Girls basketball

(Here is the extended version of this morning’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser feature story on the Molina sisters of Konawaena) These could be the two most memorable years in their young lives. They’re three regular sisters, other than the part where they’re all fantastic at playing basketball. Two of them love “Love and Basketball.” The middle child, Celena Jane Molina, prefers “A Walk to Remember.” Get them together and, naturally, the oldest leads the discussion while the youngest says, “You’re talking too […]

The Star-Advertiser girls basketball Top 10 is out for the first time this season. Rank, School, (first-place votes), points, last year’s final ranking 1. Konawaena (14), 149, 5 2. Roosevelt, 110, 6 3. Lahainaluna, 109, 2 3. Maryknoll, 109, 7 5. Punahou (1), 101, 1 6. Iolani, 62, 10 7. Hilo, 51, 4 7. Kamehameha, 51, 8 9. Mililani, 32, 3 10. Kaiser, 14, NR Also receiving votes: Nanakuli 10, KS-Hawaii 9, Kailua 8, Moanalua 4, Leilehua 4, Honokaa 1, […]

‘Iolani Classic All-Tournament Team Mi’cole Cayton, St. Mary’s (Calif.) Aquira DeCosta, St. Mary’s Keana Delos Santos, Miramonte (Calif.) Honesty Grayson, Riverdale Baptist (Md.) Sabrina Inoescu, Miramonte Jiana Li, Shenzhen (China) Celena Jane Molina, Konawaena Lena Niang, Riverdale Baptist (Md.) Keala Quinlan, Roosevelt Most outstanding player: Chanelle Molina, Konawaena Most valuable player: Kat Tudor, St. Mary’s

Anything Konawaena could do, national powerhouse St. Mary’s could do a little better. Almost anything. The Rams from Stockton, Calif. opened a 16-point lead in the second half and then hung on for dear life to beat Konawaena 68-59 in the championship game of the ‘Iolani Classic. St. Mary’s (3-0), ranked No. 10 nationally by MaxPreps, narrowly avoided becoming the third upset victim of Konawaena in the tourney. The Rams overcame a near triple-double by junior Chanelle Molina. Konawaena’s returning […]

Half: St. Mary’s (Calif.) 41, Konawaena 29 It’s been a rough go for the upset-minded Wildcats against a swarming, trapping Rams defense. The normally sure-handed ‘Cats have 10 turnovers against the nation’s No. 10 team. End Q3: St. Mary’s 57, Konawaena 46 The Rams opened the lead to 52-36, but Konawaena made a run and got within 9 before self-destucting with more turnovers in the last 2 minutes. FINAL: St. Mary’s 68, Konawaena 59 > S—Aquira DeCosta 14, Kat Tudor […]