Hawaii Grown: Keeping up with isle athletes at mainland colleges

BASEBALL

Kuhio Aloy (Baldwin), Arkansas: Enjoyed his first three-hit game since February in a series sweep of Alabama, driving in a run and adding a walk to his three singles. Nolan Souza (Punahou) had two hits and drove in three in the same game, his first time pairing hits this month.

Nuu Contrades (Saint Louis), Arizona State: Hit his ninth and 10th home runs of the season in a series victory over Utah, collecting five hits in the three games before blasting another homer on Monday in a 5-3 loss to Arizona. He is up to 26 career home runs to go with 31 stolen bases. He has hit home runs in successive games three times this year and now has gone deep in three straight games twice in his career. He will have a chance to extend it on Thursday at BYU.

Kaimi Kahalekai (Kamehameha-Maui), Long Beach State: Was stretched out for the longest outing of his career with 5 2/3 innings on 98 pitches in a 10-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton, putting up four scoreless innings after a disastrous start by the team’s starter. He struck out seven batters and it was the former closer’s first time throwing multiple innings this year.

Wailele Kane-Yates (Kauai), Oral Roberts: Launched a home run as one of his six hits in a 2-1 series win over Omaha, driving in five runs and scoring three. He had three hits in the final game, his first time with three in a contest this year, but the Golden Eagles lost to end an 11-game winning streak.

Ty Komoda (Kaiser), Whitworth: Snapped out of a season-long slump with two RBIs in each game of a three-game sweep of Linfield, mashing five hits with home runs in both games of a doubleheader. He went into the weekend with a .213 batting average but has it up to a season-best .244. He is hitting .255 in 247 at-bats in his three-year career. Nathaniel Kurano (Roosevelt) threw five shutout innings in a 7-4 win over Linfield.

Keoni Painter (Kamehameha-Maui), BYU: Went deep for the second time this season in a 6-1 win over Houston. It was a solo shot in the seventh to help the Cougars sweep a Big 12 series for the first time. It was his only time in the lineup since April 4.

Beau Sylvester (Kamehameha), Arizona: Ignited a winning rally with a leadoff walk in the ninth inning of a 3-2 win over Texas Christian, scoring on a pinch-hit single. He hit his first home run in a 5-3 win over Arizona State on Monday to run his hitting streak to seven games and is hitting .392 over the stretch.

Ethan Thomas (Mililani), Northern Kentucky: Banged out seven hits — including a home run – in a 2-1 series win over North Carolina Greensboro, going 4-for-4 with a walk in the first game. He has nine of his 24 hits and six of his 19 RBIs in the past four games and has raised his batting average from .205 to .276 during that hot streak.

Sean Yamaguchi (Saint Louis), Nevada: Punished San Jose State pitching with three hits in an 11-1 victory, driving in two runs to raise his season total to 21 in 19 games. Kainoa Kaneshiro (Kamehameha) pitched a clean eighth inning in a 16-10 loss to St. Mary’s, his first time in his career without allowing a run, and Greyson Osbun (Kamehameha) pitched a scoreless ninth. He hasn’t allowed a run in his first three college appearances.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Emi Erickson (Punahou), Pepperdine: Was honored as half of the West Coast Conference Pair of the Week with partner Ginerva Merlini for their four victories at the Waves Tournament. The won all of their matches in straight sets, at the No. 4 spot the first day before moving up to No. 3. They are 23-11 this season and Erickson has won 61 matches in her career.

Cammie Masanda (Kamehameha-Hawaii), Corban: Was named to the All-Cascade Collegiate Conference team with senior partner Alexis Adebodun for their 20-6 record, just the seventh duo from the school to reach that mark. Masanda has won 50 matches in her career with different partners, putting her fifth in program history.

MEN’S GOLF

Tyler Loree (Seabury Hall), UCLA: Earned the fifth top-25 finish of his young career with a 24th at the Thunderbird Collegiate, finishing at plus-3 over three rounds despite a 74 on the final day. He has shot in the 60s 10 times in 27 rounds but hadn’t hit the mark since October.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Leia Chung (Leilehua) Boise State: Continues to make her case as one of the best players to come out of Boise State, taking 13th place at the Cowgirl Classic at even par and moving her into seventh in program history in top-25 finishes. It was the 11th time she has emerged from a tournament at par or lower.

SOFTBALL

Nikki Donahue (Kamehameha), Oregon State: Hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot, to give the Beavers a brief lead in an 8-3 loss. It was the .188 hitter’s first RBIs since early March in a tough season. She hit five home runs in 46 games last season but is in a backup role this year with only 12 games played.

Taryn Ho (Punahou), Oregon: Went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases in an 11-0 win over Maryland, scoring one run and driving in two. She had a hit in each game of the series and has built a six-game hitting streak. The freshman is batting .386 in 31 games.

Colby McClinton (Kamehameha), Cal State Fullerton: Collected five hits in a three-game sweep of UC Riverside, scoring five runs and growing her batting average to .397 as she chases the magic number of .400. The .363 career hitter is fifth in program history.

