Letter-of-intent signing day (extended version)
November 17, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Girls, Girls, Golf, Paddling, Softball, Volleyball
(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
June 1, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Athletic administration, Basketball, Girls, Softball
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. [...]
Video: PIAA letter of intent day
April 14, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Football, Girls, Recruiting
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PIAA letter-of-intent signing day
April 14, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Basketball, Football, Girls, Girls, Hawaii Sports, Photos, Recruiting, Volleyball
Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance held a letter-of-intent signing ceremony yesterday for local student-athletes. See the story here. Here are some photos from yesterday’s ceremony at the HMSA building.
HHSAA boys basketball: Seedings, pairings
February 13, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Athletic administration, Basketball, Girls
The brackets and seedings are out for the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships are out this morning. The list of teams, provided by the HHSAA, includes only regular-season win-loss records. DIVISION I OIA 1. Moanalua (13-7) 2. Kahuku (12-5) 3. Mililani (11-5) 4. Roosevelt (12-4) 5. Radford (13-3) ILH 1. Iolani (13-1) 2. Kamehameha (12-2) 3. AOP (11-5) BIIF 1. Kamehameha (12-2) 2. Hilo [...]
Gems in the rough at Jamboree
February 6, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Basketball, Girls
Story in tomorrow’s print edition In the Prep-Collegiate final, Kalei Adolpho scored 14 points and Kyla Evers added 12 in Team E’s 50-44 win over Team D. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
Konawaena accepted Punahou’s challenge (extended)
February 6, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Basketball, Girls
. (Here’s the complete, extended version of today’s follow-up story on Konawaena’s girls basketball championship victory.) Foul trouble. Illness. Punahou. The road back to the state championship was a path of roundball destruction by the Konawaena Wildcats. At the Hawaiian Airlines/Hawaii High School Athletic Association State Championships, the onslaught of wipeouts continued. A 25-point win [...]
Girls hoops state quarterfinal updates
February 2, 2011 by jcampany
Filed under Basketball, Girls
Division I Halftime: ‘Iolani 38, Farrington 22, McKinley Student Council Gym Konawaena vs. Kaiser to follow. Consolation: Kaimuki 47, King Kekaulike 33. McKinley Student Council Gym Consolation: Waiakea 45, Pearl City 26, James Alegre Gymnasium (Radford) Division II Consolation: Kalani 46, Waianae 41 Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
Video: Konawaena vs. Incarnate Word
February 2, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Basketball, Girls
Into the time machine we go for highlights of Konawaena’s game with Incarnate Word (Mo.) back in early December in the ‘Iolani Classic. VIDEO: Konawaena-Incarnate Word (Mo.) highlights Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
Maeda’s world goes beyond the court (extended)
February 1, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Basketball, Girls
(Here’s the extended version of today’s feature story on Punahou basketball standout Hailey-Ann Maeda.) No, she was not named after a celestial object consisting of ice and dust. In fact, Nelson and Jodi-Ann Maeda weren’t even sure, as she grew and grew for nine months in the womb, whether their first child would be a [...]