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Pohai Lee close to becoming Baldwin coach

By Nick Abramo on June 4, 2015

It’s not official, but former Damien athletic director and Kaiser football assistant Pohai Lee is likely to become the next Baldwin football coach, sources told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Hawaii Prep World on Thursday. If it becomes official, Lee will succeed Kaneke Pacheco, who spent two years as the head coach. When contacted Thursday morning, Baldwin High athletic director Kahai Shishido said that the Bears are close to hiring a new coach, but did not confirm that it was going […]

Cougars’ Higgins builds staff for 2015

By Nick Abramo on June 3, 2015

Kaiser football coach Cameron Higgins announced his football staff for 2015 recently. The Cougars staff is listed below. >> Head coach: Cameron Higgins >> Offensive coordinator: Jeremy Higgins >> Offensive line: Mark Gardner >> Offensive line: Jim Higgins >> Wide receivers: Mike Hoke >> Defensive coordinator: Richard Torres >> Linebackers: Zac Higgins >> Linebackers: Jared Silva >> Defensive backs: Travis Uale

Kaiser eager for OIA and state football ascent

By Nick Abramo on June 3, 2015

FIFTH IN A SERIES ON SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICES ON OAHU Obviously, it’s OK to bring a nimble Mack truck on to the Kaiser football field. Cougars offensive tackle Michael Eletise made a name for himself with strong showings at national camps and he’s received close to 40 Division I college football offers. That is his future. Kaiser football for his upcoming senior season is his present, so plan to get your binoculars out and watch some line play this fall […]

Malepeai’s 18th offer: Utah

By Paul Honda on June 1, 2015

Mililani running back Vavae Malepeai received his 18th FBS scholarship offer today: Utah. The 6-foot, 200-pound junior is heralded by his coaches for a dedicated work ethic. He last received offers on May 18 and 19 from USC and Oregon, respectively. Unlike many of his peers, Malepeai doesn’t post much information about his offers. Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance shared the news on its Facebook page today. Malepeai was a Star-Adveriser All-State first-team selection as a junior. He rushed for 1,244 […]

Liberty Patriots to play Saint Louis, Mililani

By Nick Abramo on June 1, 2015

Liberty High School of Henderson, Nev., will play two Hawaii football powerhouses, Mililani and Saint Louis, on consecutive weeks in the upcoming season. The Patriots, who went 10-3 and lost to Bishop Gorman in the Nevada Division I state semifinals a year ago, will play Saint Louis at Aloha Stadium on Aug. 29. The start time is TBA. The following week, on Sept. 4, Liberty hosts Hawaii’s Division I reigning champion Mililani at Freedom Field on the school’s campus at […]

Offer No. 39 for Eletise: Texas

By Paul Honda on June 1, 2015

Texas made a football scholarship offer to Kaiser offensive lineman Michael Eletise this morning. The Longhorns are the 39th FBS school to offer the 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior. It’s been a lively stretch for Eletise, who received offers from TCU and Wisconsin on Friday, and another from Michigan State on Wednesday. Eletise tweeted the news about Texas. Michael Eletise ‏@MichaelEletise 2h2 hours ago BLESSED & HONORED to receive an offer to play for Texas. Mahalo @CoachVaughn_DBU @Strong_TexasFB #HookEm #Longhorns Pacific Islands […]

Oregon State makes offer to Herbig

By Paul Honda on May 31, 2015

Nate Herbig is biding his time just fine. The mammoth offensive lineman from Saint Louis received his third football scholarship offer on Sunday, this one from Oregon State. Herbig also has offers from San Diego State and Washington State. The 6-foot-4, 320-pound junior shared the news on Twitter. Nate Herbig ‏@nate_herbig 1h1 hour ago Blessed to receive an offer from Oregon State!! #BeaverNation @coachtjwoods @CoachChadK45 Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance, which held its 14th annual combine on Saturday, also shared the […]

Perese, Milton, Timoteo in Mililani recruiting news

By Nick Abramo on May 30, 2015

Manaia Perese, a 6-foot-3, 277-poud defensive lineman and a 2013 Mililani graduate, has been offered scholarships to play football at Kansas and Tulsa, according 247sports.com and his high school coach Rod York. Perese, who also goes by Mana or Mene, played his senior season in high school in 2012 and has been with both Weber State and Snow College since then. York also said Friday that Trojans senior quarterback McKenzie Milton, who is orally committed to Hawaii, has been offered […]

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