FOURTH IN A SERIES ON SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICES ON OAHU From the top of the heap in November to the first few spring practices of a new season in May can be be a scary time for any coach. Rod York is experiencing it and going with the flow in his own unique style. One thing he won’t settle for is “average,” when his Mililani Trojans take the field for a practice or a game. He was singing that song […]
A parade honoring the state champion Campbell baseball and softball teams and other Sabers teams will be held in Ewa Beach on Saturday. The parade, being run by the JCHS Alumni and Community Foundation with help from State Sen. Will Espero, will start at 9 a.m. The route will be: Mahiko Park on Renton Road to Kapolei Parkway, continue through Ewa By Gentry on Kapolei Parkway, continue through Oceanpointe on Kapolei Parkway, left onto Keoneula Boulevard through Oceanpointe, right onto […]
THIRD IN A SERIES ON SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICES ON OAHU It was an off-the-cuff remark, but it had some fairly deep meaning. “Reggie keeps us in balance,” Punahou football coach Kale Ane said during a spring football practice session last Friday. He was referring to Buffanblu offensive line coach Reggie Torres, the former head coach at Kahuku known for his high-powered running games. Ane seemed to be intimating that Punahou would fall into the “too pass happy” category if Torres […]
Mid-Pacific catcher Noah Shackles was chosen as the Gatorade Hawaii Baseball Player of the Year, the Gatorade Company announced Friday. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the field. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior hit .355 with 16 RBIs and a .525 slugging percentage, leading the Owls (14-4) to the Division I state final this spring. Shackles was recently named the ILH player of the year and batted .455 in the state tournament. He […]
Football player Kolby Castillo and wrestler Sarah Miner are Aiea’s male and female athletes of the year, Na Alii athletiec director Blake Moritsugu announced Tuesday. Wrestler Diana Marquez and tennis player Chase Urasaki are Aiea’s female and male scholar athletes of the year. The list of Aiea’s athletic award winners for 2014-15 is below. Aiea Athletic Awards, 2014-15 Male Athlete of the Year >> Kolby Castillo Female Athlete of the Year >> Sarah Miner Male Scholar Athlete of the Year […]
Recruiting for Division I FBS college football does not have an offseason. It is a constant. After the Class of 2015 seniors signed their letters of intent in February, a new crop of recruits from the Class of 2016 began to get more attention. A list of Hawaii high school players being recruited from the class of 2016, with data from Rivals.com, Scout.com, Doris Sullivan of the the Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance, Paul Honda of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and HawaiiPrepWorld.com […]
SECOND IN A SERIES ON SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICES ON OAHU ‘Iolani’s football veterans are raring to go. They need to be. They have a lot of work to do and they know it. This fall, for the first time in 12 years, the Raiders will be eligible for the Division I league and state championships. On a hot, humid and windless day last Tuesday, the ‘Iolani football team gathered for one of a handful of informal spring drills scheduled. The […]
The following 12 athletes will be the newest members on the HHSAA Hall of Honor when they are inducted on June 7 at the Pomaika’i Ballrooms at Dole Cannery: Kamu Borden, ‘Iolani Borden was a force on the offensive line for the Raiders on two Division II state football championship teams and in the post in ‘Iolani’s run to the D-I basketball title last year. He finished his career by winning the discus and shot put titles at the state […]