BIIF Girls Volleyball Seedings Set

The Big Island Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball tournament gets underway Tuesday with a pair of Division II contests, culminating with championship games on Saturday night.

Eight of ten teams in the league’s Division II classification qualify for the league tournament. Only Parker (1-13) and Makua Lani (0-14) are left out of postseason play.

The top two teams in Division II, Konawaena (12-2) and Hawai`i Preparatory Academy (11-3), earned a double-bye and will wait until Friday to get on the court. The next two teams, third-seeded Ka`u (9-5) and fourth-seeded Pahoa (7-7), earned a bye in the opening round and will await the winners of Tuesday’s opening round games on Wednesday.

Three teams will qualify for the New City Nissan / Hawai`i High School Athletic Association Division II Championships, held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 on Oahu.

Division I play gets underway with semifinal play Friday. Kea`au, who finished the season with a 6-8 record, was the only team who failed to qualify for the league’s postseason.

Waiakea, who earned the fourth seed in Division I with an 8-6 record, will face top-seeded Kamehameha-Hawai`i (14-0) at 5:30 p.m. Immediately following will be the other semifinal matchup pitting third-seeded Kealakehe (10-4) against regular season runner-up Hilo (13-1).

The winners of both semifinal games will qualify for the New City Nissan / HHSAA Division I Championships, held at Kamehameha-Hawai`i and Kea`au High School from Oct. 31 – Nov. 2.

BIIF girls volleyball tournament schedule

Division II

Tuesday’s opening round (all matches at 6:00 p.m.)

#8 Laupahoehoe (2-12) at #5 Kohala (5-9)

#7 East-Pac (3-11) at #6 Honoka`a (4-10)

Wednesday’s second round (all matches at 6:00 p.m.)

Laupahoehoe/Kohala winner at #4 Pahoa

East-Pac/Honoka`a at #3 Ka`u

Friday’s semifinals (at Kamehameha-Hawai`i)

TBD/Pahoa winner vs. #1 Konawaena – 2:30 p.m.

TBD/Ka`u winner vs. #2 Hawai`i Prep – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday (at Kamehameha-Hawai`i)

Third-place game (if Konawaena wins Friday) – 4:00 p.m.

Division II championship – 5:30 p.m.

Division I

Friday’s semifinals (at Kamehameha-Hawai`i)

#4 Waiakea vs. #1 Kamehameha-Hawai`i – 5:30 p.m.

#3 Kealakehe vs. #2 Hilo – 7:00 p.m.

Division II

Saturday (at Kamehameha-Hawai`i)

Championship game – 7:00 p.m.