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Tuitele, Vimahi, Tufono all top 100 recruits

By Billy Hull on April 6, 2017

There are already 10 current high school sophomores from Hawaii that have received Division I scholarship offers. Even with the departure of Kapolei quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa to a high school in Alabama, the class of 2019 in Hawaii will be one of the higher rated classes every to come out of the islands. Leading the way is Saint Louis defensive tackle Faatui Tuitele, who is one of three current sophomores from Hawaii to receive high praise from the recruiting service […]

‘Iolani, Radford take on mainland teams

By Nick Abramo on April 5, 2017

‘Iolani will play Saddleback Valley Christian in football at home in the Father Bray Classic on Aug. 19, according to Raiders coach Wendell Look. Saddleback Valley Christian is from San Juan Capistrano, Calif., which is located in Orange County. The Warriors went 7-4 in 2016 The Raiders went 5-8 overall and got hot at the end of the season, advancing all the way to the Division I state final before losing 31-20 to Mililani. The Raiders’ other nonleague game will […]

Saint Louis to play Waianae and Baldwin

By Nick Abramo on April 5, 2017

Saint Louis will play two nonconference games against Hawaii teams in football this fall to go along with its two games against mainland teams and regular Interscholastic League of Honolulu schedule. The Crusaders will play at Waianae on Friday, Aug. 4, and will host Baldwin at Aloha Stadium on Aug. 19, according to coach Cal Lee. Lee previously announced games against Taft (Watertown, Conn.) at Aloha Stadium on Aug. 26 and against Narbonne (Los Angeles) on either Sept. 22 or […]


Q & A: Pearl City ace “Peanut Butter” Kaaialii

By Paul Honda on April 4, 2017

There are all kinds of reactions when Pearl City senior pitcher Tyanna Kaaialii goes to work on the mound. The right-hander is a key reason why Pearl City (6-2) has reached a No. 1 ranking — if just for a week — in the Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10 this season. She is featured here in Tuesday’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser. “I think she’s one of the top pitchers we have faced so far,” Leilehua coach Stacy Araki said. Kaaialii is an excellent […]

Kahuku/Gorman game featured in documentary

By Christian Shimabuku on April 3, 2017

Last September’s game between Kahuku and Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas was featured in last Wednesday’s installment of QB1: Beyond the Lights, an online documentary on the streaming service go90. The show follows the senior seasons of Jake Fromm, a Georgia commit, Tayvon Bowers, a Wake Forest commit, and Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell, who is currently enrolled at Ohio State. The latest episode of the show contains the lead-up to the Kahuku game in Martell’s segment. Some of the […]

Damien, St. Francis may declare for D-I

By Nick Abramo on April 2, 2017

There’s no question Damien and St. Francis will be classified in Division II for Interscholastic League of Honolulu football this fall. It’s possible, however, that both the Monarchs and Saints will declare for Division I in the three-tiered state tournament. At a league meeting recently, according to sources, a discussion of athletic directors and league personnel centered on declaring Saint Louis, Punahou and Kamehameha for the Open Division state tournament, Damien and St. Francis for Division I states, and ‘Iolani […]

Punahou’s Guieb makes arduous comeback

By Nick Abramo on April 2, 2017

Sometimes fans take for granted what athletes go through just to get on the field of play. Let Riley Guieb‘s story be a reminder of the persistence needed to fight through a long battle with injury. The right-handed senior pitcher for the seventh-ranked Punahou baseball team almost didn’t make it out to the diamond this season, but there he was on Saturday making a statement in a big game — a 5-4 victory over No. 4 Saint Louis in nine innings. […]

Punahou-Maryknoll game continuation is Tuesday

By Nick Abramo on April 2, 2017

The Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball regular season was supposed to end Saturday, but two teams will complete the seventh inning of a protested game on Tuesday. Before that March 16 contest was put under protest by Maryknoll coach Eric Kadooka, Punahou scored a 6-0 victory. But, due to a Buffanblu player hurdling the Maryknoll catcher illegally to score a run in a four-run seventh inning, Kadooka protested to the league and it was upheld. On Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. […]