The Warriors’ Kolby Aiona had a kill to tie the set 11-11, and then the teams trades points until – 13 ties later – a Red Raiders service error made it 24-24.
Kakuku (13-2), the OIA’s No. 4 team, took the last two points at Moanalua High and went on send BIIF runner-up Waiakea (11-4) to the consolation round. The Warriors will face McKinley at 3:30 p.m. at Moanalua.
Because of a computer error, statistics weren’t kept in the second set. Waiakea hit just .067 in Games 1, 3 and 4. Claysen Morante had at least 11 kills, while and Aiona was credited with eight.
At Kalani High, Kamehameha-Kapalama beat Waipahu 25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 25-22, advancing to a quarterfinal match at against BIIF champion Kamehameha (14-0) at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Corpuz upsets teammate for state title
Punahou senior Mariel Galdiano was trying to make more history at the HHSAA state golf championship Tuesday at Wailua Muni on Kauai.
But her teammate, fellow Buffanblu senior Allisen Corpuz, won her first state title with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole.
Both finished regulation with a 2-under 142 total. Corpuz shot 70-72 while Galdiano opened with a 72 and closed with a 70.
Corpuz signed with USC last November while Galdiano signed with rival UCLA at the same time.
Galdiano is the only golfer (male or female) to capture three state medalist titles.
The highest BIIF golfer was Waiakea sophomore Kaley Saludares (83-8—164), who tied for 17th.
Saludares, the two-time BIIF champion, finished just short of receiving a state medal. The top 15 earn a medal.
Other BIIF golfers were Waiakea’s Jillian Mitsuda, 86-83—169; Waiakea’s Kaelyn Uchida, 87-87—174; Kamehameha’s Chloe Waters, 86-91—177; Waiakea’s Anne Nakamoto, 88-90—178; Waiakea’s Tori Hironaga, 96-96—192; Waiakea’s Tia Kualii, 97-101—198; Hilo’s Sunny Sakai, 96-102—198; Hilo’s Juby Aipoalani, 102-97—199; and Keaau’s Anela Dalton, 103-101—204.
Punahou won it’s fourth consecutive team title with a 440 total and was followed by Iolani, 470; Mid-Pacific, 473; Maui, 473; Kaiser, 473; Waiakea, 507; Kalani, 508; Mililani, 519; and Kauai, 547.
HHSAA girls golf championship
At Wailua Municipal Golf Course, Kauai
Final results
Allisen Corpuz* Punahou 35 35 70 38 34 72 142
Mariel Galdiano Punahou 36 36 72 35 35 70 142
Erica Chiang Mid-Pacific 36 37 73 41 34 75 148
Malia Nam Kaiser 38 38 76 36 37 73 149
Jasmine Caba Jar Maui High 41 38 79 38 34 72 151
Allysha-Mae Mateo Maryknoll 37 37 74 38 39 77 151
Chloe Wong Iolani 39 36 75 39 38 77 152
Lorraine Char Kam – Kapalama 37 36 73 40 39 79 152
Mari Nishiura Mililani 40 37 77 38 38 76 153
Reese Guzman Maui High 39 38 77 39 39 78 155
Miki Manta Kalani 41 39 80 36 41 77 157
Zoe-Ann Yamamoto Sacred Hearts 42 39 81 39 38 77 158
Keila Baladad Kaiser 39 41 80 40 38 78 158
Kamie Hamada Iolani 38 43 81 38 39 77 158
Claire Choi Punahou 40 37 77 45 37 82 159
Alanis Sakuma Island Pacific Academy 44 37 81 37 41 78 159
Aiko Leong Punahou 42 38 80 39 40 79 159
Naomi Wong Iolani 36 40 76 43 41 84 160
Caylyn Villatora Lahainaluna 41 39 80 43 38 81 161
Danielle Ujimori Mid-Pacific 40 40 80 39 42 81 161
Kaley Saludares Waiakea 40 43 83 39 42 81 164
Tory Nakata Mid-Pacific 38 41 79 43 42 85 164
Samantha Keppel Kaiser 42 42 84 41 41 82 166
Zoey Akagi-Bustin Iolani 43 47 90 40 37 77 167
Kristeena Locke Maui High 42 39 81 42 44 86 167
Also
Jillian Mitsuda Waiakea 42 44 86 42 41 83 169
Kaelyn Uchida Waiakea 49 38 87 46 41 87 174
Chloe Waters Kamehameha – Kea’au 43 43 86 45 46 91 177
Anne Nakamoto Waiakea 45 43 88 45 45 90 178
Tori Hironaga Waiakea 52 44 96 50 46 96 192
Tia Kualii Waiakea 50 47 97 50 51 101 198
Sunny Sakai Hilo 45 51 96 53 49 102 198
Juby Aipoalani Hilo 49 53 102 46 51 97 199
Anela Dalton Keaau 52 51 103 52 49 101 204
* Won on fourth playoff hole
