Football

An X-ray revealed no structural damage to the injured knee of Kaimuki lineman Sama Paama, Bulldogs coach David Tautofi said on Sunday morning. “He’s doing OK. Thank God the X-ray was good,” Tautofi said of Paama, who was able to board the Bulldogs’ 11 p.m. flight back to Oahu from Lihue on Saturday. Kaimuki lost to KIF champion Kapaa on Saturday afternoon, 20-12, in the Division II semifinals of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. Paama, who had five […]

LIHUE >> Some interesting historical tidbits courtesy of the Bonecrusher, Billy Hull. >> This was the 11th state tournament appearance for Kaimuki. The Bulldogs have played at eight different venues. Woh. >> Since 1953, Kaimuki and Kapaa met twice. On Sept. 20, 1963, Kaimuki won 26-0 at Isenberg Field. On Sept. 2, 1972, Kaimuki won 28-0 at Honolulu Stadium. Two games and no points scored by the Warriors against the Bulldogs. That changed Saturday afternoon as KIF champion Kapaa ended […]

Kapaa 20, Kaimuki 12, FINAL Kapaa takes a knee and that’s the game. The Warriors advance to the D-II championship game and will play the Roosevelt-Lahainaluna winner next week at Aloha Stadium. After the controversial defensive penalty (tackling a defenseless player), two incompletions by Kaimuki. This time, Stetson Telles-Kelekoma picks off the pass on the right side and there’s no penalty. At the end of the play, as he runs all the way to the right to run out the […]