The Juniors division finals of the 64th annual Haili Volleyball Tournament will begin today.
At 9 a.m., five divisions will begin holding the last of their quarterfinal matchups — girls 16U and 18U at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, girls 14U at UH-Hilo, girls 12U at Hilo Armory and coed 10U at Kawananakoa Gym in Keaukaha.
With just four teams, the boys 14U division has always had its final four — and will hold its first semifinal match at 9:50 a.m. at UH-Hilo.
Consolation championships will be held around noon, starting at 11:30 a.m. with girls 18U at Civic and Boys 14U at UHH — then at 12:20 p.m., girls 16U will play its consolation final at Civic, girls 14U at UHH and coed 10U at Kawananakoa.
The last consolation final will be the girls 12U division — tipping off 1:10 p.m. at Hilo Armory.
After a break, the finals will begin 4 p.m. at Civic — starting with coed 8U on court 1 and girls 14U on court 2. The coed 8U division only has two teams, Haili and Pulelehua — and the final will be the first and only 8U event.
Coed 10U and boys 14U will play at 5 p.m., girls 12U and 16U at 6 p.m. — and then boys 12U and girls 18U will cap off the night with finals starting at 7 p.m.
The adult tournament will begin Thursday at 9 a.m. at the same four locations.
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GIRLS 18U
Pilipa‘a Na Wahine 18U earned the first final four berth in the division, winning two games in pool play and two more in bracket play to enter the semifinals with a 4-0 record. They will play against Hana Hou (4-0) 18U today at 10:40 a.m.
At 9 a.m. Kamuela (2-2) and Kainani A‘o Ka‘u (2-2) will face off in a redemption round at Civic, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals.
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GIRLS 16U
Eleu 16U (4-0) earned the first berth in the final four.
In this morning’s quarterfinals at Civic, Pilipa‘a Na Wahine 16U (4-0) will play Pana‘ewa (2-1) at 9 a.m. and Ho‘opa 15U (2-1) will play Hi Intensity (4-0) at 9:50 a.m.
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BOYS 14U
The four teams in the boys 14U category are Pilipa‘a Black (2-0), Pilipa‘a Blue (1-1), Cuzins 14U (0-2) and Miloli‘i 14U (1-1).
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GIRLS 14U
Pu‘uki 14U (5-0) and Pi‘opi‘o Bears Kupa‘a (5-0) will clash in the first semifinal match, at 10:40 a.m. at UHH.
In this morning’s quarterfinals — Kanani A‘o Ka‘u (3-0) will play Hi Intensity (1-2) at 9 a.m. at UHH and Pi‘opi‘o Bears Paliku (3-1) will take on Mau Loa WaHine (4-0) at 9:50 a.m. at UHH.
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BOYS 12U
The four-team division began bracket play on Tuesday afternoon, during which Pilipa‘a 12U and Country Kids 12U swept Miloli‘i 12U and Cuzins 12U, respectively.
Pilipa‘a (3-0) and Country Kids (2-1) will round off the night in tonight’s final title bout.
Cuzins defeated Miloli‘i 2-0 in the third-place match on Tuesday evening.
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GIRLS 12U
Malulani 12U (4-0) nabbed the first spot in the final four.
Three quarterfinal matchups will be held for the girls 12U division this morning — Mau Loa Ekahi (2-0) versus Impact 12U (4-0), Lawakua (3-0) versus Pi‘opi‘o Bears Ku Ikaika (2-0) and Hemolele (3-1) versus Kaulukoa (3-0). All three will be played at Hilo Armory.
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COED 10U
Mau Loa II (4-0) earned the first semifinal berth, and will take on Pio‘opi‘o Bears Ho‘omau (4-0) — the only other undefeated team in the 12-team division — at 10:40 a.m. at Kawananakoa Gym.
In the remaining quarterfinal matchups, Amp (2-1) will take on Cuzins 10U (2-1) at 9 a.m. and Impact (1-1) will face Haili Blue (2-0) at 9:50 a.m. at Kawananakoa Gym.
