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Male Athlete of the Week: Chayce Akaka, Baldwin baseball
It didn't take Chayce Akaka very long to make his presence felt on the Baldwin baseball team.

Akaka won the starting job at third base as a freshman last year and was a stalwart at the hot corner for the Bears en route to their first state title in 21 years and fifth overall this season.

The 5-foot-11 Akaka was a key contributor for Baldwin in last week's run through the Wally Yonamine Foundation/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I Baseball State Championships. He batted .500 (5 for 10) in wins over Oahu Interscholastic Association Western Division foes Waipahu, Campbell and Pearl City on consecutive nights.

"He came up with some key hits; He put the ball in play," Bears coach Jon Viela said. "All of the hits weren't shots or pea rods, but as a lefty being that quick, he found ways to get on and managed to get his hits here and there."

Akaka opened the tournament by batting 2 for 3 with a pair of RBI in Thursday's 7-1 quarterfinal win over Waipahu. He also drew a walk and stole a base in the game. In Friday's 3-2 come-from-behind semifinal win over defending champion Campbell, Akaka was 0 for 4, but reached base on an error and came around to score. In Saturday's title game, Akaka reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances. He batted 3 for 3 with a walk in the 5-1 win over the Chargers.

All of Akaka's hits in the tournament were singles.

"He's hit in the two-spot almost all year," Viela said of Akaka. "He's bunted a little bit to get on, but he's a typical No. 2 batter, maybe stretching it to a leadoff guy. I think potentially next year he could be a good leadoff batter."

Viela said Akaka's athleticism, along with his work ethic, have fueled his success.

"He works hard, he's a good listener, so he'll do what we ask him to do and he's just a good, all-around person and when you have that kind of talent, I would like to believe that he would turn out to be a very good athlete and a baseball player," Viela said. "The kid is very athletic, but he also works very hard."

Akaka, who bats left and throws right, was surrounded by a trio of seniors in the Bears' batting order in leadoff hitter Haloa Dudoit, No. 3 hitter Nawai Ah Yen and clean-up batter Kawena Alo-Kaonohi.

"He's right in the middle of those three seniors," Viela said. "Talent-wise, he's one of the better ones. He's right there with Dudoit and Alo-Kaonohi guys."

Viela noted that Akaka, a three-sport athlete, got a late start to the baseball season. Akaka is the starting quarterback on the football team in the fall and a forward on the basketball team in the winter.

"He missed part of the preseason, but that was about it," Viela said. "I think the expectation he has of himself is that he'll always get better with as athletic as he is and I don't think he disappointed anybody this year."

Viela said the reception he and the team have received in school and around town have been tremendous in the days since the championship game.

"It's been surreal I think for everybody," Viela said. "The talk around town has created a little bit of a reality of us winning, so it's something that is special for the boys, but I don't think the reality of it has sunk in yet. I'm sure it will eventually. Some of them, I don't think they even know how big this is."

It also marked the final game for Viela as Bears' coach. The long-time health and physical education teacher and assistant athletic director at Baldwin will become the AD at Kamehameha-Maui effective June 1.

Female Athlete of the Week: Sienna Ho, Moanalua judo
Over the past four years, Sienna Ho has earned the trust and respect of her coaches.

That's why no one was happier for Ho than Moanalua coach Derron Maki this weekend.

Ho, a senior captain, won the 122-pound weight class at the Max Muscle Hawaii/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Judo State Championships Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

"It's pretty good for Sienna because she's never won states and she's had a pretty good career, but just never could win that title, so to win it and seal it with her last match was special for her and the coaches who have been with her throughout her high school career," Maki said. "It was a pretty special moment for all of us."

Ho, who was the top seed in the 16-person bracket, won all four of her matches by ippon (full point). She defeated Mililani's Courtney Gima in an opening-round match, then dispatched Iolani's Taylor Lau in just 35 seconds in a quarterfinal bout before topping Roosevelt's Megan Mena in the semifinal round.

"Most of her matches in that state tournament went pretty quick," Maki said. "I think leading up to (the Oahu Interscholastic Association championships) and the state championships, she was very confident in her training and it really showed in her performance."

