Oregon sophomore linebacker Kaulana Apelu, a Kamehameha alumnus, got his first career start at linebacker on Saturday and had five tackles and an interception to help the Ducks beat Arizona State 54-35 to stop a five-game losing streak.
Apelu, who is 5 feet 11 and 200 pounds, walked on as a freshman at Oregon in 2015 after playing only one game as both a junior and a senior at Kamehameha because of knee injuries that required ACL surgery.
Apelu made his season debut in Oregon’s fourth game against Colorado and had five tackles and a fumble recovery. He had nine tackles in a 52-49 double-overtime loss to California two weeks ago to earn the start against the Sun Devils.
Apelu is one of nine players from Hawaii listed on the Oregon roster although junior defensive lineman Ratu Mafileo, a Moanalua alumnus, was forced to retire this season due to a back injury.
>> Stanford true freshman Nate Herbig, who graduated from Saint Louis earlier this year, earned his first collegiate start at right guard for the Cardinal in a 34-10 win over Arizona on Saturday.
Herbig blocked for Stanford running backs Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love, who combined for 247 rushing yards in the win.
Herbig secured a key block on a 45-yard touchdown run by McCaffrey for Stanford’s opening score.
Late in the first half after an interception by Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst, Herbig tackled Dane Cruikshank on the interception return and forced a fumble that was recovered by the Cardinal.
It led to a Stanford field goal just before the end of the first half.
Linfield defensive specialist Magbaleta continues streak
Linfield (Ore.) sophomore Kayla Magbaleta, a 2015 Mililani alumna, earned her first Northwest Conference volleyball defensive student-athlete of the week award on Monday.
It’s the fifth consecutive week a player who graduated from a Hawaii high school has won the award.
Magbaleta had a game-high 35 digs and added three assists and two aces in a five-set win over Lewis & Clark on Friday. She added 28 digs and two aces a day later in a sweep of Pacific (Ore.).
Magbaleta joins previous winners of the award this season from Hawaii — Pacific Lutheran’s Caylie Shiramizu (University ’15), Pacific’s Lia Zablan (Kamehameha ’13), Lewis & Clark’s Alexe Navarro (Mid-Pacific ’13) and Willamette’s (Ore.) Kaylen Higa (Punahou ’15).
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
>> Keili Dorn, West Hawaii Explorations Academy ’15: The Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) sophomore won Monday’s Cal Pac Championships with a 5K time of 18:32.7.
>> Mary Eccles, Leilehua ’14: The MIT junior was runner-up at Saturday’s NEWMAC Championships with a 5K time of 18:41, helping the Engineers win their 10th straight team title. Eccles was named to the league’s all-academic team last week.
FOOTBALL
>> Hercules Mata’afa, Lahainaluna ’14: The Washington state sophomore defensive end made four tackles in a 35-31 win over Oregon State on Saturday. The Cougars have won six in a row and are ranked No. 25 in this week’s Associated Press rankings.
>> Manase Hungalu, Kealakehe ’13: The Oregon State junior linebacker made six tackles and was in on one for a loss against the Cougars.
>> Breiden Fehoko, Farrington ’15: The Texas Tech sophomore defensive tackle made three tackles with one for a loss in a 27-24 double-overtime victory over TCU on Saturday.
>> Tau Lotulelei, Maui ’12: The UNLV linebacker made a team-high 12 tackles and was in one 1 /2 tackles for loss with a pass breakup in a 30-24 loss to San Jose State on Saturday.
>> Isi Holani, Hilo ’14: The Kansas defensive lineman made two solo tackles, with one for a loss in a 56-3 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday.
>> Alohi Gilman, Kahuku ’15: The Navy safety made five tackles, with two going for a loss in a 52-45 loss to South Florida on Friday.
>> McKenzie Milton, Mililani ’16: The Central Florida freshman quarterback was 19-for-33 for 155 yards and two interceptions and rushed for 21 yards on 13 carries in a 31-24 loss to Houston on Saturday.
>> Jeremy Tabuyo, Saint Louis ’13: The Texas A&M senior wide receiver made two catches for 29 yards in a 52-10 win over New Mexico State on Saturday.
>> Psalm Wooching, Kealakehe ’12: The Washington senior outside linebacker made three tackles in a 31-24 win over Utah on Saturday. The Huskies are ranked No. 4 in this week’s Associated Press top 25.
