Girls basketball

Opening-round matchups and pupule prognostications of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Basketball Division I State Championships. The first round begins tonight. Seeded teams have opening-round byes and won’t play until Wednesday. First, a look at the seeded teams/league champions, followed by tonight’s matchups. 1. Konawaena (27-1, 12-0 BIIF) Deep, deep, deep. Most years, coach Bobbie Awa can count her lineup on two hands, and some of those players might be more suited for JV play, being young and green. She […]

Pupule’s Fab 50: Girls Basketball With the state tournament right around the corner, Jerry asked me for a list of 15 for office/photo purposes. So I made a list of nearly 50. Am I missing anybody? Let me know. Note: This is not a final all-state list or anything like that. It’s just my opinion, and there are a few players on this list I haven’t seen. But most of them have been watched by these Pupule eyes. Pupule’s Fab […]

As expected, Konawaena received the top seed for the Division I New City Nissan Girls Basketball State Championships. The Wildcats, who were undefeated against Hawaii teams this year, get their first action on Wednesday at McKinley High School against either Punahou or Kailua. The Buffanblu and Surfriders play their first-round match on Tuesday at McKinley. Baldwin and Leilehua play the other first-round game at McKinley, with the winner facing OIA champion Roosevelt. So, Baldwin or Leilehua would potentially have to […]