Girls volleyball

King Kekaulike coach Al Paschoal said there’s “a lot of chatter” regarding Chandler Cowell’s future. In the present, the Na Alii junior will likely be a focal point in the Kamehameha’s coaching staff’s discussions heading into Friday’s semifinal matchup in the New City Nissan/HHSAA Division I Girls Volleyball Championship. Cowell powered third-seeded King Kekaulike into the semifinals with 24 kills while hitting .388 in a four-set quarterfinal win over Kalaheo on Thursday at Moanalua. Kamehameha, the defending state champion, joined […]

The HHSAA’s Divison II volleyball tournament was instituted in part to give schools a shot at postseason glory that would never have the chance otherwise. Ask around the communities of Waianae, Kohala and Molokai and they will say ‘mission accomplished’ Division II stalwarts Hawaii Prep (11 straight years in the tournament), Konawaena (6), top seed Hawaii Baptist (5) and MIL champion Hana (5) are in there as usual, but they might see a different landscape when the semifinals move to […]

Moanalua seems to have lost its most favored nation status with the HHSAA Na Menehune made the tournament for the 15th straight year, but will have to travel to Iolani to advance to the quarterfinals. Moanalua has had the benefit of a home match until the semifinals for the past two years. For a school that has been kicked out of the tournament by an ILH team the past five years, that is not exactly optimal. Moanalua has had the […]

The HHSAA released its state girls volleyball tournament brackets on Saturday morning. The D-I tournament begins on Monday with Kamehameha-Maui hosting Farrington and Waiakea hosting Kapolei at 3:45 p.m. on the outer islands. ‘Iolani hosts Moanalua and Mililani hosts Kalaheo at 6 p.m on Oahu. The Division II tournament begins on Wednesday and the Division I quarterfinals will begin on Thursday. The full Division I bracket can be found here. The full Division II bracket can be found here.

The Iolani girls volleyball team won the ILH but fell in the state final last year. This time they hope the roles are reversed. The Raiders beat Punahou 23-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-19 on Friday night to clinch the league’s second state berth. The Raiders will host their first-round match on Monday against an opponent to be determined. Kamehameha, which beat Iolani in last year’s state final, won the ILH championship on Thursday. Punahou’s season is over. The win over their […]

There’s often been championship potential for Waianae volleyball. The boys found themselves in the spotlight several years ago, but maintaining that level of success is not easy. The girls? Thursday’s 25-15, 25-13, 25-19 sweep of Roosevelt in the OIA Division II final was an eye-opener. It is the first OIA volleyball championship for Waianae, even going back to the years of Thia Palakiko. Since the league began girls volleyball in 1971, the Seariders had not won a crown. This year’s […]