Boys volleyball

Dion Chan is Saint Louis’ new varsity boys volleyball head coach and program coordinator, Crusaders athletic director Wade Okamura announced Tuesday. Chan has 18 years of experience as an assistant coach at various levels of volleyball in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, most recently at Maryknoll. He has also been a coach at Ka Ulukoa Volleyball Club. “Coach Dion comes highly recommended and will be a good fit for our school and students,” Okamura said in a news release. “I […]

Hawaii’s Southside Volleyball Club won the championship in the Silver Bracket in the USAV Boys Junior National Championships in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday. The hitting of Addie Enriques and Avery Enriques led Southside to a a 25-16, 22-25, 15-12 win over Gigantes of Puerto Rico in the title match. The blocking of Nalu Kahapea and Kamahao Kawelu was instrumental in a 25-15, 26-24 semifinal victory over Ocean Bay of California. Other Southside team members are Nai‘a Makuakane, Kameron Moses, Dylan […]

Kamehameha boys volleyball coach Kainoa Downing has resigned from the position after five years in charge of the successful program, according to a school news release. Downing’s Warriors went to the Division I state tournament in all five of his seasons and won a state championship in 2011, with a runner-up finish in 2013. This spring, the Warriors went 11-3 and moved on to the state quarterfinals, where they lost in five sets to Moanalua. Kamehameha athletic director Glennie Adams […]

Circumstances won’t allow ‘Iolani athletic director Carl Schroers to mosey into retirement. Schroers, who announced his intention to retire after the school year, is busy looking for new coaches. Boys volleyball coach Carl Rallita resigned from his position on Friday, citing time constraints. Last month, baseball coach Brent Shimokawa and softball coach Corey Okamura also departed. Rallita was hired in 2013 after two years coaching the junior varsity. He spent a decade in Kamehameha’s program before that. “I greatly appreciate […]