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GIRLS STATE BRACKETS: State champs Jazmyn Enriquez, Shantelle Mangrobang get tough draws

By Jerry Campany on February 15, 2020

OIA standouts Jazmyn Enriquez of Campbell and Leilehua’s Shantelle Mangrobang will have to defend their state championships from unseeded positions this year. Enriquez pinned her way through states as the top seed at 97 pounds last year but a narrow loss to Erin Hikiji of Mililani in the OIA championships last week left her with an unfavorable seed this time. If Enriquez can get past Amanda Begonia of McKinley in the first round, she would meet two-time MIL champion Liana […]

BOYS STATE BRACKETS: Boltyn Taam, Kanai Tapia could clash on Day 1

By Jerry Campany on February 15, 2020

Boltyn Taam and Kanai Tapia traveled to Ohio to represent Hawaii at the elite Walsh Jesuit Ironman tournament together to begin the season. One of them will see their state championship hopes dashed on the first day of the state tournament this week. Taam, the reigning 160-pound state champ from Moanalua, and top seed Tapia of Kamehameha will clash in the quarterfinals if they can win their first-round matches. Tapia faces either Aiea’s Kekoa Archuleta or Mieszko Stachowski of Mililani […]

Kalani swim coach Victoria Ruelas was first girl starter in Little League World Series

By Nick Abramo on February 15, 2020

The year was 1989, when girls playing Little League baseball was a lot less common than it is today. Victoria Ruelas was one of the girls who was excelling at it back then. Now the Kalani swimming and diving coach, Ruelas broke new ground when she was the first American female to play in the Little League World Series and the first girl starting player and first girl pitcher. It was with the San Pedro Eastview Little League in California, […]

Mililani to take a shot at juggernaut Punahou in D-I boys soccer final tonight

By Nick Abramo on February 15, 2020

Mililani had a beautiful possession game in Friday night’s 3-2 victory over Waiakea. Now, the trick is, can they play the same kind of game tonight against Punahou in the Division I final of The Queen’s Medical Center/HHSAA Boys Soccer State Championships at Waipio Peninsula Soccer? Trojans center midfielder Liam McGehee, who scored two of his team’s goals against the Warriors, is not sure. “Now matter how it is, we’re going to have to find a way,” he said. A […]

Mililani knocks out OIA champion Kapolei in D-I state quarterfinals

By Nick Abramo on February 14, 2020

Defense was a question mark early in the season for Mililani, according to coach Steve McGehee. But that part of the Trojans’ game has continued to improve throughout the season and it pushed the brown- and gold-clad boys into the Division I semifinals of The Queen’s Medical Center/HHSAA Boys Soccer State Championships. Led by junior center backs Kyle Foss and Joshua Ishizaka, Mililani shut down OIA champion and second-seeded Kapolei for a 1-0 victory on Thursday night at Waipio Peninsula […]

Kapolei foiled yet again in bid for boys soccer koa trophy

By Nick Abramo on February 14, 2020

Kapolei has been poised to break through for a boys soccer state championship for more than a decade. One of these days, it could happen, but it won’t be this year. The Hurricanes (12-1-1), who hadn’t lost all season, were bounced from the Division I quarterfinals of The Queen’s Medical Center/HHSAA Boys Soccer State Championships on Thursday night in a 1-0 loss to Mililani at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium. Since 2009, Kapolei has made it as far as the […]

University surgical in win over HBA for state berth

By Paul Honda on February 13, 2020

Replacing a 6-foot-3, 300-pound behemoth, now playing football at UNLV, sure isn’t easy. Instead of running the same blueprint, University did the logical without Leif Fautanu Jr. Coach Ryan Tong had his new-look Jr. ‘Bows spread the floor and mercilessly work defenses into submission. The game plan worked again on Thursday afternoon in a 47-40 win over Hawaii Baptist in the ILH’s second-place final. ULS secured the second and final ILH berth for the state tournament. Ostin Taylor (12 points), […]

Gritty defense spurs Moanalua to back-to-back OIA boys hoops titles

By Paul Honda on February 12, 2020

Most years, Kahuku can outmuscle competition in the OIA. Not so much on title night. No. 8 Moanalua answered with physical, smart defense and held on for a 56-48 win over No. 4 Kahuku to win its second league championship in a row. Geremy Robinson had a team-high 19 points, and center DiAeris McRaven was stout with 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Since new coach Michael Johnson was hired, Na Menehune have played a tougher, more physical brand […]

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