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Rising up and beating the favored team in two straight matches is a rare feat in any sport and at any level. Mid-Pacific did it this week, beating Damien on Tuesday and Thursday nights to wrest away the ILH Division II girls volleyball championship from what appeared to be a tight grip by the previously undefeated Monarchs’ hands. On Thursday night in front of a rambunctious home crowd at the Damien gym, Mid-Pacific scored the knockout blow with a 21-25, […]

On Tuesday, ‘Iolani played lights-out volleyball in a five-set win over previously unbeaten Kamehameha. Epic? Certainly for outside hitter Elena Oglivie, who had 31 kills and only two hitting errors in 72 swings. With the second-round title in the ILH at stake on Thursday, could the Raiders’ junior pull of another miraculous performance? She showed no ill effects 48 hours after the upset win. It was an 8-5 Kamehameha lead when she executed her first kill. From there, she finished […]

It was a banner year for the Island Pacific Academy girls volleyball team. The Navigators under coach Stan Vincent won the ILH Division III championship for the third time. By doing that, they qualified for a play-in game for the league’s D-II tournament. Even though IPA lost that play-in game to La Pietra in three sets, the Navigators finished 11-1. “We still had a fantastic season,” Vincent said. “I have been coaching for over 40 years, 12 at IPA, and […]

It was uproarious — and fun — mayhem from the fans Wednesday night at the McKinley gym. It was a Mililani vs. Kahuku fight for the OIA girls volleyball championship, and those in attendance were going to whoop it up no matter what. They did just that, and they did it loudly for what turned out to be a shorter than expected match. It would not have been a surprise to see it go five sets, but Mililani had other […]