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There’s a list a certain pupule writer is composing that, in terms of importance, breaks apart like this — if was a pie chart: 60 percent, All-Defensive Team; 39 percent, most improved player; and 1 percent, roughly 200 girls basketball players rated in my latest sumo-rankings style groupings. So the order of priority is simple enough. By vote via coaches and media, here’s the 2017 All-Defensive team in girls basketball, in ranked order: ALL-DEFENSE 1. Celena Jane Molina, Konawaena 2. […]

The 2017 Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Fab. 15 can be found in Sunday’s newspaper. Konawaena junior point guard Cherilyn Molina is the state player of the year. Konawaena’s recent dominance could continue well into the future with 5-foot-10 forward Caiyle Kaupu the fourth Wildcats freshman to be named to the Fab 15, joining Lia Galdeira, Cherilyn Molina and Chanelle Molina. Freshmen to be named All-State first team: Caiyle Kaupu, Konawaena, 2017 Cherilyn Molina, Konawaena, 2015 Chanelle Molina, Konawaena, 2013 Lia […]

Three years ago, Mona Fa‘asoa was ready to call it a career after more than a decade as Kaimuki’s esteemed girls basketball coach. The circle of supporters at Kaimuki pulled her back in, and the results were astounding. The Bulldogs made the move back to Division I and reached the OIA championship game this season, falling to Farrington. This time, Fa‘asoa is stepping away for good. Friday morning, Kaimuki announced vacancies for the girls basketball and boys soccer head coaching […]