Joselle Ferrer‘s first and only 3-pointer of the game came at the perfect time for the Lady Tigers of McKinley. Ferrer’s shot gave the visiting Tigers a 31-30 win over Moanalua.
In this edition of What Have We Learned, the beginning of basketball preseason is on the mantle. Or maybe it is an altar of sacrifice, because Lord only knows the time, energy and hope that were shed in the recruitment of the magical, clutch and amazing basketball player known as Chanelle Molina. Turns out that Konawaena senior and walking triple-double threat has known for a year what she wanted. For Washington State, it is a stunningly good time to have […]
I’ll be posting notes tonight from the Kaiser girls basketball tournament. Konawaena has just eight players in uniform, but is playing champonship-level hoops. Chanelle Molina, who committed to Washington State recently, is superb. So are Celena Jane Molina, Cherilyn Molina and Ihi Victor. The Wildcats lead Punahou at the half 33-19. It was 16-12 before Chanelle Molina got a steal for a layup, and a 3-point swisher. Punahou has Va’e Malufau and Tyra Moe back. Staying in the game via […]
The Hawaii Self Storage Black and Gold Classic girls basketball tournament will tip off on Friday, Nov. 27 at McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. Participating teams are Kaimuki, Kaiser, Kalani, Kamehameha, Maryknoll, Sacred Hearts, University and host McKinley. Friday, Nov. 27 1 p.m. Kalani vs. Sacred Hearts 2:30 p.m. Kaimuki vs. Maryknoll 4 p.m. Kaiser vs. Kamehameha 5:30 p.m. University vs. McKinley Saturday, Nov. 28 1 p.m. Kamehameha vs. Kaimuki 2:30 p.m. University vs. Kalani 4 p.m. Sacred Hearts vs. Kaiser […]
Punahou senior basketball/volleyball player Va‘e Malufau has accepted a scholarship offer from Northern Arizona University to play basketball next year. The Lumberjacks play in the Big Sky Conference. Malufau, a 6-foot center, was a Star-Advertiser All-State honorable mention selection as a junior. Her uncle, former Kahuku basketball standout Clint Parks, announced the news on Thursday afternoon
The Konawaena Wildcats know travel, all right. Come Christmas week, the six-time Hawaii girls basketball state champions will fly to Washington D.C. to play in the Title IX Tournament and Conference. Coach Bobbie Awa’s team has won six HHSAA state titles in the past 12 years, including last season’s crown. The Wildcats are led by four Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 selections: player of the year Chanelle Molina, Celena Jane Molina, Ihi Victor and Cherilyn Molina. The tournament will be held […]
Elizabeth Kam is the new Punahou girls basketbal coach, the school announced today. Kam was the Mid-Pacific girls coach for the past three years and served as a Punahou assistant from 2002 to ’12. She will now oversee the intermediate, junior varsity and varsity programs for the Buffanblu. “I look forward to this opportunity to return to Punahou, where my coaching career began 13 years ago,” Kam said in a new release. “I’d like to continue the rich tradition embodied […]
Konawaena incoming senior Chanelle Molina, the reigning Star-Advertiser All-State girls basketball player of the year, has committed to Washington State, according to a release from Konawaena coach Bobbie Awa. According to the release, Molina had received scholarship offers from more than two dozen Division I programs and narrowed her choices to Washington State, Oregon State, Arizona State and Oregon before committing to the Cougars. The early signing period for basketball begins Nov. 11. Molina, a 5-foot-8 guard/forward, repeated as the […]