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 voting results

Here are the voting results from yesterday’s athletic directors conference. See the accompanying story here. 51st annual HIADA Conference Ala Moana Hotel June 1-3, 2011 Roll call 10 a.m. Voting commences 10:15 a.m. GROUP I (Chair: Wade Okamura, Recorder: Deems Utsumi) Air Riflery 1. (as amended) Put the BIIF back in the rotation for air [...]

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. [...]

HHSAA state softball bracket (D-1)

Here is the bracket for the DataHouse/HHSAA State Softball Championships, which begin on Wednesday. Note that the D-II bracket is not available yet. It will be released after an ILH-KIF play-in game (Saturday). Team-by-team win-loss records below. NOTE (Friday, 12:25 p.m.): The bracket has been updated by the HHSAA. OIA 1.       Campbell (12-3) 2.       Kailua (11-4) 3.       Mililani [...]

Souza keeps it simple (extended)

(Here’s the longer version of a feature story on ‘Iolani softball player Kimberlee Souza. The shorter feature ran in today’s Star-Advertiser.) Life is but a kiss for Kimberlee Souza. Make that KISS, the acronym for “Keep it simple, silly!” Arguably the finest contact hitter in the state, Souza has been a perennial softball all-state selection [...]

Scoring for Japan

If you’ve noticed an increase in runs in high school softball this spring, that might work out nicely for the Hawaii Softball Foundation’s fundraiser next week. The foundation, with help from New City Nissan, will donate $10 for every run scored in Interscholastic League of Honolulu and Oahu Interscholastic Association softball games April 9-15. The [...]

Keiki Carlos (video)

Returning all-state pitcher Keiki Carlos of Mid-Pacific talks about softball, hula and family in this two-part video. The feature story ran on Tuesday. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser

Video: PIAA letter-of-intent signing day

OK, part 1 is pau, but there are three more parts and this will take time. Part 2 is loading up right now and the final two parts aren’t edited yet. Added Nov. 11, VIDEO: PIAA Letter-of-Intent Signing Day (Part 1 of 4) Added Nov. 11, VIDEO: PIAA Letter-of-Intent Signing Day (Part 2 of 4) [...]

Photos: PIAA early letter-of-intent signing day

From yesterday morning’s event at the Honolulu Design Center. A bright morning, indeed! The story in today’s print/online is here. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser

HHSAA voting results

Hawaii High School Athletic Association Executive board voting results June 14, 2010 See story here Note: All proposals were passed initially by the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association on June 11, 2010. HIADA GROUP 1 — Chair: Greg Gonsalves (KIF), Recorder: Albert Paschoal (MIL) Bowling 1. Eliminate all non-participants from walking on lane before and [...]

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