Football

Lots of high school football players choose to not play football in college. Some just don’t want to. Others don’t think they can. Others don’t know where to begin to look for a small college that might want them to play. Well, one possibility for those on the fence is taking a look at Occidental in Los Angeles or Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. For sure, it’s not a lock that solid high school football players who aren’t big-college […]

High school football never gets old in Hawaii. So, what’s the latest? Three schools are in the process of hiring head coaches: Kamehameha, Kamehameha-Maui and Kalani. Two new head coaches have been hired in this offseason — Lon Passos at Radford and Savaii Eselu at Moanalua. There might be two high-high-high profile assistant coaches. June Jones is in as offensive coordinator at Kapolei. Colt Brennan is waiting for the paperwork to clear before he can become quarterbacks coach at Moanalua. Well, […]

Lots of football players want to be tested and timed in all the measurables, and they’ll get a chance at the Hawaii Football Combine on May 21 at the Saint Louis football field. The combine is being directed by former University of Hawaii cornerback Kenny Patton. Four groups of 100 will go at 9, 10 an 11 a.m. and noon, with check-in at 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. Each of those slots are limited to 100 people. Athletes will […]

Hilo didn’t have to look very far for a new head football coach. He was right there all along. The Vikings hired Kaeo Drummondo as the head man, athletic director Kurt Kawachi told Hawaii Prep World on Thursday. Drummondo spent last season with Lisa Pana as co-head coaches and led Hilo to its third straight Big Island Interscholastic Federation championship and a spot in the Division I state tournament. Previously, Drummondo, who is a Big Island police officer, was an […]