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Hannah Jump’s 11 3’s launch Pinewood to Classic title

By Paul Honda on December 16, 2018

The Pinewood Panthers don’t specifically key on Hannah Jump when it’s time to score. The 5-foot-11 senior is simply geared for the moment. Every moment. With an opportunity to face powerhouse Incarnate Word (St. Louis, Mo.), Jump relished every long-distance opportunity, splashing 11 of her 13 3-point attempts and finishing with 37 points and seven rebounds as the Panthers stunned the Red Knights 63-49 to capture the ‘Iolani Prep Classic championship on Saturday night. “I shoot best when I’m not […]

Gillcoat and Joy capture Garner Ivey titles

By Nick Abramo on December 15, 2018

Three boys from Maui, six from the mainland and four from Kamehameha won their weight classes Saturday in the 51st Garner Ivey Invitational at the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku, Maui. Lahainaluna senior Kawehi Gillcoat, who placed in the top six at states three years in a row and is No. 7 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s pound-for-pound rankings, knocked off Mililani’s Elijah Diamond 20-11 in the 138-pound final. Baldwin’s Kahilihiwa Joy got past Lahainaluna’s Kanoa Lanoza 5-3 at 126 pounds. […]

Corbett gets redemption; Peligrino-Hayase rolls

By Nick Abramo on December 15, 2018

Seven ranked girls got it done Saturday at the 51st Garner Ivey Invitational wrestling tournament at War Memorial Gym in Wailuku, Maui. Three-time state champion Kelani Corbett of Leilehua captured the 168-pound division with a 14-4 victory in the final over Waianae’s Kaleinani Makuaole. It was redemption. Corbett, a senior and ranked No. 1 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s pound-for-pound rankings, lost 6-5 to Makuaole two weeks ago — her first loss in a high school match since her freshman season. […]


The math, science and heart of Pinewood’s ‘Giant Killers’

By Paul Honda on December 15, 2018

On paper, the Pinewood Panthers don’t pass the eye test. “We’re not going to win any awards walking through an airport,” longtime coach Doc Scheppler says. “We’re not an imposing type team.” With decisive wins over Lahainaluna and ‘Iolani, the No. 4 and No. 1 teams in Hawaii, respectively, the Panthers from Los Altos Hills, Calif. are in the championship game of the ‘Iolani Prep Classic tonight against Incarnate Word Academy (Mo.). The website for the town of Los Altos […]

Gillcoat advances; Porter downed on Maui

By Nick Abramo on December 14, 2018

Just two of eight wrestlers in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s pound-for-pound top-10 rankings are competing in the 51st annual Garner Ivey Invitational at the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku, Maui, this weekend. On Friday, the tournament made it through the quarterfinals and will continue on Saturday with wrestlebacks, the semifinals and finals. Kawehi Gillcoat of Lahainaluna, who is ranked No. 7 pound-for-pound, got through to Saturday’s semifinals in the 138-pound class. Gillcoat, a senior, has placed in the top six at […]

7 ranked girls advance to Maui Invitational semifinals

By Nick Abramo on December 14, 2018

Seven girls in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser pound-for-pound top 10 advanced Friday to the semifinals of the 51st Garner Ivey Invitational wrestling tournament at War Memorial Gym in Wailuku. One weight class to watch as they head to the finals and semifinals Saturday is at 168 pounds, where three-time state champion Kelani Corbett of Leilehua and Kaleinani Makuaole of Waianae could meet again. Two weekends ago, Corbett — a senior and No. 1 pound-for-pound — lost a 6-5 match to Makuaole. […]

Hoopbook: Punahou champion, Kordel Ng, Classic moments

By Paul Honda on December 14, 2018

It’s Aloha Friday and I’m finally caught up. What does that mean? Between connecting dots and helping out on our All-State Football package which will come out Sunday, and covering as much girls and boys basketball as possible, there are plenty of takeaways to be made on roundball. And now that this head cold is clearing up, my brain is catching up, too. On Thursday, I was pretty sure it was Wednesday. And on Wednesday, it felt like Tuesday. That’s […]