Baldwin girls down Maui Prep for MIL team championship
The Maui News
Ava Kawahara fired a 39 to lead the Baldwin High School girls golf team to a title-clinching 129-135 victory over Maui Prep on Wednesday afternoon at Kapalua.
The Bears and Pueo entered their final match of the season both 4-0, making the showdown a winner-take-all for the Maui Interscholastic League team championship, which comes with four spots to the David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA State Championship, May 9-10 at Wailua Golf Course on Kauai.
Behind a medalist performance from Kawahara and steady play from Anessa Riglos and Anica Ancheta, Baldwin claimed its fifth straight league title.
Riglos and Ancheta both shot 45. Alyssa Ching’s 58 was dropped.
Na Pueo, playing their first girls golf season, were led by Sacha Salem, who shot a 41. Tehya Chumley carded a 43 and Sofia Malari had a 51. Layla Merrill’s 57 was dropped.
Tuesday’s Result
Kamehameha Maui 150, Seabury Hall 155
Golfers–Kamehameha Maui: Courtney Vanatta Hamasaki 43, Violet Mossman 48, Aureana Ebana 59, Kaiulani Kamau 59. Seabury Hall: Maile Wong 39, Isabelle Brown 58, Riley George 58, Maile Freeland 70.
Wednesday’s Result
Baldwin 129, Maui Prep 135
Golfers–Baldwin: Ava Kawahara 39, Anessa Riglos 45, Anica Ancheta 45, Alyssa Ching 58. Maui Prep: Sacha Salem 41, Tehya Chumley 43, Sofia Malari 51, Layla Merrill 57.
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MIL Golf Standings
GIRLS
W L T Pct.
x-Baldwin 5 0 0 1.000
Maui Prep 4 1 0 .800
Kamehameha Maui 2 3 0 .400
Maui High 1 2 0 .333
Seabury Hall 1 3 0 .250
King Kekaulike 0 4 0 .000
x-clinched MIL championship
Tuesday’s Result
Kamehameha Maui 150, Seabury Hall 155
Wednesday’s Results
Baldwin 129, Maui Prep 141
Maui High vs. King Kekaulike, no score reported
Today’s Match
Maui High vs. Seabury Hall at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course, 4 p.m.