Football

The family of King Kekaulike quarterback Franco Melgar Martich moved from Argentina to Hawaii in search of a better life. Life as a football player has been rather poor for Na Alii’s football team the last few years, but things might be starting to look up. Melgar Martich did an excellent job of multi-tasking as King Kekaulike halted a 41-game losing streak by beating McKinley 30-0 in a nonleague game Saturday at Farrington’s Skippa Diaz Stadium. “Man, I’m feeling overjoyed,” […]

Mike Kahale was content to see the Molokai football program continue in eight-man football. Kill Watson was a welcoming host when Molokai decided to play its first 11-man contest in more than a half-century at Nanakuli on Saturday night. A loyal and devout following of about 50 fans cheered the Farmers on. In the midst of a 37-0 win by the host Golden Hawks, there were glimpses of what the Farmers could be in the coming years as the inevitable […]

Kohala coach Chad Atkins said he’d be lucky if he had five players show up to offseason workouts. Not this year. The Cowboys’ move from eight-man to 11-man football has not only brought excitement to the campus, it has created a new breed of Kohala football player eager to get to work. “This year we had 15 to 20 kids on the regular,” Atkins said. “They are starting to buy in and I think this trip really had the kids […]