The Warriors' junior post and the Rough Riders' junior guard led their respective teams to preseason tournament titles over the weekend. ScoringLive photo illustration

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Female Athlete of the Week: Kalina Obrey, Kamehameha basketball 
If Kalina Obrey's performance in last weekend's Orthopedic Associates Sacred Hearts Invitational is any indication of things to come, expect a huge season from the Kamehameha junior.

Obrey, a 5-foot-11 post player, averaged 19.3 points and led the Warriors to three wins in as many days in the eight-team preseason tournament.

"She was her typical excellent self," Kamehameha coach Joseph Cho said of Obrey. "Ever since I saw her as an eighth grader, she has always performed exceptionally in my book and so this weekend was no exception. At times when we needed a big bucket, she was there. When we needed a big rebound, she was there. When we needed a big stop, she was there. But that's typical of Kalina, so I don't expect anything less and I don't think she does. I guess sometimes I take it for granted; it's easy to do with her."

In Thursday's 58-44 win over Kamehameha-Maui, Obrey scored 21 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, had one steal and a block. She went off for 19 points, 21 rebounds, two blocks, one steal and an assist in Friday's 65-49 win over Waiakea before closing out the weekend with 18 points, seven rebounds, one steal and an assist in Saturday's 49-41 win over Hawaii Baptist.

"She's very polished, very well-rounded, and she does everything well," Cho said. "There's not anything that is extraordinary, but it's so solid. Her rebounding is solid, her defense is solid, her offensive moves are solid and she's a good leader, obviously."

The leadership part has been a work-in-progress for Obrey, a third-year varsity member.

"She used to be a quiet leader, but now she's a little bit more of a vocal leader," Cho said. "As a freshman she kind of, I wouldn't say stay in her place, but she always respected the seniors. As a sophomore last year, she respected Mikiala Maio, and now this year as a junior she's more vocal, which is great."

While the skills and ability have always been there, Obrey's consistency has made great gains, Cho said.

"I would say that whatever we need from her, she gives to us. If we need rebounds, she'll give us rebounds. If we need points, she'll give us twenty, but one thing about her is she lets the game come to her," Cho said. "She doesn't force anything. She gets hammered so much, more than any post I've ever coached. She's a battler and the good thing about it is she has the skills to battle with."

Obrey is among a handful of veteran returnees that the Warriors will count on to offset the loss of Maio — last year's ILH Player of the Year and a First Team All-Hawaii selection — to graduation. Obrey, herself a First Team All-ILH and Second Team All-Hawaii pick last year, is coming off a fall sports season in which she helped the Warriors win the D1 girls state volleyball crown.

"She got a taste of what a championship should be and I'm sure it's given her a little bit more of what it takes to be a championship team, so it can only help her," Cho said.

Cho said Obrey, who wants to study business in college, has already drawn heavy interest from Willamette, his alma mater in Oregon.

"One thing I want to say is she's an excellent basketball player and she's an excellent volleyball player, but what makes Kalina very special is she's a great kid," Cho said. "She's a great young adult, she has her head on her shoulders the right way and like any proud coach would say, I'm honored to coach her and her parents are happy, I'm sure, with how she turned out as an athlete, student and person."

Obrey and the Warriors (9-1) open ILH play against Sacred Hearts Thursday night.

Male Athlete of the Week: Micah Visoria, Roosevelt basketball
To say that Micah Visoria had an eventful weekend would be an understatement.

The Roosevelt junior averaged more than 17 points in three games and led the Rough Riders to the championship title of the Keaau-Waiakea preseason tournament on the Big Island last week.

Visoria, a 5-foot-9 junior, led his team in scoring in each game. He scored 18 points in a 20-point win over Seabury Hall Thursday, 15 in Friday's four-point win over Keaau, and 19 in Saturday's 10-point victory over Mid-Pacific in the title game.

But that was only Visoria's on-the-court exploits. During some team down time, Visoria sustained a deep laceration to his knee, which necessitated a trip to urgent care for some stitches.

"First he slept funny and he can't move his neck at all, but he plays against Seabury and then the next day he slips and falls at the pool and slices a chunk in his knee and all he was worrying about was playing against Keaau," said Roosevelt coach Steve Hathaway, who wasn't so optimistic.

