Waiakea air riflery coach Mel Kawahara does his best to even out the competitive playing field, opening up offseason training to all schools.
But try as Kawahara might, the Warriors girls once again have shot to the top. Waiakea accounts for eight of the top-10 ranked shooters heading into Saturday’s BIIF individual championships at 10 a.m. at Hilo High.
Junior Mekayla King is the top seed, posting the top score at two meets early in the regular season, and she’s followed closely behind by senior teammate Amber Nagata, who shot a season-best 267 on Sept. 5.
“I’m not surprised with how Mekayla did as much as I am impressed,” Kawahara said.