WAILUKU - Baldwin High School's Lena Knue is a three-time qualifier for the state air riflery tournament, but her senior year might be particularly special.
Knue began this year's Maui Interscholastic League season with a double-digit victory on Saturday, scoring 253 points at the Baldwin Armory.
"It feels good to have my opportunity now," Knue said. "Last year, a lot of our best shooters were seniors, and they're gone now."
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Baldwin High School’s Gabriel Wallace competes in Saturday’s Maui Interscholastic League meet.
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St. Anthony's Luke Gage was the boys individual winner with a score of 244.
"It's a great start for the year," said Gage, who finished with a meet-best six bull's-eyes. "I'm kind of shocked, actually."
The Trojans won the boys and girls team competitions.
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MIL MEET NO. 1
Saturday's Results At Baldwin
Girls
Team scores-1. St. Anthony 905, 2. Baldwin 866, 3. Maui High 845, 4. Molokai 713.
Individual scores (prone-standing-keeling-total)-1. Lena Knue, Baldwin, 93-71-89-253; 2. Tia Seki, St. Anthony, 87-71-83-241; 3. Mariah Kalipi, Molokai, 87-67-85-239; 4. Jade Boren, St. Anthony, 89-64-83-236; 5. Monica Calasa, King Kekaulike, 83-65-77-225; 6. Trecy Joy Jacalne, Maui High, 83-56-83-222; 7. Danielle Mettao, Baldwin, 86-52-79-217; 8. Hannah Parker, St. Anthony, 79-71-65-215; 9. Lena Souza, St. Anthony, 76-55-82-213; 10. Thalia Castaneda, Maui High, 76-61-75-212; 11. Eva Mae Daoaten, Maui High, 67-76-66-209; 12. Ka-Sandra Ragasa, Baldwin, 84-55-69-208; 13. Erin Iwasaki, Maui High, 81-57-64-202; 14. Victory Flor Dalida, King Kekaulike, 67-63-70-200; 15. Maria Terrazas-Aguilera, King Kekaulike, 85-42-70-197; 16. Lynn Everett, Hana, 69-55-67-191; 17. Amelia Imada, St. Anthony, 67-59-64-190; 18. Venizze Fernandez, Maui High, 68-59-62-189; 19. Tiana Magarin, Baldwin, 68-55-65-188; 20. Cassidy Cortez, Baldwin, 88-59-39-186; 21. Tiana Bautista, Maui High, 78-56-52-186; 22. Danielle Marzan, Maui High, 77-46-59-182; 23. Sabrina Curtis, Molokai, 77-56-47-180; 24. Lily Brown, Kihei Charter, 67-49-62-178; 25. Tiffany Kokubun, Maui High, 83-39-55-177; 26. Tara Pacubus, Maui High, 71-40-65-176; 27. Merie Pastrana, Maui High, 68-46-60-174; 28. Vanessa Coloma, St. Anthony, 71-59-44-174; 29. Mindy Santos, St. Anthony, 78-38-57-173; 30. Keaa Davis, Molokai, 66-37-54-157; 31. Elizabeth Barieto, Hana, 62-47-46-155; 32. Keana Ball, Maui High, 50-47-54-151; 33. Jalen Moeai, Hana, 60-30-58-148; 34. Sharileerae Cabreros, Molokai, 51-36-50-137; 35. Danielle Kapoi-Gaspar, Maui High, 44-38-46-128; 36. Joy Racoma, Baldwin, 61-29-33-123; 37. Calene Balthazar-Suda, St. Anthony, 49-34-33-116.
Boys
Team scores-1. St. Anthony 937, 2. Maui High 892, 3. King Kekaulike 886, 4. Molokai 818.
