‘Iolani Classic: Konawaena 50, Brea Olinda 40, final
December 10, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Basketball, Girls
Championship: Konawaena 50, Brea Olinda 40. Third quarter: Hoku Liftee with a layup off a feed from Makayla Awa (at the point now), then Wall hits a 3 and a banker at the buzzer. Kona playing big, up 38-27 entering the fourth. Nationally-ranked (#11) Brea Olinda on the ropes… Half: Wildcats jumped to an 8-2 [...]
‘Iolani Classic: Konawaena, Brea Olinda win
December 9, 2011 by jcampany
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Brea Olinda (Calif.) 65, ‘Iolani 60 The Ladycats broke a 55-all tie with a 6-0 run to pull away from Hawaii’s No. 2-ranked team. Third quarter: Down 16, ‘Iolani rallied to within three thanks to hot shooting by Kylie Maeda and Saphyre Rezentes. Maeda nailed three treys in the quarter, and Rezentes’ score on a [...]
‘Iolani Classic update: Oregon City, ‘Iolani win
December 8, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Basketball, Girls
9:25 p.m. Final: ‘Iolani 67, Kaimuki 27. Kaimuki guard Dejah Fa‘asoa injured her right ankle in the first half and didn’t return. ‘Iolani will play Brea Olinda in the 8 p.m. game tomorrow. Konawaena will meet Oregon City at 6:30 in the other semifinal. Consolation play: Bishop Gorman vs. Mid-Pacific, 3:30 p.m., and Tsinghua plays [...]
‘Iolani Classic girls update: Kona, Brea Olinda win
December 8, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Basketball, Girls
6:31 p.m. Final: Brea Olinda (Calif.) 49, Tsinghua (China 42). Brea Olinda will play Konawaena in a semifinal tomorrow. 5:43 p.m. Final: Konawaena 77, Bishop Gorman 61. 4:40 p.m. Konawaena leads 58-45 with 6:22 left. 4:08 p.m. Lia Galeira’s running shot from halfcourt — 47 feet out — at the buzzer has Konawaena ahead of Bishop [...]
Radford, Waimea win cheer state titles
December 4, 2011 by jcampany
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Radford won the Large Division crown of the Zippy’s/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Cheerleading Championships this afternoon at Stan Sheriff Center. Radford totalled 297 points, outpointing Kamehameha (267) and Punahou (226) Waimea won the medium (10 or fewer members) title with 317 points, edging Moanalua (310) in a field of 14 schools. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
Farrington loses two premier players
December 1, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Basketball, Boys
A pre-game note: Farrington coach Allan Silva said two of last year’s starters, J.P. Saycon and Ryan Reyes will not play this season. Saycon, the high-soaring dunker who was a Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 selection, had surgery on his knee recently and will be sidelined for a year. He is a senior. He played some [...]
Alegre Invitational updates: Kamehameha tops Farrington 68-57
December 1, 2011 by jcampany
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Championship game: Kamehameha 68, Farrington 57. Dyrbe Enos poured in 31 points, including four clutch free throws in the final 1:04, as the Warriors fought off the Governors. Farrington trailed throughout the game, but cut the lead to 62-57 on Mikey Kleman’s hanging reverse layup with 2:25 remaining. The Warriors then hit six of their [...]
Kahuku-Punahou Update: Kahuku 30-24, final
10:48 p.m. I went down to the field to prepare for the final few minutes, and a lot happened. Mahonilai Fakatou burst through for a 30-yard touchdown to give Kahuku a seemingly safe 30-17 lead. Then Punahou got a big kickoff return by Kotoni Sekona, and Steven Lakalaka scored again on a 6-yard pass to [...]
‘Iolani-Waipahu Update: Raiders 34-0, final
7:12 p.m. Kody Mento’s 8-yard burst with 4:59 left closes out the scoring for the Raiders in a 34-0 win. This is their fifth D-II championship in a row, six total. All under Coach Wendell Look. 5:39 p.m. 33-yard field goal by Jordan Lee gives ‘Iolani a 27-0 lead with 6:32 left in the third [...]
Kapaa-‘Iolani Update: ‘Iolani 17-13, final
Update 4:12 p.m. Kapaa’s last-ditch pass is incomplete. ‘Iolani takes two knees and runs out the last 32 seconds. Final: ‘Iolani 17, Kapaa 13. Update 4:09 p.m. Raiders’ punt to the Kapaa 1-yard line. Warriors now facing fourth and 10 with a new QB (#14). Das has moved to WR. Time out, Warriors, 0:42 left. [...]