HANAPEPE — Kapaa High School won four games in the series against Waimea, which wrapped up Thursday night at the Hanapepe Stadium. The series started Wednesday when the Kapaa varsity boys claimed a 2-0 win over the Menehune, and the
HANAPEPE — Kapaa High School won four games in the series against Waimea, which wrapped up Thursday night at the Hanapepe Stadium.
The series started Wednesday when the Kapaa varsity boys claimed a 2-0 win over the Menehune, and the Kapaa varsity girls edged Waimea, 2-1 in the nightcap.
Thursday, the Kapaa junior varsity boys finished with a 2-0 win over the JV Menehune in a game shortened by about five minutes by game officials due to “fans in the stadium misbehaving.”
Kapaa wrapped up the series when the JV girls blanked the Waimea JV girls, 10-0.
With the win, Kapaa varsity boys next face Kauai at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Coming from a 0-0 halftime deadlock, the Kapaa varsity boys found the net with goals by Daniel Alonzo and Keaton Schneider in the second half for its 2-0 final Wednesday afternoon.
The varsity Warrior men set the stage for its wahine as Kanani Colburn and team captain Cassie Wilson netted goals to lead Kapaa varsity girls to its 2-1 edge over Waimea.
Sanoe Taniguchi scored Waimea’s goal preventing a shutout.
Thursday, the JV boys waged a physical assertive defensive slugfest through most of the first half.
With about 40 seconds showing on the clock, Kapaa got a break when Joshua Zietz poked at the ball guarded by the Waimea goalkeeper and two defenders.
Zietz, playing the wing, moved the ball behind the Waimea keeper before crossing to Jonah Stokes, who finished the play with an easy put-in for the 1-0 lead at the break.
Following the Saturday games, the next Kauai Interscholastic Federation will meet Jan. 4 when Kauai High School hosts Waimea at Vidinha Stadium starting with the JV boys at 10 a.m. and the JV girls at 11:45 a.m. The varsity boys kick off starting at 1:30 p.m. followed by the varsity girls starting at 3:30 p.m.
Kapaa will be at Island School when the varsity boys open at 10 a.m. followed by the varsity girls starting at noon.
