Boys basketball

Moments into Kamehameha-‘Iolani, chapter 1, year 2018 A.D., the tempo was slow, the pace was like nothing seen throughout the Surfrider Holiday Classic and the Raiders seemed to have the Warriors set up perfectly for a stunning fall. Instead, Kamehameha met the challenge with maximum defense, turning a 10-all game into a 19-12 halftime lead, and went on to a 47-30 victory over ‘Iolani on Saturday night to capture the tournament title for a second year in a row. Kamren […]

Pretty basketball is high scoring much of the time. The Lahainaluna Lunas aren’t always pretty. In fact, with a 31-30 win over Leilehua on Friday afternoon at the James Alegre Invitational, they were more than happy to embrace winning ugly — specially against a talented Mules team led by Liam Fitzgerald, who had little room to operate and managed to score 16 points. “If we shot the ball better, it would be better. We’re shooting 36 percent over the tournament,” […]

Frankie Felix sure came up big in the nick of time. With point guard Noah Bumanglag out (concussion), Felix sparked a big rally with three 3-pointers during the second quarter as ‘Iolani overcame host Kailua 66-56 in the semifinal round of the Surfrider Holiday Classic on Saturday night. Felix connected on two more treys in the third quarter and finished with 19 points to lead the Raiders. Kekoa Lee added 14 points in a battle that tested the Raiders’ mettle. […]

Another tight thriller between Kamehameha and St. Francis. Another close win for the Division I Warriors. With hot perimeter shooting by Laamea Frank — 7-for-8 from the arc for 21 points — and a dogged effort in the paint by Kobe Young and Kamren Victorino-Kato, Kamehameha escaped with a 71-66 win over D-II St. Francis on Friday night. The 6-foot-6 Young, providing strength in the post, finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Victorino-Kato had a team-high 22 points, hustling […]

Four years of Hugh Hogland, an all-state player of the year, was a godsend and blessing to the storied boys basketball program at ‘Iolani. Dean Shimamoto embraces the challenge in year one, post-Hugh, now that the 6-foot-9 standout is now at Portland University. The Raiders were in scrappy, hustling, air-tight defensive mode from start to finish in a 53-40 win over an equally tough Maui Sabers team on Thursday in the opening round of the Surfrider Holiday Classic at Kailua. […]

(Updates with all quarterfinal results at the Surfrider Holiday Classic.) The long wait for game No. 1 was well worth it for Kamehameha. Kamren Victorino-Kato poured in 12 of his 16 points in the first half as Kamehameha blazed past Campbell 62-38 on Thursday night in the opening round of the Surfrider Holiday Classic at Kailua High School gym. In other quarterfinal games, St. Francis overwhelmed Waipahu 85-41, ‘Iolani fought off Maui 53-40 and host Kailua downed Waianae 75-23. (See […]