Girls basketball

The lineups for the Geremy Robinson Senior Basketball Classic have been announced. Each team is comprised of 10 players, selected by the former University of Hawaii guard. Public school team: LaChae McColor (Moanalua), Carly Kakuda (Kalani), Sheastel Tiumalu (Castle), Mich’lae Higa (Aiea), Mikaela Limper (Mililani), Penina Faumui (Farrington), Tavae Sina Sofa (Roosevelt), Valerie Wilson (Kaimuki), Sarah Liva (Mililani) and Shantell Arce (Kaiser). Their coach is Patrick Basilio (Mililani). The private school team: Cianna Ochoco (Maryknoll), Tiare Libarios-Moses (Sacred Hearts), Celina […]

It’s 12-all in third-place game of the Hawaiian AIrlines/HHSAA Division I Girls Basketball State Championships. Hilo and Mililani. Both teams playing man defense, which is even more interesting since they’re so different in size. Sophomore Alexis Pana continues to shine for the Vikings. She’s a long guard — there’s no height listed on the roster, but my guess is that she’s at least 5-8 — with long arms and excellent quickness. She also has great handles and thrives on drives […]

Pupule’s ballot  BKG 2/10/14 1. LAH (28-1) 2. PUN (15-2) 3. HIL (20-5) 4. MIL (22-3) 5. MS (18-5) 6. ROS (15-2) 7. KON (24-4) 8. KS (14-5) 9. HON (26-10) 10. IOL (12-10) This is a first, right? We’re in the middle of the girls basketball state tournament, which is a two-week extravaganza (if you’ve seen these thrillers, you know what I mean) for the first time. That makes doing a ballot a little different from doing it all […]

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Pilot program. Experiment. Mostly good results. In this first try at state-tournament regionals, including sites on the neighbor islands, the HHSAA is winning. It’s not a complete victory, but the math is in the HHSAA’s favor. Comparing this year’s quarterfinal round to last year’s, the gross revenue is anywhere from $12,000 to $16,000 more in 2014. (More on that later.) At the Lahaina Civic, Lahainaluna edged Maryknoll 61-57 in a thriller on Saturday. The quarterfinal drew 1,400 in paid attendance, […]