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Farrington defense powers landmark win

By Jason Kaneshiro on September 2, 2017

Already a part of Farrington lore as a player, Randall Okimoto now sits atop the Governors’ coaching chart. According to Hawaii Prep World research, the Governors’ 3-0 OIA Red win over Kailua on Friday at Alex Kane Stadium gave Okimoto — now in his 16th season as head coach — his 114th win and broke a tie with Al Espinda (113-52-5) for the most in program history. Okimoto passed Skippa Diaz (108) in last year’s 8-4 campaign and is alone in […]

Kaiser cherishes the pain

By Brian McInnis on September 2, 2017

As the Kaiser cheerleaders fanned out into three rows, a couple things were immediately apparent. The cheerleaders were well organized. And there were more cheerleaders than Kaiser varsity football players. When the Cougars — all 22 of them — journeyed into Ewa Beach on Friday night, it was like watching members of an endangered species fighting for their lives in the jaws of a predator. Jhoven Sausal took the opening kickoff return 75 yards to the house, launching what would […]

Lee: ‘I didn’t like it, but it’ll make us better’

By Paul Honda on September 2, 2017

If they win, Cal Lee is barely happy. If they lose, one can only imagine. The No. 1-ranked Saint Louis Crusaders were dominant in a 44-0 win over No. 5 Kamehameha on Friday night at Aloha Stadium, which answered the question of whether the Warriors were ready to take down the defending ILH and state champions. It wasn’t exactly a full accounting for Kamehameha, which lost returning quarterback Thomas Yam to injury in the first half. He’d already suited up […]


Punahou ready for test vs. Junipero Serra

By Nick Abramo on September 2, 2017

The fourth-ranked Punahou football team is in Southern California preparing for its game against Junipero Serra on Saturday in the Honor Bowl in San Diego. “We got in a couple of good practices and are looking forward to it,” Buffanblu coach Kale Ane said Thursday. On Wednesday, Punahou visited the UCLA football facilities and then on Thursday took a tour of the San Diego State football facilities. “The kids got to see (former Buffanblu stars) Ronley Lakalaka and Seyddrick Lakalaka, […]

VIDEO: St. Francis/Pac-Five highlights

By Paul Honda on September 2, 2017

Highlights of an ILH Division II regular-season opener between St. Francis and Pac-Five. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, Aloha Stadium. The Saints pulled away from a 21-all halftime score for a 35-21 victory.

West side is best side when Lunas sweep Bears

By Paul Honda on September 2, 2017

Lahainaluna’s 28-20 victory over Baldwin on the Bear’s turf — War Memorial Stadium — puts the pride of the West side firmly ahead in the Maui Interscholastic League football maze. The Lunas may be Division II on paper, but they’ve played elite football for decades, even when the shelf wasn’t quite loaded and the roster has been quite young. This season, the defending D-II state champs are primed to become the overall MIL champion, as well, whether the league has […]

VIDEO: Saint Louis-Kamehameha highlights

By Paul Honda on September 2, 2017

Highlights of No. 1 Saint Louis and No. 5 Kamehameha in their battle on Friday at Aloha Stadium to kick off the ILH regular season. Includes post-game interview with Crusaders coach Cal Lee.

Uyemura-Lee’s return boosts Castle

By Nick Abramo on September 2, 2017

Sometimes, the biggest lessons in football come with a loss. If you can say, “Yes,” when someone asks if you went down fighting, then you’ve upheld your end of the bargain. It’s a rare sight, if it ever happened at all, to see the home team quit in Nanakuli Valley. And any home fan who bought a ticket to see the Golden Hawks take on Castle on Friday night got their money’s worth despite a 49-35 loss. Nanakuli went down […]