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There’s no denying it. Going best-of-5 in the playoffs makes a world of difference in the OIA. After an entire regular season of best-of-3, even higher-seeded teams that got a first-round bye felt the difference. At Kapolei, Waianae got two key performances off the bench in a 25-21, 25-17, 21-25 25-23 victory over East No. 2 seed Castle. The Seariders were the stronger team for two sets, hitting .462 in the opening set and .310 in the second. Waianae, the […]

Maybe it was the energy of roughly 100 fans in the building. Maybe it was just that eternally powerful Kahuku mana. It took all the Kapolei Hurricanes could muster on Thursday night to pull out a 25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24 quarterfinal win over the Kahuku Red Raiders. The ‘Canes, top seed from the West, improved to 11-0 and will meet West rival Waianae in the semifinals on Monday. The win gave Kapolei a state-tournament berth, but Kahuku had the ‘Canes […]

Kelly Ong doesn’t ask for a whole lot when it comes to her Farrington Governors. Ong insists on complete focus, and in the midst of a 25-21, 25-15, 25-23 sweep of Campbell on Wednesday night, maybe she’s right to be persistent. The Lady Governors (8-4) started the third set off slowly, losing the sharpness and crispness that marked the first two games. They rallied and made the game close, but in the middle of a time out, the Lady Governors […]

For a stretch, a dominant Aiea squad couldn’t seem to get a handle on the volleyball. After rolling to a 25-14 win over Kalani in the opening set, the air in Farrington’s Walter Kitamura Fieldhouse seemed to thicken. Oven-ish came to mind. And the ball seemed more like an sphere covered in grease. Aiea committed six double hits and added seven hitting errors as Kalani tied the match with a 25-22 win. “He was calling it tight, but consistent,” Aiea […]