He certainly made the right choice.

After being recruited to play college baseball by Long Beach State, Texas Tech, Brigham Young and Kansas, among others, Durango High School graduate Koa Kahalehoe decided to attend Oregon State University last fall. Now, with a College World Series championship under his belt to go along with the American Legion state championship he won two summers ago with Durango Post 76, Kahalehoe is looking pretty smart right about now.