Football

Waimea battles Kapaa, the three-time defending KIF champion, on Friday night at Vidinha Stadium in Lihue. The present-day Menehune have not beaten Kapaa since 2012, a 14-7 score at Hanapepe Stadium. Kapaa has won 14 in a row over Waimea since, as well as the last three KIF titles. Waimea, a community that has shrunk since the demise of the sugar industry, has not won a league championship since ’03. Waimea came very close in two of the there matchups […]

Saint Louis safety Isaiah Tufaga, a second-team All-State selection as a junior, is the latest addition to the 2018 Polynesian Bowl scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at Aloha Stadium. Tufaga, who is 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, is the seventh Hawaii high school senior selected to the annual all-star football game. The Laie native has helped the top-ranked Crusaders start the season 2-0 and allow just one touchdown heading into their ILH opener on Friday night against No. 5 Kamehameha […]

Kaiser will play its first varsity football game of the season Friday at Campbell, according to the hosting coach, Darren Johnson of the Sabers. Previously, the Cougars had to cancel all three of its games (two of them went down as league forfeits) due to low roster numbers. At that time, according to multiple sources, the Cougars had 19 players but seven were ineligible for various reasons. Contacted by phone Wednesday, Johnson said Kaiser coach Arnold Martinez called him earlier […]

Here’s a look at how I voted in this week’s Star-Advertiser Football Top 10. Please mind that all prep polls have the nutritional value of whipped cream. Small doses are fine. Pupule football ballot 8/28/17 1. Saint Louis 2. Kahuku 3. Punahou 4. Mililani 5. Kamehameha 6. Kailua 7. Hilo 8. Kapaa 9. Lahainaluna 10. Damien Pupule perspective Listed are teams according to my ballot, followed by how the are ranked in this week’s Star-Advertiser Top 10 by our panel […]