Looking to defend his title, Waiakea senior Chad Suzuki enters the Big Island Interscholastic Federation golf tournament with the hot hand. The first round of the championships will tee off at 10 a.m. Sunday at Hualalai Resort.
Looking to defend his title, Waiakea senior Chad Suzuki enters the Big Island Interscholastic Federation golf tournament with the hot hand. The first round of the championships will tee off at 10 a.m. Sunday at Hualalai Resort.
Suzuki claimed medalist honors at four of the six league meets this season, including Tuesday at Kona Country Club when he shot a 2-over 74. Other winners during the season were Kealakehe’s Steven Kim and Hawaii Prep’s Andrew Paisley, a two-time BIIF runner-up. Kris Ishibashi posted three top-five finishes for the Warriors, who swept the boys and girls team titles.
Waiakea junior Ciera Min, in search of her first league title, posted the top girls score at three of the four meets she entered. The Warriors’ Andi Igawa carded a 77 to top a four-player field at Kona C.C. Waiakea’s Nani Yanagi, the 2010 league champion, took medalist honors twice this season.
Tuesday at Kona Country Club
Par 72
BOYS
Team standings: 1. Konawaena 326; 2. Waiakea 327; 3. Hilo 340; 4. Makua Lani 411
Individual scores
Chad Suzuki, Waiakea 37-37—74
Ryley Chong, Konawaena 37-38—75
Kris Ishibashi, Waiakea 39-38—77
Hoeueu Greenwell, Kona 39-39—78
Andrew Paisley, Hawaii Prep 40-41—81
Brent Nikaitani, Konawaena 41-40—81
Rayce Bento, Hilo 41-41—82
Richard Chun, Waiakea 40-43—83
Liam Tsue, Hilo 41-44—85
Jake Siebert, Hawaii Prep 44-41—85
Steven Kim, Kealakehe 42-43—85
Joshua Kitagawa, Hilo 43-43—86
Davin Yagi, Hilo 45-42—87
Pono Ng, Makua Lani 43-46—89
Evan Kasberg, Parker 45-44—89
Bram Paikuli, KS-Hawaii 45-45—90
Ryan Vazquez, Hawaii Prep 47-45—92
Josiah Leerback, Konawaena 48-44—92
Kyle Hisanaga, Waiakea 48-45—93
Ahren Ah Chong, KS-Hawaii 54-42—96
Ryson Hirai, Waiakea 50-46—96
Casey Nakatsu, Hilo 53-45—98
Eric Dong, Makua Lani 48-53—101
Ben Kupukaa, Kohala 51-57—108
Aaron Ventimelia, Keal. 54-55—109
Aidan Alcos, Makua Lani 60-50—110
Stephen Kilkenny, M.Lani 55-56—111
Nick Shaw, Makua Lani 65-51—116
GIRLS
Team standings: 1. Hilo 301
Individual scores
Andi Igawa, Waiakea 38-39—77
Annie Sadamoto, Hilo 47-44—91
Kelsy Nishimura, Hilo 48-46—94
Channing Waugh, Hilo 54-62—116