Exciting Hawaii Softball Action Starts Today!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Stacie Mahoe

Hawaii Softball Championships I’ve been getting lots of questions about this via Facebook and phone call, so I’m going to layout as many details as I know here.

This week is an exciting week in softball all over the place I’m sure and Hawaii is no exception. If you don’t live in Hawaii, don’t dismiss this message just yet. There will be a way you can watch some of the Hawaii action live via the internet! I’ll tell you more about that in a second.

Anyway – the Hawaii High School State Softball Championships begin TODAY at UH Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Today’s games are at 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, and 7:00 pm. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for kids and seniors.

There are also Div II games going on at CORP. Today there are a total of 4 games. Two starting at 5:00pm and the other two starting at 7:00pm.

While none of today’s games are being shown via the internet, games on Thursday and Friday will be shown online via live streaming video at http://www.oc16.tv. Two games will be shown each night. One starting at 5:00pm HST and the other at 7:00pm HST.

If you’re in Hawaii and want to catch some fun college action, head over to HPU for NCAA Div II Regionals this weekend starting Friday.

For more information on the Hawaii High School State Softball Championships, check out today’s article at http://bit.ly/acF0Ob

To view the bracket for the NCAA Div II Softball Oahu Regional go to http://bit.ly/9OQUUp

NCAA Div II Regionals Hub is at http://bit.ly/b6Q4dQ

Enjoy!!!

Fastpitch Softball: How Do You Compare

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Stacie Mahoe

High School Softball Player If you think you’re “hot stuff” as a softball player, read THIS ARTICLE and ask yourself…

“How Do I Stack Up?”

This player is a freshman that college coaches of some of the best programs in the nation already know about. She’s got great grades and doesn’t have to be hounded by her parents or coaches about it. She’s not one of those players who’s been playing since she was 5 and yet, she can hit the ball and “has it all” as a pitcher.

AND is just a freshman in high school this year!

So how do you stack up? Where are you in your skills and grades and attitude? Are you working hard enough? Or are you just “settling” for “being the best” where you are at? Are you really, truly striving to being the best you can? Why should a coach choose you? Can you do better? Can you strive for more? Can you push for more than you’re doing now? Do you need to raise the level of your softball performance?

Maybe now is a good time to do a serious self-check and re-evaluate your direction. Be Great!

Congratulations to Roosevelt High School

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Stacie Mahoe

The Roosevelt Rough Riders won the Hawaii High School OIA Softball Championship this past weekend. Congratulations to Coach Okamura and his staff and of course, to the girls! Roosevelt showed an excellent display of teamwork with everyone contributing something. Apparently they also worked very hard this season in their training (I’ve heard rumors of tire flipping and sled dragging – and a player made reference to “all that running”) and it showed.

Congratulations Roosevelt!

In addition to all the hard work Roosevelt did, I think their success is also attributed to their approach. There was something Coach Clay said in the newspaper article about their championship win that caught my eye. It was a topic I had wanted to talk about, but didn’t really know how to go about it or explain it well. Hopefully by referencing this article, it will help, so I’m going to try.

In the article, Coach Clay said, “To be honest, we didn’t really think about (an approach to Mililani’s lineup),” Roosevelt coach Clay Okamura said. “Mililani is a mean team, take nothing away from them. But we didn’t think about (them), we were more concerned about what we had to do.” That’s a big part of why they won.

Too often we focus on our opponent. The pitcher has a great change up. Their batters can hit the ball. They’re great at putting down the bunt. They’re aggressive on the bases. Watch for the rise ball…etc, etc, etc. Not that it’s wrong to know your opponent, but I think it’s a mistake for them to be your primary focus. Continue reading →

Congratulations to Kamehameha!

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Admin

Congratulations to the Kamehameha-Kapalama Varsity Softball team for winning this years DI Hawaii High School State Championship! I would post a link to the news story, but the game just ended so it’s not up yet. But Kamehameha defeated Mililani 3-0 in tonight’s State Championship game. Kamehameha allowed no runs throughout the tournament which reminds me of a phrase I like to tell a defense, “They (meaning the other team) can’t win if they don’t score.”

