Some people will grumble. That’s just the way it is when you make suggestions on which football teams go in which divisions. So, let the grumbling begin. Here is a guesstimate at which schools would go where if the OIA-ILH football alliance gets the green light. To become a reality, it would have to be approved by the ILH heads of school on May 3 and also by the OIA principals at a date to be named. If it passes […]
In the link below, check out this mock OIA-ILH football alignment suggested in a Star-Bulletin commentary in 2003, calling for three divisions, including one super (Diamond) conference. It’s interesting to note the powers du jour were quite a bit different 13 years ago. Aiea and Pearl City have dropped off a bit since then and Waianae and Campbell have improved. At the time, a Waianae fan contacted the Star-Bulletin, incredulous that the Seariders would ever think about dropping down from […]
Of 874 people who voted either “yes” or “no” in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Big Q” today before 1:40 p.m., 82 percent favored a proposed OIA-ILH football alliance. The 82 percent figure does not factor in the 36 people who voted “not sure.” The vote totals were 719 in favor and 155 against. The Big Q is not a scientific poll. The football union between Oahu’s two leagues would create three tiers of competition instead of the two used now. It […]
As reported by Ferd Lewis and Nick Abramo in Tuesday’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser, a possible 10-team super league composed of OIA and ILH football teams is being discussed and is expected to be voted on soon by both leagues. A compelling feature of the deal, called the “OIA-ILH Football Alliance Proposal,” includes $3 million in support from the business community. The money would be divided up by all of Oahu’s football-playing public schools, not just the ones in the proposed super […]
The link below is a cell phone photograph of the actual email attachment of the OIA-ILH football alliance proposal that went out to more than 50 school principals and athletic directors. The ILH principals are expected to vote whether to approve the plan on May 3. No date is set for a vote of OIA principals or the Hawaii High School Association executive board. OIA-ILH Football Proposal
Scott Melemai is the new Kalani football head coach, according to Falcons athletic director Greg Van Cantfort. Melemai is a 1999 Kalani graduate and he has been with the football program since then. “He is passionate about football and has a very good understanding of the culture of the campus,” Van Cantfort said in a news release. “He understands the challenges of football at Kalani but hopes to continue building on the recent successes of the program.” Melemai is also […]
After taking part in Hawaii’s Junior Day event over the weekend, Punahou sophomore Stephen Barber was rewarded with his first scholarship offer from the Rainbow Warriors. Extremely blessed to receive my 1st offer from Hawaii @NickRolovich @CoachStutzmann @abe_elimimian #DefendPrideRock pic.twitter.com/V9o6Op6oRR — Stephen Barber Jr (@StephenBarberJr) April 26, 2016 Barber, who is 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, played behind senior Ephraim Tuliloa and junior Nick Kapule this past season but still saw action in six games. He was 9-for-22 for 77 yards […]
Vavae Malepeai was there. So was Tua Tagovailoa. It was raining, but that didn’t bother any of the athletes in attendance for a speed and quickness session with coach Kenny Patton last Sunday at the Saint Louis School football field. Malepeai will be shipping out to Los Angeles — for the USC football team — after graduating from Mililani in May. Tagovailoa will be committing to one of a handful of finalists among his 19 Division I college offers in […]