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The ‘Iolani Raiders, with a ton of returnees and great chemistry, might be playing basketball better than any team in the state. While Maryknoll is unbeaten, the tall, long, No. 1 Lady Spartans have their lulls — typical of a team stocked with juniors. Konawaena is at No. 2, but the Wildcats are figuring things out with a roster of new players to go with three returning starters. It is ‘Iolani, still undersized whether it’s against the nation’s best teams […]

The tumble downhill can be unnerving. The bumps and bruises, the strawberries and scratches when a No. 1 team, a defending champion, finds itself no longer in the stratosphere of immortals. To err is to be human and, boy, are the Konawaena Wildcats human. A year removed from the supernatural career of Chanelle Molina (Washington State), the Wildcats came to the ‘Iolani Classic 7-0 with two titles in hand after winning tournaments at Lahainaluna and Waiakea. However, there was barely […]