Moanalua bests Kaiser to claim third straight OIA Red title

Moanalua players celebrate after defeating Kaiser in four sets to win the OIA Red division title. Peter Caldwell | SL

Moanalua won its third consecutive OIA Red division title in boys volleyball, taking down Kaiser in a winner-take-all playoff, 18-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-14.

The defending Red champion Na Menehune took the long road to the crown, battling back through the consolation bracket and having to defeat the Cougars two times in a row to make it a three-peat.

Both teams will represent the OIA in next week's New City Nissan/HHSAA Division I state tournament, though Moanalua will have the benefit of a first round bye as league champion.