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OIA sets new Red and Blue football conferences

By Nick Abramo on January 20, 2016

Oahu Interscholastic Association football will have a a different look in the fall. As it does every two years, the league realigned its Red and Blue conferences and officially moved two teams up to Division I and two teams down to D-II. Below is what the OIA’s 14 team Division I (seven-team Blue and Red conferences) and nine-team Division II will look like in 2016 (2014 and 2015 combined regular-season records in parentheses): 2016 OIA Red >> Mililani (14-0) >> […]

Latu visits Oregon State; 2 trips planned

By Nick Abramo on January 20, 2016

Kahuku’s Hirkley Latu enjoyed his official visit to Oregon State last week, according to his father, Peni Latu. Latu is being recruited as a hybrid linebacker/strong safety, Peni Latu said. Hirkley has official visits lined up to Utah State this week and BYU next week. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Latu was an outside linebacker for the part Red Raiders’ Division I state championship team and made the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s All-State first team. As a junior, he was a defensive back. “He […]

UH coaches visit Leilehua’s Muti

By Nick Abramo on January 20, 2016

University of Hawaii football defensive coordinator and Kevin Lempa and defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa went to Leilehua’s wrestling practice last week to reconfirm the school’s interest in Mules defensive lineman Netane Muti. Muti, who was recruited by former UH head coach Norm Chow, previously gave his oral commitment to Hawaii. “The new staff (under new head coach Nick Rolovich) came to meet me,” Muti said. The 6-foot-4, 280-pounder, who went both ways in high school, is being looked at […]

‘Iolani boys up to No. 2; Punahou boys, girls drop

By Nick Abramo on January 18, 2016

‘Iolani jumped two spots to No. 2 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser boys basketball Top 10 this week. The Raiders have been as high as No. 1, but are now one spot behind the Kaiser Cougars. Saint Louis, which suffered a 73-63 loss to Kamehameha on Friday, dropped one spot to No. 2. Kamehameha rose two spots to No. 4, and Punahou fell three spaces to No. 6. In the girls poll, the biggest change was Maryknoll moving up one spot, […]

Video: Kato moves up to beat Terukina at 132

By Nick Abramo on January 16, 2016

Punahou’s Cameron Kato made the leap up one weight class on Saturday and beat 132-pound state-title contender Blaysen Terukina of Kamehameha, 10-8, in the final of the ILH open wrestling tournament. Both have won state championships previously. Kato took the 106-pound state title two years ago and is aiming at the 126 title this year. Terukina won at states at 120 last season and is going for the 132-pound crown this season. Here are the brackets from the ILH. JV […]

Iolani boys the team to beat in wrestling

By Jerry Campany on January 15, 2016

The Iolani boys wrestling team ruled December, but coach Walden Au is quick to point out that is way in the past. The Raiders swept the Officials tournament and followed it up with gold at the Moanalua Duals, a sweep in two entirely different types of competitions that prove that they are up for anything. The Raiders have not won a state title since 2003 under coach Yoshi Honda, who is now in their way at Punahou. They finished fifth […]

Warning: Watch out for Kahuku basketball team

By Nick Abramo on January 14, 2016

Bet ya’ didn’t expect a positive spin. The two football boys were not there. The two Akina boys were. The Akina coach was not behind the bench. The Akana coach was. There is some in-house fighting up there on the North Shore. Alan Akina was deposed as coach (at least temporarily). The word is that he was told not to bring up his youngest son, Kawika Akina, from the junior varsity team, but that he did just that based on, […]

ILH boys soccer teams off to flying start

By Nick Abramo on January 14, 2016

At this point, Interscholasatic League of Honolulu boys soccer looks like a race between three undefeated teams. Punahou has taken a small lead with a 4-0 record, and the Buffanblu are followed in the standings by ‘Iolani and Mid-Pacific, both at 3-0-1. Kamehameha, at 2-2, is also in the mix for the championship and the league’s two spots in the state tournament. Nothing is a given and the league’s other teams —— Saint Louis, Damien and Pac-Five — can all […]

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