The Maui News

Baldwin High School’s Lana Calibuso-Kwee and Maui High’s Reese Guzman were within striking distance of the leaders after the first day of the HHSAA/David S. Ishii Foundation Girls Golf State Championship at the Waikoloa Kings Course on the Big Island on Tuesday.

Calibuso-Kwee, the reigning Maui Interscholastic League champion, fired an opening-round 1-over-par 73 to stand alone in fourth, one shot behind leaders Leia Chung of Leilehua, Tagirilani Luafalealo of Moanalua and Kailey Oki of Waiakea.

Guzman, a two-time MIL champion and two-time state runner-up, was another stroke back after shooting 74. Mid-Pacific’s Myah McDonald was also tied for fifth.

In the team competition, MIL champion Baldwin was tied for fourth at 29-over 245, 22 shots behind leader Waiakea. Seabury Hall was ninth at 275.

The second and final round is today. The boys championship is set for Thursday and Friday.

David S. Ishii Foundation Girls Golf State Championship

Tuesday’s First-Round Leaders

At Waikoloa Kings Course

Leia Chung, Leilehua 72 E

Tagirilani Luafalealo, Moanalua 72 E

Kailey Oki, Waiakea 72 E

Lana Calibuso-Kwee, Baldwin 73 +1

Myah McDonald, Mid-Pacific 74 +2

Reese Guzman, Maui High 74 +2

Lacy Uchida, Waiakea 75 +3

Alison Takamiya, Punahou 75 +3

Kayli Hartsock-Bunyan, Kailua 76 +4

Jae Eun Park, Roosevelt 76 +4

Kiersten Saludares, Waiakea 76 +4

Anna Lesa, Kahuku 77 +5

Victoria Takai, Punahou 77 +5

Michelle Kim, Kalani 78 +6

Sara Keppel, Kaiser 78 +6

Also

Shai Baraoidan, Baldwin 85 +13

Summer Wong, Seabury Hall 86 +14

Payten Shimizu, Baldwin 87 +15

Sienna Kawahara, Baldwin 92 +20

Sofia Garcia-Arashiro, Seabury 93 +21

Kelsie Sparks, Seabury Hall 96 +24

Gretchen Olson, Lahainaluna 110 +38