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Updated at 1:22 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 2009

Punahou earns top seed for state water polo championships

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STATE WATER POLO

At Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center

WEDNESDAY

First round

Match 1—Kamehameha-Hawai‘i (10-3) vs. Mililani (10-4), 3:15 p.m.

M2—Kahuku (12-2) vs. Kamehameha-Maui (5-3), 4:30 p.m.

M3—Kalani (11-3) vs. Leilehua (8-6), 5:45 p.m.

M4—Kamehameha (4-5) vs. Kapolei (10-4), 7 p.m.

THURSDAY

Consolation

M5—Kalani-Leilehua loser vs. Kahuku-KS-Maui loser, 2 p.m.

Quarterfinals

M6—No. 2 Roosevelt (14-0) vs. KS-Hawai‘i-Mililani winner, 3:15 p.m.

M7—No. 4 Hilo (12-1) vs. Kahuku-KS-Maui winner, 4:30 p.m.

M8—No. 3 Lahainaluna (8-0) vs. Kamehameha-Kapolei winner, 5:45 p.m.

M9—No. 1 Punahou (8-0) vs. Kalani-Leilehua winner, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Consolation

M10—KS-Hawai‘i-Mililani loser vs. Kamehameha-Kapolei loser , 2 p.m.

M11—M9 loser vs. M7 loser, 3:15 p.m.

M12—M6 winner vs. M8 winner, 4:30 p.m.

Semifinals

M13—M9 winner vs. M7 winer, 5:45 p.m.

M14—M6 winner vs. M8 winner, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation final—M5 winner vs. M10 winner, 11:15 a.m.

Fifth place—M11 winner vs. M12 winner, 12:30 p.m.

Third place—Semifinal losers, 1:45 p.m.

Championship—Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

Defending state champion Punahou received the top seed for this week's Local Motion/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Girls Water Polo State Championships.

Punahou is seeded first, followed by Roosevelt, Lahainaluna and Hilo. All four seeds receive first-round byes.

First-round play begins on Wednesday at the Veterans' Memorial Aquatic Center at Patsy T. Mink Central O'ahu Regional Park. Punahou will face the winner of the Kalani-Leilehua match. Roosevelt meets the winner of Kamehameha-Hawai'i-Mililani, Lahainaluna faces the winner of Kamehameha-Kapolei and Hilo draws the Kahuku-Kamehameha-Maui winner.

The championship game is Saturday at 3 p.m.

To view the complete bracket, visit http://www.sportshigh.com/sports/water_polo/tournament/2009/bracket

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