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Pac-Five in states for its biggest game since ’85

By Nick Abramo on October 30, 2018

Pac-Five is in the state tournament for the first time and playing its most meaningful postseason game since the program’s second Oahu Prep Bowl championship in 1985. Last week, the Wolfpack (4-4) went through some conditioning and are in pads this week. They thought their season was done after a 14-6 regular-season victory over Waialua at the Aiea High field on Oct. 12, but catapulted into the Division II state tournament when St. Francis was removed last week for having […]

Saint Louis defensive teammates land D-I offers

By Billy Hull on October 30, 2018

Press “play” on the tape from Saturday’s 45-21 win over Punahou, and it’s not a surprise teammates on the Saint Louis defense earned scholarship offers this week. On Monday, Saint Louis defensive end Liloa Kapiko announced on Twitter that he had received a scholarship offer from the University of Hawaii. God is amazing! Extremely blessed to recieve an offer from the home school! Thank you @NickRolovich for the opportunity! I really appreciate it! #DefendPrideRock 🌈 pic.twitter.com/Nqbd3H1hNb — Liloa Kapiko⚡️ (@KapikoLiloa) […]

Senituli Punivai leads major turnaround at Castle in 2018

By Christian Shimabuku on October 30, 2018

When Castle went 0-3 to start its season, coach John Hao knew it was time for a change. The team’s pure pass offense was executing at a rate indicative of its record, and Hao held auditions for the team’s next quarterback. That’s when senior Senituli Punivai stepped up. He was a cornerback, linebacker, wide receiver and running back in his two years of varsity ball for the Knights, but never a quarterback. Not even in his Pop Warner days during […]


VIDEO: Defense sparks No. 1 Saint Louis over No. 2 Punahou

By Paul Honda on October 29, 2018

Defense wins championships at Saint Louis. The Crusaders forced six turnovers by Punahou en route to a 45-21 win over the Buffanblu for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Open Division championship on Saturday at Aloha Stadium.

OIA-ILH Alliance: D-I blowouts down 24 percent

By Nick Abramo on October 29, 2018

The first year of the OIA-ILH football regular-season alliance is done, and the numbers are in. There was a startling change between 2017 and 2018 in Division I, where lots of OIA powerhouses left to play in the Open Division this season. D-I blowouts (35-point margin or more) are down 24 percent, and competitive games (14 points or less) are up 7 percent. In addition, tight games (7 points or less) are up 6 percent. When you include all games […]

CLOSING THE BOOK: Pearl City Chargers

By Billy Hull on October 29, 2018

The Pearl City Chargers fell shot of everyone’s goal of league and state championships, but the class of 2019 can graduate knowing that it left the football program better than it found it. The Chargers put together their third straight winning season and eighth in the last 10 years. Pearl City earned one fewer win than last year despite being worse on both sides of the ball. The Chargers averaged 20.7 points per game after putting up 26.0 last year […]

Kahuku, Mililani move up entering OIA title game

By Billy Hull on October 29, 2018

Two top-four teams in the state will clash for the OIA Open Division title on Friday at Aloha Stadium as No. 2 Mililani and No. 4 Kahuku both jumped a spot in the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 released Monday. The Trojans (8-2) moved past No. 3 Punahou (7-3) and the Red Raiders (7-3) flip-flopped spots with Campbell (7-4) after beating the Sabers 27-7 on Friday in Ewa Beach. Those were the only changes in the Top 10. ILH […]

Five ILH teams finish season in volleyball Top 10

By Billy Hull on October 29, 2018

State champion ‘Iolani and state runner-up Kamehameha finished in the top two spots in the final Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10 released today. The Warriors had been No. 1 and ‘Iolani No. 2 every week of the season until the Raiders’ sweep in Saturday’s state championship match. ‘Iolani junior Elena Oglivie, the tournament’s most outstanding player, had a record 28 kills in a D-I state final and finished the tournament with 80 kills, 45 digs, seven block assists and […]

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