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The ILH swept the girls basketball tournaments on Saturday with ‘Iolani winning a second straight D-I championship by beating Konawaena and Hanalani earning the first team state championship since joining the HHSAA in 2000 with a 40-37 win over Mid-Pacific in Division II. Here are the all-tournament teams with more coverage to come on Hawaii Prep World. Division I Most Outstanding Player—Lily Wahinekapu, ‘Iolani All-tournament team Caiyle Kaupu, Konawaena Jovi Lefotu, ‘Iolani Kaliana Salazar-Harrell, Konawaena Alexis Huntimer, ‘Iolani Keeli-Jade Smith, […]

Dean Young has seen the game from many angles. He’s not exaggerating in the slightest, he says, when he states that Konawaena’s Caiyle Kaupu and Kaliana Salazar-Harrell are at the top of the list in Hawaii girls basketball. Young guided ‘Iolani to the state championship last year, and after wins over Moanalua and Waiakea, the Raiders are in prime position going into tonight’s matchup with second-seeded Konawaena. “Konawaena is tough. Two of the best players in the state. They’re difficult […]

More than maybe any year in the past two decades, the 2020 Snapple/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships is about the youth brigades. From Konawaena to Kahuku, underclassmen have filled the void. Kahuku learned on Friday night that they’re close to the promised land. A 56-39 loss to perennial powerhouse Konawaena put an end to a remarkable run that began on the last day of preseason — a win over OIA West powerhouse Radford — and into the state tourney with […]