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The drive was powered by frustration, which turned into an Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship for ‘Iolani on Saturday. The Raiders got a 2-3-4 finish from freshmen Devin Pang (10 minutes, 42 seconds) and Keane Palmer (10:47), and senior Joshua Lerner (10:48) at a hilly, wet and sunny course at Mid-Pacific Institute. The Raiders finished with 34 points to get past defending state champion Punahou (44). Seniors Andrew Rosen, Michael Shiinoki, Kainoa Tandy and Ashten Akemoto powered the Raiders’ ultra […]

Punahou’s girls and ‘Iolani boys waited 16 months for another shot at the Interscholastic League of Honolulu title. It was worth the wait. The Buffanblu, coached by Duncan Macdonald, rode their depth and a near-individual title by Sasha Iizuka-Sheeley to capture the ILH girls cross country team title at Mid-Pacific Institute. The Raider boys charged to their team title behind a strong individual runner-up finish by freshman Devin Pang. Punahou is the winner of the last eight girls cross country […]

So few races, so many potential winners. Cross country was cancelled across the state in the 2020-21 academic year with the exception of one entity: the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. The private-school organization postponed all fall sports, and one of the few to be revived in the winter was cross country. With strict COVID-19 protocols, runners have remained on courses with only their teammates in staggered schedule formats. When the ILH championships run at Mid-Pacific Institute on Saturday, there will […]