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Pa’ani Challenge pulls out all the stops

By Jerry Campany on January 2, 2018

The wrestling tournament is almost an afterthought at Punahou’s Pa’ani Challenge this week, but once the girls hit the mat it turns serious. The latest edition of the largest all-girls wrestling tournament in the country occurs on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Unlike other tournaments, weight classes are split into three levels to ensure each girl in the draw gets quality mat time regardless of ability. Last year, 247 girls participated in the event. There are 330 girls entered from […]

HAWAII GROWN: Milton achieves perfection

By Billy Hull on January 2, 2018

There is a college football game scheduled for Monday pitting SEC teams Georgia and Alabama that is being billed as the national championship game. Both of those teams have lost a game this year — to Auburn. The same Auburn team that lost the Peach Bowl, 34-27, to undefeated Central Florida. The Knights completed a perfect 13-0 season with quarterback McKenzie Milton, the American Athletic Conference offensive player of the year, leading the way. Milton, the Mililani alumnus who finished eighth […]

Punahou still No. 1, Campbell arrives at No. 10

By Paul Honda on January 1, 2018

Punahou still reigns, Kamehameha got a little love, Campbell walked in and Kailua has been bumped off in the latest Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10. The Buffanblu won their Punahou Invitational title and improved to 16-1 in nonconference play. Coaches and media gave them nine of the 10 first-place votes. Kamehameha (13-3) collected one first-place vote after winning three of four games in The Classic at Damien (Ontario, Calif.) over the weekend. Campbell (10-5) enters the Top 10 for the […]

Maryknoll tops poll, HBA enters at No. 10

By Paul Honda on January 1, 2018

The Eagles have landed in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. Hawaii Baptist (15-5) is at No. 10, replacing Kalani. The rest of the poll is mostly as it was a week ago with front-runner Maryknoll collecting all 10 first-place votes. Campbell, which is 6-0 in the OIA West and 13-2 overall, moved up a notch to No. 8. Sacred Hearts, which lost two ILH Division II games last week, switched places with Campbell. Led by Ally Wada, the HBA […]

VIDEO: 5 matches from Moanalua duals

By Nick Abramo on January 1, 2018

Below are five videos of matches from the Moanalua duals on Thursday — wins by Saint Louis’ Corey Cabanban and Kayson Kekahuna, Pearl City’s Jennie Fuamatu, Leilehua’s Kelani Corbett and Kapolei’s Gianni Oyadomari.

HAWAII GROWN: Mata’afa to declare for NFL Draft

By Nick Abramo on December 31, 2017

Hercules Mata‘afa, the former Lahainaluna Lunas star, tweeted Sunday that he is declaring for the NFL Draft. Mata‘afa, a defensive tackle for Washington State, will skip his senior season with the Cougars. He was a consensus All-American and finished as a semifinalist for the Bednariki and Watler Camp Awaards. “I’ve decided to forego my senior year … to pursue a dream I’ve had since I was a kid,” he wrote on Twitter. “I have had an incredible journey at WSU […]

1996 prep football all-star teams

By Jerry Campany on December 31, 2017

During Saint Louis’ streak of 13 consecutive Prep Bowls, 1996 was a rare year. Despite the Crusaders’ continued success, the Star-Bulletin looked to two other ILH schools for its offensive and defensive players of the year. Punahou receiver Tafiti Uso, who had six 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 192 yards in a three-point win over Kamehameha, earned the top offensive honors. ‘Iolani defensive lineman Ed Ta’amu was the defensive player of the year. Saint Louis wasn’t completely shut out […]

Punahou’s depth proves too much for St. Francis

By Paul Honda on December 31, 2017

In the end, once again, the heavyweight outmuscled the welterweight. Top-ranked Punahou took everything No. 5 St. Francis had to offer and persevered for a 59-52 win on Saturday night in the final of the Punahou Invitational. “It was a good pressure game for us. It was good for us, even though it wasn’t a perfect game,” Buffanblu coach Darren Matsuda said. “Our execution on offense, we have our standard and we didn’t get there. (St. Francis’) defense is real […]

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Pa’ani Challenge pulls out all the stops

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Maryknoll tops poll, HBA enters at No. 10

VIDEO: 5 matches from Moanalua duals

HAWAII GROWN: Mata’afa to declare for NFL Draft

1996 prep football all-star teams

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