The HHSAA State Softball Championship games were held on Friday for Division I & Division II.
In Division II, Kapaa and Pearl City faced off for the championship.
Pearl City took a 3-0 lead after the 2nd inning. But in the 3rd, Kapaa tied it after a Jaicie Martinez 3 RBI Triple. The Warriors would then take the lead in the same inning, and never trailed again.
Kapaa wins the Division II State Championship 7-5, and are crowned the State Champs for the 2nd straight season.
Sienna Yamashita, Andie Iglesia, Martinez, and Rylie Furtado all finish with 2+ hits for Kapaa.
In Division I, it was Mililani and Maryknoll who went head to head.
The Spartans took an early lead after a hard hit down the 3rd base line by Palehua Silva brought in a run.
But in the bottom of the 2nd inning, Mililani’s bats found rhythm, as they scored 4 runs which was started from a solo homerun from Hinano Bautista.
Mililani added another 5 runs in the 3rd inning that included a grand slam from Kodie Ancheta to put the Trojans ahead 9-3.
The Mililani Trojans were able to hold Maryknoll from tying the game up, and Mililani wins the Division I State Title 10-7.
Mililani and Kapaa both become back-to-back State Champions.