Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor

Two girls teams are bringing home new state championships after a weekend of HHSAA action.

The Honokaa basketball team destroyed all competition in Division II to win its first state title. Seeded No. 1, Honokaa outlasted unseeded Kamehameha Schools – Hawaii in an all-Big Island final Saturday evening in Honolulu.

Final score was 54-35, with the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Hunter Liftee contributing 24 points.

HHSAA Division II All-Tournament Team
Hawaiian Airlines Girls Basketball State Championships
Division II All-Tournament Team as selected by the media and HHSAA

Chancis Fernandez, Honokaa
Casey Poe, KS-Hawaii
Riana Arima, KS-Hawaii
Carly Kakuda, Kalani
Penina Faumui, Farrington

Most Outstanding Player:
Hunter Liftee, Honokaa

Also Saturday in Honolulu, HPA girls soccer team finally had revenge against Mid-Pac. The two teams have met in the championship game three years in row, with HPA finally getting to lift the trophy this year.

Not satisfied with the pair of second place finished, HPA, seeded No. 2 again this year, out-hustled No. 1 seed Mid-Pac to secure the Division II state title, 2-1.

A goal by Bri Vallente in the 72nd minute tied the score after a first half strike by Mid-Pac’s Janaye Shepherd.

In over-time, Nanea Tavares proved the day’s hero with her 86th minute tally, which was enough to earn HPA the title.

Kamehemahe Schools – Hawaii battled to a scoreless tie in the runner-up game, meaning they share third place honors with Pac-Five.

Meanwhile, in Division I, No. 4 seed Konawaena suffered a quartfinal defeat to Aiea, 20. Aiea eventually lost the state title to Kamehameha Schools – Kapalama, 4-0.

HHSAA Soccer Championships All-Tournament Team
DIVISION I

Kayla Mizo, KS-Kapalama
Shyann Moriguchi, KS-Kapalama
Sarah Lau, KS-Kapalama
Hannah Kaina, KS-Kapalama
Raisa Strom-Okimoto, Aiea
Jordan Hill, Aiea
Arielle Stoyanow, Kapolei
Kelli Fryxell, Kapolei
Tia Furuta, Mililani
Cassandra Stetser, Mililani

Goalkeeper: Sisilia Meli, KS-Kapalama

Most Outstanding Player:
Kiani Halushka, KS-Kapalama

DIVISION II

Mari Tateishi, Mid-Pacific
Tasi Reid, Pac-Five
Kekai Wong Yuen, KS-Hawaii
Dani Grainger, Hawaii Prep
Janaye Shepherd, Mid-Pacific
Nanea Tavares, Hawaii Prep
JC Kerr, KS-Hawaii
Shayla “Sachi” Iwata, KS-Hawaii
Bri Vallente, Hawaii Prep
Kayla Watanabe, Mid-Pacific

Goalkeeper: Morgan Monahan, Hawaii Prep

Most Outstanding Player:
Gabbie Ewing, Hawaii Prep

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