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Moanalua, Punahou rule the beach

By Paul Honda on November 26, 2013

Sand volleyball, or beach volleyball, is not far away from becoming a state championship sport. HHSAA executive director Christopher Chun said the ball is literally in the hands of the leagues. If and when there are at least three leagues competing in the sport, it can be drawn up for state-championship sanctioning by the HHSAA. Chun said he would fully support that measure. For now, Moanalua’s boys and Punahou’s girls are the unofficial state champions. Skylan Engleman and Austin Amian […]

Enriques signs with Stanford

By Paul Honda on November 13, 2013

Three-time Star-Advertiser all-state outside hitter Evan Enriques of Kamehameha-Hawaii signed a letter of intent to attend Stanford on Wednesday afternoon. Enriques, who was the state player of the year as a sophomore, follows a trail blazed by many all-state players from the islands including Kawika Shoji, Erik Shoji and Spencer McLachlin.

Baseball, volleyball standouts sign letters

By Paul Honda on November 13, 2013

Eight volleyball players and eight baseball players were among the signees at the Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance letter-of-intent signing event this morning at Elks Lodge Waikiki. In all, 29 student-athletes signed letters, including record-breaking swimmer Jasmine Mau of Punahou. The senior chose Cal, and the setting for her official decision could not have been more appropriate. It was at the Elks Lodge, as a 3-year-old, where Mau learned to swim. Two-time girls singles tennis state champion Alyssa Tobita of Mililani […]

HIADA: Regionals get thumbs up

By Paul Honda on June 9, 2013

This big dance might just be on the neighbor islands. Administrators across the state passed a proposal on Sunday that will send teams across the islands for the first two rounds of the state girls basketball and boys volleyball championships. The proposal was one of several that made it out of committee and to the general assembly of the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association conference at Ala Moana Hotel. Most of the remaining proposals involved rule changes, leaving the regionals […]

Honor Roll 3/26

By Paul Honda on March 26, 2013

This is the extended list. It also includes two omissions that were missed for the print edition of Mar. 26. They are Punahou’s Jacie Young (softball) and ‘Iolani’s Spencer Oda (baseball). Athletes of the Week Girls Sanoe Nakoa, Baldwin softball: She fired a three-hitter and batted 3-for-4 against KS-Maui, then hurled a three-hit shutout against then-unbeaten, third-ranked Lahainaluna in a 1-0 Bears’ win. Nakoa struck out five and walked none against the Lunas and outdueled Hope Morikawa, who also tossed […]

Barretta, Fisher’s favorites

By Paul Honda on May 3, 2012

A little extra on Hawaii Baptist volleyball players Chad Barretta and Michael Fisher, who were featured in Tuesday’s edition. FAVORITES Chad Barretta Hawaii Baptist Senior outside hitter Height: 6-4 Food: Garlic chicken (Fatboy’s) Class: Pre-Calculus Teacher: Mr. Brad Shimizu (band) Music: Plays baritone saxaphone Hobby: Hiking Athlete: Clay Stanley   Michael Fisher Height: 6-6 Food: Pepperoni pizza (Boston North End) Class: World History Teacher: Mr. Ross Mukai (algebra) Music: Rap (Eminem, Machine Gun Kelly) Hobbies: Bodysurfing (Makapuu) Athlete: Tom Brady […]

Punahou-Kamehameha extended

By Paul Honda on April 1, 2012

(Here’s the extended version of last Tuesday’s Punahou-Kamehameha boys volleyball match story.) When in doubt, the Punahou Buffanblu waste little time trying to be cute. No, they go to their hammer, Larry Tuileta. The 6-foot-2 sophomore pounded 20 kills, including 11 of his team’s 16 in the opening set as No. 1 Punahou swept No. 4 Kamehameha 25-17, 25-20 before about 500 fans at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Punahou improved to 6-0 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, widening the gap with the Warriors, who fell to 5-2. Coach […]

More post-match: Punahou volleyball

By Paul Honda on March 20, 2012

(Some extra info following last night’s Punahou-Maryknoll boys volleyball match. See the game story here.) Punahou’s Larry “Tui” Tuileta and Micah Ma‘a may be the best hitter-setter duo in the state, even at their young ages.  “We’ve played beach together, Outrigger (Canoe Club) together. The connection is there,” said the springy Tuileta, who watches his diet carefully and doesn’t drink soda.  The team has won two matches now, including a three-set victory at Kamehameha, since returning from the Best of […]

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