In the championship final, Ho threw Punahou's Taryn Ichimura, the Interscholastic League of Honolulu titlist and No. 2 seed, with a left uchimata (inner thigh throw) in just 38 seconds.

"Uchimata had been her signature move, but after a while everybody kind of knew it was coming so over the years we've tried to mix it up with tai-otoshi (body drop)," Maki said. "There came a point where she didn't need to be told what to do and she knew what to do on her own. She started off that match with a taio and the girl tried to defend that and the uchimata came right in."

Ho won her second league championship two weeks after. She played most of the season at the 129-pound division, but dropped a weight class just after the divisional championships.

"Her playing at 129 was our experiment, but we gauged her performance throughout the whole season and we had discussions about it," Maki said. "She was all for going to 122 and we didn't really have a star player there so we let her go. Plus, she's fought at 122 her entire high school career, so I think she's most comfortable at that weight."

Maki said Ho's maturity made it easy to give her some leeway in deciding on a weight class.

"I think as coaches we try to influence a freshman or someone who is not as seasoned to high school judo and give them some guidance on what weight class they can go, but with Sienna, especially her being a season and the fact that she hadn't won a state title yet, we gave her the pick of the weights. If she had said she wanted to play at 139, I would have said go for it, because I trust that maturity that she understands that it's not just about who's a better judo player, but there are other aspects of cutting weights and such that play a big factor."

Ultimately, Maki feels Ho made the right decision to take a crack at the 122-pound bracket.  

"I don't think she was a solid 129(-pound player)," Maki said. "She wasn't cutting weight at all so her weight was fluctuating a few pounds under 129. I think it was also the right decision because when we watched her play, she was a lot quicker on her feet and well-adjusted to her weight class. The speed at 122 was right for her strength.

Maki noted that a runner-up finish as a team two seasons ago, along with a third-place showing last year, fueled his team this season.

"I definitely think so," Maki said. "I think that whenever anyone sees some sort of success in front of them or from the year before it sets the bar to achieve. When we placed second with three girls placing, Sienna was part of that. I think that catalyzed the idea of the possibility to be better than just individually, but as a team and I think Sienna — even though she is very quiet — she is very stern and a lot of the girls look up to her because she's serious. We see the type of pace that Sienna sets at practice and that helped our girls at least take third again this year. Two of our runner-ups were freshmen and that's a difficult feat and that's all due to Sienna's leadership."

In a vote of OIA East coaches Monday night, Ho was selected as co-Player of the Year along with Roosevelt sophomore Macy Higa.

BASEBALL
Chayce Akaka, Baldwin — Batted 2 for 3 with two RBI, a stolen base and a walk in a win over Waipahu and batted 3 for 3 with a walk in a win over Pearl City

Nawai Ah Yen, Baldwin — Batted 3 for 4 with an RBI in a win over Pearl City

Kolu Alani, Konawaena — Batted 3 for 4 with a run scored in a loss to Kapolei

Kawena Alo-Kaonohi, Baldwin — Struck out five, walked one and allowed one run on five hits in a complete-game win over Waipahu

Ryan Ancheta, Mililani — Allowed one hit and four walks in 6 2/3 scoreless innings pitched in a win over Mid-Pacific

Tai Atkins, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Struck out 13, walked three and allowed one unearned run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched in a win over Saint Francis

Kingsley Ballao, Maui — Batted 2 for 4 with a triple, double, two RBI and a run scored in a win over Kalani

Jaisten Cabatbat, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Batted 2 for 2 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in a win over Kalaheo

Joseph Ching, Kapolei — Batted 2 for 3 with a home run, walk and three RBI in a win over Konawaena and batted 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI in a win over Radford

Torey Chun, Pearl City — Allowed two runs on six hits in eight innings pitched in a win over Mililani

Isaac Crichton, Saint Francis — Homered, drove in three runs, stolen two bases and scored twice in a win over Radford

Trenton Darley, Pearl City — Struck out five, walked one and scattered five hits in eight scoreless innings pitched in a win over Maui

DallasJ Duarte, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Batted 2 for 3 with a triple, double, four RBI and two runs scored in a win over Kalaheo

Haloa Dudoit, Baldwin — Batted 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored in a win over Pearl City

Koa Eastlack, Mililani — Struck out seven, walked none and allowed one earned run on six hits in 10 innings pitched in a loss to Pearl City

