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Crusaders rise to 9-0 with 75-49 rout of Mustangs

By Paul Honda on February 19, 2021

Season 1 is coming to a close soon, which brings Saint Louis that much closer to the end of a sterling exhibition basketball effort. The Crusaders overwhelmed Mustangs Basketball Club, 75-49, on Wednesday night at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Center. Senior Jydon “Boogie” Hall pumped in 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field as Saint Louis improved to 9-0 in exhibition play. Junior Aiva Arquette tallied 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds with three steals. Malu Ing chipped […]

Hawaii ripple effect? Nevada opens spring football season, but Clark County/Las Vegas opts out

By Paul Honda on February 18, 2021

Nevada is in high school football mode this spring. Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Wednesday that the football season, postponed last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would be played this spring. That means 44 states have played or are starting prep football in the 2020-21 academic year. In Hawaii, public school leagues postponed all fall sports in 2020. By winter season, the DOE cancelled winter and fall sports in the OIA, KIF, MIL and BIIF. Only the private-school ILH […]

Hanalani scholar-athlete Leah Kakigi follows siblings to Biola

By Paul Honda on February 17, 2021

Biola University has a pipeline to the Kakigi household. Hanalani/Pac-Five soccer player Leah Kakigi is the latest member of the family to enroll at the Los Angeles-based university. “I feel good. I feel excited. I’ve always wanted to go there since I was little because my brother (Sean) and sister (Kelly) went there,” Leah Kakigi said. “I went to a soccer camp there one summer ago.” Until deciding on Biola, Kakigi had other options in mind: Concordia and Point Loma. […]

Testing, 1-2-3: Kamehameha, HBA to play hoops this weekend

By Paul Honda on February 17, 2021

Girls and boys basketball never went away in 2021. The game simply waited, and this weekend, there will be a cathartic moment or two for the Kamehameha Warriors and Hawaii Baptist Academy Eagles. Kamehameha will host Hawaii Baptist on Friday, 4 p.m., at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium in an exhibition game. Girls and boys varsity games are on with full protocols, including COVID-19 testing, in effect. “We all tested yesterday. Players, referees, scorekeepers, announcers and more,” Warriors Coach Pua Straight said on […]

2-sport Council Prez Bethany Ballesteros heads to Lewis & Clark

By Paul Honda on February 16, 2021

Burning the candle at both ends is what Bethany Ballesteros does. The two-sport scholar-athlete would have it no other way. Well, maybe life in college will be a bit less busy. The Mililani senior signed with Lewis and Clark (Portland, Ore.) and plans to continue playing volleyball and jumping to the maximum on the track and field team. Ballesteros also plans to take step away from campus leadership. She was part of the Mililani Student Council because a 4.0 grade-point […]

‘Iolani harrier Spencer Lyau capturing memories on video

By Paul Honda on February 16, 2021

In the midst of unusual circumstances, an eighth-grade harrier on the ‘Iolani cross country team is making virtual lemonade. Spencer Lyau is a competitive runner in his own right, posting a time of 12 minutes, 24 seconds, second among intermediate boys from ‘Iolani and Maryknoll on Saturday at the Raiders’ on-campus course. He took the opportunity to do more than videotape the two-mile races of his teammates. Part comedian, part reporter, the boy they call “Mr. Spence” may be on […]

Start date for ILH baseball may hinge on post-Super Bowl COVID-19 numbers

By Paul Honda on February 15, 2021

The last bastion of high school sports in 2020-21 may be the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. While spring sports remain on the statewide calendar for public high schools, pending approval from the state/DOE/OIA/KIF/MIL/BIIF, the ILH has drawn up plan after plan, option after option, from Plan A to Plan I for life with or without their contemporaries. That is, in baseball, the private-school ILH has nine different plans for every imaginable scenario. If the public-school Oahu Interscholastic Association doesn’t play […]

Leilehua’s Hunter Sasaki takes flawless GPA to St. Martin’s

By Paul Honda on February 15, 2021

Hunter Sasaki learned how to hit the books to make his dream come true. The Leilehua senior signed to play baseball for St. Martin’s (Wash.). The plan is to major in civil engineering. “Luckily, they have it,” said Sasaki, who has a 4.0 grade-point average. “I felt connected with the coaches. I visited the campus a couple of times with my travel team.” The Saints are in NCAA Division II and play in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. “I have […]

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Crusaders rise to 9-0 with 75-49 rout of Mustangs

Hawaii ripple effect? Nevada opens spring football season, but Clark County/Las Vegas opts out

Hanalani scholar-athlete Leah Kakigi follows siblings to Biola

Testing, 1-2-3: Kamehameha, HBA to play hoops this weekend

2-sport Council Prez Bethany Ballesteros heads to Lewis & Clark

‘Iolani harrier Spencer Lyau capturing memories on video

Start date for ILH baseball may hinge on post-Super Bowl COVID-19 numbers

Leilehua’s Hunter Sasaki takes flawless GPA to St. Martin’s

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