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The Diablos are here. The highly regarded Mission Viejo football team from Southern California is practicing and preparing for Friday night’s game at Konawaena. And they’re having fun. “The kids are soaking it all in,” coach Chad Johnson said Wednesday morning by phone. “We all went out for shave ice near our hotel (Sheraton Kona Resort) last night.” The team arrived Sunday and attended a luau Monday night and they’ve been going to the beach most days after morning practices. […]

One of life’s guarantees is that Cal Lee will be first on the bus. Oh, there are occasions when he is in conversation after a game with old friends — coaches or former players now coaching — or is interviewed by media long enough. But on most nights, the Saint Louis coach makes a beeline to the yellow bus whether it’s outside Aloha Stadium or any other field. He could drive to games and meet the team in the locker […]

The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame released a list of 43 players named to the Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year Award watch list today. Fifteen of those players are currently enrolled in high school in Hawaii. Kahuku and Saint Louis lead the way with four selections, followed by Punahou with two and Mililani, Waipahu, Campbell, Kapolei and Farrington with one each. Representing the Crusaders are linebacker Jordan Botelho, safety Kamo’i Latu, quarterback Jayden de Laura and defensive […]