Just got the word that Molokai girls volleyball team is in town to get some much-needed competition. The Farmers, who have an extremely limited schedule in the Maui Interscholastic League due to travel costs and divisional (classification) lines, will play No. 2-ranked Punahou today at 4 p.m. in an exhibition match. Molokai, which is ranked No. 3 in the Star-Advertiser Top 10, will visit No. 1 Kamehameha tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Two days after Hawaii Baptist won a state championship — the Eagles’ third Division II crown in a row — it was back to work. Another spectacular season, 21-2 including an upset at Kamehameha — the eventual D-I state champ — peaked with a tough four-set victory over Word of Life on Saturday. But there was no break, no layoff, no rest for the happily weary. “They’re busy with club volleyball,” coach Myles Shioji said. That’s right, the grind of […]
There’s a lot going on in the mind of Chris Blake. He may not verbalize everything, but he puts pen to paper often. So much so, that his trusty black composition book may well be his treasure chest. During Kamehameha volleyball matches, it serves as a shield while the coach instructs his players, particularly for pre-serve directions. The Kamehameha physics teacher also stores ideas and inspiration on those pages, the kind that trigger the start of offseason training, then weave […]
Down 14-8 in Game 4 — and down 2-1 in the match, Kamehameha rallied for an amazing 22-25, 25-18, 26-28, 25-23, 15-6 win over top-seeded Punahou last night in the Division I final of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships at the Stan Sheriff Center. After finishing second to Punahou in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, Kamehameha (20-3) saw its dynasty grow with a fifth straight state title. Kamehameha hit .245 to Punahou’s .152 (33 hitting errors). Kamehameha […]
In Punahou’s first action in states this year, the middles carried the early load as the Buffanblu rolled easily over Farrington 25-14, 25-15, 25-14 yesterday at McKinley High School. Russo and Thompson combined for 17 of the team’s 31 kills in the first two games. Thompson, a 6-foot-2 senior, finished with a match-high 12 kills on 17 swings with only two hitting errors (.588). Russo, a 6-0 junior, contributed six kills on seven swings with no hitting errors (.857). The […]
This wasn’t the first time a Kahuku volleyball team started slowly. It was certainly the first time in recent memory, however, a team made such a big comeback in the Oahu Interscholastic Association playoffs. The Red Raiders rallied from a 24-18 deficit to stun Moanalua, and went on to a 27-25, 25-20, 26-28, 25-18 win on Thursday to win their second league title in a row. “Moanalua is a tough team, but we had to play our game. The girls […]
On Tuesday, the state’s No. 1 girls volleyball team, Punahou, was set to participate in this weekend’s Bump, Set and Spike for the Cure exhibition tournament at La Pietra. By Wednesday, the Buffanblu had a change of heart. Citing concern about injury risk before next week’s state championships, Punahou pulled out of the event. The tourney will still have No. 2 Kamehameha, No. 4 Hawaii Baptist and Word of Life, plus host La Pietra. Kamehameha has already secured a berth […]
There’s no substitute for experience, which Hawaii Baptist has in droves. The Eagles withstood a furious Word of Life attack in the first two sets and cruised through the third for a 25-23, 25-22, 25-12 sweep last night to capture the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division II tournament. A near-capacity crowd at Dan Liu Gym endured sweltering humidity to see HBA, the regular-season winner, avoid a winner-take-all match against the Firebrands. HBA (18-2), ranked No. 4 in the Star-Bulletin Girls […]