McKinley football

McKinley sophomore Alexandria Buchanan made history last month as the first female quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in a varsity game in Hawaii. Honolulu Star-Advertiser columnist Dave Reardon profiled her in a story that ran in today’s newspaper which you can read here. Tigers coach Pat Silva said that Buchanan is McKinley’s starting quarterback “moving forward.” “As far as I’m concerned and our staff is concerned, she’s our starting quarterback,” Silva said Wednesday, as McKinley prepares to play Kaimuki […]

After making history last week, McKinley sophomore quarterback Alexandria Buchanan had quite the lead-up to Saturday’s matchup with Kalani. “It’s pretty crazy. There’s a lot of support coming in from friends and family of course, but also complete strangers, people I don’t even know,” she said. “It’s amazing getting this support from my team. It means a lot to me and I’m pretty sure it means a lot to my team, too.” Buchanan set out to prove that the Kalaheo […]

McKinley has a beautiful new football field to practice and scrimmage on. There is also a brand-new rubberized track that will host important track and field meets. But there is no stadium seating and no stadium lights — and thus no home football games. Help may be on the way. According to Lindsay Chambers, a spokesperson for the Department of Education, there is funding for improvements but the money has not been allocated yet. The DOE is in the process […]

Alexandria Buchanan remembers the days that she would sling the old pigskin around with her father when she was little. She didn’t play organized football until joining a flag football league in the seventh grade, but that’s where she says her love of the sport truly developed. Her journey hit its crescendo on Saturday night when the McKinley sophomore quarterback became the first girl in Hawaii to throw a touchdown pass in a game. She found Ace Asis on a […]