HANAPEPE — When it was all said and done, two out of the five senior softball champions were from the Garden Isle, with the Lihu‘e A’s outlasting Action (O‘ahu) 12-8 and East Kaua‘i beating Kawaihau, 16-4 in an all Kaua‘i
HANAPEPE — When it was all said and done, two out of the five senior softball champions were from the Garden Isle, with the Lihu‘e A’s outlasting Action (O‘ahu) 12-8 and East Kaua‘i beating Kawaihau, 16-4 in an all Kaua‘i match-up.
In the “A” division, The Rookies ran past Cami’s Lounge (Maui) 16-6, Honomu Seniors (Hawai‘i) took fifth-place over Hilo Pomaikai, 13-3, Na Koa (O‘ahu) edged Kohala, 7-6, and Bad Company (O‘ahu) won the championship over a tough Aikane (O‘ahu) squad, 14-9.
The “B” division was won by the Hawaiians (O‘ahu) over Express (O‘ahu) 29-17 in the highest scoring contest of the day.
Kona Gold took third-place, with a 14-6 win over Hui Ohana (O‘ahu), the Waimea Paniolos beat West Kaua‘i, 12-2, and Ku‘ikahi beat Harleys Dragons, 20-13 for seventh-place.
In the “C” division, The Yankees (O‘ahu) won third-place over K-Makule, 22-9.
The Maui Raiders beat Pu‘ukapu (Hawai‘i) 19-10 for fifth-place, and Hamakua (Hawai‘i) trounced Carquest (Maui) 13-3 for seventh-place.
Toro’s (Maui) beat the Vikings (O‘ahu) 21-13 for third-place in the “D” division.
Pu‘uwai Opio (Hawai‘i) outscored the Aces (Maui) 11-7 for the fifth-place medals, and Hui O Na Kolohe (Hawai‘i) fell to the Golden Eagles (O‘ahu) 15-6 for seventh-place.
The Cane Fire (Maui) took the title for the “E” division with a 6-0 mark.
The Guava’s (Maui) got second-place going 5-1, and Papai Kou Seniors (Hawai‘i) finished in third with a 4-2 record.
Although the heavy rains dampened the field on Wednesday, the tournament resumed on Thursday with the completion of the make-up games, which were altered with rules to allow the competition to continue.
A big mahalo (thank you) to Pat and Lana Rosa (Kaua‘i coordinators), who were able to keep the tournament going and made it a successful one.
It was also good to see familiar faces at the event with the likes of Maxine Correa (former county council member), her son Kirk with his son Dallas and his two daugthers.
Kirk also noted that he was able to catch up with his old high school football coach from St. Louis High School, who played for one of the O‘ahu teams.
The food booth was also extremely busy as the West Kaua‘i contingent managed to feed a bevy of softball fans and players.
Lydia Carveiro (Richard Carveiro’s wife), along with her two daughter’s-in-law, Alison and Kathy were doing a splendid job making the air at Hanapepe Ballpark smell nice and scrumptious.
All in all, the senior state softball tourney was a huge success, thanks in part to all of the seniors and their families from all over the state.
Next year’s state tournament will be held on O‘ahu.
