Trailing most of the first half, sixth-ranked Kalani pulled ahead just before halftime, then exploded in the third quarter en route to an 82-57 win over a tough Kaiser squad. Kamalu Kamakawiwo‘ole led the Lady Falcons with 30 points, and center Kandyce Woods scored nine of her 11 points in the pivotal third quarter. =
The two-day Pa’ani Challenge, hosted by Punahou, ends this afternoon with some intriguing matchups on tap. A potential 138-pound final between Lahainaluna’s Nanea Estrella and Baldwin’s Jahnea Miguel would be the headliner. Both are currently in the semifinals and need a win to pit against each other the No. 3 and No. 4 pound-for-pound wrestlers in the Hawaii Prep World rankings, which will be updated after this weekend. Estrella, a two-time state champion, won the 127-pound title at Officials last […]
The Farrington Governors are doing it quietly and effectively. The Govs shot 76 percent from the free-throw line and got a monster game from Raefe McEnroe — 16 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and four blocks — in a stunning 59-55 win over No. 7 Moanalua on Friday night. It was a loud audience at Richard Kitamura Fieldhouse with roughly one-third of them cheering for the visiting Na Menehune. The visitors’ decibel level was as high as the home crowd’s […]
Maninoa Tufono, like his football and basketball teammate (and classmate) Duke Clemens, has been a busy Buffanblu for several months. The Punahou senior had 39 scholarship offers to play football in college, signed with Southern California, completed his season on the football field, and then put on his sneakers for the hardwood. But before No. 1 Punahou could begin its ILH regular season in basketball, Tufono took a trip to Mexico City with Clemens. He played in the Hall of […]
The landscape for girls hoops in the islands has been altered for the 2018-19 season, and it hasn’t been ‘Iolani doing the most disruption. The Raiders have been No. 1 each week in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10, but the noise in the poll also comes from several teams that are ranked above three-time defending state champion Konawaena. Mainland mania If you have not seen it yet, the game-winning shot, a 3-point buzzer-beater by guard Noah Bumanglag to cap […]
Nine players who graduated from high school in Hawaii are currently in the NFL — Marcus Mariota, Tyson Alualu, Kamalei Correa from Saint Louis, Kaimi Fairbairn, DeForest Buckner and Manti Te’o from Punahou, Max Unger from Hawaii Prep, Shawn Lauvao from Farrrington, and Kamu Grugier-Hill from Kamehameha. Mitchell Loewen from Lahainaluna was waived by New Orleans on Thursday. Overall, there are 120 players from 35 different schools who have played in at least one regular-season game at football’s highest level, […]
Life has been a whirlwind over the past few months for Duke Clemens. The Punahou senior was busy enough as his football team entered the OIA-ILH alliance’s revamped schedule, giving all ILH programs many more games. Then came official visits, including one to UCLA, which Clemens signed with earlier this month. Basketball season means Clemens is a key low-post scorer for No. 1-ranked Punahou. At 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds, he is an All-State offensive lineman on the gridiron, but on […]
The baseline, the short corner, the pocket. Whatever it is called across the basketball universe, the Kalani Falcons put that location to use after a harrowingly close first half against unranked Kaiser on Thursday night. No. 5-ranked Kalani attacked Kaiser’s sticky 2-3 matchup zone by going Tar Heels, using that soft spot along the baseline in 1970s-Matt Dougherty fashion, getting a huge third quarter from center Kandyce Woods for an 82-57 win over the Cougars. “We always have slow starts […]