Anyway – congratulations again to this year’s State Champions. A link to the story and pictures will be posted at http://hhsaa.org/sports/softball.

Also – congratulations to Pac-Five for winning the DII championship tonight as well. It’s an ILH sweep of the State Championship titles this year – wow!

Is That Too Much Pitching?

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Admin

Wow I just read an article about a high school softball league who’s state tournament is only 2 days long. Not only that, it’s double elimination with 16 teams! So a team can play as many as 6 games in two days (up to 4 on the second day). Now, I’ve done this before (play 4 games in one day) and I have to admit that, by that last game, you do feel tired. And I’m not even a pitcher. I can only imagine what a pitcher feels like after having to pitch multiple games in a row. Now, in college, it’s not so bad, most teams are equipped to have some kind of back up so that one pitcher does not have to pitch all the games. But in high school, it’s different.

This article also talks about the mechanics of pitching and the stress or lack thereof on the shoulder. That’s fine, but what about the rest of the body? The shoulder isn’t the only part involved in pitching.

I’m just a bit surprised at the format of the tournament they talk about in the article because our state tournament here in Hawaii is only 12 teams, single elimination and it runs over the course of 4 days (and does include teams from outer islands who travel away from school to come and play). Now I’m not saying the girls are not capable of it. I’m sure lots of the girls LOVE playing that many games in a short period of time. I would have, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best way to do things.

In high school, the team I was on entered lots of pre-season tournaments where we played a number of games in a short period of time, but pre-season is very different from post-season. In pre-season, you’re usually carrying extra players (those trying to make the team), you’re doing lots of subsitutions (to give everyone a chance to see what they can do), and the “Big W” isn’t all that important. In post season, it’s a completely different story.

I just can’t imagine why a state would run a 16 team double elimination state tournament in just two days. There’s probably a logistical issue I’m not considering? But I would hope that, for the sake of the girls, they’d come up with a better way to run the tournament. What do you think? Read the article here, then leave me a comment below with your thoughts.

Hawaii Softball Live Online Tonight

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Admin

Hawaii High School games will be available for you to watch live via streaming video at http://www.oc16.tv/ – If you’ve never seen Hawaii High School softball…go check it out if. You’ll see what I mean when I say that Hawaii High School softball is different from a lot of “high school” softball in most parts of the mainland US. Check it out tonight at http://www.oc16.tv/ – first game is at 5pm Hawaii Time (8pm West Coast).

These games are OIA semi-final games and the first game of the night features the #1 team in the West (Miliani) and the #2 team in the East (Kailua) who managed to take advantage of the opportunities they got yesterday and put the points they needed on the board to beat us 2-1. Congratulations to both teams for making it to this semi-final game.

The second game of the evening is the other semi-final which has the #1 team in the East (Moanalua) facing the #2 team in the West (Campbell). Congratulations to these two teams as well for making it to this semi-final game.

Both games should be pretty good, but my prediction is that the West team in each match up will come out ahead. But with sports, you never know, so we’ll see what happens.

If you’re in Hawaii and have OC16 – the games will be broadcast live on local tv. The first game begins at 5pm Hawaii Standard Time (8pm on the west coast).

After the broadcast at http://www.oc16.tv/, post a comment here and let me know what you think of the games.

Homerun or Not?

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Admin

Hey – look what I found on YouTube! It’s a clip from this past Hawaii High School Season. This is from a Kailua/Castle game. These two teams have always played each other tough and Kailua is one of the well known “powerhouse” teams in the state year in and year out. In this clip, Castle is on defense and Kailua’s B. Tokunaga is up to bat. Take a look at this clip…..

If I’m not mistaken…the homerun stood in this game and Kailua went on to win the game even though they were down in the late innings of the game.

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