Baseball
Schools
Schedules
Standings
Stats
Players
Softball
Boys VB
JV boys VB
Girls Water Polo
» Football
» Girls Volleyball
» JV Football
» JV/White Girls Vball
» Baseball
» Softball
» Boys Volleyball
» Girls Water Polo
» JV Boys Volleyball
» Boys Basketball
» Girls Basketball
» Boys Soccer
» Girls Soccer
» JV Boys Basketball
» JV Girls Basketball
» JV Boys Soccer
» JV Girls Soccer
All-Hawaii
Power Rankings
Distinguished Athlete
Newcomer Award
Top Performers
Stories
About SL
Contact
Privacy
Advertise
ScoringLive staffMay 24, 2018, 10:40pm
Shannon Hirai said he is retiring as varsity baseball coach at Kalani High School.
Hirai has been the Falcons' longest reigning coach at 22 seasons. The next closest is Dunn Muramaru, who coached the Falcons from 1976 to 1985.
Hirai was head coach of the junior varsity squad for three years before taking over the varsity program in 1997 and compiling a 159-141 record, taking the Falcons to six state tournaments. He led the team to Oahu Interscholastic Association East titles in 1998 and 2005. His 2016 team finished second in the OIA.
Hirai said he had been thinking about letting go of the reins as early as last season but decided this year was the best time as several assistants also have decided to retire.
The Falcons won the consolation championship this past state tournament, the highest finish under Hirai. The team's 13-5 record was the most wins in a single season for Hirai.
A number of Hirai's players continued their careers at the collegiate level. Most notable is Shane Komine, who went to become an All-American pitcher at Nebraska and later pitched for the Oakland Athletics.
Every contribution, no matter the size, will help ScoringLive continue its mission to provide the best and most comprehensive coverage of high school sports in the state of Hawaii and beyond.
Please consider making a contribution today.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Spartans avenged a nine inning loss to the Buffanblu two days ago and return to the state tournament...
Warriors topped Crusaders in extra innings to force a winner-take-all playoff for overall league championship.
The Bulldogs dropped the first two sets and rallied for the next three to stun the Surfriders for their...
Ezekiel Sablan put down 20 kills, Jaycen Bush tallied 14 and D'Angelo Ross added 13 to lead Na Menehune...
Buffanblu scored five big runs in to break a 2-2 in the top of the ninth then held off a Spartans' rally...
The junior second baseman batted 9 for 15 in four OIA tournament games for the Chargers last week, while...