"I said to him, 'there's no way you're playing.' It was a nasty gauge. The doctor said he could stitch it, but I didn't think he was going to play," Hathaway said. "That's the thing is he was hurt all weekend, he was never close one-hundred percent, but he played outstanding."

Visoria was effective beyond the arc, where he made eight 3-pointers, and efficient at the free-throw line, where he shot 16 of 17 in three tournament games.

Hathaway said Visoria's shooting has been steady since he first joined the varsity team as a freshman, but noted that other parts of his game has shown improvement over the years.

"I knew right away that this kid is the best shooter I've ever coached," Hathaway said. "I coached his brother (Isaiah) when he was at Roosevelt and I don't want to take anything away from him, but Micah is now becoming the total package. I think his freshman year he was more of just a 3-point shooter. Last year he developed a little more and now he's taking guys to the hoop, he's got a nice pull-up jumper. He's got everything right now."

Hathaway praised Visoria's work ethic for the player he has become.

"Just seeing the all-around player that he's coming, that's the biggest thing," Hathaway said. "He put in the work in the weight room so he's stronger, which makes him hard to guard because he's not just a shooter. Now he can take guys to the hoop."

Visoria's hot shooting was a key factor in a quick start for the Rough Riders against Mid-Pacific Saturday. They jumped out to a 16-5 lead after the opening quarter.

"The Keaau coach was watching the game and he told me that we shot 100 percent in the first quarter. Micah shot 3 for 3 on 3's in that first quarter; he must have had about twelve or fourteen points in the quarter," Hathaway said. "I know there's some good shooters in the state, but I'll put him up there with any of them."

Hathaway said feeding Visoria, who also doubles as the setter on the volleyball team in the spring, throughout the season will be an area of emphasis.

"We've stressed from day one that we gotta get Micah fifteen shots a night, so we're focusing on that because we know that if we don't, we'll be in trouble," Hathaway said. "So far we've been doing a good job of that, and the guys are doing good jobs setting screen and getting him open."

Hathaway is hopeful the tournament title will give his team some momentum and confidence going forward.

"I think the guys are seeing that we can play with anybody," Hathaway said. "Beating Mid-Pac, a D1 ILH team, is a big win and so I think these guys are believing more this year than they were in the past."

Visoria and the Rough Riders (3-0) will get another crack at the Owls Thursday in the first day of the eight-team OIA-ILH Challenge at Moanalua. They will also face Iolani Friday and Saint Louis Saturday.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Kymani Ayonon, Waialua — Scored 22 points in a loss to Castle

Caleb Casinas, Moanalua — Scored 19 points in a win over Aiea

Leif Fautanu, University Lab — Scored 26 points in a win over Kaimuki

Frank Felix, Iolani — Scored 19 points in a win over Kailua

Liam Fitzgerald, Leilehua — Scored 17 points with eight rebounds and a block in a loss to Saint Louis

Laamea Frank, Kamehameha — Scored 21 points in a win over Saint Francis

Cameron Henry, Mililani — Scored 17 points in a loss to Kahuku

Jordan Hepting, Punahou — Scored 14 points with 14 rebounds and a block in a win over Pearl City

Jydon Hill, Damien — Scored 31 points in a loss to Kahuku

Isaiah Hopson, Kailua — Scored 19 points in a loss to Saint Francis

Justin Ishida, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 18 points in a win over Honokaa

Andrew Kearney, Kalaheo — Scored 19 points in a loss to Punahou and scored 26 points with four rebounds, five steals and two assists in a win over Saint Louis

Jaymin Khan-Smith, Kaiser — Scored 20 points in a win over Hilo

Raefe McEnroe, Farrington — Scored 17 points in a win over Waipahu

Cole Mausolf, Punahou — Scored 21 points with eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block in a win over Pearl City

Micah Mitchell, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 25 points in a win over Honokaa

Jordan Ne, Castle — Scored 20 points in win over Waialua

Kameron Ng, Saint Francis — Scored 33 points in a loss to Kamehameha, scored 28 points in a win over Kailua and scored 27 points in a win over Waipahu

Noa Purcell, Saint Louis — Scored 23 points in a loss to Farrington

Joe Sealey, Maryknoll II — Scored 23 points in a win over Waialua

Jalen Smith, Saint Louis — Scored 24 points in a win over Leilehua

Tolu Smith, Kahuku — Scored 27 points in a win over Campbell and scored 17 points with nine rebounds and three assists in a win over Damien

