LIHU‘E — There is no player of the year for either girls or boys golf, and there is no coach of the year, on the list of Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation golf all-stars.
Island School boys picked up four of the six available spots, and Kaua‘i High School girls filled in five of the six spots.
The KIF golf championship was taken by the Island School Voyager boys, led by the Summerhays brothers, Lucas, a freshman, and Spencer, a senior. Kaua‘i High School girls were unchallenged for the team competition.
After chasing Lucas through most of the season that was played at different courses, Spencer Summerhays turned his game following the outing at the Princeville Makai, and finished strong as the KIF top boys individualist.
He was joined by Ema-Lani Ebesu, who played consistently throughout the season to give Island School three of the four titlist spots — top boys individualist, top girls individualist and top boys team.
The boys golf will enter the 2023 season with two freshmen on the courses, while the girls return five of the six all-stars, with two juniors, a sophomore and two freshmen.
KIF boys golf all-stars: Lucas Summerhays (ninth grade, Island School), Henry Anderson (12th, Kaua‘i High), Spencer Summerhays (12th, Island School), Christopher Jobe (ninth, Island School), Ty Tsukayama (12th, Waimea High), Kameron Lee (10th, Island School).
KIF girls golf all-stars: Ema-Lani Ebesu (12th grade, Island School), Haley Arakaki (11th, Kaua‘i High), Samantha Murphy (11th, Kaua‘i High), Amalia Abigana (ninth, Kaua‘i High), Pricilla Mathews (10th, Kaua‘i High), Leilani Redono (ninth, Kaua‘i High).
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
