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10-05-2025
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HHSAA State Softball: Kapaa & Mililani win State Titles
The HHSAA State Softball Championship games were held on Friday for Division I & Division II. In Division II, Kapaa and Pearl City faced off for the championship. Pearl City took a 3-0 lead after the 2nd inning. But in the 3rd, Kapaa tied it after a Jaicie Martinez 3 RBI Triple. The Warriors would then take the lead in the same inning, and never trailed again. Kapaa wins the Division II State Championship 7-5, and are crowned the State Champs for the 2nd straight season. Sienna Yamashita, Andie Iglesia, Martinez, and Rylie Furtado all finish with 2+ hits for Kapaa. In Division I, it was Mililani and Maryknoll who went head to head. The Spartans took an early lead after a hard hit down the 3rd base line by Palehua Silva brought in a run. But in the bottom of the 2nd inning, Mililani's bats found rhythm, as they scored 4 runs which was started from a solo homerun from Hinano Bautista. Mililani added another 5 runs in the 3rd inning that included a grand slam from Kodie Ancheta to put the Trojans ahead 9-3. The Mililani Trojans were able to hold Maryknoll from tying the game up, and Mililani wins the Division I State Title 10-7. Mililani and Kapaa both become back-to-back State Champions. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
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Northeast Oklahoma students recognized for their brain power
OKLAHOMA CITY – Several area students were recognized by Miami legislator, Rep. Steve Bashore. Afton Eagles Basketball Class A Academic State Champions The 2024-25 Afton Eagle Basketball Team was recognized for demonstrating exceptional skill, leadership, and sportsmanship on the basketball court and in the classroom. As Academic State Champions, these team members had the highest GPA of all teams competing in the Class A Basketball tournament, with eight team members having a 4.0 GPA. Team members recognized with citations include Zandar Mace, Brady Robinson, Ricky Barton, Blake Ford, Kendal Landrum, Griffin Robinson, Aiden Victor, Carter Landrum, Brice Noblin, Levi Turley, and Cade Wheeler. Head Coach Bryson Cottrell and Assistant Coach O. Jay Bowen were also honored. Elijah Lee, Commerce and Hali Nair, Bluejacket Lee, a Commerce High School junior, was paged for Bashore at the State Capitol from March 31 to April 3 and Nair served as a page from April 7 to 10. House pages run messages to legislators while they are in the chamber debating policy and voting on measures, and they help in their Capitol offices. Pages also participate in a mock session, in which they learn legislative procedure and how to write legislation. Nair is involved in softball, basketball, FFA, Bio Club, and Student Council and taking concurrent college classes. After high school, she plans to study nursing at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Elijah is on the All-A Honor Roll at his school and is in the top 1% of his class. He's the junior class representative for Student Council. He's also a member of the National Honor Society and the Technology Student Association, serving as the eastern region reporter for Oklahoma. After graduating from high school, Elijah plans to attend Boston University, major in biology, and later attend medical school. Isabella McMillian, Bluejacket McMillian was part of the Oklahoma Youth Expo, which was held at the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Legislators participate in the Legislative & Celebrity Showmanship portion of the world's largest junior livestock show each year. This year, Bashore and McMillian showed Buddy the goat. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-04-2025
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Huntington celebrates state title with parade on Raspberry Lane
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — It was a day of celebration at Huntington High School as they were honoring the girls basketball team for the Lady Raiders winning that state championship down in Hammond last month. Huntington girls basketball crowned State Champions with win over Woodlawn-BR 'It's unreal, surreal moment, we just having fun on Raspberry Lane today,' said Huntington head coach Brian Shyne. 'This is amazing, this is a moment that they will never forget. This is a great moment to relish in and they'll remember it for the rest of their lives.' 'Feels great to know everyone supports us. We got the love from the head, we appreciate all of y'all for the support,' said senior Carley Hamilton. 'We're very grateful, we love Huntington, the culture, the people that support us. It's a good atmosphere and we're very excited and happy right now.' West Shreveport showed out at Thursday's championship parade and pep rally on the football field, something Carley Hamilton says she'll remember forever. 'The love that we received, everybody really supporting us and making sure we know that they're proud of us,' said Hamilton. 'I feel like I'm going to take that with me the most.' Carley Hamilton helps Huntington girls' hoops to first state title; named Player of the Week The senior class is leaving a championship legacy at Huntington, finishing with a 96-30 overall record, 10-3 in postseason play after advancing to at least the semifinals in three of their four seasons. The Lady Raiders became the first basketball team in school history to bring the state championship trophy back to north Louisiana. 'A big one you know we've had a lot of good teams to come through Huntington and it feels good to be the first team to actually get the job done and to know that we made history it makes it even more special,' stated Hamilton. 'Man, they're the first, you only get to be the first one time. They're the first to get it done in school history,' said Shyne. 'They'll be cemented on the wall in the school.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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Prep talk: The rise of Crespi High pitcher Jackson Eisenhauer
After he threw just 11 innings last season while coming back from an injury, Jackson Eisenhauer's improvement this season has been stunning. The Crespi High right-hander is 3-0 without giving up any runs in 19 innings. "I spent a lot of time in the weight room," he said. "Putting on strength has been a big part of it." Eisenhauer showed up as a 5-foot-5, 135-pound freshman. Now he's a 6-foot, 175-pound senior. He spent time getting stronger under the guidance of former El Camino Real standout Woody Cliffords, who has a private training service. 🏆🏀The 2025 CIF State Basketball Championship program is out now!📖 — CIF State (@CIFState) March 12, 2025 "He made massive improvements over the fall and winter — strength, stability, power," Cliffords said. "He still has room to grow." He has helped Crespi to a 6-0 record. Now he and Tyler Walton give the Celts an imposing one-two pitching duo. … Former L.A. Jordan football coach Derek Benton is the new football coach at Fremont. … 🏀🏆We're headed to the @Golden1Center to crown some State Champions on Friday and Saturday!Read more here 👉 — CIF State (@CIFState) March 12, 2025 This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
