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Boys Varsity & JV Basketball Teams Win ILH Championships

For the first time since winning back to back ILH Division II titles in 1995 and 1996, the HBA boys varsity basketball team can call itself champions.  The team finished league play in first place overall (13-1, ILH) despite welcoming seven new players to the roster this year.  The overall title is particularly significant as the “big” schools’ (Punahou, Kamehameha, Iolani, St. Louis) division II teams returned to the schedule after a year’s hiatus.  Besides HBA, all others teams finished with 2 or more losses in league play.  The team admirably fought through several players’ injuries and illnesses throughout the season, which concluded with losses to Roosevelt High and eventual state champion Kailua High in the HHSAA Division II State Championship Tournament March 5th and 6th at Kalani High School.

Team members were sophomores Nathan Le and Landry Kiyabu, juniors Byron Kam, Ryan Leung, John Kagehiro, Christian Morimoto, Bryan Smits and In Sik Seo (brought up from jv at season’s end), and seniors Kyle Barretta, Reid Morihara, Ellison Iseri, Shane Sato, Justin Seo and Kelsey Uyehara. 

The junior varsity boys basketball team also claimed their respective ILH Division II Title by defeating University High 45-41 on January 29th in a playoff game at Damien Memorial HS.

HBA (8-3) began its season with a 1-3 record, but rebounded with seven consecutive wins.  UHS (7-4), on the other hand, built a 7-1 record before closing its season with losses to HBA on January 19th and Word of Life Academy on January 24th to fall into a first place tie and set up the championship playoff.

Team members were sophomores Wayden Chu, Sage Chun-Bulseco, Jun Fritz, Chasen Fukuda, Caleb Gaskins, Erik Hudson, Andrew Kanemaru, Brennan Lee, Reyn Sugihara, Matthew Wong, and Justin Yoshimoto and juniors Justin Harada and In Sik Seo. 

Pac-5 Girls Varsity Soccer Team Wins ILH & State Championships

The Pac-5 girls varsity soccer team’s trademarks all season were defense and ball control.  The deliberate style paid off as the Wolfpack won their second HHSAA Division II Girls State Soccer Championship by defeating Kapaa HS 1-0 (4-2 on penalty kicks) on February 7th at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.   Pac-5 also won the inaugural division II title in 2007.

HBA members of the team were seniors Christine Tamamoto and Erin Moriki, juniors C’era Oliveira and Michelle Chinen and sophomores Ashley Haruki, Rebecca Yonashiro and Rachel Yonashiro.  Tamamoto and Oliveira were named to the all-tournament team.  Tamamoto, an ILH and state all-star midfielder last season, also was chosen as the OC16 Impact Player of the Game for her performance in the championship final.  Congratulations to our soccer girls!

Wrestlers Qualify for States…Mishima & Enos Win ILH Titles

HBA senior Kaety Enos won her second consecutive ILH wrestling title in the 108-lb class, while fellow senior Risha Mishima won her first ILH title in the 130-lb class after finishing runner-up a year ago.  The two girls competed at the HHSAA Wrestling State Championships February 20th and 21st at the Neal Blaisdell Center Arena along with freshman Kayla Mishima and sophomore Micah Nakamura.

Risha Mishima was unable to defend her state title as she lost a tough 3-1 match to Robyn Teruya of Roosevelt High in the 130-lb final.  Enos finished 5th in her class.  The three girls led HBA to a team finish of 14th place (out of 43 scoring schools).  Congratulations to our grapplers!

Swimmers Qualify for State Championships…Nakamura Medals

Several HBA athletes qualified for the HHSAA State Swimming Championships that were staged at Central Oahu Regional Park aquatic complex February 13th and 14th.  They were freshmen Tyra Ippongi, Jonathan Magota and Bryce Tanaka, sophomores Rachel Wong and Christopher Ma, juniors Chelsea Chan and Sara Tanigawa, and seniors Chelsie Matsuoka, Jaryn Lau, Roshan Suehiro and Catherine Nakamura.  Nakamura took third place individually in the 100-yd backstroke and fourth place in the 100-yd butterfly, while the HBA 200-yd medley relay team of Ippongi, Chan, Wong and Nakamura also reached the finals.   Congratulations to our swimmers!

Girls Varsity Basketball Team Qualifies For States

They took the long route, but the HBA girls varsity basketball team battled its way to its first state tournament since 2006.  The team finished the regular season tied for third place (8-4, ILH) but lost a playoff game with St. Andrew’s Priory on February 16th at the Pride’s gym.  They then defeated La Pietra and Hanalani in an ILH playoff tournament to claim the league’s fourth berth into the HHSAA Division II State Championship Tournament February 25th-28th.  At states, the team lost to Kaiser High 44-43, then defeated Seabury Hall 53-44 and Hawaii Preparatory Academy 47-38 to win the consolation title.  Senior Keline Yoshimura was named to the all-tournament team.

Team members were freshmen Kimberly Au and Amber Au, sophomores Ashley Haruki, Reana Lee, Jordin Ramos, Kayla Yamamoto, Jami-Lyn Grumling and Rebecca Dang, juniors Jamie Iha, Lindsay Strach, Remi Yasui and Jennifer Young, and seniors Yoshimura, Stefanie Sueda, Narissa Fujii and Sharon Kim.

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Summer Sports in Gym On Hold

HBA is planning to replace the bleachers and the lights in the gym this upcoming summer.  As such, everything usually scheduled in the gym will either be reduced or eliminated for this summer only.  These include summer volleyball and basketball practices, the intermediate basketball summer league, the annual HBA Eagle Hoop Camp and the annual HBA Volleyball Skills Clinic (However, most of our sport teams will continue to participate in leagues hosted by other ILH schools).  The bleacher and light projects will have to be done separately and may total up to eight weeks in length.  If the down time is shorter than expected and we are able to host any activities, we will disseminate the information as soon as it becomes available. 

12th Annual HBA Athletic Booster Club Golf Tourney at Mid-Pac Country Club

The annual HBA ABC tournament is scheduled for Monday, June 22, 2009 at the exclusive Mid-Pacific Country Club.  This fundraising tournament, all proceeds of which go to the athletic department, is one of the most popular each year on Oahu.  The tournament has sold out eight of the past nine years so sign up as soon as possible!*  Many groups were turned away last year.

*Applications will be posted at www.hba.net  in the coming weeks.  All of the spring sports schedules and latest athletics news are also posted on our award-winning website.  Once on the site’s homepage, you need to click on “Student Life”, then scroll down to “Athletics”.