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Kamehameha 2-sport standout Tausani Tavale is back and stronger than ever

By Nick Abramo on February 4, 2020

Tausani Tavale is a family person and that’s one reason she is going to stay on Oahu after graduating from Kamehameha. The senior center back for the Warriors girls soccer team will play for Hawaii Pacific next season. “In my free time, my sisters drop off their kids and I babysit them and that’s one of the main reasons I’m staying home,” she said. “I want to be there for their growth.” She has three nephews and one niece, all […]

STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL DAY 1: Kalani gives Maryknoll a scare

By Paul Honda on February 3, 2020

With two starters out, the Kalani Falcons weren’t about to eliminate the No. 3-ranked team in the state. Or would they? With 2:28 left in the third quarter, Hallie Birdsong’s second consecutive 3-point bomb brought Kalani within four points of Maryknoll in a first-round game of the Snapple/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships in Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium. It was one of the closest games in the opening round through three quarters since the format was changed to play first-round games […]

Kalaheo announces football coach Darrell Poole has retired

By Billy Hull on February 3, 2020

Kalaheo High School is accepting applications for its head football coaching position after announcing that Darrell Poole has retired after eight seasons in charge of the Mustangs program. “Darrell Poole has retired from coaching football at Kalaheo after 7 years as the Head Varsity Football Coach and many years being part of the Mustang Ohana,” the school said in a press release. “Kalaheo would like to thank Coach Poole for all his years of service to our student athletes.” Poole […]

Plenty of parity, but Kalaheo heads pack in OIA boys hoops playoffs

By Paul Honda on February 3, 2020

This season of OIA boys basketball was the superhero with a big question mark on his chest. Who? What? Really? The OIA playoff brackets were released on Friday morning and here’s a look at what was, what is and what could be. East boss Kalaheo is in the same sub-bracket with West 2 Mililani, which lost to Leilehua 50-49 in a Thursday thriller to end the regular season. Also in the sub-bracket: Kapolei, Kailua, Moanalua and Campbell. Between these six […]

Seven teams in new spots in this week’s Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10

By Paul Honda on February 3, 2020

The crescendo is at fever pitch in Hawaii boys basketball. With the playoffs about to tip off, 18 teams received votes in the Star-Advertiser Top 10 this week, the most all season. The panel of coaches and media had no issues with Kamehameha as a unanimous No. 1 today’s rankings, but the turbulence of the late regular season has seven teams in new spots. That includes Kaiser, which returned to the Top 10 at No. 9 following a stunning 41-40 […]

Season-long No. 1 ‘Iolani loses some ground entering states

By Paul Honda on February 3, 2020

Since week one of the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10, defending state champion ‘Iolani has ruled at No. 1 As the Snapple/HHSAA State Championships tip off today, the Raiders have a season-low eight first-place votes from the panel of coaches and media. Konawaena collected the other two No. 1 votes in today’s poll. Both teams have first-round byes through today’s opening round. So does No. 6 Kahuku, champion of the OIA, and No. 9 Lahainaluna of the MIL. ‘Iolani has […]

Kohala edges Waiakea, loses to HPA in wild BIIF week

By Paul Honda on February 3, 2020

The most predictable thing about the BIIF boys basketball race is that it is… unpredictable. The game of musical chairs continued on Saturday as Kohala stunned Waiakea 44-41 at Hisaoka Gymnasium. O’shen Cazimero pumped in 18 points and Jeffery Francisco tallied nine for the Cowboys in a game that had been originally scheduled two weeks ago. Weather conditions and a leaky roof at Hisaoka forced the postponement, but only whetted the appetite of Kohala’s fans. “The crowd was crazy,” Kohala […]

Kapolei’s Branden Pagurayan rooting for stacked state bracket at 152

By Jerry Campany on February 2, 2020

Having laid waste to the OIA West, Kapolei’s Branden Pagurayan has bigger things in mind.  Paguraya, who is halfway to a state slam as a junior, dominated the OIA West Division championships at Pearl City on Saturday, earning two stoppages and a 19-5 major decision over Campbell’s Malcolm Bell in the final. It was Pagurayan’s third West crown, more than anyone in school history.  Pagurayan, ranked No. 3 in Hawaii Prep World’s pound-for-pound rankings, says he treated it like any other tournament, but there […]

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