The Campbell Sabers entered the prep football season ranked No. 3 in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10. Senior running back Sky Lactaoen, center Lyrik Belaras and wide receiver/defensive back Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala chatted about the high expectations. Lactaoen learned about a scholarship offer from Navy after this interview. Mokiao-Atimalala has committed to Hawaii.
As the Friday night lights come back to life in Ewa Beach this week, expect Rod York and the Mililani Trojans to bring their share of fireworks. York has never lost a season opener as Mililani head coach heading into Friday night’s showdown at No. 3 Campbell at 7:30 p.m. In his nine season openers, York’s Mililani teams have averaged 45.4 points and allowed only 13.0 points. He will be breaking in a new quarterback in an opener for the […]
Moanalua mentor Savai’i Eselu ended last season claiming to be outcoached by John Hao of Castle in the OIA playoffs, vowing to never cost his kids a game again. As luck would have it, Eselu’s next chance to prove it will become against one of the state’s all-time most successful coaches. ‘Iolani will visit Moanalua for the first time on Saturday, giving Wendell Look yet another territory to conquer. Look, the third-winningest coach in state history behind Cal Lee of […]
Saint Louis’ Stanley McKenzie has been named a Polynesian Bowl All-Star. McKenzie, a 6-foot-2, 270-pound defensive tackle, made the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State third team last year despite playing behind Polynesian Bowl alums Faatui Tuitele and Gino Quinones. A three-star recruit and ranked as the 13th-best prospect in the senior class from Hawaii this year by 247 Sports, McKenzie committed to California in June out of an offer sheet that included Arizona, Boise State, California, Central Michigan, Hawaii, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon […]
Kahuku offensive lineman Micah Soliai Howlett has been named a Polynesian Bowl All-Star. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior is the 16th Red Raider to be selected to the game in the four years of its existence but just the third offensive lineman from Kahuku (Vili Fisiiahi, Enokk Vimahi). Soliai Howlett missed time last season with an injury but still managed to land on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State third team. He committed to Arizona State in June after receiving offers from seven […]
Ten years after being named by Sports Illustrated as the best high school athletic program in the nation, Punahou continues to be recognized nationally. The Buffanblu finished sixth in the 2018-2019 MaxPreps Cup, which was released Wednesday. The list ranks the top 100 high school athletic programs in the nation during the 2018-2019 school year based on state titles won and/or national rankings in a given sport. Punahou finished with 1,746 total points after winning HHSAA titles in girls cross […]
The time has finally come for change in ILH basketball. League basketball coordinator Peter Estomago confirmed that the ILH will switch from Spalding to Baden for the upcoming season. “We support the decision by our coaches and athletic directors,” Estomago said on Tuesday. “They want to use the same ball that is used by the HHSAA.” For years, the ILH had used the Spalding TF-1000 moisture-control model, a ball with a dark red tint that felt soft, yet rough on […]
Saint Louis hired Chad Konishi as its new athletics director, school president Glenn Medeiros said Wednesday. Konishi most recently was the athletics director at St. Francis, and before that, spent 12 years as Mike Trapasso‘s pitching coach with the University of Hawaii baseball team. The hire is part of a restructuring of the Crusaders’ athletic administration. Previously, Ryan Blangiardi and Gerald Welch were co-athletic directors. Welch, who is a second-grade teacher at the school and on football coach Cal Lee‘s […]