Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor

HPA had to settle for second place Saturday in the girls state soccer tournament on Oahu.

Mid-Pacific jumped into the lead in the 17th minute with a goal by AJ Johnson and that was all the No. 1 seed needed to win the crown.

HPA, which entered the tournament seeded No. 3 in the Division II bracket, finished the season with a 15-2 record.

In the Division II consolation bracket, Kamehameha Schools Hawaii topped Honokaa, 3-1, for 7th place honors.

Honokaa takes 8th place.

In Division I, No. 1 seed Kamehameha Schools Kalapama wrapped up the title with a 1-0 win against Iolani.

Also in Division I, Kealakehe got spanked by Baldwin, 5-3, and had to settle for 6th place.

Also, Konawaena fell to Kapolei, 3-0, and wound up in 8th place.

Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor

HPA and Mid-Pacific play for the girls Division II state soccer crown 5 p.m. Saturday on Oahu.

No. 3 seed HPA secured the spot in the final by beating No. 2 seed Kauai, 3-1, on Friday.

Nanea Tavares, Bri Vallente and Vallente scored for HPA.

In Division I, No. 1 seed Kamehameha Schools Kapalama and Iolani will square off for the title.

In the Division I consolation bracket, Kealakehe and Baldwin will place to 5th and 6th place.

Also, Konawaena faces Kapolei for 7th place.

In the Division II consolation bracket, Kamehameha Schools Hawaii and Honokaa face off for 7th and 8th place.

Also Friday, Makua Lani was dumped out of the competition by Kalaheo, 2-0.

Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor

Five players scored as HPA trounced Makua Lani on the way to the semi-finals in the girls Division II state soccer tournament on Oahu.

Scoring for HPA were: Nanea Tavares (26); Jessica Benioni (35) Bri Vallente (55); Katie Case (61); and Meimei Nakahara (75).

No. 3 seed HPA takes on No. 2 seed Kauai in the semi-final match Friday.

The other semi matches up No. 1 seed Mid-Pacific and Kapaa, which knocked out No. 4 seed Waipahu.

Over in Division I, No. 4 seed Kealakehe bowed out 2-0 to Mililani in Thursday’s match.

On Friday, Kealakehe plays Kamehameha Schools Maui for the chance at 5th place.

Konawaena and Kapolei will fight for 7th and 8th place.

In the Division II consolation bracket, Makua Lani will take on Kalaheo for the right to battle for 5th place.

Also in the Division II consolation bracket, Kamehameha Schools Hawaii and Honokaa will duke it out for 7th and 8th place.

— Find out more:
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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor

Makua Lani was the sole winner in girls state soccer action Wednesday, as three other teams were dumped into the consolation bracket.

In Division II, Makua Lani topped Leilehua by a score of 4-3 in a dramatic match that went to penalty kicks.

Makua Lani now faces No. 3 seed HPA in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Also in Division II, Kamehameha Schools Hawaii dropped a heartbreaker 1-0 in overtime to Radford and Honokaa lost 4-3 to Kalaheo.

In Division I, Konawaena was up-ended in double overtime 2-1 by Pearl City.

No. 4 seed Kealakehe begins tournament play Thursday against Mililani.

— Find out more:
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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor

Two girls soccer teams are seeded in this week’s Hawaii High School Athletic Association girls state soccer tournament

In Division I, Kealakehe earned the No. 4 seed; in Division II, HPA is seeded No. 3.

The tournament runs Wednesday, Feb. 1 through Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex on Oahu

Kealakehe (14-0) opens play in the second round at 3 p.m. Thursday against the Kapolei-Mililani winner.

HPA kicks off 1 p.m. Thursday against the Leilehua-Makua Lani winner.

Also reaching the state tournament are Konawaena, Kamehameha Schools Hawaii and Honokaa.

— Find out more:
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The Kealakehe Waveriders girls kept their perfect 14-0 season with a win against cross-town rival Konawaena in a cross-island championship game in Keaau Saturday (Jan 28). Despite downpours of rain at times both teams fought hard with Waverider Rachael Bianchi scoring the lone goal off a penalty kick in the first half.

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Hawaii Prep defeated Kamehameha-Hawaii in a 2-0 battle at Keaau High School Stadium Saturday (Jan 28) to win the BIIF Division II Girls Soccer Championship. Gabbie Ewing and Lauren Pries scored the Ka Makani goals.

