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Keanu Wallace had what could have been a heartbreaking week, but in his irrepressible way, he never stopped surging forward. By the time the ILH boys track and field championships ended on Friday — with a lengthy shower, of course — Wallace was at peace. He was actually at peace for much of the week, despite the circumstances. After losing the 2020 track season, then his senior year of football to the pandemic, the blazing-fast wide receiver/sprinter had two football […]

Back in the day, track and field athletes had no limit to the number of events they entered. Joy Purdy carried Hana when she was an elite athlete in the early 1980s. There weren’t a whole lot of sprinters/jumpers/vaulters/throwers/runners carrying major loads now that they are limited to four. William Ho tried his version of maximum load at the ILH boys track and field championships, winning the 800- and 1,500-meter runs, placing second in the 3,000 and running a leg […]

ILH boys track and field results (2021) In 22 years, Shane Hedani has enjoyed every bit of coaching track and field. The 1987 ‘Iolani graduate stepped onto the track as a coach for the first time in ’99. “That was my first year. My dad, Earl, was the head coach. I was coaching the throwers,” Hedani said on Friday night after ‘Iolani stunned the field to win the ILH boys track and field championships. ‘Iolani amassed 163 points, ahead of […]

‘Iolani ends 22-year drought with victory in ILH boys track and field ILH Varsity Championships May 14, 2021 Alexander Field, Punahou Team standings 1. ‘Iolani 163, 2. Punahou 133, 3. Kamehameha 90, 4. Saint Louis 56, 5. Maryknoll 24, 6. Hawaii Baptist 16, 7. Mid-Pacific 14. Individual results Boys Shot Put 1. Kealiikupono Dikilato, Kamehameha, 46-04. 2. Jensen Ahokovi, ‘Iolani, 45-05.75. 3. Cayd Tollefson-Oli, Kamehameha, 43-01.50. 4. Marques Hickson, Kamehameha, 40-07.75. 5. Pono Meli, Kamehameha, 38-06. Boys Long Jump 1. […]

What happens when a journalism teacher who coaches track and field takes on the task of a short preseason due to a global pandemic? Coach Brook Nasser shared her perspective about her Kalani Falcons as they enter the final weekend of their brief season. With no Oahu Interscholastic Association championships and no state championship meet, Saturday’s event at Kaiser Stadium will be the finale. “Despite a short season and coming off a year of limited to no activity, Kalani athletes […]