Girls basketball

It is bittersweet, this end to another girls basketball season. I still lament the change of seasons, when the girls went from having gyms to themselves in the spring time, moving into a crowded mess of facilities that the winter is. But it is the way of the times. And now, the girls season is about to close. WITH A BANG. When Konawaena and Lahainaluna square off tonight, it won’t look like the finals matchup of 2010, will it? Maybe. […]

The Final 4 is here. The New City Nissan/HHSAA Division I Girls Basketball State Championships have boiled down to a fine quartet of teams. But let’s examine tonight’s matchups with the afterglow of what went down in the quarterfinals. Konawaena (28-1, 12-0 BIIF) vs. Roosevelt (21-2, 13-0 OIA) Semifinal round, McKinley Student Council Gymnasium, 7 p.m. Results: Konawaena defeated Punahou 51-37 in the quarterfinals. Roosevelt defeated Baldwin 56-33. Rankings: Konawaena, the five-time state champion, is ranked and seeded No. 1. […]

After two days of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships, here’s a look at what could’ve been (a.k.a. The Roundball Lamentation Blues). >> Blue Bears For a good stretch, the Baldwin Bears had Roosevelt frozen in time. Roosevelt couldn’t seem to make a layup or 3, and though they were behind 13-0 at the start, Baldwin was just a bucket or two from turning this into a real battle. It was 15-6 when Roosevelt’s shooting went down the […]

Day 2 of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships is here. Questions abound. First, how good is Baldwin? The Bears ousted a good Leilehua squad 44-30 on Tuesday in the McKinley bracket. It was 18-15 at halftime, Baldwin ahead, and they simply pulled away. They kept wraps around high-scoring guard Jerri Maluyo (five points) and post scorer Tywanna Abbott (no points). I don’t know if Abbott got hurt or was in foul trouble or both, but the Bears […]