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Bitanga building a contender at Kaiser

By Billy Hull on January 9, 2015

The last two undefeated teams in the OIA East girls basketball race are Roosevelt and Kaiser, which meet in the regular-season finale on Jan. 22. It’s nothing new for the Rough Riders, who are the defending OIA champions and have won three league titles since 2006. That’s not the case for Kaiser, which hasn’t won an OIA championship in girls basketball since 1989. The streak could end soon under head coach Simon Bitanga, who is building something special in Hawaii […]

Waipahu hires Carvalho as football coach

By Paul Honda on January 9, 2015

Bryson Carvalho has been gone for less than a year, but Waipahu High School truly missed him. So much so, that when the head coaching position for the football team opened up, Carvalho, 30, applied and was hired. “Serving as head coach at my alma mater has been a dream of mine for a long time,” he said. “I’m just really excited and blessed that I have the opportunity to serve and give back to my school and community.” Carvalho, […]

Kaiser’s Tashiro is Gatorade runner of year

By Nick Abramo on January 8, 2015

Kaiser’s Lisa Tashiro was named the Gatorade Hawaii Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year on Thursday. Tashiro, a junior, raced to the girls state championship with a 3-mile time of 18 minutes, 59.9 seconds last fall at Central Oahu Regional Park. As a team, the Cougars finished second. At the ‘Iolani Invitational, Tashiro was the first Hawaii girl to cross the finish line, in 17:42.4. Tashiro has a 3.87 grade-point average and is a member of her school’s Key […]

New City Nissan adds HHSAA hoops

By Paul Honda on January 8, 2015

(Thursday, 11:20 a.m. — Updates with comment from HHSAA.) New City Nissan is now the title sponsor for Hawaii High School Athletic Association boys and girls state basketball championships. “We like being involved because there are so many good teams out there,” New City Nissan President John Uekawa said. “A lot of people are interested.” The HHSAA made the announcement this morning. The girls basketball state tourney will be held Feb. 10-13 and the boys sate tourney will be held […]

Saint Louis, Maryknoll coaches busy

By Nick Abramo on January 8, 2015

It was a nice little basketball game at Ching Gymnasium on Wednesday night. A big Saint Louis lead, a Maryknoll comeback, and a close ending with the Crusaders holding off the Spartans 44-42. Expect more of the same in this ILH season that has just begun. The (figurative) snow has melted and the fun, competitive and exciting holiday hoops tournaments are done. Santy Claus is gone until next year. This is the real deal, now, folks, where all the leagues […]

‘Iolani soccer continues impressive run

By Billy Hull on January 7, 2015

Neither ‘Iolani boys soccer coach Chris Lee nor senior Spencer Ho could remember the last time they lost an ILH game. You have to go all the way back to 2012, when Ho was a freshman on the varsity team, to find the last loss the Raiders suffered to an ILH opponent. With apologies to Punahou, which has reached the state tournament in six straight seasons, it is ‘Iolani that has become the standard of excellence in the ILH these […]

Leslie’s family votes to keep coach at Kahuku

By Nick Abramo on January 6, 2015

Lee Leslie will return to Kahuku to coach football for a second season. Leslie, who spent the holidays with his family in Idaho, is flying back to Hawaii on Sunday to resume his job as a seventh-grade character education teacher and gear up for the Red Raiders’ 2015 season next fall. Head coaching contracts at Kahuku are renewed every year, like they are at every high school under the Hawaii Department of Education, and Leslie said he and the Kahuku […]

Punahou’s 2 point guards are better than 1

By Nick Abramo on January 5, 2015

Punahou basketball coach Darren Matsuda was asked a sly question after a recent win. “Who is a better basketball player, Dayson Watanabe or Jordan Tanuvasa?” When he realized the question was rhetorical, Matsuda had a good chuckle. The two Buffanblu players are do-it-all point guards. They can hit the long 3-pointers, they can hit the midrange jumpers, they keep the flow of the offense moving, they make pinpoint passes, they play aggressive defense and they are quick ball-hawkers. So, what […]

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Bitanga building a contender at Kaiser

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Saint Louis, Maryknoll coaches busy

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Leslie’s family votes to keep coach at Kahuku

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