Micah Tong, Maryknoll II — Scored 20 points in a win over Waialua

Everett Torres-Kahapea, Kailua — Scored 21 points in a loss to Iolani and  scored 20 points in a loss to Saint Francis

Kamren Victorino-Kato, Kamehameha — Scored 22 points in a win over Saint Francis and scored 17 points with four assists, three rebounds and two blocks in a win over Iolani

Mitchell Williams, Campbell — Scored 17 points in a win over Waipahu and scored 19 points in a win over Maui

Ruanui Winitana, Kahuku — Scored 17 points in a win over Damien

Kobe Young, Kamehameha — Scored 17 points in a win over Campbell

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Alayna Akiona, Kalani — Scored 19 points in a win over Pearl City and scored 19 points in a win over Nanakuli

Hooiliesu Baptiste, Christian Academy — Scored 16 points in a win over Lanakila Baptist

Jailan Bower, Mililani — Scored 15 points with 11 rebounds, five steals and one assist in a win over Waipahu

Kimani Fernandez-Roy, Kamehameha-Maui — Scored 19 points with 19 rebounds, one steal and a block in a loss to Kamehameha and scored 15 points in a win over Kaiser

Tamalani Fonoti, Punahou — Scored 19 points in a win over Nanakuli

Kelsie Imai, Waiakea — Scored 19 points with six steals, three rebounds, two blocks and an assist in a win over Roosevelt and scored 28 points with seven rebounds and five steals in a loss to Kamehameha

Khrystyna Kanahele, Christian Academy — Scored 22 points in a win over Lanakila Baptist

Caylie Kaupu, Konawaena — Scored 16 points in a loss to Lahainaluna

Jordyn Mantz, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored 21 points in a win over Kaiser and scored 18 points in a win over Kamehameha II

Dallas Martinez, Sacred Hearts — Scored 29 points with three assists, two rebounds and one steal in a win over Hawaii Baptist and scored 25 points with seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in a loss to Waiakea

Te'Hiwa Medeiros, Sacred Hearts — Scored 15 points with seven rebounds, two steals, one assist and a block in a win over Waipahu and scored 16 points with 13 rebounds, one steal and an assist from a win over Hawaii Baptist

Katelyn Nakagawa, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 15 points with seven rebounds, three steals and one assist in a loss to Sacred Hearts

Karly Navas, Damien — Scored 18 points in a loss to Kamehameha II

Kealani Neves, Saint Francis — Scored 21 points in a win over Punahou

Jewel Paaluhi-Caulk, Kamehameha — Scored 18 points with five rebounds, five assists and four steals in a win over Waiakea

Angel Pauole, Kamehameha-Maui — Scored 12 points with 13 rebounds and a steal in a loss to Kamehameha and scored 17 points with five rebounds and one assist in a win over Mililani

Peyton Pedrozo, Island Pacific — Scored 20 points in a win over St. Andrew's

Ilana Sagapolutele, Damien — Scored 23 points in a loss to Kamehameha II

Hera Salmeron, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored 20 points in a win over Kamehameha II

Nani Santos, Saint Francis — Scored 18 points in a win over Castle and scored 18 points in a win over La Pietra

Gabrielle Tyrell, Kamehameha II — Scored 17 points in a win over Damien

Ally Wada, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 16 points with nine rebounds, three steals and two assists in a win over Mililani, scored 24 points with 10 rebounds, two assists and a steal in a loss to Sacred Hearts and scored 18 points with six rebounds, two steals and an assist in a loss to Kamehameha

Kiana Vierra, Kamehameha — Scored 16 points with four steals, three rebounds and an assist in a win over Kamehameha-Maui

GIRLS SOCCER
Jersey Botelho, PAC-5 — Scored three goals in a win over Damien

Kailee-Rae Quartero, Kamehameha — Scored three goals in a win over Le Jardin

Tare Rillon, PAC-5 — Scored three goals in a win over Damien

Sophia Saiki, Mid-Pacific — Scored the lone goal in a win over Sacred Hearts

Kelsey Takahashi, Iolani — Scored two goals in a win over Mid-Pacific