Boys basketball

Once in a great while, as in every few decades (or days), someone does something that makes you go, “WOHHHH!” Micah Mitchell did that something on Tuesday night. The Hawaii Baptist guard made 13 3-pointers — THIRTEEN! — and finished with 47 points in an 87-80 home loss to Le Jardin. All kinds of thoughts ran through my mind when the Mad Librarian, Jerry Campany, shared the news with me over the phone while I sat there in ‘Iolani Gymnasium. […]

It was a chance encounter, running into Mid-Pacific boys basketball coach Ryan Hirata at the Kaiser-Kailua showdown last Thursday. He was merely a spectator, taking in the game for multiple reasons, I’m guessing. Hirata, a former state champion player at ‘Iolani, may have been there in support of another Raider state champion, Kaiser assistant coach Kainoa Scheer. Or he may have been gathering notes on a potential postseason foe. Let that sink in. Mid-Pacific in the state basketball tournament against, […]

Kaiser moved up one spot to No. 1 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser boys basketball poll Monday. The Cougars (4-0 Oahu Interscholastic Association East) passed Punahou, which fell to No. 3 after a loss last week to then-No. 10 Mid-Pacific. Saint Louis went 2-0 in its first two Interscholastic League of Honolulu games and rose two spots to No. 4. Mid-Pacific climbed five spots to No. 5. In the girls Top 10, the biggest move was by Roosevelt (6-0 OIA East), […]

TThe crazy ILH boys basketball season is upon us, and No. 9 Mid-Pacific started the party with a 56-54 upset of No. 1 Punahou at Mills Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Justin Daise led the Owls with 26 points and the Buffanblu didn’t put anyone in double figures. Mid-Pacific parent Lance Kimura was there with his camera, here is a little bit of what he saw.