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Campbell shoots to No. 1 in softball Top 10

By Nick Abramo on March 4, 2019

With two wins to start the regular season, Campbell moved up two spots to No. 1 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10 this week. The Sabers, who won three state championships in a row from 2015 through 2017 before being supplanted by Leilehua at the top in 2018, rolled past Aiea 12-2 and then edged then-No. 8 Kapolei 2-0. Campbell received five of 10 first-place votes and replaced Punahou at No. 1 in the poll. The Buffanblu, after suffering […]

Defending champ Baldwin a unanimous No. 1 to open season

By Paul Honda on March 4, 2019

Shane Dudoit knows quite well the added benefit of silence, momentum and development — the crescendo — of a long, successful baseball season. The Baldwin Bears coach would’ve been perfectly happy with anything besides a No. 1 ranking. No. 4, No. 5, anything but No. 1, he says. Dudoit didn’t quite get that gift, but No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10 isn’t a curse either. Coaches and media made Baldwin (8-1) a unanimous No. 1 with all 10 […]

Campbell’s Peter Manuma receives offer from UH

By Nick Abramo on March 1, 2019

Campbell’s Peter Manuma received an offer from the University of Hawaii, according to Sabers coach Darren Johnson. Manuma, who is 6 feet and 190 pounds, can play multiple positions and Johnson expects the junior-to-be will get a lot more offers before his high school career is done. “He’s exciting to watch and can pretty much play anywhere on the field,” Johnson said. “In college, I think they’re looking at him as a strong safety or outside linebacker.” Manuma is a […]

Hawaii football state tourney replay system getting closer

By Nick Abramo on March 1, 2019

Officials love it. Chris Chun, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association executive director, is all for it. The National Federation of State High School Associations voted to approve instant replay as a tool for football officials to use. “We put in a proposal to use video replay at our state championship tournament for televised games,” Chun said. “The NFHS said to use it how we see fit. They approved it in January for use by all state associations.” In order […]

Iolani coach Dean Shimamoto has the Raiders No. 1 in the boys basketball Top 10. Cindy Ellen Russell / Star-Advertiser

‘Iolani’s 3-time state-championship coach Dean Shimamoto retires

By Paul Honda on March 1, 2019

After a decade as the head coach of ‘Iolani, one of the most successful boys basketball programs in the state, Dean Shimamoto announced his retirement today, He shared the news this afternoon, not long after speaking with his team, the same one that finished third in the state. Over the years, the Raiders, by and large, often overachieved, beating taller and bigger teams with more athleticism. They did it the old-fashioned way, putting in reps on the hardwood and in […]

Tulafale receives first UH offer for Marauder since 1998

By Paul Honda on February 28, 2019

After 21 years, Hawaii is tapping the pipeline to Waipahu again. Marauders linebacker Fiva Tulafale, a 6-foot-3, 231-pound junior, has received an offer from the Warriors, according to Waipahu coach Bryson Carvalho. “He’s surprised. There’s a lot of people that talk to him, but to get an official offer, this is the first,” said Carvalho, who noted that UH assistant coach Craig Stutzmann was directly involved. “The kids see, too, where the program has come. They see college coaches walk […]

Darren Johnson: Hawaii’s pylon teams were great in Nevada

By Nick Abramo on February 28, 2019

Campbell football coach Darren Johnson‘s team lost in the quarterfinals of the Pylon 7-on-7 National Championship Series Las Vegas in Mesquite, Nev., last weekend. But he came home raving about how well all of Hawaii’s teams did in all age divisions. More than 100 teams participated in the tournament. In the high school division, another Hawaii team, Tagiamanu — coached by former Oregon and University of Hawaii running back Tupu Alualu — defeated Johnson’s Beast 808 team in the quarters. […]

Students, faculty celebrate Maryknoll’s state title

By Paul Honda on February 28, 2019

Hectic, yes, but the Maryknoll Spartans would have it no other way this week. The Spartans rode a No. 1 ranking and top seeding in the Snapple/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships to a state crown on Saturday night, setting off a week of celebrations across the community. Maryknoll capped the season with a 50-34 win over Punahou in the final, completing a 30-2 season. That included a ceremony on Thursday morning in the Maryknoll Community Center with the entire student […]

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