Two top Hawaii high school football players in college decided to transfer in the offseason and have announced their new schools.
Former Clemson defensive lineman Scott Pagano, who won a national title last season, will play at Oregon next season as a graduate transfer.
The 2013 Moanalua alumnus, who is 6-foot-3 and 295 pounds, made 31 tackles, with 41/2 for loss and two sacks in 12 games last season. Pagano started four of those games and participated in 299 snaps despite missing the final three games of the regular season with a foot injury.
He made two tackles in the Fiesta Bowl win over Ohio State and two more in the national title game against Alabama.
Also, defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko, a 2015 Farrington alumnus, will transfer from Texas Tech, where he started each of his first two seasons, to LSU.
Fehoko announced the decision Monday and will have to sit out the upcoming season. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Fehoko chose LSU over Auburn, Louisville, Ole Miss and Georgia.
He started all 25 games in two years at Texas Tech and made 38 tackles, with 71/2 tackles for loss and two sacks.
Takayesu rewarded for huge week
Grinnell (Iowa) College senior shortstop Niko Takayesu was named the Midwest Conference player of the week on Monday.
Takayesu, a 2013 Punahou graduate, hit .556 (10-for-18) with two doubles, a homer, two stolen bases and six runs scored to help the Pioneers win three of four against Knox College.
Takayesu drew his 80th career walk during Saturday’s doubleheader to set the program’s career mark.
Grinnell College (15-10 overall) leads the South Division in the MWC by two games over Cornell College and is tied for the best winning percentage in the conference at .750 (9-3) with St. Norbert College (6-2). The two teams will play a single game on Sunday.
Rilveria is an All-American
Lourdes University senior CJ Rilveria, the All-Independent Group libero of the year for the second straight season, was selected as a first-team NAIA All-American on Monday.
Rilveria, a 2013 King Kekaulike alumnus, was one of two liberos selected to the team. He averaged an NAIA-leading 3.71 digs per set while helping opponents average a .172 hitting percentage against the Gray Wolves this season.
His 338 total digs this season are 14 shy of a career high and he needs 17 to reach 1,000 for his career.
The sixth-ranked Gray Wolves enter the NAIA National Invitational with six consecutive sweeps and earned the automatic bid from the Independent Group after winning the tournament title.
Lourdes faces seventh-ranked Cardinal Stritch in the opening round today.
Overland awarded for her defense
Macalester College swept all three Division III weekly awards from the Collegiate Water Polo Association last week, with sophomore Courtney Overland winning defensive player of the week honors last Wednesday.
Overland, a 2015 ‘Iolani alumna, totaled 50 saves in four wins over the week, including 15 against Penn State-Behrend and 13 against both Washington and Jefferson College and Utica College.
Overland has a .630 save percentage and 25 assists in her first year with the team.
BASEBALL
>> KJ Harrison, Punahou ’14: The Oregon State first baseman went 5-for-13 with a walk, run and RBI as the Beavers won two of three against Washington over the weekend to remain No. 1 in the country.
>> Christian Donahue, ‘Iolani ’14: The Oregon State junior left fielder, who also started at designated hitter, went 3-for-11 with a walk and a stolen base against the Huskies.
>> Tyler Yamaguchi, Mid-Pacific ’15: The Northern Colorado sophomore shortstop went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBIs in a 10-6 win over Colorado-Colorado Springs on Tuesday.
>> Tanner Nishioka, ‘Iolani ’13: The Pomona-Pitzer second baseman finished 4-for-14 with a double, a homer, three walks and three RBIs as the Sagehens lost two of three to La Verne over the weekend.
>> Tyler Meditz, Kamehameha ’13: The Santa Clara left fielder went 4-for-14 with a double, two runs and three RBIs in three losses to Gonzaga over the weekend.
>> Kanaikai Gaughen, Hawaii Prep ’16: The Mississippi Valley State left fielder went 2-for-4 with a run scored to help the Devils defeat Alcorn State 5-3 last Thursday for their only win of the series.
>> Austin Darmawan, ‘Iolani ’13: The Washington (Mo.) senior shortstop was 7-for-17 with two doubles and two runs scored in a four-game split against Case Western over the weekend.
MEN’S GYMNASTICS
>> Josh Yee, Thompson Academy ’12: The Oklahoma redshirt senior was named to the MPSF All-Academic scholar-athlete team with a cumulative GPA of 3.51. Yee, who will compete in the NCAA National Championships this weekend, is majoring in health and exercise science.
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
>> Kristi Hayashida, Home schooled ’13: The Seattle Pacific senior was named to the MPSF All-Academic scholar-athlete team. Hayashida holds a 3.65 GPA and is majoring in accounting.
SOFTBALL
>> Kacie Oshiro, Mililani ’13: The East Carolina senior outfielder finished 4-for-7 with three walks, a double, a home run and four runs scored in a sweep of Connecticut over the weekend.
>> Kamalani Dung, Kamehameha ’15: The Fresno State sophomore right-hander tossed a one-hit shutout with four walks and seven strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Santa Clara on Thursday. Dung took the loss in a complete game performance on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits with six walks and five strikeouts in a 2-1 defeat to California.
>> Roblynn Kami, Pearl City ’14: The Texas A&M-International catcher went 2-for-3 and scored the winning run in a 2-1 victory over then-No. 14 St. Mary’s (Texas) University last Wednesday.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
>> Alyssa Tobita, Mililani ’14: The Oregon junior had a perfect weekend with two wins at both No. 2 doubles and No. 2 singles in a 4-0 victory over Utah on Friday and a 4-2 win over Colorado on Sunday. Tobita is ranked No. 125 in the country in singles and No. 57 with playing partner Shweta Sangwan in doubles.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
>> Gabriel Vega, ‘Iolani ’12: The Stanford outside hitter posted his first double-double of the season in his final collegiate match, hitting .320 with 12 kills, 11 digs and two block assists in a three-set loss to Brigham Young in the quarterfinals of the MPSF tournament on Saturday.
>> Evan Enriques, KS-Hawaii ’14: The Stanford junior libero had five assists and two digs in the loss to the Cougars.
>> Micah Ma’a, Punahou ’15: The UCLA sophomore finished with a team-high 31 assists, six kills, two digs, two block assists and an ace in a four-set loss to UC Irvine in the MPSF quarterfinals on Saturday.
>> Michael Fisher, Hawaii Baptist ’13: The UCLA senior had an ace and a kill in his final collegiate match in the loss to the Anteaters.
Compiled by Star-Advertiser’s Billy Hull. To submit an athlete for publication, email bhull@staradvertiser.com.
