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Damien’s Buelow gets 3 FBS college offers

By Nick Abramo on June 24, 2016

Damien sophomore left tackle Julius Buelow has received four college football offers, including three from FBS schools, according to Monarchs head coach Eddie Klaneski. Buelow, who is part Tongan and part German, is 6 foot 6 and 290 pounds. He has offers from Hawaii, Oregon State and BYU of the FBS and Cal Poly of the FCS, and he can also play on the defensive line. “Julius is from Kapolei side, but has a lot of family living on the […]

SPRING-ing into fall FB: Nanakuli Golden Hawks

By Nick Abramo on June 24, 2016

20th IN A SERIES
 Next: Pearl City Chargers NANAKULI GOLDEN HAWKS >> 2015 record and finish: 7-3 (7-1 OIA D-II); lost 27-22 to Kaimuki in OIA D-II semifinals >> Number of returning starters: 11 (8 on offense, 3 on defense) >> Number of returning seniors: 16 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 11 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 29 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections lost to graduation: None >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections returning: None >> OIA […]

Salanoa is new Punahou wide receivers coach

By Nick Abramo on June 24, 2016

Kale Ane‘s All-Star football staff at Punahou is growing. Fred Salanoa, who stepped down from his head coaching position at Radford after leading the Rams to the Division II state championship last fall, is now under Ane as the Buffanblu’s wide receivers coach. The former Radford and Eastern Washington quarterback will have a stellar cast of receivers to work with, too. Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State second-team pick Ethan Takeyama returns for his senior year as does second-team ILH All-Star Andrew Martinson, […]


SPRING-ing into FB season: Punahou Buffanblu

By Nick Abramo on June 24, 2016

19th IN A SERIES
 Next: Nanakuli Golden Hawks PUNAHOU BUFFANBLU >> 2015 record and finish: 8-2 (5-1 ILH D-1); lost 27-23 to Saint Louis ILH D-I playoffs >> Number of returning starters: 15 (8 on offense, 7 on defense) >> Number of returning seniors: 37 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 7 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 22 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections lost to graduation: Wayne Taulapapa (first-team RB), Jet Toner (first-team PK and second-team P), […]

SPRING-ing into FB season: McKinley Tigers

By Nick Abramo on June 23, 2016

18th IN A SERIES Next: Punahou Buffanblu MCKINLEY TIGERS >> 2015 record and finish: 0-8 (0-7 OIA Red); did not qualify for OIA Division I playoffs >> Number of returning starters: 10 (7 offense, 3 defense) >> Number of returning seniors: 10 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 12 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 17 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections lost to graduation: None >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections returning: None >> OIA Red All-Stars lost to […]

SPRING-ing into FB season: Pac-Five Wolfpack

By Nick Abramo on June 22, 2016

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Next: McKinley Tigers PAC-FIVE WOLFPACK >> 2015 record and finish: 3-3 (1-3 ILH D-II); did not qualify for the postseason >> Number of returning starters: 13 (7 offense, 6 defense) >> Number of returning seniors: 23 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 11 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 18 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections lost to graduation: None >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections returning: None >> ILH D-II All-Stars lost to graduation: Aaryn […]

SPRING-ing into football season: Mililani Trojans

By Nick Abramo on June 22, 2016

16th IN A SERIES Next: Pac-Five Wolfpack MILILANI TROJANS >> 2015 record and finish: 10-3 (7-0 OIA Blue); won the OIA Blue championship; defeated Moanalua 48-13 in first round of the OIA D-I playoffs; defeated Waianae 45-20 in the OIA D-I quarterfinals; lost 20-7 to Kahuku in the OIA D-I championship game; defeated Hilo 62-18 in the first round of the D-I state tournament; lost 56-30 to Saint Louis in the D-I state semifinals >> Number of returning starters: 7 […]

Repeat post: Michigan camps on the way

By Nick Abramo on June 21, 2016

Jim Harbaugh and his Michigan football staff is coming to Hawaii for two camps in June. The Hawaii swing of the 30-city Michigan Pacific Island Swarm Tour begins June 26 at the Saint Louis School football field. Along with Harbaugh and his staff, University of Hawaii head coach Nick Rolovich and Saint Louis head coach Cal Lee and their staffs will also be instructing at the camp, which is for student-athletes who will be in high school this fall. The […]