Blazsen Ferreira, Waipahu — Struck out three, walked two and allowed one earned run on five hits in a complete-game win over Kailua

Ikaika Ganancial, Campbell — Batted 2 for 3 with a walk and two RBI in a win over Kailua

Kaipo Haole, Baldwin — Struck out one, walked none and allowed one run on four hits in four innings pitched in a win over Pearl City

Hunter Hill, Mid-Pacific — Batted 3 for 4 with three RBI and a stolen base in a win over Waiakea

Levi Horner-Villa, Molokai — Batted 3 for 4 with a double in a win over Kalaheo

Davin Kapuras, Pearl City — Batted 2 for 3 with a run scored and a stolen base in a loss to Baldwin

Kobie Kinzie, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Batted 2 for 3 with three RBI in a win over Saint Francis

Mykah Kuratani, Kapolei — Batted 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run scored in a win over Radford

Brandyn-Lee Lehano, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Struck out five, walked none and allowed two runs on two hits in a five-inning win over Kalaheo

Nigel Mayfield, Baldwin — Struck out two, walked none and did not allow a hit in three scoreless innings of relief in a win over Pearl City

Preston Morales, Mililani — Batted 3 for 3 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in a win over Kalani

Justin Ogasawara, Mililani — Struck out three, walked none and allowed one run on five hits in a complete-game win over Kalani

Carson Okada, Pearl City — Allowed two runs on six hits in a complete-game win over Waiakea and struck out three, walked none and allowed six hits in five scoreless innings of relief in a loss to Baldwin

Christian Onomura, Pearl City — Batted 2 for 3 with a double, walk and a run scored in a win over Waiakea

Kyle Oshiro, Maui — Struck out two, walked two and allowed two hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings pitched in a loss to Pearl City

Laakea Phillips, Saint Francis — Struck out 12, walked two and allowed three hits in a complete-game shutout win over Molokai and doubled, drove in two runs and scored twice in a win over Radford

Michael Price, Waipahu — Hit a grand slam and scored twice in a win over Hilo

Markus Ramos, Campbell — Struck out seven, walked two and allowed five hits in a complete-game shutout win over Kailua

Corey Slade, Kapolei — Batted 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run scored in a win over Radford

Andrei Stoyanow, Kapolei — Batted 3 for 4 with a double, RBI and a run scored in a loss to Kamehameha-Hawaii

Jaron Sugimoto, Waipahu — Batted 2 for 4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over Kailua

Todd Takahama, Campbell — Batted 2 for 3 with two RBI in a win over Punahou

Kairos Torres-Umi, Molokai — Struck out five, walked two and allowed one earned run on one hit in seven innings pitched in a loss to Saint Francis

Baron Victorino, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Batted 3 for 3 with two RBI and two runs scored in a win over Kalaheo

Chelsen Victorino, Molokai — Struck out six, walked two and allowed one unearned run on two hits in a six-inning win over Kalaheo

Garrett Wong, Kapolei — Struck out five, walked none and allowed two hits in five scoreless innings pitched in a win over Radford

Matt Yokota, Pearl City — Drove in three runs and scored another in a win over Mililani

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Danny Beaton, Kalaheo — Had 13 kills, 14 digs, two assists and a block solo in a loss to Lahainluna

Seth Daniels, Damien — Had 13 kills, 15 digs, three block assists and an ace in a loss to Molokai

John Duvauchelle, Molokai — Had 36 assists, 15 digs, three aces, two kills and a block assist in a win over Damien

Addison Enriques, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Had 14 digs, 12 kills and an assist in a win over Kamehameha and had 12 kills, 13 digs and four blocks in a loss to Moanalua

Avery Enriques, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Had 10 kills, 13 digs, one ace and an assist in a win over Mililani

Caleb Fisher, Hawaii Baptist — Had 21 kills, eight digs, two aces and an assist in a win over Pahoa and had 21 kllls, two digs, one block assist and an ace in a win over Molokai

Kiakahi Kenolio-Dusenberry, Lahainaluna — Had 15 kills, 15 digs, one block solo and an ace in a win over Kalaheo

Isaiah Laeha, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Had 25 kills, nine digs, two assists an a block solo in a win over Kamehameha

