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Kaiser athletics has had its share of controversy in the past few years. But the bad mojo is fading away. On Wednesday night at the McKinley gym, the school had a feel-good moment when the Cougars girls volleyball team locked up the OIA Division II championship with a 26-28, 25-21, 25-18, 25-22 victory over Leilehua. “This is fantastic for these girls and fantastic for Kaiser,” Cougars coach Kainoa Downing said. “Kaiser has struggled in sports the last couple of years. […]

In the big picture, the Goliath that is Kamehameha’s girls volleyball program has felt the sting of defeat only rarely. And often enough, the Warriors responded with a renewed energy, the kind that they witnessed from ‘Iolani on Tuesday night. Unbeaten, top-ranked Kamehameha seemingly had another ILH championship wrapped up after two sets, and then the visiting, No. 2-ranked Raiders played lights-out for a stunning 23-25, 14-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-11 win at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium. Elena Oglivie was spectacular from every […]

Thursday’s ILH Division II championship volleyball match between Damien and Mid-Pacific has been four years in the making. The Owls swept the Monarchs 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 on Tuesday to force the deciding match at 6 p.m. at Damien’s gym, and one of them is assured of winning its first-ever ILH crown and the seeded state berth that comes with it. But positioning at states can wait, both teams want the gold now. “For us the seeding doesn’t matter more than […]