Boys volleyball

Punahou boys volleyball coach Rick Tune is featured in the inaugural Hudl 100. Hudl is a video analysis company for coaches and athletes. Tune is one of 100 coaches and administrators to be recognized on Hudl.com in the Hudl 100, an information package that “highlights sports and technology’s key players.” Tune has led the Buffanblu to the last five Division I state championships and the last seven of eight. He was selected for his focus on teamwork. In the feature, […]

Recent Moanalua graduate Austin Matautia, who signed with Hawaii, was one of 12 players who made the final cut for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team on Monday. Matautia, one of three outside hitters selected to the squad, led Na Menehune to the state final as a senior and is the only OIA boys volleyball player to make the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 list in four consecutive seasons. He was one of 12 athletes selected to the Hawaii High […]

A quarter of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Men’s Volleyball Team who will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, are from Hawaii. Kamehameha and Southern California alum Micah Christenson will be joined by Stanford alums Kawika Shoji (‘Iolani) and Erik Shoji (Punahou) on the 12-member team that will open play August 7 against Canada. According to a press release from USA Volleyball, the average age of the team is 27.8 and there are nine players younger […]

Recent Moanalua graduate Austin Matautia and Punahou alum Kelsey Yogi are two of 19 players that have been invited to try out for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team this summer. Matautia is one of six outside hitters and Yogi is one of two liberos that will try out. A total of 12 players out of the 19 will be selected to compete in the 2016 NORCECA Under-21 Continental Championships in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 3-11. Matautia will attend […]

The OIA released its boys volleyball all-star teams on Tuesday with Moanalua’s Austin Matautia and Mililani’s Isaac Liva taking home top honors in the East and West. East Player of the year—Austin Matautia, Sr, Moanalua Coach of the year—Alan Cabanting, Moanalua FIRST TEAM Matautia, Moanalua Micha Maiava, Sr, Kahuku Kainoa Peterson, Sr, Kalaheo Jon Stanley, So, Kaiser Larson Tuileta, So, Kalani Spencer Chipen-Ii, Sr, Kaimuki David Dennis, Sr, Kalani SECOND TEAM Jack Andrade, Sr, Castle Seyj Engleman, Sr, Moanlaua Kahaku […]

Rick Tune and Isaac Liva were talking near the net after Thursday’s first state volleyball semifinal match at Moanalua. Tune, the former star at Hawaii and Pepperdine and in high school at Punahou, did more than congratulate Liva for a great season. The Punahou head coach offered his help as well, but we’ll get to that a little later. You see a few weeks ago, Liva, Mililani’s powerful outside hitter, committed to play for Hawaii next season. He had been […]