Girls basketball

A quick run-through of today’s Division I matchups on Day 2, the quarterfinal round of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. Division I McKinley bracket ‘Iolani vs. Lahainaluna, 5 p.m. On paper: The Raiders have played, by far, one of the toughest schedules in the state. The Lunas? They played as many games as possible, even doubling up with two simultaneous tournaments during a trip to Oahu in preseason. But ‘Iolani has notched the bigger headline wins. The skinny: […]

(Here’s the full recap on Miillani’s opening-round win over Kaiser at the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships on Tuesday, McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. See the tournament recap for Division I and D-II here.) Mikaela Limper scored eight points in a pivotal third quarter as the Trojans went on a 23-9 run to pull away in opening-round play at McKinley. Point guard Kapili Amamalin, who had six points during that third stanza, finished with a game-high 18 points for Mililani. […]

Game day. Big dance. Tickle the twine, anyone? The opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships is upon us. In 2.5 hours, the games shall begin. Here’s a pupule look at today’s matchups. (I’ll update new matchups each day, including tomorrow’s opening round in Division II.) Division I Seeded teams (opening-round bye) 1. Konawaena 2. Kamehameha 3. Leilehua 4. Lahainaluna # # # McKinley bracket ‘Iolani (13-6) vs. Kaimuki (9-6), 5 p.m. Ranking: ‘Iolani is ranked No. […]

I could not help but wonder, in this post-Lia Galdeira-Dawnyelle Awa era at Konawaena, is this going to be a repeat of 2008? In ’08, the Wildcats were coming off a state title in girls basketball, but the cupboard was almost bare. All the talented four-year starters, like Jessica Hanato and Jazzmin Awa-Williams, had graduated. Sure enough, Konawaena won the BIIF, but fell in the quarterfinals of the state tourney. I remember that game, the talent and hustle of All-State […]