Boys volleyball

Austin Matautia of Moanalua and Max Aiono of Leilehua are the OIA’s East and West boys volleyball players of the year, the league announced Monday. Matautia, a junior, led Moanalua to the state semifinals. Aiono, a senior, helped the Mules get a spot in the recent state tournament. The OIA volleyball all-stars are listed below. OIA West Player of the year >> Max Aiono, Leilehua Coach of the year >> Wilhelm Wagner, Waianae First team >> Max Aiono, Leilehua >> […]

The New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Volleyball Championships Division I and II all-tournament teams are listed below. Division I all-tournament team Outside hitters >> Emmett Enriques, Kamehameha-Hawaii >> Isaiah Laeha, Kamehameha-Hawaii >> Micah Ma‘a, Punahou >> Austin Matautia, Moanalua >> Wil Stanley, Punahou Setter >> Todd Gruebner, Punahou DS/libero >> Kelsey Yogi, Punahou Most Outstanding Player >> Micah Ma‘a, Punahou Division II all-tournament team Outside hitters >> Cameron Enriques, Ka‘u >> Caleb Fisher, Hawaii Baptist >> Isaac Liva, Hawaii Baptist Middle […]

Based on history and math, when Punahou enters a boys volleyball season, it has a seven in 10 chance to win a state championship by season’s end. Since its inception in 1969, there have been 47 boys volleyball state tournaments and Punahou has won 33 of them. Coach Rick Tune and his boys captured their latest title on Saturday night with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-27, 25-13 victory over Kamehameha-Hawaii at Blaisdell Arena. And while Tune and the Buffanblu have a […]

Punahou and Moanalua moved on to state volleyball’s final four in the Oahu regionals last night. Moanalua beat Kamehameha in five and Punahou put away Waianae in three. Kills from Karson Cruz and Skyler Engleman extended Moanalua’s lead to 11-7 in Set 5. Engleman’s kill and a Kamehameha hitting error made it 13-9, forcing the Warriors to call a timeout. David Kaaa’s kill cut the deficit to 13-10. Cruz responded with a kill to put Na Menehune at match point […]

Two Pearl City players dove desperately for a dig. They didn’t get the ball and they collided hard into each other on the way to the floor. The Chargers’ P-Jay Solomon stayed down longer and appeared to be more hurt than teammate Jordan Florita. At first, it looked as though Solomon would shake it off and return to action in the OIA Division II boys volleyball championship game against Castle. But he kept looking at his arm while being attended […]