‘Iolani Classic: Konawaena 50, Brea Olinda 40, final

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

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

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

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 [...]

Welcome to the Moanalua ‘resort’

Plush! Moanalua fans and visitors will get a chance to enjoy the fresh, newly renovated restrooms at the school’s gym this winter. See photos below. Athletic Director Joel Kawachi said a grant made the fix-up possible. Walking into a restroom at Moanalua’s gym in the past was always decent enough — clean, no fancy trimmings [...]

Basketball Top 10 Polls: Art vs. Science

Our first Top 10 polls for high school basketball are out and it’s a buffet, to say the least. My vantage point is always a mixed bag. I may see a few more games than most fans, but having more information cuts the other way, too. There’s no way I can see every game, even [...]

Honor Roll (complete list)

(Short on space in the print edition this morning. Here’s the full Honor Roll for Dec. 6, 2011.) Athletes of the Week Girls Kiana “Kiki” Robertson, Mid-Pacific basketball: The junior guard poured in 31 points in a loss to Punahou. Boys Kenan Sadanaga, Leilehua football: The senior finished his football career with 354 passing yards [...]

ILH girls tip off hoops season tonight

Can it be here already? It sure can. Blink, hesitate or fall behind, and the ‘Iolani Raiders will be 94 feet upcourt hitting another 3 or layup. That’s the deal for the rest of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, which will have to deal with a speedy ‘Iolani squad that returns most of its rotation [...]

Letter-of-intent signing day (extended version)

(Here’s the letter-of-intent story in its entirety. We had a little bit of a space limitation in the print edition today.) Trusty purple pen in hand, Ali‘itasi Docktor was a jumble of nerves when the early signing period began on Nov. 9. Docktor, an all-state, power-hitting third baseman at Mid-Pacific, never got this tense at [...]

HIADA to honor Awa, Victor

A momentus night as the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association conference begins. Former Kailua softball coach Bernard Victor and current Konawaena girls basketball coach Bobbie Awa will be honored tonight for their service and dedication. I’m sticking around to enjoy the festivities. There are a lot of super people who happen to be great coaches. [...]

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