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Winning three out of the last four Division I state championships doesn’t mean a whole lot when a new season begins. That’s the case for the Punahou girls volleyball team as it prepares for the defense of its crown at the Ann Kang Invitational this week. “It’s a new vibe,” coach Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson said about the 2015 version of the Buffanblu, intimating that it isn’t better or worse than last year, just different. Gone to graduation are hitter McKenna Granato […]

Oahu schools Punahou and ‘Iolani are the only remaining undefeated teams in the 2015 Ann Kang Invitational, hosted by ‘Iolani. The Raiders wrapped up day two by sweeping Boswell (Fort Worth, Texas) 25-15, 25-12 in a battle of the top teams of Pool B. Meanwhile, in Pool A, Punahou breezed through the daily competition by sweeping Mid-Pacific, Clovis (California) and Moanalua. Teams will wrap up pool play starting at 8 a.m Saturday followed by classification matches starting at noon, while […]

Konawaena head coach Ainsley Keawekane is on Oahu for this week’s Ann Kang Invitational Volleyball Tournament. He obviously didn’t come here to escape the mugginess and heat of Kailua-Kona. It’s the same stifling weather here, maybe worse. A few hours after flying in on Thursday, he actually went and changed his clothes due to the sweat factor. The two-time defending Division II state championship coach was greeted by Hawaii Prep World at the ‘Iolani gym. The discussion turned to the […]