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Private schools own 80 percent of state titles so far in 2018-19

By Nick Abramo on February 28, 2019

Private schools have won 80 percent (24 of 30) of the state championships through the fall and winter seasons of 2018-19. And of those 24 private-school championships, 23 were by ILH schools and one by Hawaii Prep, a private school on the Big Island. State titles will be determined in 15 more sports this spring to conclude the school year. For all of 2017-18, private schools won 67 percent of the state titles (31 out of 46). Twenty-five of those […]

Saint Louis duo enters top 100 in the country

By Billy Hull on February 27, 2019

Saint Louis linebackers Jordan Botelho and Nick Herbig both made significant jumps in the latest class of 2020 football recruiting rankings by 247Sports. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Botelho jumped all the way up to the No. 33 overall prospect in the country while the 6-foot-2, 200-pound Herbig moved up more than 200 spots into the top 100 at No. 97. According to Hawaii Prep World’s recruiting tracker, Botelho and Herbig are also 1-2 in the state in offers. Botelho has 21 […]

Kalani High celebrates new athletic facility

By Nick Abramo on February 27, 2019

Kalani dedicated its new athletic facility Friday. The 19,300 square-foot facility includes a new girls athletic locker room, a training room and a wrestling/judo room. The dedication included a ceremony, guest speakers and a guided tour. According to the Department of Education in a news release, it’s the school’s first girls locker room, and it includes lockers, access to hot showers and an area for game planning. “This new locker room is an essential part to our growing athletics program,” […]

OIA to demote Kalaheo boys basketball to Division II

By Paul Honda on February 27, 2019

Two Division I league championships in the last four seasons. Four D-I league titles in the last seven years. In all, Kalaheo has captured 16 Oahu Interscholastic Association championships in boys basketball in the D-I level and the pre-classification era. No other school has won more OIA championships in the sport. As of Tuesday night, the league’s administrative policy in shuffling D-I and D-II teams based on air-tight grouping numbers in the East and West, and power rating (wins and […]

Leilehua’s Kelani Corbett tops final P4P rankings

By Jerry Campany on February 27, 2019

Kelani Corbett joined an elite club. The Leilehua senior wrestler did it with four years of toil, and for her efforts, she received a smattering of boos amid the loud cheers at Blaisdell Arena. Those boo birds — fans of Corbett’s opponent Kapoina Bailey of Konawaena who appeared to have a problem with the officiating of their 168-pound final at the Texaco/HHSAA Wrestling State Championships — are now in the past, as are all of the wrestlers who unsuccessfully took […]

Geremy Robinson Senior Classic rosters released

By Paul Honda on February 27, 2019

The boys and girls rosters, in ILH vs. OIA format, have been released for the Geremy Robinson Sr. Senior Classic. The games will be played on Saturday, Mar. 9 at Moanalua High School gym. The girls game tips off at 3 p.m., followed by boys and girls 3-point contests, and the slam dunk competition. The boys game will complete the event. GIRLS ILH Kawai Kahalehoe, ‘Iolani Kaitlyn Kalani, St. Francis Brilie Kovaloff, Mid-Pacific Kaylee-Brooke Manuel, Kamehameha Dallas Martinez, Sacred Hearts […]

Football alliance proves to be a cash boon for OIA

By Nick Abramo on February 26, 2019

Up, up, up — and a little down. In 2018, the OIA hosted more regular-season football games than in 2017, with more attendance and more money taken in, but the number of fans per game declined a little. Based on attendance figures supplied by Raymond Fujino, the league’s football coordinator, there was: >> A 64-percent increase in gate receipts before expenses (from $539,814 to $837,033) >> A 64-percent increase in attendance (from 76,157 to 119,254) >> A 62-percent increase in […]

Defending champ Leilehua in a groove, Kapolei without Cira Bartolotti

By Paul Honda on February 26, 2019

For two West side softball powerhouses, it’s a different perspective. The Leilehua Mules are defending state champions and ranked No. 2 in the Star-Advertiser Top 10. Kapolei is at No. 8 and trying to move forward in a circumstance it has no control over. Hurricanes coach Keoke Behic has experienced just about everything in prep softball from his time as a coach at Pearl City — he guided the Chargers to a state title in 2006 — as an assistant […]

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Private schools own 80 percent of state titles so far in 2018-19

Saint Louis duo enters top 100 in the country

Kalani High celebrates new athletic facility

OIA to demote Kalaheo boys basketball to Division II

Leilehua’s Kelani Corbett tops final P4P rankings

Geremy Robinson Senior Classic rosters released

Football alliance proves to be a cash boon for OIA

Defending champ Leilehua in a groove, Kapolei without Cira Bartolotti

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