GRR: HS Girls
It's a small but intense season in Hawaii Girls HS league, and the Kahuku Lady Raiders are ready.
Kahuku faced off this Kalihi, their longtime rivals, Saturday, and came away 25-5 winners.
Playing a fast-paced game, the Lady Raiders got two tries from Kawai Akina and one each from Shan Keaweehu, Gigi Filipo-Maiva, and Niusina Auelua.
View Park, Fallbrook, Centennial, and Mira Costa have all been showing well in the Southern California Girls season, which is concentrating on 7s in the winter.
The Atlantis All-Star program has named the 24 players to be part of its Girls U18/U16 teams for the Las Vegas Invitational.
This team will be part of the NAHS 7s elite-level HS 7s series, which will also include the NAI 7s in Salt Lake City, and other tournaments as the series grows.
USA U20 Women's Head Coach Will Snape said he is starting to see better skilled players trying out for the team.
Fifty-two teams will play in the Kickoff Tournament in Sacramento this weekend.
Run by Ray Schwartz, the two-day tournament is a massive event to get the season started for teams from all over Northern California plus a few from elsewhere. This is the 33rd time that the KOT has been held.
The brackets include:
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