Division I Halftime: ‘Iolani 38, Farrington 22, McKinley Student Council Gym Konawaena vs. Kaiser to follow. Consolation: Kaimuki 47, King Kekaulike 33. McKinley Student Council Gym Consolation: Waiakea 45, Pearl City 26, James Alegre Gymnasium (Radford) Division II Consolation: Kalani 46, Waianae 41 Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
Into the time machine we go for highlights of Konawaena’s game with Incarnate Word (Mo.) back in early December in the ‘Iolani Classic. VIDEO: Konawaena-Incarnate Word (Mo.) highlights Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
(Here’s the extended version of today’s feature story on Punahou basketball standout Hailey-Ann Maeda.) No, she was not named after a celestial object consisting of ice and dust. In fact, Nelson and Jodi-Ann Maeda weren’t even sure, as she grew and grew for nine months in the womb, whether their first child would be a girl or a boy. Modern technology just couldn’t say. But the day finally came, and two weeks after her birth, she became Hailey-Ann. She became […]
The Lady Rams of Radford are the No. 1 seed in the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Division II Girls Basketball State Tournament. Seedings and pairings were released by the Hawaii High School Athletic Association this morning. The Rams will have a first-round bye before facing the Hawaii Prep-Hanalani winner on Wednesday, 5 p.m., at Farrington’s Richard Kitamura Memorial Fieldhouse. Defending state champion Molokai is the No. 2 seed and will play Waianae or Maryknoll on Wednesday, 7 p.m, at Kaimuki’s gym. Also […]
The seedings and pairings are out for the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships this morning. Konawaena is the No. 1 seed in the Division I tournament, which tips off on Tuesday. After a first-round bye, the Wildcats will meet the King Kekaulike-Kaiser winner on Wednesday, 7 p.m., at McKinley Student Council Gym. The No. 2 seed is defending state champion Lahainaluna, which will meet the Kapolei-Pearl City winner on Wednesday, 5 p.m., at Radford’s James Alegre Gymnasium. Third-seeded Punahou […]
Bonus shot: Brydgette Tatupu-Leopoldo scored her 29 points on just 13 field-goal attempts. She was 12-for-13 from the foul line.
(Note: This column has been revised to correct information about Kaiser and Kapolei’s status in the Oahu Interscholastic Association’s double-elimination tournament.) It’s a helluva playoff format when a regular-season king, or queen in this case, is on the brink of missing the state tourney. That was the scenario for both Kapolei and Kaiser after they lost in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference girls basketball tournament. Kaiser lost to a hot Kahuku squad, then got past Campbell to seal a […]
. Bad news for the hard-working Maryknoll Spartans: senior guard Ashley Agcaoili is done for the season after suffering a broken finger during a win over Hanalani on Tuesday. Coach Steve Caley said Agcaoili, a returning All-State Fab 15 selection and Team Aloha all-stars player, returned to the game despite the injury. “She’s a tough kid,” he said. Maryknoll (15-3 overall), is 10-2 in Division II of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. Agcaoili had surgery on her finger this morning […]