There is three-team parity at the top of BIIF Division II softball season, and much of it is thanks to the right arm of Mikayla Kekoa.
There is three-team parity at the top of BIIF Division II softball season, and much of it is thanks to the right arm of Mikayla Kekoa.
The Kohala sophomore fired a complete Wednesday in Kapaau and the Cowgirls beat their nemesis, Kamehameha, 6-1.
The Warriors (8-3) were everyone’s nemesis in going undefeated the past two seasons, but the five-time defending D-II champions have lost three times in the past 15 days.
Konawaena beat Kamehameha 12-2 last Saturday, and two days before that Kekoa pitched a complete game to lift the Cowgirls (8-4) to a 2-1 victory against the Wildcats (11-2).
On Wednesday, Kekoa pitched Kohala past the team that relegated it to BIIF runner-up the past two seasons, as well as three lopsided regular-season losses.
On Friday, Konawaena hosts Kamehameha with a chance to clinch the top seed in the BIIF semifinals, where it could avoid meeting either Kohala or Kamehameha until the finals.
Honokaa 21, Pahoa 0
Honokaa 31, Pahoa 3
Taylor Souza and Destynee Carvalho hit grand slams in the first game, and Aulii Meyer blasted a grand slam in the second game as the Dragons earned a sweep at home.
Maluhia Sanchez hit a two-run home run in the second game, highlighting a 24-run first inning. Meyer (3 for 6 ) finished the day with eight RBIs and also doubled, and Souza combined to go 3 for 3 with a double and seven RBIs.
In the first game, Keesha Matsuoka worked a three-inning perfect game with seven strikeouts for Honokaa (5-9), then Meyer earned a victory, allowing three unearned runs, two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in a three-inning complete game.
Sarah Sedillo tripled in the first game and drove in six runs in the doubleheader, and in the second game Tyrah Fernandez went 3 for 4 with four runs and four RBIs.
Tara Santiago collected an RBI singe for the Daggers (0-14).
Hawaii Prep 19, Ka’u 15
Tiare Apina doubled twice among her two hits, Hillary Connors collected two hits and pitched two innings of relief to get a save and Ka Makani won a slugfest in Kapaau.
Analei Emmsley hit two solo homers for the Trojans (2-9), finishing 4 for 5.
Kiai Lindsey earned the win for HPA (2-9). Sara Heymann had a double and single, and she and Apina each drove in a run.
For Ka’u, Alysha Gustafson-Savella (triple, double), Chaunalisa Velez (two doubles) and Shanastie Hu-Blanco (triple) each finished with three hits, Reishalynn Jara posted a triple and a double, and Lei Chun Galban Kin had two hits.
Waiakea at Kealakehe
The game was postponed because of a lack of umpires, and was rescheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Kealakehe, contingent on officals being available.