Boys basketball

Returning All-State Fab 15 selection Captain Whitlock has studied, worked and persevered. The Kalaheo senior guard dropped 40 in the preseason opener against Saint Louis, but one day later suffered a hip flexor injury. Captain chatted via phone and text for this Q&A about Kalaheo basketball, being the son of a UH basketball star, producing and rapping his own music, and his pride in his Marshallese heritage. Captain Whitlock Kalaheo basketball Q&A / Favorites Favorite athlete: Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic) […]

Here in time of the second game of Saturday at the OIA-ILH Challenge at Moanalua High School gym. I was at the ‘Iolani Prep Classic (girls) the past two days, which was a great amount of fun. Time to catch up with the boys. Kapolei (6-2) has already defeated Mid-Pacific (3-1) 57-52 in today’s first game. It is Kapolei’s first win in the tourney, beating a team that beat Kalaheo on Friday. It’s looking like the OIA will be completely […]

Rolling and rolling, that’s all Marcus Keene is doing. The former Moanalua guard, who played for Na Menehune as a freshman, continues to lead the nation in scoring at 30.4 points per game. The Central Michigan junior turned in a couple of 30-point games last week and was named American Sports Network’s men’s basketball player of the week. The 5-foot-9 guard was also named Mid-American Conference West Division player of the week. Keene scored 36 points on 13-for-23 shooting from […]

Somewhere above, Julie Kauweloa smiled as the Kailua Surfriders and Kamehameha Warriors played for the Surfrider Holiday Classic championship on Saturday night. Kauweloa passed away on Monday, just days before her brother, Greg Tacon, led his Kamehameha boys basketball team at the Surfrider Holiday Classic. Her husband is a junior varsity coach at Kailua, and the families, including Kailua varsity coach Wally Marciel‘s ohana, are interconnected in many ways. “It was great that we got play each other,” Tacon said, […]

Hopping here and there on this overcast Saturday. The James Alegre Invitational and Surfrider Classic are going on, and there’s also the girls tourney at Kaiser (Ted Fukushima Invitational). 2 p.m. Honokaa vs. Farrington Pre-game: Honokaa is a year older and wiser, playing and finishing games with more success. The Dragons, coached by Jayme Carvalho, are also getting the most out of their trip to Oahu, playing two games each day after a single game on Tuesday. That includes a […]

Busy with other important tasks, but I get to see some boys basketball for the first time this season today at one of the finest tournaments in the islands, the James Alegre Invitational. I’ll be starting, keeping notes, videotaping and blogging throughout the afternoon and night. Update, 9:55 p.m. James Alegre Invitatioal Friday’s scores Lahainaluna 51, Hayward (Calif.) 30 Saint Louis 63, Radford 56 Honokaa 37, Leilehua 34 Punahou 64, Farrington 33 St. Francis 61, Kalaheo 54 Saturday’s games 2 […]