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Nirei leads Pac-Five air riflery team to 2 wins

By Nick Abramo on February 9, 2015

Darren Nirei was the high scorer for Pac-Five in two ILH Precision Air Rifle match victories Saturday. The Wolfpack beat Island Pacific and Saint Louis. Results from Saturday follow, with each team’s high scorer in parentheses. >> Pac-Five 2,218 (Darren Nirei, 379) def. Island Pacific 2,138 (Jessica Sato, 369) >> Pac-Five 2,218 (Nirei and Evan Ebesu 373) def. Saint Louis 683 (Terry Pham, 357) >> Mid-Pacific 2,192 (Colby Sakumoto 373), def. St. Francis 385 (Isabel Villanueva, 385) >> Kamehameha 1,300 […]

Nike Combine goes young

By Paul Honda on February 8, 2015

Luke Filikitonga enjoyed every step of the journey from Kihei, Maui to Halawa. The 6-foot-2, 312-pound eighth grader was one of 800 or so football players who turned out for the Nike Football Combine. The group of high schoolers waited above in the blue section of the stadium as seventh and eighth graders took the field when the event began at high noon. Filikitonga took part in all the combine challenges from agility drill to the 40-yard dash. The only […]

All-staters, future stars at Nike Combine

By Paul Honda on February 8, 2015

Kahuku player Keala Santiago runs the 40-yard dash during the 2015 Nike football combine on Sunday. Jamm Aquino / Star-Advertiser[/caption] Keala Santiago has a dream. Getting there is including a stop at Aloha Stadium on Sunday, where the Nike Combine was held under a relentless afternoon sun. The event drew football players from seventh to 11th grade. Many of the high schoolers are on the cusp of becoming premier players and contributors to their respective schools. But a few of […]


Punahou sweeps state paddling

By Kyle Galdeira on February 8, 2015

As Punahou wrapped up its stellar sweep of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Canoe Paddling Championships in the wind-whipped waters of Maui’s Kahului Harbor Saturday afternoon, Kamehameha-Maui athletics director Blane Gaison said calmly “Give ‘em a broom.” The former Kamehameha-Kapalama athletics director, pro football player and current canoe paddling enthusiast has become familiar with watching the Buffanblu excel at the state level in Hawaii’s state sport dating back to 2002 when the state competition was sanctioned. So, too, has the […]

Konawaena, Honokaa top seeds in girls hoops

By Jerry Campany on February 8, 2015

As expected, Konawaena received the top seed for the Division I New City Nissan Girls Basketball State Championships. The Wildcats, who were undefeated against Hawaii teams this year, get their first action on Wednesday at McKinley High School against either Punahou or Kailua. The Buffanblu and Surfriders play their first-round match on Tuesday at McKinley. Baldwin and Leilehua play the other first-round game at McKinley, with the winner facing OIA champion Roosevelt. So, Baldwin or Leilehua would potentially have to […]

Division I state girls soccer brackets

By Jerry Campany on February 8, 2015

ILH champion Punahou received the top seed in the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Girls Soccer State Championships beginning Friday. The Buffanblu are joined by OIA champion Campbell, MIL champion Baldwin and BIIF champion Konawaena as the top four seeds. Punahou will await the winner between perennial powers Kamehameha-Maui and Mililani, who play at 5 p.m. at Kamehameha. Waiakea and Pearl City face off in the other first-round match at Kamehameha, with the winner meeting Campbell for a berth in the […]

Story’s facts are iron-clad if head ref says so

By Nick Abramo on February 8, 2015

Head referees in soccer have a lot of power. They can give you red cards and yellow cards and they can call for penalty shots against you if you’ve committed a foul in the box. They also keep official scoring, which turned out to be fairly important Saturday night. While watching Mililani beat Kalani 1-0 in double overtime in the OIA title game, it appeared that the Trojans’ goal was the result of a certain player’s cross being redirected into […]

Kahuku fine-tunes for OIA hoops playoffs

By Nick Abramo on February 7, 2015

Kahuku has all the parts and now that the OIA playoffs are a week away, the Red Raiders’ job is to do the finishing work on their boys basketball product. They’ve got board bangers (6-foot-7 Denhym Brooke, 6-6 Hyrum Harris, 6-foot-4 Bradlee Anae and the scrappy 6-foot Kesi Ah-Hoy). They’ve got smooth guards (Tamamoko Green, Samuta Avea, Keanu Akina, Alohi Gilman). They’ve got shooters and creative drivers (Harris, Akina, Tamanui Nagy, Brooke, Anae). They’re deep and they come at you […]