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Konawaena clined the west’s top seed in the BIIF Division II tournament by holding on to a 9-8 win over Honoka’a

The lone unbeaten team in girls water polo, Kamehameha-Hawaii, will face tough challenges this week from Waiakea and Hawaii Prep.

Division I is tightening up in the BIIF, with all three teams in the east division separated by one game.

UHH senior Jessica Pepin picked up her first PacWest pitcher of the week award on the season, after taking home two wins in last week’s action.

UH Hilo sophomore was named PacWest Golfer of the Week for two of the first three weeks of the season.

UH Hilo’s offense sputters against Michael Murray as HPU snaps a five-game losing streak, 6-1, to the Vulcans.

Wednesday’s matchup between Hilo and Waiakea saw defense and key errors hand the Warriors a 3-2 win to stay unbeaten.

Damien High graduate and Vulcan freshman Jeremy Dela Cruz was given the top pitcher’s honor in the PacWest this past week.

Hilo native Kolten Wong goes 0-for-2 as the Springfield Cardinals fall to St. Louis 3-2 in an exhibition contest.

The state tournament play-in games for division one softball and baseball have been announced, according to Hawaii High School Athletic Association Executive Director Christopher Chun and Big Island Interscholastic Federation Executive Secretary Lyle Crozier.

Two teams remain unbeaten through the first two dates of league play.

Jodd Carter colIlected three hits and three RBI’s, while Kian Kurokawa smacked three hits of his own with a pair of runs batted in as Hilo High defeated Kea’au 9-2 at Wong Stadium on Tuesday.

Waiakea dominated the team and individual standings at the BIIF’s third team meet of the season Monday.

Waiakea remains unbeaten in league play, while three teams share the Division II lead.

Jordan Hirae drove in three runs for Kamehameha-Hawaii, including the game-winning score in extra innings, to defeat Hilo 3-2.

After falling behind early, the Hilo High Vikings regrouped quickly and got some help from Pahoa’s defense in a 9-2 win over the Daggers on Tuesday.

The local chapter of USA Volleyball is donating proceeds from its concession stand this week to benefit Kamalu Kabalis, who is currently in a coma in Honolulu.

The UH Hilo baseball squad dropped their ninth straight game on Monday, falling 6-3 to nationally ranked Cal Baptist.

Four days after Kolten Wong had been sent down to the minors after a small handful of games in spring training, Wong was back, sorta, with the big squad.

University of Hawaii at Hilo standouts Hillary Hurley and Kirsten Shimizu were honored by coaches in the PacWest conference in yearly awards announced this week.