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ON THIS DATE: Onosai Tanuvasa vs. Baba Kreutz

By Jerry Campany on September 19, 2020

On this date in 1969, two of the ILH’s all-time greats locked horns in Farrington’s 25-22 victory over Kalani at Honolulu Stadium. Governors running back Onosai Tanuvasa, the first ILH back to gain 1,000 yards in a season, gained 231 yards rushing and scored four touchdowns in the victory. The ‘Samoan Strongboy with the moves of a Kalihi belly dancer’ could have had even more yardage but he fumbled twice in the red zone. Tanuvasa did most of his damage […]

Part 2: Jonathan Lyau’s coaching, calories and journey to 100k miles

By Paul Honda on September 19, 2020

(Part 2 resumes the story of Jonathan Lyau, the former 3,200-meter state champion from McKinley who recorded his 100,000th mile on Wednesday.) Lyau and wife Kelli are raising a family. Kelli is a teacher and Lyau runs the family business that began with his grandfather (Ah Chung Lyau) a century ago. It’s where Lyau gets his sweet tooth. A.C. Lyau Co. has been in the candy business all this time, mostly shipping from the mainland. All that work, starting with […]

Independence: Liloa Kapiko makes most of 2nd chance

By Paul Honda on September 19, 2020

Liloa Kapiko is making the most of his time in the midwest this fall. The former Saint Louis defensive end graduated in 2019 and went to San Diego State, and his journey of ups and downs nearly ended his football career. Kapiko is now at Independence Community College in Kansas. Even though football season was postponed to early 2021, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound Kapiko received a scholarship offer from Northern Iowa on Friday. “Coach Bryce (Paup), the D-line coach, he knows […]

Starting date for non-contact football workouts still uncertain

By Paul Honda on September 18, 2020

Football coaches across the state are asking, and there is still no definite date for the re-start of high school football practice. All they know is, there is hope if the number of new cases of COVID-19 can decrease significantly as the state implements mass testing. There are ifs aplenty across the board. If schools reopen in October, then air riflery and bowling may be able to start on schedule. The chances are “good,” Hawaii High School Athletic Association Executive […]

Former McKinley state champ Jonathan Lyau logs his 100,000th mile

By Paul Honda on September 18, 2020

(This is the first of a three-part series about McKinley’s 3,200-meter run state champion, Jonathan Lyau.) Four decades ago, Coach Tom Marks handed sheets of graph paper to his runners at McKinley High School. The Tigers followed instructions, making copies of the gridded sheets, writing down precise mileage of their runs during and between seasons. One of them, Jonathan Lyau, never stopped journaling. Lyau hit the 100,000-mile mark on Wednesday, crossing a virtual finish line with son Spencer on the […]

ON THIS DATE: Halftime speech by Joe Francis wakes Pearl City

By Jerry Campany on September 18, 2020

On this date in 1976, Anthony Canyon scored two touchdowns and led Pearl City to a 14-13 upset of Kailua. Canyon and the Chargers, who didn’t have a single boy weighing more than 200 pounds, were late to the party. Pearl City was manhandled by the bigger Surfriders in the first half and only advanced the ball past the 50-yard line once. When coach Joe Francis led them into halftime, they only trailed by a single score. When Francis hit […]

ON THIS DATE: Halftime speech by Joe Francis wakes Pearl City

By Jerry Campany on September 18, 2020

ON THIS DATE: Kaimuki soccer star Sirideth Lanpouthakoun rescues football team

By Jerry Campany on September 17, 2020

On this date in 1982, Laotian soccer prodigy Sirideth Lanpouthakoun booted a 24-yard field goal with 3:32 left to help Kaimuki over Kahuku 3-0 at Roosevelt. A 24-yard chip shot would normally be no big deal, but Lanpouthakoun missed his previous two attempts (from 27 and 41 yards) in the defensive struggle. Michael Taamilo was a beast for Kaimuki against Kahuku’s formidible offense. He had three tackles for losses and helped hold quarterback Lane Santiago to 32 passing yards and […]

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ON THIS DATE: Onosai Tanuvasa vs. Baba Kreutz

Part 2: Jonathan Lyau’s coaching, calories and journey to 100k miles

Independence: Liloa Kapiko makes most of 2nd chance

Starting date for non-contact football workouts still uncertain

Former McKinley state champ Jonathan Lyau logs his 100,000th mile

ON THIS DATE: Halftime speech by Joe Francis wakes Pearl City

ON THIS DATE: Halftime speech by Joe Francis wakes Pearl City

ON THIS DATE: Kaimuki soccer star Sirideth Lanpouthakoun rescues football team

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