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Kamehameha-Hawaii defeats Honokaa 1–0 in a hard fought BIIF Division II Girls Soccer semifinal match Thursday (Jan 26).

The Waiakea boys soccer team shutout Kamehameha-Hawaii with a 5-0 win Tuesday (Jan 17) in BIIF soccer. The girls teams played to a tie in their game.

Final score: Hawaii Prep – 5

	       Konawaena - 1

Scorers:
Hawaii Prep: Bri Vallente – 18′
Hawaii Prep: Bri Vallente – 29′
Konawaena: Kaulana Reudy – 34′
Hawaii Prep: Nanea Tavares – 37′
Hawaii Prep: Bri Vallente – 65′
Hawaii Prep: Katie Case – 79′

HPA goalkeeper throughout – Hannah Unger

Comments from Head Coach Stephen Perry:
I was very satisfied with our work rate today throughout the game. Konawaena came at us with some speed and physicality that we had not see yet this season. I thought our girls did a good job of settling in, adjusting, and playing our game.

Bri gave us some great energy up top today and she converted some wonderful through passes.

I thought the big goal was Nanea’s … right after Konawaena scored to cut it to 2-1. Jah’nae Ayoso-Purdy gave Nanea a great pass to the top of the box and Nanea showed good composure to finish.

A solid win.

Kahu Earl Regidor leads the Parker School ohana in a cheer following his blessing of the new regulation-sized soccer field. (Photo courtesy of Parker School)

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Parker School students, faculty, staff, and families gathered Nov. 30 to bless the school’s new regulation-sized soccer field. Following the blessing, the boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer teams’ kicked off their seasons with their very first games on that field.

They played against Kohala, and the boys prevailed in a 8-0 victory and the girls1-0.

The weather cooperated and lent a sunny afternoon for the events. The blessing, performed by Earl Regidor, Hawaiian Culture Center Manager at the Hualalai Resort, took place at 1 p.m.

Regidor spoke to the students and Parker community of the importance of stewarding the land and the field that has been entrusted to them.

Funds for the new soccer field were raised during Parker School’s Foundation for the Future two-year comprehensive campaign, which was launched in the fall of 2010 with the goal of raising $500,000 for the Annual Fund for Education and three major facilities improvements: upgrades to the historical theatre; the Lower School Library and Media Resource Center and what is now to be the First Hawaiian Bank Media Studio for the middle and upper school; and the soccer field.

Previously, the Parker soccer teams traveled to various fields in the community to practice and host “home” games.

Prior to the blessing and games, Parker senior and girls’ soccer captain Marit Winborne said, “This year the fact that we have a soccer field on our campus is really great … (it will) bring people closer to the school, and will encourage more students and faculty to come to our games, which will be really great and also just having it on our campus just makes it feel a whole lot more like a home game for us.”

“Parker athletics has really progressed a lot, especially since Ms. Whitfield came in, and started coaching. She’s the new athletic director. And finally we are getting a new soccer field. I feel like this is all the progression toward Parker School just being better at sports,” said senior and member of the boys’ soccer team Jesse Tarnas.

After the blessing, while the boys’ team warmed up for their game, Parker students and faculty enjoyed cake and a dance-off competition in a tent to the side of the field. The festivities served as a pep rally, charging the spectators with excitement for the games to come.

“It was a spectacular day, an amazing blessing, and the kids played really well, and I’m so very proud of them. Great start to the season, and let’s hope we can continue the amazing games that they’ve just had,” said Parker School athletic director, Ceri Whitfield.

For helping the soccer field become a reality, Parker School is grateful to: all the donors from the Parker School community; Foundation for the Future campaign chair and Parker board member John Ray; engineering consultant Peter Dahlberg; Goodfellow Bros., and Goodfellow’s regional manager Ed Brown, foreman Clifford Cox, and estimator Jim Foss; Marvin Palea of Kona Irrigation; Parker School maintenance director Eric Sills; Scott Nair; Michael McCullough; and Parker’s assistant headmaster Shellie Gressard, athletic director Ceri Whitfield, and the athletes who helped install irrigation equipment.

Headmaster Carl Sturges said, “I am so excited to have a real, first class soccer field for our kids. They have worked so hard, they deserve to have the best, and now they do.”

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The boys' and girls' soccer teams join hands for Parker School's new regulation-sized soccer field blessing, led by Kahu Earl Regidor. (Photo courtesy of Parker School)

Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

The Hilo boys team played to a 3-0 win over Kamehameha-Hawaii in rainy conditions at Kamehameha’s Keaau campus Tuesday (Dec 6).

