Girls basketball

It’s not often that a center handles the ball on the wing, the top and even the backcourt with regularity. For Moli Heimuli, playing all but 3 minutes or so was just another tough night at the gym. The 5-foot-11 senior was ready and able, pounding the low post, crashing the offensive boards and running the break for 35 points and 26 rebounds in a tougher-than-the-score-indicates 60-45 win over visiting Kalani on Tuesday night. “She’s getting used to staying in. […]

The polls for high school sports are what they have always been and probably always will be: whipped cream. No nutritional value. No two ballots are alike, and I will almost always disagree with how the week’s voting went by the Star-Advertiser Top 10 panel whether it’s basketball, baseball, football, ramen restaurants, fried chicken joints, shave ice eateries, pick-up basketball courts, movies… That’s the nature of it. Not entirely a science, certainly an art. Here’s the new Top 10 released […]

Here’s how I voted in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 on Monday. ## Maryknoll Spartans (19-1, 5-0 ILH). Pupule ballot: No. 1 Last week: def. Claremont 54-28; def. @ Punahou 57-30. The skinny: Still unbeaten against Hawaii teams. The biggest differences between Maryknoll, ‘Iolani and Konawaena: A) Maryknoll has beaten ‘Iolani in both games so far, B) Maryknoll and ‘Iolani beat Salesian; Konawaena lost to Salesian by 25 points. ## ‘Iolani Raiders (12-8, 4-2 ILH). Pupule ballot: No. 2 […]

The ‘Iolani girls basketball team won two of its four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Ariz. ‘Iolani played in the Darril Kipp division. The Raiders defeated Fremont (Neb.) 57-41 on Monday. ‘Iolani lost to Eastlake (Calif.) 64-51 on Tuesday. Hawaii’s No. 2-ranked team then topped Forest Grove (Ore.) 62-52 on Wednesday. Today, the Raiders lost to Gilbert (Ariz.) 57-40 in the consolation title game, completing their schedule. “It was a great experience for the team to […]

Here’s how the new Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 looks. Below that, those same teams and more — listed with their positions on my ballot. Pupule’s ballot 1. Maryknoll. Still lots of room for growth. 2. ‘Iolani. Pound for pound, inch for inch, best team. 3. Konawaena. Still talented, but very young. 4. Kamehameha. Close, so close. 5. Punahou. The bar is exceedingly high. 6. Lahainaluna. Sleeper. 7. Hilo. Still steady long after Onaona Miller left for Punahou. 8. Mililani. […]

Camy Aguinaldo likes traveling, especially if riding roller coasters is involved. The ‘Iolani senior and her teammates, and coaches are in Arizona this week, playing in the Nike Tournament of Champions. After a dinner of chicken and bread, she chatted about her favorites and the Raiders’ goals as a team. A full-length feature on Aguinaldo ran in Tuesday’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Note: Parts of this Q&A were sent by text. Favorite Athlete “My favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant because no matter […]