Football

The goodwill between Hawaii and Samoa continues on Friday night high above Honolulu. Fagaitua will visit Kamehameha’s Kunuiakea Stadium for the first time on Friday, taking on the ILH’s Warriors. The Vikings will be making their first trip to Oahu since 2015, when they took on Saint Louis at Aloha Stadium and got a taste of Tua Tagovailoa in a 55-6 loss. Samoa has sent eight teams to Oahu over the years, but only Samoana has left a winner. The […]

The Diablos are here. The highly regarded Mission Viejo football team from Southern California is practicing and preparing for Friday night’s game at Konawaena. And they’re having fun. “The kids are soaking it all in,” coach Chad Johnson said Wednesday morning by phone. “We all went out for shave ice near our hotel (Sheraton Kona Resort) last night.” The team arrived Sunday and attended a luau Monday night and they’ve been going to the beach most days after morning practices. […]

One of life’s guarantees is that Cal Lee will be first on the bus. Oh, there are occasions when he is in conversation after a game with old friends — coaches or former players now coaching — or is interviewed by media long enough. But on most nights, the Saint Louis coach makes a beeline to the yellow bus whether it’s outside Aloha Stadium or any other field. He could drive to games and meet the team in the locker […]

The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame released a list of 43 players named to the Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year Award watch list today. Fifteen of those players are currently enrolled in high school in Hawaii. Kahuku and Saint Louis lead the way with four selections, followed by Punahou with two and Mililani, Waipahu, Campbell, Kapolei and Farrington with one each. Representing the Crusaders are linebacker Jordan Botelho, safety Kamo’i Latu, quarterback Jayden de Laura and defensive […]

The new-look Konawaena-Kealakehe rivalry fell a bit flat. With a new coaching staff, new quarterback and new system — plus some quality transfers from Konawaena — Kealakehe has the potential and promise that has fans excited. Expectations, however, are a bit on hold after Konawaena’s 24-7 win to open the BIIF Division I regular season on Saturday. For the Wildcats, a full house at Julian Yates Field saw more of the same. Konawaena has had the upper hand in recent […]