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Kalaheo still No. 1, Kahuku rises to No. 3

By Paul Honda on January 27, 2015

It took a few weeks, but Kalaheo is finally a unanimous No. 1. The Mustangs beat Punahou at Hemmeter Fieldhouse on 41-40 just before the regular season began. Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10 Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 1. Kalaheo (15), 150, 1 2. Punahou, 134, 2 3. Kahuku, 119, 4 4. Iolani, 103, 5 5. Leilehua, 76, 6 6. Saint Louis, 67, 3 7. Lahainaluna, 50, 7 8. Campbell, 38, 9 9. Farrington, 29, 8 10. Maryknoll, 25, 10 ARV: […]

Konawaena still not unanimous?

By Paul Honda on January 27, 2015

Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 1. Konawaena (13), 138 2. Roosevelt (1), 119, 2 3. Maryknoll, 105, 4 4. Lahainaluna, 100, 3 5. Punahou, 76, 5 6. Hilo, 71, 6 7. Kamehameha, 53, 7 8. Mililani, 52, 8 9. Iolani, 22, 10 10. Kailua, 12, 9 ARV: Kaiser 11, Leilehua 3, Hawaii Baptist 3, Farrington 3, Nanakuli 2. Pupule’s ballot 1. KON. Anybody who has the unbeaten Wildcats ranked at No. 3 or below — after […]

Kaiser’s Eletise offered by Arizona State

By Paul Honda on January 27, 2015

Update: Tuesday, 11:30 am Adds scholarship offers and B2G Battlefield UTR Spotlight video. Letter of intent signing day for the class of 2015 is around the corner, but at least one football player in the class of ’16 is getting more and more offers from universities. Kaiser offensive lineman Michael Eletise (6-4, 285 pounds) received an offer from Arizona State recently. The junior also has offers from Colorado and Texas Tech. Arizona, Cal, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, UCLA and USC have […]


OIA girls soccer playoffs under way

By Jason Kaneshiro on January 26, 2015

UPDATE: It’s Moanlaua vs. Kahuku and Mililani vs. Campbell in the OIA Final Four. Each of last year’s final four have already been eliminated, leaving Kapolei and Kaiser to play for one state berth and Aiea and Pearl City to play for the other. FFacing one-and-done scenarios in the first round of the OIA Division I girls soccer tournament, Moanalua and Pearl City didn’t wait long to get their first goals on the board on Monday. Moanalua scored in the […]

Graham and Furuta win OIA scoring titles

By Nick Abramo on January 26, 2015

Kailua’s Naia Graham and Mililani’s Tia Furuta captured the OIA boys and girls soccer scoring titles. Graham scored 20 goals, two more than Kapolei’s Shandon Hopeau, who had 18. Four OIA boys players were tied for third place with 15 goals each — Kalaheo’s Jhonah Felipe, Kalani’s Takahiro Kosins, Moanalua’s Tyler Morton and Waianae’s Stanton Spencer. Graham holds the state football record for longest field goal — 57 yards in a game two seasons ago for the Surfriders. Furuta scored […]

Govs, Tigers remove the lid from the basket

By Nick Abramo on January 24, 2015

Some games, there’s a lid on the basket. Not so on Saturday night at the McKinley gym, where visiting Farrington took over a close game in the fourth quarter for a 64-56 win. Shots were falling in all night. The Govs’ Jake Smith fired up four successful 3-point bombs and added some weaving drives during a 24-point night. For the Tigers, Macjun Otarra delivered his patented and poisonous jumpers and finished with a game-high 28 points. For a long stretch, […]

SOC: Iolani girls return to states

By Jerry Campany on January 24, 2015

The Iolani girls soccer team will be going to the state tournament for the sixth year in a row. The Raiders got goals from Kylee Kim-Bustillos, Megan Goo, Sam Masca and Karley Devens to beat Pac-Five 4-0 and clinch the ILH’s second berth behind champion Punahou. The Raiders failed to defend their crown, but they are getting to the tournament. Kamehameha, the defending state champion, is staying home. Iolani and Punahou wrap up the regular season against each other on […]

This time, Punahou’s Toner hits the post

By Nick Abramo on January 24, 2015

J et Toner has an interesting nickname and a gifted right leg. Toner’s real first name is John, but he goes by Jet because those are the letters of his initials — John Edward Toner. The Punahou junior soccer striker did something on Saturday that he tried hard to avoid during football season, when he hit three long, pressure field goals in the postseason. Hitting the goalposts is not a good thing for a kicker in football, and if you […]