Boys basketball

Sage Tolentino always loved basketball. Thankfully, his mom and dad didn’t mind getting him new shoes and clothes practically every six months. “He grew about four or five inches every year in elementary school,” Becky Tolentino said. The one consolation, mom added, is that son Sage isn’t a big fan of long pants. Finding trousers with a 40-inch inseam, dad Grant Tolentino said, would be tough to find. Sage Tolentino is a humble kid, just 15, and stands at 6 […]

A year ago, coming off a loss in the Division II finals of the boys basketball state tournament, Damien made a decision. Coach Alvin Stephenson, aiming for the prize, had his school declare the Monarchs to remain in D-II. Then came the winter, and Damien stunned a number of Top 10 teams, including eventual D-I state champion Maryknoll. With most of the roster back for the upcoming season, the Monarchs are relishing the opportunity to challenge for the ILH and […]

He is 6 feet, 9 inches tall. There are plenty of reasons why Oscar Cheng could have spent his senior year in a comfort zone. At Sacred Heart Cathedral, he was a valued part of a squad that upset top-seeded Archbishop Mitty in the CIF playoffs.  “We had an up-and-down league season, and we made a special run and came together as a team. We upset the No. 1 team in the region, and we went on to win the […]

Mater Dei rallied with a 17-3 run to start the second half and led 42-31, but Team Shimamoto rallied for a 58-55 win on Wednesday night at the ‘Iolani Summer League. Cole Arceneaux‘s corner 3 with 4 seconds to play gave Team Shimamoto the three-point lead. In the early game, Team Kano/PROformance defeated Mater Dei II 62-39.