Mililani Vs. Pearl City (10/5/2026) SENIOR NIGHT!
Mililani’s Gergana Kukin prepares to serve the ball in set 3!
Life is perfect on the West side!
The Mililani Trojans sent out four seniors in style on an unforgettable Monday night at Mililani High School with a sweep over the Pearl City Chargers, 25-19, 25-7, and 25-19, and achieved a perfect 10-0 season in the OIA West division!
Pearl City’s Peyton Kamekona serves the ball here in set 1!
Both Mililani and Pearl City were tightly knit in the first set, but Pearl City used an early 6-1 run to take a slight 9-7 lead. It was punctuated by a Macie Tailo kill!
“We definitely had them right where we wanted them,” said e’Lexxia Poland. “We knew they were not gonna just be an easy team for us!”
Mililani was not flustered one bit and tied Pearl City off of a Meleʻotu Olevao kill and a Kira Wayfer ace! Pearl City reclaimed the lead several times after that, but Mililani’s Kealananea Stephens kickstarted what was a decisive 6-1 run to take an 18-14 lead!
Mililani’s Kealananea Stephens #2 waits for the next possession behind teammate Kaniokekai Lau #10!
Pearl City tried to rally, but Mililani scored five of the final six points, which included a Harley Vila ace, to take the 25-19 win!
Set two was all Mililani from the get-go! The Trojans used an early 9-1 run to take a 13-3 lead! It then turned into a massive 21-5 run to take a convincing 25-7 win in set two!
There was a scare during that run when Mililani’s Kaniokekai Lau got a kill, and the ball hit Pearl City’s Peyton Kamekona in the temple! Lau did the sportsmanlike thing and checked on Kamekona, who was unhurt!
The Mililani Trojans celebrate after a point scored.
Pearl City scored the first two in set three, but Mililani uncorked a 6-1 run after that to double up on the Chargers, 6-3!
Isabella-Rose Bayani used back-to-back kills to put Pearl City down one, 6-5, but Mililani was ready for them!
Mililani used a 7-3 run, which included a Gergana Kukin ace, to take a 13-8 lead! They never trailed again, but Pearl City was far from done!
Gergana Kukin during her next serve in set 3!
A Bayani kill started a 5-1 Pearl City run that put the Chargers down 17-14, but that was the closest they could get.
Back-to-back Wayfer aces gave Mililani a sizeable gap and critical momentum that they maintained the rest of the way. Stephens made the Mililani crowd go berserk with the final kill that gave the Trojans that undefeated season!
“We knew that perfect season was possible,” said Poland of this achievement. “We knew that we had to set our minds to it and work hard!”
e’Lexxia Poland with a dig here in set 3!
At the end, Mililani honored its four seniors, Ivy Taylor, Kira Wayfer, Jaelyn Davis, and Brielle Ballesteros.
Poland plans to celebrate with the seniors by getting ice cream and Taco Bell with her own family.
The Mililani Trojans Junior Varsity and Varsity teams celebrate Senior Night for the Varsity squad!