>> Kavika Laufatasaga, Farrington ’13: The Utah linebacker made two tackles, with one for a loss, and broke up a pass against the Huskies. The Utes moved up a spot to No. 16 in this week’s Associated Press rankings despite the loss.
>> Pasoni Tasini, Baldwin ’12: The Utah defensive tackle made two tackles with one for a loss against Washington.
>> Ronley Lakalaka, Punahou ’15: The San Diego State linebacker made six stops in a 40-13 win over Utah State to lead the Aztecs in tackles for the first time in his career.
>> Dakota Turner, Mililani ’13: The SDSU defensive end recorded a sack and forced a fumble for the first time in his career in the win over Utah State.
>> Jordan Iosefa, Saint Louis ’16: The Southern California freshman linebacker made two solo tackles in a 45-24 win over California on Thursday.
>> Kaimana Pimental, Saint Louis ’12: The Pacific (Ore.) running back rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown on a 3-yard run in a 55-35 win over Whitworth (Wash.) on Saturday.
>> Tyler Nakama, Saint Louis ’13: The Boxers’ wide receiver had six catches for 57 yards against Whitworth (Wash.).
>> Paki Iaea, KS-Hawaii ’15: The Pacific (Ore.) receiver had three catches for 48 yards against the Pirates.
>> Kaiea Iwasaki, Kauai ’14: The Boxers defensive back made eight tackles against Whitworth (Wash.).
>> Trey Kodama, Kamehameha ’12: The Pacific (Ore.) senior linebacker made seven tackles with one for a loss against the Pirates.
MEN’S SOCCER
>> Elan Yogi, Mililani ’13: The Pacific (Ore.) senior midfielder assisted on a goal in a 2-1 victory over Pacific Lutheran on Saturday.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
>> Kristen Hori,‘Iolani ’15: The Johns Hopkins sophomore was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District II Soccer Team on Thursday. As a freshman, Hori earned All-Centennial and third-team All-NSCAA regional honors.
>> Megan Goo, ‘Iolani ’15: The Idaho sophomore midfielder assisted on a goal in a 3-0 shutout of Idaho State on Friday.
>> Summer Kaneshiro,‘Iolani ’15: The Idaho sophomore forward added an assist in the win over Idaho State.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
>> Alyssa Tobita, Mililani ’14: The Oregon junior won all three singles matches and all three doubles matches in the Georgia State Invite over the weekend that included Georgia State, Furman, Middle Tennessee State and the Ducks, who finished 26-1 overall.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
>> Penina Snuka, Kahuku ’13: The Arizona senior setter finished with a match-high 53 assists, 13 digs, four kills and a solo block in a five-set road win over Oregon on Thursday. She posted her seventh consecutive double-double with 51 assists, 11 digs, four kills and a block assist in a four-set loss to Oregon State on Sunday.
>> Kalei Mau, Kaiser ’13: The Arizona senior outside hitter finished with 16 kills, six digs and a block assist in the win over the Ducks and added a match-high 23 kills, 16 digs and two assists against the Beavers.
>> Carly Kan, Punahou ’13: The Missouri senior hit .308 with 12 kills, four digs and a block assist in a sweep of Mississippi State on Sunday.
>> Ashley Kelsey, Campbell ’12: The New Mexico junior had a team-high 13 digs in a sweep of San Jose State on Saturday.
>> Brittney Markwith, Punahou ’13: The Portland senior middle had four kills and five block assists in a four-set win over Santa Clara on Thursday and 11 kills, four solo blocks and two digs in a five-set win over San Francisco on Saturday.
>> Brandee Markwith, Punahou ’16: The East Carolina freshman had 18 digs and three assists in a four-set loss to Central Florida on Thursday.
>> Sydney Fanoga, Punahou ’14: The George Mason middle blocker put down a career-high 13 kills and added five block assists in a five-set victory over La Salle on Saturday in the Patriots’ regular-season home finale.
>> Kelly Matthews, Punahou ’14: The Princeton junior libero had 16 digs and two assists in a sweep of Dartmouth on Friday.
>> Zoe Leonard, KS-Hawaii ’15: The Dartmouth sophomore setter finished with a team-high 14 aces and 11 digs in the loss to Princeton and added a team-high 25 assists, 21 digs and two aces in a five-set loss to Pennsylvania on Saturday.
