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Konawaena’s latest state championship in girls basketball may have been its most difficult title-game win, which is saying a lot since the Wildcats now own eight crowns. In a 53-48 thriller against Maryknoll, champion of the ILH, the Wildcats got stellar performances from returning All-State players Celena Jane Molina, Cherilyn Molina — the all-tournament most outstanding player — and Mikayla Tablit. All three were selected to the all-state tournament team. They simply couldn’t do it all on their own, though, […]

The girls basketball state championship has long been coveted in the islands, but it is not just available to anyone. No, the largest of the Koa trophies awaiting its rightful owner at Neal Blaisdell Center tonight is quite picky. After all, there were teams like Lahainaluna, with its mammoth win streak in the Maui Interscholastic League, hoping to return to the title game. Instead, Maryknoll turned the tables and became the fullcourt-pressing aggressor, forcing the speedy Lady Lunas into a […]

And then there were four. The semifinal rounds of the Snapple/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships are upon us. Already. Forgive those of us of a certain age, but we remember when the girls tourney was played entirely at Stan Sheriff Center, four days, one division, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Glory days, indeed. This is a new kind of glory, of course, with a Division II title at stake each season for the state’s smaller schools with championship-level aspirations. Here’s […]