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In the girls game both teams were scoreless during the match.

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Hilo beat St. Joseph’s 7-0 in BIIF girls soccer action on Thursday (Dec 1) in their opening game of the season.

Today the Vikings travel to the Keaau campus of Kamehameha-Hawaii where the boys play at 3 p.m. and the girls game starts at 5 p.m.

For today’s schedule of matches visit our calendar at – www.hawaii247.com/cale…

Final score: Hawaii Prep – 9 Parker – 0

Goals:

• Katie Case – 3
• Gabbie Ewing – 2
• Bri Vallente – 1
• Emily Evans – 1
• Catherine Thorbecke – 1
• Meimei Nakahara – 1

Nanea Tavares – 4 assists

Goalkeeper throughout – Hannah Unger

By Hawaii 24/7 Staff

In the girls championship match Freshman Gabbie Ewing scored in overtime off a pass from sophomore Nanea Tavares in the 94th minute to wrap up the title for Hawaii Preparatory Academy over Mid-Pacific Sunday (Nov 27).

For the boys championship the Kealakehe Waveriders edged Iolani 1-0 in penalty kicks on the eighth shooter to claim the boys title.

The Hawaii Prep girls beat King Kekauliki 4-2 in Saturday’s match at the 40th Anuual Ka Makani Soccer Classic. The Ka Makani girls will meet Mid-Pacific in a championship match at 9:45 a.m. Sunday (Nov 27). All matches are being played at Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea.

In boys action Saturday the Kealakehe Waveriders beat the Honokaa Dragons 3-2. The Waveriders advance to the boys championship game against Iolani at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Sunday’s games will begin at 8 a.m. with other teams.

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Honokaa boys, in green, won their match against Mid-Pacific 4-0 on the first day of the Ka Makani Soccer Classic. Photo by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s 40th annual Ka Makani Soccer Classic starts Friday (Nov 25) at the HPA campus. Last year’s champions were Baldwin for the girls and Punahou for the boys. This year Hawaii Prep, Radford, King Kekauliki, Kailua, Lahainaluna, Hilo, Mid-Pacific, Waipahu, Waimea, Kamehameha-Hawaii, Iolani, Honokaa, Kapaa and Kealakehe are playing.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo women’s soccer team’s 16-match season in 2011 includes seven home games in October.

The Vulcans open on the road with matches at San Diego Christian College (Sept. 2), Point Loma Nazarene University (Sept. 5), Chaminade University (Sept. 15 and 22), Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Sept. 17) and Hawaii Pacific University (Sept. 24).

October will be a busy month on the UHH field as the Vulcans host Grand Canyon University (Oct. 1), BYU-Hawaii (Oct. 3 and 13), Hawaii Pacific (Oct. 8), Dixie State College (Oct. 15), California Baptist University (Oct. 22) and Chaminade (Oct. 26).

The season ends with matches at Dominican University (Nov. 2), Notre Dame de Namur University (Nov. 4) and Academy of Art University (Nov. 6).

Season tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for senior citizens (55+). Game tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors (55+) and students (K-12). They may be purchased at the Vulcan Athletic Ticket Office, by calling 974-7702, emailing vtickets@hawaii.edu or on the Vulcan Athletic Website at www.hiloathletics.com.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo men’s soccer team is heading into a 17-match season in 2011 that includes seven home games.

The season opens with a 3 p.m. home match against Cornerstone University on Tuesday, August 30 on the UHH soccer field.

The Vulcans are on the road in September with games at Chaminade University (Sept. 2 and 15), Hawaii Pacific University (Sept. 10 and 24) and Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Sept. 9 and 17).

October will be busy month on the UHH field as the Vulcans host Grand Canyon University (Oct. 1), Hawaii Pacific (Oct. 5), BYU-Hawaii (Oct. 13), Dixie State College (Oct. 15), California Baptist University (Oct. 22) and Chaminade (Oct. 26). They also face Simon Fraser University (Oct. 5) on Oahu.

The season ends with matches at Dominican University (Nov. 2), Notre Dame de Namur University (Nov. 4) and Academy of Art University (Nov. 6).

Season tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for senior citizens (55+). Game tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors (55+) and students (K-12). They may be purchased at the Vulcan Athletic Ticket Office, by calling 974-7702, emailing vtickets@hawaii.edu or on the Vulcan Athletic Website at www.hiloathletics.com.