Football Tour Notes: Damien, Kahuku, Waialua
Some quick notes as the Tour resumed on Wednesday and Thursday. And yes, there’s nothing better than driving around the island on gorgeous, sunny, pristine August afternoons. I’m a fan of daytime football, and I’m a fan of daytime driving. The sights are so glorious. Driving back from Kahuku, Windward side, with the sky still [...]
Enthused at Kalaepohaku
August 3, 2010 by jcampany
Filed under Football, Hawaii Sports
Darnell Arceneaux has quite the brain for this game of football. The former Utah and Hawaiian Islanders quarterback is more than an offensive thinker, though. Balance has always been one of his priorities, and if that means meshing the X’s and O’s with renewed enthusiasm, so be it. Across the recently redone turf at Saint [...]
Tiger Town: New coach, system
August 3, 2010 by jcampany
Filed under Football, Hawaii Sports
With new coach Joseph Cho, the McKinley Tigers have a new approach this season. They have 42 on the roster and former head coach Bobby Grey remains as an assistant. Another former head coach, William Moeava, is the running backs coach. Cho, a former all-league linebacker at McKinley, coached in Oregon for 38 seasons before [...]
Air time in Kalani Valley
At Kalani, hope is eternal. How else could anyone explain the robust turnout for the Falcons junior varsity team — in excess of 40 players each of the last three seasons — despite struggles in the win-loss columns? Quarterback Wilkins Kato is one of the seniors who have ridden Kalani’s recent run back into competitiveness. [...]