Friday, May 2, 2008

Dragons down Farmers

Hana sweeps Molokai to secure return trip to D-II state tournament
By ROBERT COLLIAS, Staff Writer
May 2, 2008, The Maui News
WAILUKU — The Hana High School boys volleyball team has won three straight Maui Interscholastic League titles.

Tonight, the Dragons will try to keep their hopes for four in a row alive when they play Seabury Hall in the league’s Division II tournament final at the Baldwin gym.

Hana earned the chance — and a state-tournament berth — with a 25-21, 25-23 win over Molokai in the semifinals of the league tournament on Thursday.

‘‘MIL title is the goal,’’ said Hana junior Holden Gorbea, a middle blocker and outside hitter. ‘‘We’ve won three in a row, so now we are going for a four-peat.’’

The Dragons won their first two titles of the streak when the state had only one level of play, and last season they won the D-II crown and advanced to the state final before losing to Maryknoll, now a Division I team.

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