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Football Tour: Waipahu

By Paul Honda on August 8, 2013

Tour stop: Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 The Waipahu Marauders have some basic, key strengths in place. Continuity under Eric Keola and his staff. A returning, seasoned quarterback in Kai Mercado-Aiona. Discipline. Aggression. What they also have is an option attack, something Mercado-Aiona has studied and executed since he was a fifth-grader. When nobody else is running an offense like the option, it gets much harder to defend. In a wild OIA Red West, that could make a big difference. For […]

Matsumoto vs. Okimoto to open season

By Jerry Campany on August 8, 2013

Of all of the games to open the season, none are as steeped in tradition as the game between OIA rivals Farrington and Waianae. The affair, which resumes at Waianae on Friday, pits two of the OIA’s longest-serving head coaches in Danny Matsumoto of Waianae and Randall Okimoto of Farrington. Okimoto has the edge on his rival 3-2 since he took over at the beginning of the 2002 season, and the Govs have won the last two meetings. The last […]

For Saint Louis football, it’s Noga time

By Jerry Campany on August 5, 2013

Being the greatest running back in Saint Louis history is kind of like being the best-hitting pitcher in the American League. There is just not a lot of opportunity to make your mark. But Saint Louis senior Adam Noga is approaching rarefied air at the school. With a coach who is not afraid to run the ball, the Crusaders have passed by the run-and-shoot era that dominated the state for two decades and returned to Ed Kini days. Noga rushed […]

It’s time for defense at Farrington

By Jerry Campany on August 4, 2013

With Tyler Taumua and Amo Silva running the ball for Farrington the last two years, the Governors had their highest average points per game since 1973 and averaged more than 30 points in each season. They had never done that before. But with the two stellar running backs gone to graduation, this year’s fortunes will probably rest with Manly Williams and the defense. That unit gave up more than 17 ppg for the first time since 2005 and probably can’t […]

Alexander field grows up

By Jerry Campany on August 3, 2013

When Kamehameha beat Punahou 6-0 on October 31, 1903, it was the first meeting between the schools, and they have played either 179 or 180 times since, depending on if they played once or twice in 1977 (that still has to be researched). According to this list from Wikipedia … List of high school football rivalries (100 years+) … nothing else in the country even approaches the rivalry as far as number of games played. Nothing else, not even Harvard-Yale, […]

The show is back in Waianae

By Jerry Campany on July 31, 2013

The Waianae football team is no longer homeless. The Seariders played every game on the road last year while their bleachers were fixed up. They played well, and won as many as they lost, but were robbed of a true homecoming game. This year homecoming is scheduled for the last week of the season against Kapolei. “It really didn’t bother the kids much,” Waianae coach Daniel Matsumoto said. “But this will be a lot easier on the fans, I think […]

Post-tourney: Girls hoops back on the rise

By Paul Honda on February 10, 2013

Now that the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships are over, what’s left to ponder? I like the underclass movement. Seniors like Lilia Maio left an indelible mark and legacy for schools like Kamehameha, which won its first state crown since 2002. Yes, these current Warriors were in kindergarten and first grade back then. But this year has been very much about the coming wave of talent. The ebb and flow of players is a real thing. Overall talent has […]

Digressing: Any real doubt about girls POY?

By Paul Honda on February 6, 2013

Day 2 of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships is upon us, my fellow hoopaholics. But I’m not prepared to delve into tonight’s matchups, not just yet. Let me diverge for a few minutes with this: Is Princess Lauvao the state’s player of the year? Asking you and you and especially you over there (mocking Senor Pupule from the corner of the gym) is an exercise in vulnerability on my part. It may be a weapon formed against me […]

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Football Tour: Waipahu

Matsumoto vs. Okimoto to open season

For Saint Louis football, it’s Noga time

It’s time for defense at Farrington

Alexander field grows up

The show is back in Waianae

Post-tourney: Girls hoops back on the rise

Digressing: Any real doubt about girls POY?

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