HIGHLIGHTS FIRST HALF SECOND HALF Video: Paul Honda. First-half highlights. No. 10 Maryknoll at No. 2 Punahou. ILH boys basketball. Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Score: Maryknoll 55, Punahou 46.
Although he’s focused on preparing Kaiser for another run in the OIA Division II boys basketball tournament, second-year coach Branden Kawazoe would like to see the Cougars have a chance to compete at the Division I level next season. The Cougars looked the part on Thursday. The OIA regular-season schedule doesn’t differentiate between the divisions and Kaiser, classified in Division II, continued an impressive run in the OIA East with a 58-48 home win over No. 9 Farrington. The Cougars […]
Friday, 3:15 p.m. Updates with information from OIA. Friday, 4:30 pm Updates with a return call from Maryknoll. Moments after a convincing 75-59 win at Kaimuki — not that observers and fans needed any convincing — Kahuku coach Alan Akina reflected on his team’s progress. It’s been roughly four weeks since his young team was buoyed by the arrival of three transfers from New Zealand. They came to Kahuku just as the regular season was about to begin. Since then, […]
The ILH Division I boys basketball standings got tighter at the top while taking on a more stratified look over the last two nights. A night after Punahou was handed its first loss of the regular season, ‘Iolani closed the gap on the Buffanblu with a 49-43 win over Saint Louis on Wednesday while creating separation for second place. The win moved the Raiders (5-2) one game behind Punahou with three games to play, including a meeting with the Buffanblu […]
In a sense, Maryknoll basketball coach Kelly Grant was encouraged by the frustration simmering in the Spartans locker room after a series of close losses early in the ILH season. “They didn’t like losing,” Grant said, “and that was nice. “Going in the locker room, there were a lot of sour faces. … If we lose, our guys are upset and I like guys with passion.” After dropping four of their first five games of the regular season by a […]
It took a few weeks, but Kalaheo is finally a unanimous No. 1. The Mustangs beat Punahou at Hemmeter Fieldhouse on 41-40 just before the regular season began. Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10 Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 1. Kalaheo (15), 150, 1 2. Punahou, 134, 2 3. Kahuku, 119, 4 4. Iolani, 103, 5 5. Leilehua, 76, 6 6. Saint Louis, 67, 3 7. Lahainaluna, 50, 7 8. Campbell, 38, 9 9. Farrington, 29, 8 10. Maryknoll, 25, 10 ARV: […]
Some games, there’s a lid on the basket. Not so on Saturday night at the McKinley gym, where visiting Farrington took over a close game in the fourth quarter for a 64-56 win. Shots were falling in all night. The Govs’ Jake Smith fired up four successful 3-point bombs and added some weaving drives during a 24-point night. For the Tigers, Macjun Otarra delivered his patented and poisonous jumpers and finished with a game-high 28 points. For a long stretch, […]
Kahuku still isn’t at full strength, but the fourth-ranked Red Raiders aren’t exactly shorthanded. Kahuku was without point guard Alohi Gilman early in the OIA East season while he played in the Polynesian All-American Bowl and the All-State cornerback likely won’t be available to the basketball team for two more weeks after suffering an ankle injury in the all-star football game. While awaiting Gilman’s return, the Red Raiders added 6-foot-2 guard Tama Green to the backcourt rotation, bringing even more […]