Boys basketball

Brian McInnis updated the universe known as University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Men’s Basketball on Sunday night with a unique story about Samuta Avea. For those who don’t follow prep basketball in the islands, a brief synopsis: Avea is a 6-foot-5 sophomore who was a key player at Kahuku for the past two seasons. His wingspan and springs made him one of the state’s top shot blockers, but that’s hardly the sum of him. He was also one of the […]

Mililani athletic director Glenn Nitta has been busy, overseeing the department that brought home the football, boys soccer and girls soccer state championships during the recently concluded school sports year. Nitta, who is also a coordinator for the state baseball tournament, took some time Tuesday to comment about departing coaches Ed Gonzales and John Robinson. “Ed decided to retire after 18 seasons coaching the JV and varsity teams. He was a very dedicated and loyal individual who always did things […]

He was a basketball player at Kalaheo High School a dozen years ago, then a girls basketball coach at his alma mater. And then, he moved on. Neil Bowers was an assistant coach at Castle the past two years, where he is also a teacher. Two days ago, he learned that he will be the new varsity head coach. He succeeds Sean Kawakami, who stepped down. Kawakami, who also teaches at Castle, is transferring to a school near his residence […]

A source with close ties to Saint Louis said that Allan Silva will be the new varsity basketball coach there. Last Friday, Saint Louis told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that no hire had been made yet. On Tuesday, word got out that Silva would be hired, though there has been no official confirmation by the school yet. Silva told the Star-Advertiser on Tuesday that he had “put his hat in the ring”, but had not heard back from the school. Silva […]