Girls volleyball

After strong showings at the Durango Fall Classic over the weekend in Nevada, both Kamehameha and ‘Iolani made a significant jump in the USA Today Super 25 girls volleyball rankings released today. The defending state champion Warriors, who finished in sixth place at Durango, moved up four spots to No. 10 and ‘Iolani, which finished in ninth place after winning the silver division, jumped five spots to No. 11. Kamehameha advanced to the top division before losing to No. 6 […]

Kamehameha junior Keonilei Akana and ‘Iolani junior Elena Oglivie were named to the all-tournament team at the Durango Fall Classic for leading their teams to high finishes in the elite field. Akana helped the Warriors finish in sixth place and the Raiders ended the tournament in ninth. Kamehameha made it into the championship division but got swept 25-17, 25-22 by Redondo Union (Calif.), which made it to the title match before losing to Assumption (Ky.). The Warriors came back to […]

No. 1-ranked Kamehameha is off to a strong start at the Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas. The Warriors opened play today in the prestigious annual girls volleyball tournament with a 25-19, 25-10 sweep of Village Christian (Calif.). Then, they defeated powerhouse Archbishop Mitty (Calif.) 25-18, 24-26, 25-17. Their final match was a 25-9, 25-2 win over Rim of the World (Calif.) to finish 3-0 in pool play. Also playing is ‘Iolani, the No. 2 team in the Star-Advertiser Girls […]

Not this year. Last year, Kapolei broke through for a rare victory against Mililani in the OIA girls volleyball regular season. On Thursday night, the Trojans overpowered the Hurricanes 25-11, 25-15 at the Mililani gym. With the win, Mililani took over sole possession of the OIA West standings at 5-0. The Hurricanes — who are coming off two highly impressive seasons in a row — fell to 4-1. Junior hitter Falanika Danielson pounded 10 kills with one block for the […]

The top two spots in the first Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10 of the season were not a surprise. Defending state champion Kamehameha took the No. 1 spot ahead of ‘Iolani with seven out of 10 first-place votes. Both teams are nationally ranked by both MaxPreps and USA Today. The Raiders did receive the other three first-place votes. After that, it was utter chaos among the 10-member voting panel made up of coaches and media. King Kekaulike took the […]

Winners of the last three state championships combined, ‘Iolani and Kamehameha open the season highly regarded as two of the top teams in the country. Both schools are ranked higher in the first Max Preps Xcellent 25 released today than they are in the first USA Today Super 25. The Raiders open at No. 11 with the Warriors at No. 13. ‘Iolani, which won the Ann Kang Invitational for the second year in a row, dropped only one set in […]