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Freshman ace Taryn Irimata the real deal as Campbell TKO’s Waianae to open the OIA season

By Paul Honda on March 3, 2020

Chloe Sales knows how much a pitcher means to a title-contending team. The former starting pitcher now plays first base. The Campbell senior got a good look at new teammate Taryn Irimata and other freshmen in preseason. Irimata has been on fire since day one, and she kept that momentum going with a 13-3 TKO win over Waianae in the OIA regular-season opener for both teams on Tuesday afternoon. The Sabers are now 10-4 overall with wins over an impressive […]

Pearl City hoopster Malosi Viena’s miraculous journey continues

By Paul Honda on March 3, 2020

Between the surgeries, from birth to sophomore year, from his heart to his ears, Malosi Viena has endured the improbable path to success. It’s not just the 3.2 grade-point average — 3.7 this year — and the real possibility of playing basketball at RIT or Gallaudet University. It’s not the part-time jobs he keeps to enjoy his own spending money. It’s not even the 17-point scoring average just two years after suffering a head injury that displaced a cochlear implant. […]

Introducing the 2020 Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Fab 15

By Paul Honda on February 29, 2020

The arrival of Lily Wahinekapu is no surprise. The ‘Iolani junior landed at No. 1 — player of the year — in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball All-State Fab 15 published Sunday morning. Here’s a look at the 2020 class, which includes six sophomores and freshmen and just four seniors, the lowest count of 12th graders in a decade. There were six freshmen and sophomores who made the team for the second year in a row. Only one girl from the […]

Kawe Johnson’s TMF Elite places 3rd out of 122 teams at Pylon ‘Mecca’

By Paul Honda on February 28, 2020

Third place out of 122 teams. Not bad at all. TMF Elite of Hawaii, coached by Kahuku alum and former All-State player of the year Kawe Johnson, advanced all the way to the semifinal round of the Pylon 7v7’s “The Mecca” tournament before losing to eventual champion The Grind (Dallas, Texas). TMF opened the tourney on Saturday with an 8 a.m. battle, defeating KT Prep Greatness 25-12. Thirty minutes later, TMF downed SOCAL Playmakers 26-13. At 9 a.m., TMF met […]

Punahou’s Dominic Gusman, Treyden Buder-Nakasone lead ILH soccer all-star selections

By Nick Abramo on February 28, 2020

Punahou’s Dominic Gusman and Treyden Buder-Nakasone are the players of the year in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I boys soccer as voted on by the league’s coaches. Gusman is the offensive MVP and Buder-Nakasone is the defensive MVP. Meanwhile, Kamehameha’s Uri Barron-Silva was picked as the D-I coach of the year. In D-II, the big award winners are Le Jardin’s Aiden Spagnoli as the offensive MVP, Damien’s Christian Souza as the defensive MVP, and Pac-Five’s Robert Smock as […]

Rosters selected for Hawaii Senior Classic on March 7

By Paul Honda on February 27, 2020

The Hawaii Senior Classic will tip off Mar. 7 at 4 p.m. at Moanalua High School. The girls’ game will begin the event, followed by an award ceremony, girls 3-point contest, boys 3-point contest, one-on-one competition, boys slam dunk contest and the boys’ game and post-game ceremony. “I’m looking forward to it,” ILH/private schools team coach Robert Shklov said. “I have assistant coaches from almost all the other schools helping me. I’m pretty happy they are willing to help.” The […]

Kaeo Drummondo will be defensive coordinator at Kamehameha after stepping down as Hilo head football coach

By Paul Honda on February 27, 2020

The voyage for this Viking ship will have a new coach at the helm. Kaeo Drummondo has stepped down as Hilo football coach. Drummondo guided the Vikings five BIIF titles in five seasons, plus Division I state championships in 2017 and ’19. They were 48-10 (.828) under his watch. He had reportedly considered leaving two years ago to become an assistant coach at the junior college level. The timing was right at this moment. “This was definitely not a decision […]

ILH girls soccer all-star teams: Players share top offensive, defensive honors

By Billy Hull on February 26, 2020

The ILH coaches were in a sharing mood voting on their all-stars teams in girls soccer. In Division I, Kamehameha sophomore Anuhea Aluli and Pac-Five senior Faith Lee shared the offensive most valuable player honor while Kamehameha senior Tausani Tavale and Punahou senior Taryn Kaneko were named co-defensive MVP’s. Missy Moore of Kamehameha was honored as the coach of the year. In Division II, Damien junior Hailey Rapoza and Mid-Pacific junior Lia Collis shared the defensive MVP honor. There was […]

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Freshman ace Taryn Irimata the real deal as Campbell TKO’s Waianae to open the OIA season

Pearl City hoopster Malosi Viena’s miraculous journey continues

Introducing the 2020 Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Fab 15

Kawe Johnson’s TMF Elite places 3rd out of 122 teams at Pylon ‘Mecca’

Punahou’s Dominic Gusman, Treyden Buder-Nakasone lead ILH soccer all-star selections

Rosters selected for Hawaii Senior Classic on March 7

Kaeo Drummondo will be defensive coordinator at Kamehameha after stepping down as Hilo head football coach

ILH girls soccer all-star teams: Players share top offensive, defensive honors

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