Girls volleyball

Keonilei Akana made a jump that only the very best of great Kamehameha volleyball players have made. Akana is the Star-Advertiser’s girls volleyball state player of the year for 2019 after leading the Warriors to ILH and state titles. >> CLICK HERE TO MEET THE ALL-STATE FAB. 15 TEAM With ‘Iolani’s Elena Oglivie dropping to second after taking the top prize twice in her celebrated career — and being judged second best in the other two — Akana is the […]

Talent. Heart. Performance. Glory. The 2019 Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball All-State Fab 15, released in today’s edition, is chock full of those ingredients — as always. Volleyball players in Hawaii land at the college level often, and the Fab 15 are no exception. The top five of this year’s list, voted by coaches and media, had a bit more consideration than usual. Here’s what some of coaches from elite prep programs said about this year’s top players in the Fab 15: […]

‘Iolani senior outside hitter Elena Oglivie was voted the ILH most valuable player in Division I, the league announced today. Kamehameha coach Chris Blake, who led the Warriors to an ILH and state championship, was named coach of the year. In Division II, Damien senior Rayne Pactol was named most valuable player and Don Faumuina, in his final season with the Monarchs, was named coach of the year. Lanakila Baptist senior Chavah Kaneshiro was named most valuable player in Division […]

For a team that has won 22 state championships overall and 10 out of the last 17, Kamehameha was in an unfamiliar position this season. The Warriors began the season ranked No. 2 in the state and were dropped to third for four different weeks. It wasn’t until two weeks ago, after winning four matches in five days to secure the ILH championship, that Kamehameha finally reached the top spot. That’s where they stay to close out the 2019 season […]

After drilling 22 kills with 11 digs in the Division I final of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships on Saturday night at Blaisdell Arena, Kamehameha’a Keonilei Akana was picked as the tournament’s most outstanding player. Akana, a middle who also plays opposite, was also chosen to the D-I all-tournament team last year. Four of Akana’s Warriors teammates also made the D-I all-tournament team — libero Tara De Sa, hitters Devin Kahahawai and Maui Robins and setter Bryanne […]