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‘Iolani’s Beaman is Gatorade runner of year

By Nick Abramo on January 14, 2016

‘Iolani’s Amanda Beaman is the 2015 Hawaii Gatorade girls cross country runner of the year, the Gatorade Company announced Thursday. The award recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character. Beaman is now a finalist for the national runner of the year. The 5-foot senior raced to an individual state championship on the 3-mile Seabury Hall course on Maui in 18 minutes, 26.7 seconds, leading the Raiders to a third-place finish as a team. She is a two-time Interscholastic League […]

McKnight applies to coach at Moanalua

By Nick Abramo on January 14, 2016

Dennis McKnight, the former University of Hawaii assistant football coach, confirmed Thursday that he applied for the vacant Moanalua High head coaching job. McKnight said he is also going to apply at Kamehameha for the Warriors’ vacant head coaching job when the school begins accepting applications from candidates in the near future. Moanalua athletic director Joel Kawachi said Thursday that his job search is down to several candidates who are finalists, but he did not name them. He also did […]

No football superconference for 2016

By Nick Abramo on January 13, 2016

Every year, fans and members of the media like to discuss an Oahu Interscholastic Association and Interscholastic League of Honolulu merger for a football superconference. Well, believe it or not, there was actually some official talks on a proposal by the OIA at its athletic directors meeting earlier this month. The proposal was shot down, but the fact that the league was talking seriously about it is news. “We talked about it and it didn’t fly,” OIA football coordinator and […]

Akina files suit against Kahuku and parents

By Nick Abramo on January 11, 2016

Kahuku boys basketball coach Alan Akina filed a lawsuit in the First Circuit Court on Monday against the Department of Education, the Kahuku administration and some parents of players on the team. Akina contends he was wrongly suspended due to placing his freshman son, Kawika Akina, on the varsity team. Kahuku principal Pauline Masaniai and athletic director Gillian Yamagata were named as defendants along with parents Deloma Sauvao and Pua Spencer, and the Department of Education. There are other unnamed […]

Get ready for a whopper of an ILH race

By Nick Abramo on January 11, 2016

Have you looked at the Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball results pouring in last week? The league —— which has all six teams ranked in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Top 10 —— got underway with six games —— three on Wednesday and three on Saturday —— and the results have been phenomenal. Take a look: >> At No. 10 Mid-Pacific 56, No. 1 Punahou 54 >> No. 4 Saint Louis 38, No. 5 Maryknoll 36 >> No. 3 ‘Iolani 47, No. […]

Malepeai leads All-American bowl in rushing

By Nick Abramo on January 9, 2016

Mililani’s Vavae Malepeai, the state’s all-time high school leading rusher, passed his first test on a big stage. Malepeai ran eight times for 66 yards, the most of any running back at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Saturday at San Antonio’s Alamodome. Malepeai will be off to Oregon to play for the Ducks in the fall, and he showed the nation what he’s capable against many of the other top recruits in the nation. His West team beat the […]

June Jones is new Kapolei offensive coordinator

By Billy Hull on January 9, 2016

Kapolei football coach Darren Hernandez said on Saturday night’s OC-16 telecast of the Junior Prep Sports Paradise Football Classic that June Jones will take over as his offensive coordinator next season. Jones, the former University of Hawaii football coach, who was last at SMU, will take over an offense led by current freshman Taulia Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa threw for 2,784 yards in 10 games as a freshman with 22 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Kapolei had never had a quarterback throw for […]

LIVE BLOG: Hawaii West 47, American Samoa 22

By Billy Hull on January 9, 2016

The championship game of the inaugural JPS Paradise Football Classic should be fun as Hawaii West and American Samoa go head-to-head in the nightcap tonight at Aloha Stadium. Both teams dominated on defense Thursday night. Hawaii West has the ability to go to the air with the Tagovailoa brothers. How will American Samoa move the ball? Hawaii’s team captains are Rodson Kealohi, Saitaua Lefau, Jordan Iosefa and Kalakaua Timoteo. FIRST QUARTER Blaise Manabe with a 14-yard return. Heckuva tackle by […]

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‘Iolani’s Beaman is Gatorade runner of year

McKnight applies to coach at Moanalua

No football superconference for 2016

Akina files suit against Kahuku and parents

Get ready for a whopper of an ILH race

Malepeai leads All-American bowl in rushing

June Jones is new Kapolei offensive coordinator

LIVE BLOG: Hawaii West 47, American Samoa 22

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