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Naha Senior of Okinawa went 2-1 in the ‘Iolani Classic girls tournament, beating host ‘Iolani and Miramonte (Calif.) after losing to eventual champion Centennial on opening day. It may be the best win-loss mark by a team from Asia in the tournament’s history. > Jin Lin (Nanjing, China) 1-2 (2012) > Shenzen (China) 1-2 (2014) > Tsinghua (Beijing, China) 2-4 (two entries), 2011 (most recent) The Bears weren’t just fast and tough. They embraced the 30-second shot clock, seemingly happy […]

The blueprint for the team in white, maroon and gold is simple enough. The generic 2-3 zone is not quite what Maryknoll does, but in the hands of coach Chico Furtado, it is flypaper-sticky. It is Boeheimian. It is what the Lady Spartans used to bring the whirling, beautiful motion offense of Oregon City to a proverbial thud. The Pioneers, runners-up in Oregon 6A girls basketball last season, shot 2-for-14 (14 percent) in a pivotal third quarter. That set the […]

One won a championship and the other fell just short, and both are underclassmen. Centennial’s versatile, tough junior, Eboni Walker, was named the most valuable player of the ‘Iolani Classic after her team got past pesky Southridge 53-43 for the title. Walker did a lot of tough work on the glass, rebounding against the likes of Cameron Brink, a battle between a 5-foot-11 player and a 6-4 center. In many ways, Walker’s strength in the paint, coast-to-coast playmaking and all-around […]

The defending Oregon 6A state champions are picking up where they left off. The Southridge Skyhawks were 27-2 last year, beating Oregon City in the state final for the crown. They hadn’t played a game since until this week. So far, so good. Southridge is 2-0 after a 63-39 runaway win over Hawaii’s No. 1 team, Maryknoll, in the semifinals of the ‘Iolani Classic on Friday night. For Maryknoll, a team that is long and tall by Hawaii standards, it […]

The second day of the ‘Iolani Classic girls basketball tournament is underway. Consolation results are below, and semifinal updates will also be posted here and on Twitter @hawaiiprepworld and @staradvertiser. Centennial 72, Oregon City 60, final (semifinal) Eboni Walker finished with 22 points and Justice Ethridge added 21 as Centennial advanced to the final of the Classic. The Bulldogs will meet Southridge (Ore.) in the 7 p.m. championship game on Saturday. Maryknoll will play Oregon City for third place at […]