One year after getting knocked out in the opening round of the state tournament, the Kalani Falcons are in the final four. CJ Caraang | SL

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One year after getting knocked out in the opening round of the state tournament, the Kalani Falcons are in the final four. CJ Caraang | SL

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One year after getting knocked out in the opening round of the state tournament, the Kalani Falcons are in the final four.

The Falcons built a 6-0 lead through five innings before staving off a late rally by Waimea to earn a 6-3 win in the quarterfinals of the DataHouse/HHSAA Division II Softball Championships Wednesday afternoon at McKinley's Tiger Softball Stadium.

Cherise Horita and Kylie Pagud both hit it out of the park to power third-seeded Kalani in into the semifinals, where it will face second-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Thursday at 11:30 a.m.

Horita also tossed 12 strikeouts to earn the win in the circle.

Waimea's Kieren Henderson batted 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored to lead the Menehunes in the loss.

KS-Hawaii's Taylor-James Sullivan trots around the bases against Honokaa. CJ Caraang | SL

Saint Francis third baseman Sammie Ofoia hit two home runs to power the Saints into the Division II semifinals. CJ Caraang | SL