Savannah Simons (Kapaa), Cal State Northridge: Pulled off a triple play in an 8-6 win over UC Davis, snagging a line drive with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth inning and tagging the bag before finishing off a rundown for the third out. She was hit by pitches in all three games of the 2-1 series win and scored each time.

Kayla Whaley (Campbell), Cal State Bakersfield: Had five hits — three in one game — in a three-game series against Hawaii but was only able to produce two runs against the Rainbow Wahine, who swept the series. She ran her hitting streak to seven games and had two of the Roadrunners’ four hits off her old high school teammate, Taryn Irimata, and took a no-hitter away from her.

MEN’S TENNIS

Tanner Ige (Punahou), Pomona Pitzer: Was the most reliable player for the Sagehens at the Mary Washington Invitational, either winning or retiring with the lead in every match. He began the tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 sweep of the No. 4 player for Johns Hopkins and then teamed up with Neil Chulani to win 6-4 in doubles against Emory, taking out their No. 4 singles player 7-6, 7-6. He came back the next day and beat Mary Washington 6-2 in doubles with Chulani and led 5-7, 6-2, 5-1 before being called off the court because the Eagles clinched the team victory.

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Shane Kawakami-Williams (Hawaii Baptist), Occidental: Pushed the 4×400 team to second place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, handling the second spot for a time of 3:14.51, which was 10 seconds faster than the third-place team.

Spencer Lyau (‘Iolani), Grinnell: Helped the 4×400 team to a second place finish at the Dick Young Classic and took fourth place in the 1,500 meters at 4:11.74. The freshman did this just one day after lowering his personal best in the 800 meters to 1:55.54 in the Jim Duncan Invitational, the program’s best time since 2015 and No. 8 in school history.

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Kekaihulali Halpern (Hilo), Saint Martin’s: Moved up to fifth in the school record book at 1,500 meters with a PR of 4:38.88 to finish second in the event by less than a second to an assistant coach for Lewis & Clark. She also finished sixth in the 800 meters to give the Saints a total of 11 points.

Elle Rimando (Mililani), Mount Holyoke: Flew to second place in the long jump at the Jerry Gravel Invitational, establishing a season-best mark of 17 feet, 9 inches as she chases her PR of 18-4.5 that has stood since 2024. She also took third in the triple jump in 36-8.5.

Aliyah Taba (Waimea), Western Oregon: Captured the 400 meters at the John Knight Twilight, circling the track in 56.79 seconds to win by more than a second and pare more than a second off her personal best with her first time under 58 seconds. She now sits fifth on the school’s career list.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Jeff Agcaoili (Lanai), Park Gilbert: Dug up 11 shots in a sweep of Soka Calif., his first time in double figures since early January, which was also the program’s last victory with him on the floor. He has 247 digs in 53 matches in his career and has improved his digs per set this season from 1.41 to 1.68.

Tyce Nakamura (Mililani), Simpson (Calif.): Had a career day with 33 assists in a 3-1 win over Pacific Union, the third match in a row he has improved on his career high. He added seven digs and his third career kill in the victory and made it to 300 career assists in 28th match. Afatia Thompson (Punahou) got the Red Hawks to aloha ball with his 32nd block of the season and then put the match away with his 144th kill.

Keau Thompson (Punahou), Menlo: Nearly had his first double-double of his career with 14 kills and nine digs in a 3-1 win over Vanguard. He has 40 kills in four matches since joining the starting lineup but hasn’t hit higher than .107 in any of them and the Oaks have lost 10 straight matches.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

Waiahuli Akau (Kamehameha-Hawaii), Augustana Illinois: Had her streak of matches with a goal end at seven but dished out two assists in a 21-5 win over Grove City for third place in the Collegiate Water Polo Division III Championships.

Jacqueline Brandon (Kamehameha-Maui), Cal Lutheran: Went off for four goals and an assist in a 25-10 win over La Verne. She has scored eight of her 22 goals this season in two matches against the Leopards. Hudson Geier (Punahou) scored two goals and dished out three assists in a 20-3 win over Redlands and followed it up with a goal and two assists in the win over La Verne. She hasn’t missed a shot since April 4.

Audrey Dexter (‘Iolani), Azusa Pacific: Had two goals and an assist in two straight matches last week, a 19-10 loss to San Diego State and a 12-11 loss to Cal Baptist to finish in fifth place in the Golden Coast Conference. Kohia Rego (Kamehameha) contributed a goal and two assists in the tournament and the two Hawaii girls closed their junior season at their new school with a combined 127 points.

Hannah Fasi (‘Iolani), Macalester: Helped the Scots to their first Collegiate Water Polo Division III Championship since 2019, scoring a goal in the semifinals and then dishing out two assists and making two steals in the championship, a 14-9 win over Carthage. She will play in the national championships beginning April 25.

Emma Luna (Punahou), Connecticut College: Was named to the first team of the Collegiate Water Polo Association for the fourth straight year, scoring 55 points on 36 goals and 19 assists to go with 15 steals, 12 ejections and two blocks. She defended her spot in the conference tournament with a hat trick against Washington & Jefferson, five goals against Wheaton College and four against Penn State Behrend, but the Camels came in seventh. Sarah Nagel (Punahou) had two goals and four assists and Jada Keen (Kealakehe) contributed an assist in the tournament.

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