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Sacred Hearts hires alum Keicha Brunn as softball coach

By Paul Honda on April 19, 2019

Former catcher Keicha Brunn is the new softball coach for the Sacred Hearts Lancers. The Sacred Hearts athletic department made the announcement this week. Brunn was part of the 2007 ILH and state Division II championship team. The team also reached the D-I semifinals in ’08 and the D-I quarterfinals in ’09. Brunn has coached club softball for the past six years, specializing in pitchers and catchers. Brumm replaces Jeremy Shimokawa, who led the Lancers to a 2-14 record in […]

Punahou water polo wins 12th straight ILH crown

By Brian McInnis on April 19, 2019

It’s 12 titles in a row now for the Punahou girls water polo team, but not the 12 the Buffanblu want. The coveted dozen could come early next month in the Stanford Carr Development/HHSAA tournament. Punahou, the gold standard in Hawaii high school water polo, showed few signs of bronzing anytime soon with its 12-6 win over Kamehameha for the school’s 12th straight ILH title on Thursday at ‘Iolani. No one has beaten Punahou in years — it’s basically gone […]

Waianae softball team makes statement

By Christian Shimabuku on April 18, 2019

Waianae wasn’t fazed by No. 2 Roosevelt’s previously undefeated record heading into Thursday’s OIA quarterfinals. Come playoff time, every team comes in with a clean slate. So when the Seariders (9-5) dealt the Rough Riders (12-1) their first loss of the season in a 7-4 victory at Stevenson Middle School, it wasn’t necessarily viewed as an upset to those on the team that put the work in, despite the discrepancy in seeding. Waianae entered as the No. 4 seed from […]


1-ON-1: Saint Louis LB Jordan Botelho on his Notre Dame commitment

By Paul Honda on April 18, 2019

For quite some time, life has been about priorities for Jordan Botelho. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior also has dreams. He fulfilled one today by committing orally to Notre Dame, accepting a football scholarship via phone with Fighting Irish recruiting director Brian Polian. Botelho planned to make a choice among the 22 scholarship offers before senior year began, but after visiting the campus at South Bend, Ind. over the weekend, he was almost 100-percent certain. “I got home and thought about […]

Saint Louis LB Jordan Botelho says he’s Notre Dame bound

By Billy Hull on April 18, 2019

Four months before his senior season will begin, the No. 1-ranked prospect in Hawaii in the class of 2020 has already made up his mind for college. Jordan Botelho, the No. 3-ranked inside linebacker prospect in the country and No. 105 overall according to 247Sports, announced on social media has has committed to Notre Dame. He later spoke with Hawaii Prep World, which you can read here. Botelho, a Star-Advertiser All-State first team selection as a junior, chose the Irish […]

Without ace Mele Turner, Castle falls in playoffs to Kapolei

By Paul Honda on April 17, 2019

Two teams, battling for playoff life, at opposite ends of the same cycle. Kapolei knows Castle’s struggle well. Though the Lady Knights had a solid regular season, they entered Wednesday’s opening-round playoff game against Kapolei without their top pitcher, Mele Turner. The Lady Knights stayed close, but couldn’t overcome four errors in a 4-2 loss, ending their season. The young squad with just two senior starters has plenty of promise for the 2020 season. “This is a good bunch of […]

Hana Hou, indeed: 7 signees for volleyball club

By Paul Honda on April 17, 2019

Lynden Keala’s experience has provided a boon to volleyball players on Oahu for years. Wednesday’s recruits on letter-of-intent signing day included seven from Hana Hou Volleyball Club, coached by Keala and staff. In all, 23 women’s volleyball recruits signed at the ceremony hosted by Education 1st at the Honolulu Elks Lodge. Four of Hana Hou’s club players were at the signing ceremony: Vanessa Colling of Roosevelt (Odessa); Makenzie Fa‘amausili-Cacoulidis of Sacred Hearts (Missouri Southern State), Halie Hetzler of Le Jardin […]

Campbell’s Alesia Ranches, Pearl City’s Sunshine Fontes ready for D-I

By Paul Honda on April 17, 2019

Campbell senior Alesia Ranches is a pioneer of sorts, becoming the first island athlete to play softball at Iowa State. Ranches signed her national letter of intent Wednesday morning at a signing day event at the Elks Club. A full list of all the signees is available here. Cyclone coaches saw Ranches play in a California tournament with her Running Rebels Gold club team during the offseason. Though Iowa State’s head coach later moved on to Minnesota, the staff never […]