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Kamehameha’s Robins-Hardy in demand

By Jerry Campany on October 11, 2013

By at least one measure, Kamehameha outside hitter Alohi Robins-Hardy is the most sought-after recruit in the country.

OIA Playoff Preview: Waianae vs. Castle

By Billy Hull on October 11, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs • The matchup: Waianae (6-2, 4-2 OIA Red West) vs. Castle (3-5, 2-4 OIA Red East) • Location/Time: Waianae, 6 p.m., Saturday • Head-to-head (since 1973): Waianae leads 13-3 • Biggest margin of victory: Waianae, 56-0, Aug. 24, 1990 • Smallest margin of victory: Waianae, 17-16, Nov. 22, 1985 Waianae’s offensive leaders Castle’s offensive leaders Castle needed a win over Kaimuki last week to advance to the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season. Its reward? A trip […]

OIA Playoff Preview: Kailua vs. Kapolei

By Billy Hull on October 10, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs • The matchup: Kailua (2-6, 2-4 OIA Red East) vs. Kapolei (5-3, 3-3 OIA Red West) • Location/Time: Kapolei, 7:30 p.m., Friday • Head-to-head: Kapolei leads 3-1 • Biggest margin of victory: Kapolei, 33-7, Aug. 19, 2005 • Smallest margin of victory: Kapolei, 14-7, Oct. 21, 2007; Kailua, 27-20, Aug. 20, 2004. Kapolei’s offensive leaders Kailua’s offensive leaders Two drastically different offenses will go up against each other when run-oriented Kapolei hosts pass-happy Kailua in the opening […]


OIA Playoff Preview: Leilehua vs. Moanalua

By Billy Hull on October 10, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs • The matchup: Leilehua (5-3, 3-3 OIA Red West) vs. Moanalua (3-5, 3-3 OIA Red East) • Location/Time: Moanalua, 7 p.m., Friday • Head-to-head: Leilehua leads 23-0 • Biggest margin of victory: Leilehua, 54-0, Oct. 4, 1975 • Smallest margin of victory: Leilehua, 7-6, Oct. 25, 1980 Moanalua’s offensive leaders Leilehua’s offensive leaders One look at the head-to-head meetings between the two schools shows exactly what Moanalua is up against. Not only has Na Menehune, the No. […]

Time for East to show improvement

By Jerry Campany on October 9, 2013

It’s time for the OIA East to stand up for itself. The division has heard whispers about being the OIA’s lesser division since the preseason, when the OIA West went 7-0 against the East with each team collecting a win except Leilehua. The Star-Advertiser Top 10 poll took it from there, with six of the seven teams out West being ranked at some point this season to only two from the East. But none of that matters now, it is playoff […]

OIA Playoff Preview: Waipahu vs. McKinley

By Billy Hull on October 8, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs • The matchup: McKinley (4-4, 3-3 OIA Red East) vs. Waipahu (2-6, 1-5 OIA Red West) • Location/Time: Roosevelt, 6 p.m., Friday • Head-to-head (since 1973): Waipahu leads 14-6 • Biggest margin of victory: McKinley, 59-7, Oct. 3, 1998 • Smallest margin of victory: Waipahu, 7-6, Aug. 29, 1986 McKinley’s offensive leaders Waipahu’s offensive leaders The OIA Red playoffs start Friday with McKinley, the No. 3 seed out of the East, facing Waipahu, the West’s No. 6 […]

Kamehameha rises to No. 10 nationally

By Paul Honda on October 6, 2013

CBS MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings has lifted Kamehameha from No. 11 to No. 10 in the latest voting. Kamehameha, listed with a 22-1 overall record, is among the top 10 teams in the poll for the first time this fall. The Warriors moved up after New Trier (Ill.), New Castle (Ind.) and Bettendorf (Iowa) slipped. The poll, released on Wednesday, is as follows: 1. (1) Mercy (Louisville), 27-0 2. (2) The Woodlands (Texas), 29-0 3. (3) St. James Academy […]

So Punahou is No. 1, what about No. 2?

By Billy Hull on October 6, 2013

I‘ve got a Star-Advertiser Top 10 football ballot to fill out by Monday at noon. No. 1 is easy. Punahou held on to that ranking with a 35-32 win over Saint Louis on Friday in one of the better high school football games in recent memory. The Buffanblu are 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the ILH, wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the ILH Division I playoffs. The only way Punahou doesn’t advance to the state tournament would be […]