Here are the brackets in both Division I and Division II for the 2017 HHSAA/Snapple Girls Basketball State Championships. Konawaena is the two-time defending champion in Division I while Hawaii Baptist is the reigning Division II state champion. Division I Division II
A year after finishing third in the OIA West and making an early exit in the league playoffs, Kapolei deserved a chance to celebrate a division title on Friday night. But the Hurricanes didn’t have much chance to exult in a 58-42 win at Leilehua in a matchup of the division’s undefeated teams. Kapolei coach Gary Ellison and athletic director Darren Camello instead focused on keeping the Hurricanes varsity and JV players together near the gym exit while security quelled […]
A trio of Punahou swimmers doubled up at the ILH trials at Punahou on Friday night, paving the way for another league title. Maddie Balish qualified first in the 200 freestyle to beat fellow state champions Cagla Brennan of Iolani and Pac-Five’s Le Grand Pound then came in first in the 100 breaststroke. Balish holds the ILH championship record in that event. Fellow Buffanblu state champion Lia Foster was first in the 200 IM and 100 back stroke. She holds […]
Kalani swimmer Dongjin Hwang has a state gold medal to defend, but first he has another little bit of history to tackle. Hwang, the reigning state champion in the 500 freestyle and the only OIA boy to win a state event last year, is expected to jump into the pool for the OIA championships at Central Oahu Regional Park looking to add to his impressive haul. Hwang has earned eight gold medals in the league championship over the years, grabbing […]
There were two Cinderellas at the ball on Thursday night. The one wearing a flowing velvet maroon gown, Farrington, turned out to be the princess of OIA Division I basketball following a 45-37 win over Kaimuki at Waipahu’s gym. The Lady Governors proved that, yes, working smart and hard every day does make a difference. A big one, enough to beat the same Kaimuki team it had lost to 50-35 just six weeks earlier. “Nothing went our way that day,” […]
The OIA varsity Dual Meet Championship is still a go for this weekend at Farrington despite a dearth of teams. There are only three boys teams committed, partly to allow athletes to rest of for the stretch run and partly because coaches are committed to the JV championships running at the same time at Radford. Seeding was completed Thursday night. The girls portion of the tournament looks to be competitive, with Officials champion Roosevelt leading the charge against Waianae (Fourth […]
Just like that, ‘Iolani’s dream season ended before it could climax, and Kamehameha’s season is a dream come true. Kamehameha’s late-season surge is no surprise. For much of the early season, the Warriors played well enough to compete with front-runners Maryknoll and ‘Iolani. But something was missing. That something showed up under the brightest spotlight on Wednesday night with a state-tournament berth essentially on the line. Mikiala Maio, the senior who had never been to the state tourney other than […]
Pedigree won out in the OIA boys soccer quarterfinals on Tuesday. Usual suspects Mililani, Kalani, Kapolei and Kaiser all won to reach the semifinals and earn a trip to the state tournament. Mililani and Kalani will play at 7 p.m. at Castle on Thursday after Kapolei and Kaiser finish their semifinal match which begins at 5:30 p.m. The Trojans beat Castle 2-0 on Tuesday to clinch a state berth for the 10th straight year. Kalani shut out Pearl City 3-0 […]