Photo by Aaron Veincent
Ms. Chong springs up to catch one of the kicked balls from the seniors at their friendly game of kickball after the student championships, Friday, Sept. 23. The teachers versus students game finished off a day of spirit-building homecoming activities.
Day Four: Seniors take on teachers
Seniors, champions of the kickball tournament, challenged their kumu in a friendly 4-inning game of kickball after the championship game yesterday and won, 4-0.
Inspired by the exciting kickball games held all week during lunch, nā kumu, wanted to participate in the fun, so they gathered their own team to challenge whoever won the championship game.
The teachers team consisted of Coach Bala, Kumu Heno, Kumu Kalei, Ms. Alexander, Ms. Chong, Mr. Cagasan, Ms. Frampton, Ms. Helm, Ms. Noa, Ms. Kim, and Ms. Lum Ho.
The game started with the teachers playing the infield, and pitching quickly, so quickly that when the first kicker kicked the ball, seniors were still stumbling to their outfield positions.
Starting with this small act, the seniors knew they had some pretty tricky opponents to go up against.
Kumu Heno prevents Quinn Hottendorf from scoring a point by blocking his way to home base in a move that was completely illegal, but all in the name of fun.
After the seniors got into the game they got the three outs they needed fast. Thus sending them to up to bat.
While on offense, the seniors used their quickness and agility to fight back against the teachers, but they ran into trouble when they began kicking balls upwards, making them easier for the teachers to catch, especially for Ms. Chong and Mr. Cagasan, who made several catches and racked up the outs against the students.
The 4-inning game came to an end quickly, and although the teachers did not score (although Ms. Kim came close before being tagged at home), the crowd was enthusiastic, laughing and cheering, to see their fellow students take on their kumu.
Day One: Seniors smash freshmen
Photo by Aaron Veincent
Clara-Josephine “Lei” Medeiros goes for the shot as she represents the senior class in their game against the freshmen at today’s kickball game during lunch. The kickball tournament is part of this week’s homecoming festivities.
Seniors seized a 6-0 win in a 4-inning kickball game against the freshmen at the first game of the homecoming tournament, occurring all week during lunch.
With their bright red shirts, the seniors took off to the quad in preparation for their game against the freshmen.
While the seniors were prepared for the competition, the freshman finalized their team at the last minute due to some previous members dropping out.
Although the team was newly formed, the freshmen had some surprises, such as Makena Nagasako, who caught a couple of balls from the air in almost each of the innings.
Makena Nagasako catches Daryn Nakagawa’s kicked ball during the third inning of the kickball game.
The game started slowly without a single score in the first two innings, but in the third inning, the seniors bolted into a 4-point lead, leaving the Freshmen behind to catch up.
The Freshmen were unable to score, while the seniors added two more points in the final inning.
With the final scoring from Daryn Nakagawa and Moanatea Keliiliki-Johnson with two, as well as Quinn Hottendorf, and Jordan Nascimento Takatani with one.
Many people came to the quad to cheer today, and tomorrow’s juniors vs. sophomores game is highly anticipated.
Come back tomorrow for an update on the outcome.
