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There is no real finality for the Final 4. But it is certainly a Fantastic 4. The Snapple/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships enters day 3, and there haven’t been any serious surprises. But there is some history. >> Lahainaluna’s venture into the Division I semifinal round is the first for the program since 1957. As in, before statehood. ’57 was the year of the first state basketball championship, which means it was the Territorial Championships. Lahainaluna lost in the semifinals […]

He is the returning all-state Fab 15 player of the year. Hugh Hogland has no reason to be in awe of any other hoopster on the hardwood. ‘Iolani’s 6-foot-9 senior — they announce him as a forward, not a center, at home games — has earned his place among the finest players in state history. He is a force on both ends of the floor, a shot blocker with impeccable timing and body control, and a low-post scorer with excellent […]

There are lows and there are highs, near and far. The Konawaena Wildcats know this. On Saturday night, the Wildcats made the 112-mile trek from Kealakekua to the Afook-Chinen Hilo Civic Auditorium for the BIIF boys basketball championship game. Down most of the night, they rallied to take a three-point lead against the Waiakea Warriors. Konawaena, the regular-season first-place team, was unable to hold on. Calvin Mattos hit a clutch 3 and Kiai Apele stole the ensuing inbounds pass for […]

Bigger isn’t necessarily better. That’s the beauty of small-school sports, where fans are often far more passionate, even rabid, compared to their big-city contemporaries. The Division II bracket of the Snapple/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships tips off today at Kalani and St, Francis High Schools. Here’s a look at eight-team field powerhouses and underdogs, all chasing a title won by University last season. The Junior Rainbows didn’t make it to the big dance this time. Kalani bracket St. Francis (23-4, […]

This Monday dancing business is still not quite embedded into the minds of all prep hoop fans. But it is Monday and it is time for day one of the Snapple/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships. As it was with girls volleyball and girls basketball, Monday is something unique now. There was a three-day break between the first and second (quarterfinal) rounds for girls volleyball and basketball. With boys basketball, the break is two days, with the tourney resuming on a […]