Blake brings another title home

By Paul Honda
There’s a lot going on in the mind of Chris Blake.
He may not verbalize everything, but he puts pen to paper often. So much so, that his trusty black composition book may well be his treasure chest.
During Kamehameha volleyball matches, it serves as a shield while the coach instructs his players, particularly for [...]

Kamehameha keeps the crown

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By Paul Honda
Down 14-8 in Game 4 — and down 2-1 in the match, Kamehameha rallied for an amazing 22-25, 25-18, 26-28, 25-23, 15-6 win over top-seeded Punahou last night in the Division I final of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships at the Stan Sheriff Center.
After finishing second to Punahou in the [...]

Eagles own Division II

By Paul Honda
The Hawaii Baptist Eagles fought off the young, upstart Firebrands of Word of Life to capture their third Division II state championship in a row with a 25-22, 25-14, 19-25, 25-16 win on Saturday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
A crowd of about 2,000 watched as HBA (21-2) closed the year with 15 [...]

Punahou, Kamehameha in state final

Punahou had simply too much depth and too much power as it overcame a talented and scrappy Moanalua team in a match that was much more competitive than the 25-19, 25-17, 25-23 final score indicated.
With the win, top-ranked Punahou (21-0) advances to tonight’s state championship match, where it will face longtime Interscholastic League of Honolulu [...]

VB: In the middle of it all

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In Punahou’s first action in states this year, the middles carried the early load as the Buffanblu rolled easily over Farrington 25-14, 25-15, 25-14 yesterday at McKinley High School.
Russo and Thompson combined for 17 of the team’s 31 kills in the first two games. Thompson, a 6-foot-2 senior, finished with a match-high 12 kills on [...]

VB: Red scare

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By Paul Honda

This wasn’t the first time a Kahuku volleyball team started slowly.

It was certainly the first time in recent memory, however, a team made such a big comeback in the Oahu Interscholastic Association playoffs. The Red Raiders rallied from a 24-18 deficit to stun Moanalua, and went on to a 27-25, 25-20, 26-28, 25-18 [...]

VB: Buffanblu back in

Ross Kinsler wasn’t expecting another shuffle in the lineup, but he’ll take it.

The La Pietra athletic director announced late Thursday that No. 1-ranked Punahou is back in the Bump, Set & Spike for the Cure exhibition volleyball tournament. The one-day event is set for Saturday with an expanded field of six teams, including No. [...]

VB: Punahou has a change of heart

By Paul Honda
On Tuesday, the state’s No. 1 girls volleyball team, Punahou, was set to participate in this weekend’s Bump, Set and Spike for the Cure exhibition tournament at La Pietra.
By Wednesday, the Buffanblu had a change of heart. Citing concern about injury risk before next week’s state championships, Punahou pulled out of the event.
The [...]

VB: Kahuku moves into title match

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By Tiff Wells
Led by Hoo`nani Apo’s 15 kills, the Kahuku Lady Raiders defeated the Farrington Governors in the winner’s bracket match last night at McKinley High School 25-12, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23.
The second-seeded team from the East division is the lone unbeaten team in the double-elimination tournament and moves onto the championship match on Thursday.
Farrington drops [...]

VB: Hawaii Baptist rolls to title

By Paul Honda
There’s no substitute for experience, which Hawaii Baptist has in droves.
The Eagles withstood a furious Word of Life attack in the first two sets and cruised through the third for a 25-23, 25-22, 25-12 sweep last night to capture the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division II tournament. A near-capacity crowd at Dan Liu [...]

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