Zavier Lieb, Mililani — Had 31 assists, 11 digs and a block assist in a loss to Kamehameha-Hawaii

Isaac Liva, Mililani — Had 16 kills, three digs and a solo block in a loss to Punahou and had 15 kills, nine digs and four aces in a loss to Kamehameha-Hawaii

Jai Makuakane, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Had 29 assists and 12 digs in a win over Kamehameha

Austin Matautia, Moanalua — Had 27 kills, seven digs, seven aces and an assist in a win over Lahainaluna, had 29 kills, 15 digs, three assists and one block assist in a win over Kamehameha-Hawaii and had 23 kills, two block assists and one assist in a loss to Punahou

Brett Miller, Hawaii Baptist — Had 25 kills, eight digs, two aces and two block assists in a win over Pahoa and had 17 kills and seven digs in a win over Molokai

Zackary Miyamoto, Moanalua — Had 46 assists, eight digs, three block assists and an ace in a win over Lahainaluna

Claysen Morante, Waiakea — Had 11 kills, 10 digs, two aces and an assist in a loss to Kahuku

Dru Pang, Hawaii Baptist — Had 16 digs in a win over Kapaa

Naone Passi, Kamehameha — Had 17 kills, 10 digs, three block assists, two solo blocks, one ace and an assist in a win over Waipahu

Kainoa Peterson, Kalaheo — Had 34 kills, eight digs, one ace and a block solo in a loss to Lahainaluna

Carson Schmick, Kapaa — Had 12 kills, 19 digs, one block solo and an ace in a win over Farrington

Wil Stanley, Punahou — Had 21 kills and three block assists in a win over Moanalua

Justin Quitoriano, Lahainaluna — Had 49 assists, five digs, two aces and a kill in a win over Kalaheo

Christian Ramoran, Waipahu — Had 45 assists, 12 digs, three kills and a block assist in a loss to Kamehameha

Davin Rausch, Hawaii Baptist — Had 40 assists, four digs, one block assist and an ace in a win over Pahoa, had 41 assists and four digs in a win over Kapaa and had 40 assists, 10 digs, three aces and a kill in a win over Molokai

Justin Valdez, Lahainaluna — Had 18 kills, 18 digs, one ace, one assist and a block solo in a win over Kalaheo

Spencer VanDerKamp, Kalaheo — Had 46 assists, seven digs, one kill and a block solo in a loss to Lahainaluna

Ryan Wilcox, Punahou — Had 16 kills, seven digs, one ace and a block assist in a win over Mililani

GIRLS WATER POLO
Ana Alumbaugh, Kaiser — Scored five goals in a win over Hawaii Prep and scored four goals in a loss to Lahainaluna

Kendra Bean, Baldwin — Scored four goals in a loss to Kamehameha-Hawaii

Brookelyn Borges, Baldwin — Scored four goals in a win over Kapolei

Payton Bosque, Kamehameha — Scored four goals in a win over Kalani, scored three goals in a win over Kamehameha-Hawaii and scored three goals in a  win over Kahuku

Taylor Brooks, Roosevelt — Scored seven goals in a win over Waialua

Ava Countryman, Kahuku — Scored four goals in a win over Roosevelt

Natassia Dunn, Punahou — Scored three goals in a win over Roosevelt and three goals in a win over Kamehameha

Jordan Ehara, Kamehameha — Made 12 saves in goal in a win over Kahuku

Emalia Eichelberger, Punahou — Selected as Most Outstanding Player of the HHSAA state tournament

Katelyn Kubo, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored three goals in a loss to Kamehameha, scored five goals in a win over Baldwin and scored five goals in a win over Lahainaluna

Lalelei Mataafa, Lahainaluna — Scored six goals in a loss to Roosevelt, scored seven goals in a win over Kaiser and scored three goals in a loss to Kamehameha-Hawaii

Saki Migliorato, Punahou — Scored five goals in a win over Kaiser and scored three goals in a win over Roosevelt

Marissa Miller, Punahou — Scored five goals in a win over Roosevelt and scored three goals in a win over Kamehameha

