Thursday, September 6, 2012

MIL TENNIS: LAHAINALUNA v. St. Anthony – March 24, 2012


The Lunas traveled to War Memorial to take on the Trojans of St. Anthony. The Trojans’ girls are led by MIL standout Alicia Ballesteros. The Trojans’ boys lost reigning MIL champ Kento Tamaki-Tanaka, now playing collegiately at Pepperdine.



The girls won 4-1 and the boys won 5-0, thanks to several  defaults. Alec Wagner also dispatched of Daniel Raikes in less than half an hour.






 








I understand many of the team members were still able to make it to junior prom or senior ball or whatever, although they were all probably sporting nasty tennis tans.



LAHAINALUNA GIRLS 4, ST. ANTHONY 1

No. 1 singles-Alicia Ballesteros, St. Anthony, def. Melissa Taketa 6-0, 1-6, 6-1.

No. 2 singles-Paige Pasion, Lahainaluna, def. Jillian Strong 6-0, 6-0.

No. 3 singles-Miyana Wagner, Lahainaluna, won by default.

No. 1 doubles-Nicole Aceret and Ezra Baccar, Lahainaluna, def. Estelle Rossmann and Madison Lyons 6-3, 7-5.

No. 2 doubles-Charvie Duque and Jasmine Garde, Lahainaluna, def. Tia Seki and Ali Hanna 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

LAHAINALUNA BOYS 5, ST. ANTHONY 0

No. 1 singles-Alex Wagner, Lahainaluna, def. Daniel Rakes 6-0, 6-0.

No. 2 singles-Jordan Baclay, Lahainaluna, def. Ethan Guzman 6-0, 6-2.

No. 3 singles-Hayden Bogar, Lahainaluna, won by default.

No. 1 doubles- McNeil Magdaong and Max Linder, Lahainaluna, won by default.

No. 2 doubles-Lahainaluna won by default (Gaylord Garcia and Kona Jung-Schreiber).

For Maui News article, click here.

For more photos, click here.

MIL WATER POLO: LAHAINALUNA v. Kamehameha Schools Maui – March 23, 2012


The defending champions Lady Lunas opened up their MIL season with a tough 14-10 win over Kamehameha Schools Maui at the Kihei Aquatic Center.



The Lunas had won 5 straight MIL titles and overall 50 consecutive matches – third in MIL history, and second actively only to the Lady Lunas’ basketball team’s current streak of 73 straight (Kamehameha Maui’s girls volleyball team has the second longest streak historically). However, the offseason saw major changes to the program. Gone from the team is long-time coach Will Hutchison, who moved on to the mainland to coach 14U club water polo in San Diego. Also gone were NINE seniors who contributed major minutes and experience in racking up wins the previous four years, including two-time MIL Player of the Year and Lunas’ career scoring leader Gina Bella Mataafa, now playing for Notre Dame College in Ohio; as well as Kamaehu Alboro, Kirsten Fuller, Ciara Allen, Malia Moore, Jessye Acker, Dezirea Acker, Taylor Pante and Dalena Duong.

Despite the success of past seasons, this year was looking to be a rebuilding one.

New coach Bradley Mason now leads a team of young and relatively inexperienced players into the MIL season looking to defend their title and consecutive win streak. Leading the way are senior co-captains Bela Pinto and Kanoelani Dodd, and fellow seniors Samantha Feyen, Ashley Probst, Leilani Miranda and newbie Amanda Arakawa. The talented junior class is led by Bridget Joy, Hanalore Rolfing, Mahea Kaaihue-Falahee and Courtney Galarita. Sophomore returnees are also blessed with great potential in Sierra Lerback, who looks to fill the void as goalie left behind by Mataafa and Allen;  and tough-nosed players Kim Yap and Cherelle Freitas. Maile Altier and Siera Olvera look to make the transition from outstanding soccer players to water polo. Finally, the freshmen class includes Addi Johnson, Sophia Fredy, Kylie Keale-Smith and Kelly Gallagher.

The Lady Lunas found themselves down early against the Warriors. The officials seem to be calling it a lot tighter this year and many calls were going against the Lunas, who are known to play a physical brand of water polo. Several warnings were also issued against Coach Mason and the bench, and even an overzealous (apparently) Warrior fan. It seems that a certain referee was on a power trip. Then again, I admit I am not familiar with the rules of water polo nor am I privy to preseason meetings with MIL water polo officials and coaches who may have indicated a policy going into the season of cleaning up play or calling more fouls for aggressive play. Whatever the reason, as a casual fan new to the sport, I found the officiating distracting and annoying.


Coach Bradley Mason

Kim Yap

Kanoe Dodd

Bela Pinto


Kanoe Dodd



Coach Brad implores the team to play some defense

Mahea Kaaihue-Falahee

Sierra Lerback

Courtney Galarita


Fortunately, the Lunas pulled out their 51st consecutive victory thanks in part to Bridget Joy, who looks to be the primary offensive weapon this season.

Bridget Joy
For Maui News article, click here.

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MIL TENNIS: LAHAINALUNA v. Maui High – March 21, 2012

Chantelle Baclay and Nicole Aceret
 
After a forfeit by Maui Prep and a rainout by Molokai, the Lunas’ boys and girls tennis team were eager to play people other than themselves. They got what they wished for in West Division rivals Maui High. The Lunas’ prevailed 4-1 and 4-1 and are each currently 2-0 for the year.

 
Miyana Wagner

 


Paige Pasion

Jordan Baclay


Alec Wagner

Bob Kawaguchi and Pat Okada

McNeil Magdaoang

Max Linder

Charvie Anne Duque


Charvie Duque and Ezra Baccar



Melissa Taketa

Jasmine Garde & Kailani Amine

For Maui News article, click here.

For more photos, click here.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

MIL VOLLEYBALL: LAHAINALUNA v. King Kekaulike – March 19, 2012


The Lunas were outmatched against Na Alii of King Kekaulike, losing in straight sets at home 18-25, 11-25 and 15-25.














For Maui News article, click here.

For more photos, click here.