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Gatorade boys basketball POY O’shen Cazimero of Kohala on quest

By Paul Honda on June 16, 2021

It was late night and O’shen Cazimero just couldn’t fall asleep. It was fate. Good fate. “An email popped up on my phone from Gatorade. There was a banner and a video,” Cazimero said of the Hawaii Gatorade boys basketball player of the year award. Kohala won the 2019-20 Division II state championship with Cazimero as its leading scorer. There was no ’20-’21 season, however, because of the pandemic. “Winning it is a great honor because there were a lot […]

Parker Grant, Shaydan Lovediro help Hawaii Elite reach finals in Atlanta tournament

By Paul Honda on June 15, 2021

2020 was a big bummer for high school baseball, but ’21 is turning out pretty well for Maryknoll junior Parker Grant. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound pitcher struck out eight in a complete-game win as coach Brandon Toro’s Hawaii Elite 2G squad defeated the Tennessee Nationals. That game was delayed initially because of lightning in the Atlanta area. The squad went unbeaten in pool play, then defeated the Tennessee Nationals, 5-4, again on Monday. In a showdown with the nation’s No. 2 […]

Mililani’s Joie Baker strikes out 11, smacks HR in New City Nissan Classic finals win

By Paul Honda on June 14, 2021

Off the field, Joie Baker sometimes fidgets. The lens of a camera can do that to a lot of high school students. On the mound, it’s a different Joie Baker. The senior struck out 11 and walked just one as Team LEAF rallied past Team Rogue, 10-5, to win the 15th Annual New City Nissan Softball Classic on Sunday night. The all-senior, two-day tournament featured 60 players representing all 30 softball programs on Oahu on the pristine diamond of Tiger […]

2021 class inducted into HHSAA Hall of Honor

By Paul Honda on June 13, 2021

In the most challenging of years, the senior class found ways to succeed. The HHSAA Hall of Honor’s class of 2021 is now inducted, and with a formalized quota system in place, more Neighbor Island and OIA candidates landed in the Hall than usual. Class of 2021 Teani Arakawa, King Kekaulike (Soccer, Cross Country, Track and Field) Kanani Araki, Kamehameha-Hawai’i (Air Riflery, Swimming, Track and Field) Alana Barthel, Le Jardin (Swimming) Cayla Cabanban, Sacred Hearts (Cheerleading) Alaka’i Gonsalves, Kapa’a (Basketball, […]

Lincoln Barit retires after 35 years as Waialua football coach

By Paul Honda on June 12, 2021

When Lincoln Barit began coaching, he was barely older than his current players at Waialua High School. He was a young father. His dream of playing college football ended when he chose to be a family man. The life as a coach, at Pop Warner and high school levels, never ended. That is, until now. “For me, the best part is watching the players grow. Teaching them respect. I always tell them, to get respect you’ve got to show respect. […]

15th Annual New City Nissan Classic begins Saturday

By Paul Honda on June 11, 2021

The 15th Annual New City Nissan Softball Classic begins on Saturday and concludes with the championship game on Sunday evening at Tiger Softball Stadium. New City 2021 Cover New City 2021 Rosters No spectators will be allowed. The event began at a time when softball was not quite as prominent as it is now on the high school level. Now, the likes of Jocelyn Alo, the former Campbell slugger, are bashing home runs and making plays for elite college teams […]

Tausili Akana adds Michigan, SDSU, Pitt to list of offers

By Paul Honda on June 11, 2021

That’s where the road has led Tausili Akana, currently on his way to Nebraska this weekend. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound outside linebacker is rated No. 1 at his position in the class of 2023, and his barnstorming tour is like none other for Hawaii football players. The former Kamehameha student-athlete began the week at Ohio State and Michigan. He met up with former Saint Louis all-state wide receiver Roman Wilson in Ann Arbor, and the Wolverines offered Akana a scholarship. Then […]

Kahuku’s Liona Lefau, Malaki Te‘o, Leonard Ah You score offers from Hawaii

By Paul Honda on June 11, 2021

The pandemic meant limited recruiting by college football, but June is turning into a bonanza for Kahuku players. With unofficial on-campus visits allowed since June 1, Hawaii has pounded the rock and come up with offers to three Red Raiders, and a preferred walk-on opportunity to a fourth. Liona Lefau, Malaki Te‘o, Leonard Ah You and Zion Ah You gathered with former Kahuku standouts now playing for the Rainbow Warriors on Thursday afternoon. Lefau, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound defensive end, just […]

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