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No Lily, no worries. The top-ranked ‘Iolani Raiders faced another bout of adversity, and again, they remain undefeated. With starting guard Lily Lefotu Wahinekapu sidelined by an ankle injury suffered at practice, younger sister Jovi stepped up with 12 points to spark the Raiders in a 62-39 road win over No. 2 Maryknoll on Wednesday night. Senior Taylor Wu finished with 14 points and sophomore Kyra Tanabe tallied 13 as the speedy Raiders are the first team to get to […]

At Punahou, the student body knows all about big tests. The Buffanblu passed with flying colors — and a checkered flag — on Tuesday night with a 71-49 win over No. 10 Sacred Hearts at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. In their Interscholastic League of Honolulu regular-season opener, No. 9-ranked Punahou (5-0, 1-0 league) platooned five in and five out, pushing the ball up court at every opportunity. Sacred Hearts (9-4, 0-2 ILH) shot 34 percent from the field (15-for-44), struggling often in […]

Spurred by a 3-0 run through the Sacred Hearts Academy Invitational, the ‘Iolani Raiders retained their hold of No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top Ten today. The Raiders had just three of 10 first-place votes last week, but collected nine of those ducats this time. ‘Iolani is 9-0 already and posted a win over Sacred Hearts in its Interscholastic League of Honolulu opener last Monday. Maryknoll (10-0) replaced Konawaena at No. 2. The team with no seniors had […]