All Three MIL Soccer Teams Lose at State Tournament

By Rodney S. Yap

All three Maui Interscholastic League teams came up short Thursday at the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Boys Soccer Championships at Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

MIL Division I champion Baldwin was the first of three seeded teams to lose in the quarterfinals, falling to Oahu Interscholastic Association runner-up Kapolei, 4-0. The Bears trailed 1-0 at the half before Kapolei blew the game open with three goals in a span of 13 minutes, including two by senior forward Michael Wolf.

Kapolei will meet Kalani in today’s first semifinal at 5 p.m. Unseeded Kalani upset defending tournament champion Punahou, 3-2, with the winning goal coming in the 80th minute of the match by Leo Klink.

Top-seeded Mililani rolled over Pearl City, 3-0, to advance into the tonight’s 7 o’clock semifinals against Iolani, the Interscholastic League of Honolulu runner-up, a 1-0 winner over fourth-seeded Kealakehe.

Meanwhile, Aiea eliminated Lahainaluna, 3-2, in a consolation match. Jonathan De La Paz and Jorge Hernandez scored for the Lunas.

At the state Division II soccer tournament, also being held at the Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Stadium, Mid-Pacific defeated Seabury Hall, 1-0. The Owls’ Brandon Nakamura scored the only goal of the match at the 71st minute.

Thursday’s Division I Results

Aiea 3, Lahainaluna 2

Waiakea 5, Moanalua 3

Kapolei 4, #3 Baldwin 0

Iolani 1, #4 Kealakehe 0

#1 Mililani 3, Pearl City 0

Kalani 3, #2 Punahou 2

Today’s Division I Games

Pearl City vs. #4 Kealakehe, 3 p.m.

#2 Punahou vs. #3 Baldwin, 3 p.m.

Kalani vs. Kapolei, 5 p.m.

#1 Mililani vs. Iolani, 7 p.m.

Kapolei 4, Baldwin 0

KAPOLEI (13-1-1)         1            3 – 4

BALDWIN (11-4)           0            0 – 0

Goals: Keo Ponce, 31st minute; Caleb Gouveia, 54th minute; Michael Wolf, 56th minute; Wolf, 67th minute.

Aiea 3, Lahainaluna 2

AIEA (9-6-1)                                2            1 – 3

LAHAINALUNA (10-5-1)        1            1 – 2

Goals: Jonathan De La Paz (Lahainaluna), 7th minute; Tayler Sonobe-Morita (Aiea), 17th minute; Sonobe-Morita (Aiea), 28th minute; Jae Won Huh (Aiea), 58th minute; Jorge Hernandez (Lahainaluna), 63rd minute.

Mid-Pacific 1, Seabury Hall 0

SEABURY HALL (4-9-2)            0            0 – 0

MID-PACIFIC (2-7-2)                  0            1 – 1

Goal: Brandon Nakamura, 71st minute.

Thursday’s Division II Results

#1 Honokaa 5, Castle 0

#4 Mid-Pacific 1, Seabury Hall 0

#2 Kapaa 2, Makua Lani (PK’s, 4-2)

Christian Liberty 3, #3 Kahuku, 3-2 (PK’s, 4-2)

Today’s Division II Games

Castle vs. Seabury Hall, 3 p.m.

Makua Lani vs. Kahuku, 3 p.m.

Honokaa vs. Mid-Pacific, 3 p.m.

Kapaa vs. Christian Liberty, 3 p.m.