Lisa Namatame, Kalani — Scored six goals in a win over Kapolei

Kaylen Nitahara, Kamehameha — Scored four goals in a win over Kalani and scored three goals in a win over Kamehameha-Hawaii

Alyssa Pelanca, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored four goals in a win over Lahainluna

Indie Pyzel, Kahuku — Scored four goals in a win over Baldwin

Laura Young, Roosevelt — Scored four goals in a win over Waialua

GOLF
Allisen Corpuz, Punahou — Shot a 2-under par 142 to win medalist honors and helped the Buffanblu win the team title at the girls state championship at Wailua Golf Course

Shawn Lu, Moanalua — Shot a 1-under par 143 to win medalist honors and helped Na Menehune win the team title at the boys state championship at Wailua Golf Course

JUDO
Teshya Alo, Kamehameha — Won the girls 139-pound division for her second individual state championship

Kaulana Narciso, Kapolei — Won the boys 178-pound division for his second straight individual state championship and helped the Hurricanes claim their second straight team title

Menjam Tamang, Roosevelt — Won the girls 103-pound division for her second straight individual state championship and helped the Rough Riders claim their second straight team title

Dane Yamashiro, Iolani — Won the boys 285-pound division for his second straight individual state championship

SOFTBALL
Aleia Agbayani, Iolani — Struck out six, walked three and allowed one run on three hits in a complete-game win over Mid-Pacific and doubled with three RBI in a win over Punahou

Skye Ah Yat, Saint Francis — Batted 2 for 3 with two doubles, a walk and a run scored in a win over Sacred Hearts

Leila Anoina, Iolani — Batted 2 for 3 with two RBI in a win over Punahou

Logan Carlos, Maryknoll — Batted 3 for 3 with an RBI in a loss to Punahou

Nohea Hee, Maryknoll — Batted 3 for 3 with two runs scored in a loss to Punahou

Kolbee Kealoha, Saint Francis — Tripled, drove in three runs and scored a run in a win over Sacred Hearts

Kennedi Lopes, Iolani — Batted 2 for 3 with an RBI in a win over Mid-Pacific

Joerdan Lovell, Saint Francis — Batted 3 for 4 with two doubles and three runs scored in a win over Sacred Hearts

Jaimee Manupuna, Sacred Hearts — Batted 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored in a loss to Saint Francis

Kiley Ozaki, Sacred Hearts — Batted 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBI in a loss to Saint Francis

D'Asha Saiki, Punahou — Batted 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI in a loss to Iolani

Kara Tsuruda, Punahou — Batted 2 for 3 with a triple, RBI and a run scored in a win over Maryknoll

Heaven Wong, Punahou — Hit a home run, drew a walk, drove in two runs and scored twice in a win over Maryknoll

TENNIS
Phuc Huynh, Iolani — Won the boys singles draw at the state championships

Sarah Ikioka and Kylee Kato, Kamehameha-Maui — Won the girls doubles draw at the state championships

Taylor Lau, Saint Francis — Won the girls singles draw at the state championships

Reyn Miyagawa and Seann Esaki, Mid-Pacific — Won the boys doubles draw at the state championships

TRACK AND FIELD
Grey Ihu, University Lab — Won the boys 100-meter dash in 11.55 seconds and 200-meter dash in 22.88 seconds.

Anthony Kahoohanohano-Davis, Baldwin — Set meet records in the boys long jump (24 feet, 10 inches) and the triple jump (49-10 3/4) and also won the high jump (6 feet, 8 inches) at the state championship meet

Phoebe Kirk, Sacred Hearts — Won the girls 1,500-meter run in a time of 4 minutes, 54.61 seconds and won the 800-meter run in 2:18.15 at the state championship meet

Kaeo Kruse, Kamehameha — Won the boys 1,500-meter run in a time of 4 minutes, 1.53 seconds and the 3,000-meter run in 9:05.85 and helped the Warriors win the team title at the state championships

Kristen O'Handley, Kaiser — Won the girls 100-meter dash in 12.75 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 27.18 seconds at the state championship meet

Emma Taylor, Hawaii Prep — Won the girls 100-meter hurdles in a time of 15.79 seconds, won the 300-meter hurdles in 45.82 seconds and won the 200-meter dash in 25.54 seconds and helped Ka Makani win the team title at the state championship meet