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Archbishop Mitty 76, Clovis West 75, OT Bre’yanna Sanders scored 18 points and the Lions beat the Golden Eagles in overtime for the Iolani Classic title. Long Beach Poly 58, Iolani 45 Ayanna Clark scored 14 points and Danae Miller added 12 as the Jackrabbits smothered the Raiders. ‘Iolani outscored Poly 18-8 in the final quarter to make the final margin closer than it needed to be. Poly led Iolani 19-6 after the first quarter. Camy Aquinaldo led Iolani with […]

The Maryknoll Spartans were within five points of the nation’s No. 9 team, Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.), on Thursday night. By halftime, down 32-27, they were hanging on despite an ankle injury to starting forward Kamalu Kamakawiwo‘ole. Their underclassman-heavy roster eventually fell behind by 21 before closing the gap in the final few minutes and losing 67-58. Maryknoll, ranked No. 2 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10, sustained its first loss after 13 wins. Coupled with No. 1 Konawaena’s […]

There’s a reality about heat. Fire. Combustion. Control the intensity, results can be good. Better than good. Allow the temperature to rise above the boiling point, trouble could brew. The most fiery coaches may struggle to communicate with their teams. Sometimes, the most intense teams have a coach who knows the right time to turn the heat up or down. Right now, Konawaena girls basketball coach Bobbie Awa is keeping the tone, and heat, low enough. There’s not much else […]