Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance held a letter-of-intent signing ceremony yesterday for local student-athletes. See the story here. Here are some photos from yesterday’s ceremony at the HMSA building.
“You just have to chase your dreams. Nothing is impossible. You work hard and you can accomplish anything you want to be no matter how big or small you are.” —Kalei Contrades
Some lingering thoughts on yesterday’s LOI signings. Super Group: Watching the signees waiting in the ballroom of the Sheraton Waikiki early yesterday morning, I couldn’t help but think this: How good would these players (football) be if they were all on one team? There were quarterbacks, linemen, linebackers, defensive backs, receivers and, certainly, running backs — all of excellent quality. How good would they be together? Takes more than a few dozen to make a Top 25 powerhouse, but this […]
On the North Shore, it was a busy morning for 11 student-athletes penning their signatures to letters of intent. At Kahuku, two Red Raiders — safety Tigi Hill and linebacker Ben Mamea — signed with Hawaii. Hill turned down offers from Oregon State, Portland State and Arizona Western. His signing with UH, as well as the offers from OSU and PSU, are contingent on his academic qualification, according to Kahuku coach Reggie Torres. The same is true of Mamea, who […]
Time for some kaukau. Breakfast was oatmeal with banana and pecans. Lunch? Maybe some Mexican cuisine. Meantime, here’s a sketch that transformed into one of our Big Play Series graphics during the week of the state football championships.
Kapolei left guard Samson Kaleikini will visit Montana and Oregon State this month. Kaleikini, a 6-foot-5, 265-pound senior, has scholarship offers to play football from both schools. He will visit Montana on the weekend of Jan. 15, then Oregon State on the weekend of Jan. 22, Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez said. “He’s a big, raw kid,” Hernandez said of Kaleikini, who was hampered by foot and calf injuries as a junior. “Everybody knew all we could do was run, and […]
For those of you who saw our All-State Football selections two Sundays ago, you may have noticed a couple of things. Thanks for bringing those errors to my attention. >> Saint Louis running back Derek Nakasato is an Honorable Mention selection, but was not listed on the page. That was my error. He received votes, more anyone else on the Honorable Mention list. >> ‘Iolani’s Honorable Mention punter is not Jordan Lee, the placekicker, but Tanner Nishioka. His selection is […]
Condolences to the Damien ohana on the passing of Brother Greg O’Donnell. O’Donnell was key, though perhaps not intentionally, to the push for Division II in football while he was at Damien. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser