Girls basketball

To go full circle, Maiki Tihada reached back to square one. The former Lahainaluna standout is now the girls basketball coach at Maui Preparatory Academy. The challenge of building a program from scratch, particularly in the highly competitive Maui Interscholastic League, isn’t a preferred situation for a lot of coaches. The program will begin with junior varsity. Tihada, 27, embraces it. “I’m excited. What interested me most is building from the ground up. The school in general is changing the […]

Turning 23 is not a bad place to be, especially for Chanelle Molina. Playing professional basketball in Sweden. Helping her Norrköping Dolphins squad reach the playoffs. Signing a contract with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. Molina had a modest birthday celebration, having dinner with teammates. “We went out to eat at a nice restaurant,” Molina said. “I’m 23 and I feel the same. I still feel young and have this feeling that I have so much more milestones and things that […]

There is no label for Taylor Wu, the player, but one: winner. As Cal Baptist enters a weekend trip to play Seattle, perfection is on the line. The Lancers are 20-0, 12-0 in the Western Athletic Conference and a league title in hand. This comes after a 16-15 mark and runner-up finish in league play in 2019-20. Wu, the 2018 ‘Iolani graduate and Star-Advertiser All-State selection, has been a key part of the rotation. The 5-foot-7 sophomore is averaging 9.2 […]

The last time a Wada splashed this many 3-point shots, it was Ally, the two-sport standout now playing volleyball at Portland State. The youngest of the Wada sisters, Emi, doesn’t spike or serve. The junior guard poured in 19 points in a loss to Kamehameha on Saturday, pumping in three treys in the final quarter. That triggered a question that was on the territory of Ally Wada’s roundball skill set: why not shoot more? Ally Wada was capable of scoring […]

Camille Feary scored 19 points, including 4-for-4 at the free-throw line in the clutch, as Kamehameha outlasted Hanalani, 43-38, on Tuesday at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium. “She’s been a very clutch player for years. Last year, even her sophomore year, she steps up with confidence at the end of a game,” Warriors Coach Pua Straight said. Feary looked every bit the part of a future college player. She signed Southern Oregon last fall and hasn’t missed a workout, even through the pandemic. […]