Seven games with major state tournament implications in most are on tap tonight on Oahu. It’s hard to imagine but Pearl City (5-2, 5-1 OIA D-II) is in the rare position of either finishing with the No. 1 seed in the OIA D-II playoffs with a win over Waialua (4-2, 4-2) or the No. 4 seed with a loss. The Chargers had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 20-17 loss last week to Kaimuki. Waialua has won four of […]
Seven games with major state tournament implications in most are on tap tonight on Oahu. Kalani (3-3, 3-3 OIA D-II) and McKinley (0-7, 0-6) wrap up the season tonight clashing in an OIA Division II game at Kaiser. The Falcons are the first team out of the OIA D-II playoffs despite playing some really good football this season. Kalani was one of only two teams to defeat Kaimuki in conference play and had close losses to playoff teams Waialua (16-14) […]
The streak was never really in jeopardy this year, and the Kahuku girls volleyball team showed why. The Red Raiders beat Leilehua 25-5, 25-15, 25-19 in the OIA girls volleyball playoffs on Thursday night to clinch a spot in the state tournament. They still have the OIA championships to finish, but they will participate in the New City Nissan State Volleyball Championships for the 16th consecutive year beginning Oct. 25. No other school has a longer streak. Kahuku hasn’t missed […]
Every time Cal Lee and Wendell Look shake hands following a football game, another record is set. The Saint Louis coach has the most wins of any high school coach in Hawaii, and the ‘Iolani boss is fourth behind legends Larry Ginoza (189) of Waianae and Kamehameha’s Cal Chai (186). If your lone criteria is career wins, Look joins those legends on Hawaii’s Mount Rushmore of coaches. When they lead their teams onto the field in Friday’s ILH playoff game, […]
Pac-Five was once a hugely difficult challenge for the St. Francis Saints. By the end of the regular season, however, the Saints had figured out their crafty foes, and by the playoffs, St. Francis was overpowering in a 30-0 win. First half Second half
Moanalua’s defense was so good on Thursday night that it made Hawaii Prep World wonder what was making it click. During the late stages of a three-set sweep of Kailua in the OIA quarterfinals, all it took was a look over the shoulder of the statistician to see that junior libero Hula Crisostomo was the dig leader with 11. That was enough evidence, since Crisostomo is the little one at 5 feet 1 in the back row and sometimes takes […]
They ran the ball well, but the end zone mostly eluded the St. Francis Saints. Defensively, they were pitching a shutout against Pac-Five quarterback Ryan Johnson, who has a history of torching defenses. And yet, early in the second quarter, the Saints had a mere 8-0 lead after dominating action on most snaps. That’s when the punt return team of St. Francis turned things into a block party. Two blocks — the first by Chris Vanisi (who now wears #94) […]
Six days after St. Francis clobbered Pac-Five, 45-13, the two teams meet again to kick off ILH second-round play at Aloha Stadium. The Saints (4-2) have rattled off three straight wins, including two over Pac-Five (2-4), to become one of the scarier Division II teams heading into the playoffs. The winner faces Damien next week for the ILH Division II title. HISTORY: The all-time series is tied 3-3 with St. Francis winning the last three meetings. Live updates from the […]