DI State Volleyball Tournament Opens Tuesday

Neal Blaisdell Arena, site of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Division I Boys Volleyball Championship match. Wikipedia photo.

Waiakea High School and Kamehameha-Hawai’i will both vie for their first state volleyball championships this week at the New City Nissan/Hawai’i High School Athletic Association Division I State Volleyball Championships, held on Oahu.

Tuesday’s first round matches include a feature meeting between Kahuku and Waiakea at Moanalua High School. The Warriors, runner-up in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation, went 11-3 in league play. On the other side, the Red Raiders finished Oahu Interscholastic Association play with a 12-2 record, good for third place in the league. The match can be seen on OC16.

Kamehameha-Hawai’i, the BIIF’s regular season and overall champion, earned a first-round bye and will await the winner of Tuesday’s match between Kamehameha-Kapalama and Waipahu. Wednesday’s match can be seen on OC16 XCast.

Friday’s championship match will be played at the Neal Blaisdell Arena on Oahu. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.

New City Nissan/HHSAA Division I Boys Volleyball Championships

Tuesday, May 3

at Moanalua High School

McKinley vs. Moanalua – 5 p.m. (OC16)

Kahuku vs. Waiakea – 7 p.m. (OC16)

at Kalani High School

Kalaheo vs. Lahainaluna – 5 p.m. (OC16 XCast)

Waipahu vs. Kamehameha-Kapalama – 7 p.m. (OC16 XCast)

Wednesday, May 4

at Moanalua High School

Kahuku/Waiakea loser vs. McKinley/Mililani loser – 3:30 p.m.

McKinley/Mililani winner vs. #4 King Kekaulike – 5 p.m. (OC16)

Kahuku/Waiakea winner vs. #1 Punahou – 7 p.m. (OC16)

at Kalani High School

Kalaheo/Lahainaluna loser vs. Waipahu/Kamehameha-Kapalama loser – 3:30 p.m.

Kalaheo/Lahainaluna winner vs. #2 Moanalua – 5 p.m. (OC16 XCast)

Waipahu/Kamehameha-Kapalama vs. #3 Kamehameha-Hawai’i – 7 p.m. (OC16 XCast)

Thursday, May 5

at Kalani High School

Consolation match – 4 p.m.

Fifth place semifinal – 5:30 p.m.

Fifth place semifinal – 7 p.m.

at Moanalua High School

Semifinal match – 5 p.m. (OC16)

Semifinal match – 7 p.m. (OC16)

Friday, May 6

at the Neal Blaisdell Arena

Fifth place match – 12:30 p.m.

Third place match – 3:30 p.m.

Championship mtch – 7 p.m. (OC16 XCast)