Girls volleyball

There is no state tournament for sports in 2020-21 in Hawaii, but the Hawaii Baptist Eagles are playing with a postseason fury. The third-seeded Eagles went to second-seeded Damien on Tuesday and rallied for an 18-25, 25-15, 25-20 win to secure an opportunity for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu girls volleyball championship. HBA will visit Maryknoll on Thursday. The Spartans outlasted fourth-seeded Hanalani 25-21, 21-25, 25-16 in the other semifinal on Tuesday. Hayley Taka led HBA (10-3) with 13 kills, […]

For the Princess, the Kamehameha Warriors were prepared to their best. They did exactly that in a 25-22, 25-20 sweep of Punahou, on the Buffanblu’s home court, to capture the Interscholastic League of Honolulu girls volleyball championship on Tuesday night. Every Warrior had “FTP” written on her wrist, a motto to honor the founder of Kamehameha Schools, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Each time a Warriors went up to swing or block, “FTP” in black ink was above the net by […]

The Kamehameha Warriors have won 10 state championships over the past 16 seasons under coach Chris Blake. Still, when Punahou hosts Kamehameha for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu girls volleyball title tonight, the Buffanblu won’t be star-struck. Punahou (8-1) split with the Warriors during the regular season and earned the top seed in the single-elimination playoff tournament. Behind the versatility and consistency of their 6-footers, Punahou swept a game Le Jardin squad on Saturday night to reach the final. Kamehameha […]

Condensation has led to inspiration for the Punahou Buffanblu. The Buffanblu girls volleyball team took the best shots Le Jardin could offer and swept the Lady Bulldogs 25-14, 25-18 on Saturday night in the semifinal round of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu playoffs. Punahou will meet rival Kamehameha for the league championship on Tuesday at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Junior Lucky-Rose Williams paced the unbeaten Buffanblu with nine kills (.300), seven digs and one ace. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter was at her […]

The Mid-Pacific Owls were in one of the strangest, happiest predicaments of the time warp known as the ILH girls volleyball spring 2021 season. Despite four out-of-rotation violations in the third and deciding set, fifth-seeded Mid-Pacific served on match point, leading 24-23 against the home team, fourth-seeded Le Jardin. Then, the unthinkable happened again. Another rotation violation, their fifth of the third set, gave the Bulldogs another free point, tying the set at 24. “I know a lot of us […]