Mai’lika Napoleon was named the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation’s girls basketball Player of the Year for the second year in a row, the league announced on Wednesday. Waimea High School’s Malcolm Carter was named the boys POY. Kapa‘a girls head coach
Mai’lika Napoleon was named the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation’s girls basketball Player of the Year for the second year in a row, the league announced on Wednesday. Waimea High School’s Malcolm Carter was named the boys POY.
Kapa‘a girls head coach Terri Maguire also received Coach of the Year honors for the second time in as many years.
Napoleon, the senior who is currently with her team on O‘ahu for the Hawaiian Airlines/Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association’s Division II State Girls Basketball Championships, said the honor was a surprise to her.
“There were a lot of good girls this year. (At the beginning of the season,) I thought to myself, ‘this would be a great competition,’” she said. “I’m pretty excited about it.”
Napoleon led the Lady Warriors (9-0) to their second KIF title and their second appearance at the state championships. Three of her teammates — Jondi Das, Tori Tuttle and Leina‘ala McCabe
“Being named Player of the Year means a lot to me; it’s my senior year too and it looks good for colleges,” she said.
Carter was named to the KIF Winter All-Stars for the first time of his basketball career at Waimea. The junior finished the season as the Menehune’s leading scorer.
The Kapa‘a Warriors, who on Tuesday won their first KIF title in at least four years, placed three players on the list — freshman Duke Pauli, and seniors Kekoa Prem and Kekoa Colipano. This is Prem’s second year as an all-star. Second-year coach Phillip Baclayan was named the boys Coach of the Year.
Still relatively fresh from their Division II state soccer title — the first ever for a Neighbor Island team — the Kapa‘a Warriors placed five players as all-stars, including the Player of the Year, Ikaika Fuerte. Fuerte was not only the team’s leading scorer, but also the league’s. He was named to the state team and was recognized as the Most Outstanding Player at the tournament.
Fuerte is no stranger to the all-stars list and neither is his coach, Kevin Cram, who was named the boys soccer Coach of the Year. He coached the Warriors (10-0-1) to three straight KIF championships, and a state championship.
The Warriors also played in the state title game last season.
Kaua‘i’s Skye Shimabukuro, the senior who has accepted a scholarship to play soccer for the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, was named the girls soccer Player of the Year.
Teammates Ashlyn Ubongen and Brandi Gomes are making a repeat appearances as all-stars, as is Kapa‘a’s Dakota Barnett.
Kapa‘a head coach Colby Ayonon, who coached his Lady Warriors to the state title game, was named the Coach of the Year.
For paddling, strokers Xanni Dasalia and Dwayne Manago of Kaua‘i High School were named Most Valuable Paddlers and their coaches Doneen Stokes and Lori Parraga were the Coaches of the Year.
Of the six winter sports, swimming was the only one not to name an MVP.
2009 KIF Winter All-Stars
Basketball
Girls
Guard: Kira Barba (Wai)
Guard: Jayme Jacinto (Wai)
Center: Tori Tuttle (Kap)
Forward: Erin Connelly (Wai)
Forward: Jondi Das (Kap)
Utility: Leina‘ala McCabe (Kap)
Player of the Year: Mailika Napoleon (Kap)
Coach of the Year: Terri Maguire (Kap)
Boys
Guard: Davone Florence (Kau)
Guard: Kekoa Prem (Kap)
Center: Duke Pauli (Kap)
Forward: Teila Huni (Kau)
Forward: Chad Koga (Kau)
Utility: Kekoa Colipano (Kap) Senior
Player of the Year: Malcolm Carter (Wai)
Coach of the Year: Phillip Bacalayon (Kap)
Canoe Paddling
Mixed Crew:
Alanna Lind (Kau)
Scott Sasan (Kau)
Megan Mendoza (Kap)
Maika’I Kuhaulua (Kap)
Seanne Andrade (Wai)
Faustino Apilado (Wai)
Girls Crew:
Carly Matsumoto (Kau)
Kaili Ragudo (Kau)
Xannielle Dasalia (Kau)
Maiah Velarde (Kap)
Ligaya Roman (Kap)
Kellsey Kelley (Wai)
Boys Crew:
James Davenport (Kau)
Kaimana Delapenia (Kau)
Dwayne Manago (Kau)
BJ Aiwohi (Kap)
TJ Tacbian (Kap)
Devin Frasco Rull (Wai)
Girls Most Valuable Paddler: Xannielle Dasalia (Kau)
Girls Coach of the Year: Lori Parraga (Kau)
Boys Most Valuable Paddler: Dwayne Manago (Kau)
Boys Coach of the Year: Doneen Stokes
Soccer
Girls
Forward: Dakota Barnett (Kap)
Forward: Skye Shimabukuro (Kau)
Forward: Ashlyn Ubongen (Kau)
Midfield: Seri Niimi-Burch (Kap)
Midfield: Carleen Miguel (Wai)
Midfield: Brandi Gomes (Kau)
Defense: Larissa Crain (Kap)
Defense: Takara Kunioka (Kap)
Defense: Megan Souza (Kap)
Defense: Teal Basquez (Kau)
Goalie: Jessica Iwata (Kau)
Utility: Kylie Taniguchi (Kau)
Player of the Year: Skye Shimabukuro (Kau)
Coach of the Year: Colby Ayonon (Kap)
Boys
Forward: Keala Lovell (Kau)Senior
Forward: Torrey Santiago (Wai) Junior
Forward: Caleb Sarsona (Kap) Senior
Midfield: Tyler Cram (Kap) Senior
Midfield: Kaisen Carillo (Kap) Junior
Midfield: Gerry Rayray (Kau)Senior
Defense: Joseph Velasco (Kap) Senior
Defense: Alex LaMadrid (Kap) Senior
Defense: Chris Longboy (Kau)Senior
Defense: Jordan Kitabayashi (Wai) Junior
Goalie: Cody Owens (Wai) Senior
Utility: Kelsey Gaetjens (Kau)Senior
Player of the Year: Ikaika Fuerte (Kap)
Coach of the Year: Kevin Cram (Kap)
Swimming
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay: Kapa‘a High – Team A
Emma Rausch, Tanya Rames, Savanna Roselli, Kaitlyn Jarry
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay: Kaua‘i High – Team A
Cody Ishiguro, Aaron Pigott, Ethan Austin-Elbez, Justin Mathany
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: Anya Littlefield (Kap)
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle: Aaron Pigott (Kau)
Girls 200 Yard IM: Desiree Pia (Kau)
Boys 200 Yard IM: Aaron Belmonte (Kap)
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle: Melanie Grindle (Kula
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle: Kanoa Nartatez Kap)
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly: Desiree Pia (Kau)
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly: Cody Ishiguro (Kau)
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle: Emma Rausch (Kap)
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle: Kanoa Nartatez (Kap)
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle: Anya Littlefield (Kap)
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: Jose Lozano (IS)
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Kauai High – Team A
Casie Ford, Desiree Pia, Tory Kobayashi, Ryann Linthicum
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Waimea High – Team A
Kele Hanohano, Alex Milan, Bryce Beaver, Matt Holzman
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke: Emma Rausch (Kap)
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke: Matt Holzman (Wai)
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke: Tanya Rames (Kap)
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke: Aaron Pigott (Kau)
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Kauai High – Team A
Desiree Pia, Ryann Linthicum, Tory Kobayashi, Casie Ford
Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Waimea High – Team A
PJ Joyce, Alex Milan, Bryce Beaver, Dane Harding