Individual results-1. Luke Gage, St. Anthony, 93-69-82-244; 2. Reid Takayama, King Kekaulike, 84-81-78-243; 3. Zach Harmer, St. Anthony, 89-80-64-233; 4. Brad Thompson, St. Anthony, 82-70-79-231; 5. Daniel Raikes, St. Anthony, 90-60-79-229; 6. Tristan Kanekoa, Maui High, 84-61-81-226; 7. Christopher Naputi, Maui High, 79-68-79-226; 8. Kodi Perreira, King Kekaulike, 78-74-72-224; 9. Rosbelt Pascua, Maui High, 82-70-72-224; 10. Codey Matsumoto, Baldwin, 85-62-69-216; 11. Trevor Takata, Molokai, 86-61-67-214; 12. Brenden Adachi, Baldwin, 75-69-67-211; 13. Pono Chow, Molokai, 85-66-60-211; 14. Joshua Lundberg, King Kekaulike, 71-64-75-210; 15. Jason Takamura, King Kekaulike, 75-56-78-209; 16. Michael H. Corpuz, Molokai, 76-61-68-205; 17. Micah Murayama, King Kekaulike, 82-59-64-205; 18. John Cambra, King Kekaulike, 79-43-77-199; 19. Preston Rodrigues, Maui High, 62-66-69-197; 20. Deighton Barroga, Maui High, 74-43-79-196; 21. Rey Ramirez, St. Anthony, 72-64-60-196; 22. Dylan Gera, Kihei Charter, 82-49-64-195; 23. Tristan Pascual, Maui High, 87-46-62-195; 24. Nolan Gonzales, Maui High, 75-52-68-195; 25. Lucas Zarro, Kihei Charter, 72-52-69-193; 26. Yasuke Yamagami, St. Anthony, 80-41-72-193; 27. Kurtis Kahualua, King Kekaulike, 81-52-60-193; 28. Casey Owen, Kihei Charter, 74-48-69-191; 29. Johnatahn Ibanez, St. Anthony, 75-63-51-189; 30. Josh Cabreros, Josh), 88-49-51-188; 31. Cody Nip, Molokai, 71-53-60-184; 32. Austin Tapuro, Maui High, 72-57-52-181; 33. Tani Payton, Maui High, 65-51-65-181; 34. Gardner Pierce, Kihei Charter, 69-45-65-179; 35. Dallas Arce, Molokai, 69-44-66-179; 36. Randy Chung, St. Anthony, 74-40-56-170; 37. Kasey Pacheco, Baldwin, 61-48-58-167; 38. Nathan Galasky, Kihei Charter, 70-37-59-166; 39. Amy Moore, St. Anthony, 74-46-45-165; 40. Clyde Coloma, Maui High, 72-42-50-164; 41. Gabriel Wallace, Baldwin, 83-33-45-161; 42. Raymond Andrade, Baldwin, 78-30-49-157; 43. Kelvin Bio, Maui High, 52-49-53-154; 44. Alexander Tocho, St. Anthony, 55-45-50-150; 45. Kaleb Wilstead, Kihei Charter, 62-42-46-150; 46. Erwin Bio, Maui High, 48-43-55-146; 47. Paul Parker, Molokai, 82-18-46-146; 48. Eric Ishii, Maui High, 50-53-39-142; 49. Tee Jay Jacalne, Maui High, 41-41-58-140; 50. Dexton Warren, Kihei Charter, 59-37-43-139; 51. Elijah Gorospe, Maui High, 66-24-44-134; 52. Micah Leval, St. Anthony, 50-27-52-129; 53. Mitchell Valdes, Maui High, 65-12-42-119; 54. Austin Espejo, Maui High, 61-23-35-119; 55. Romhel Damo , Maui High, 32-24-61-117; 56. John Bowker, Maui High, 46-23-35-104; 57. Matthew Fernandez, Maui High, 42-11-19-72; 58. Christian Fillazar, Maui High, 34-13-22-69; 59. Nathan Felipe, Maui High, 19-23-14-56.
St. Anthony had four boys in the top five - Zach Harmer placed third with a 233, and was followed by Brad Thompson (231) and Daniel Raikes (229).
Reid Takayama of King Kekaulike was the boys runner-up, finishing a point behind Gage.
The Trojans' Tina Seki - who placed 13th in the state last year, best for an MIL competitor - was second in Saturday's girls standings with a 241. Jade Boren's fourth-place 236 included five bull's-eyes.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm ecstatic," said St. Anthony assistant coach Alex Redeker. "It's scores we can improve upon, though. This is the first meet of the year, so it's a baseline for everyone, basically."
Molokai's Mariah Kailipi (239) was third in the girls division, and King Kekaulike's Monica Calasa (225) was fifth.
Knue, who finished with four bull's-eyes, had the top girls score in the prone (93) and kneeling (89) positions, and her 71 standing matched Seki for the best of the day. Knue was the only girl to score in the 90s in any position.
Gage's 93 prone and 82 kneeling both topped the boys field. Takama had the best standing score, an 82.
Raikes (90 prone) and Gage were the only boys to score in the 90s in any position.
* Chris Hamilton is at chamilton@mauinews.com
