After three state titles in a row, nationally-ranked Saint Louis had some key positions to fill. Graduation took away Division I college recruits like Faatui Tuitele and Gino Quinones, but returnees like LB Jordan Botelho (Notre Dame) and Kamo‘i Latu (Utah) see plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the 2019 season. Also on camera: NT Stanley McKenzie (Cal).
Saint Louis wide receiver Roman Wilson had a busy offseason that included summer camps and a commitment to the Michigan Wolverines. The senior chatted with Hawaii Prep World in late July about the journey and the Crusaders’ progress as an offensive unit.
In the thick heat and humidity of late July, Cal Lee was once again in his element. The process. The teaching. The one on one. After 14 Prep Bowl and four state championship crowns, including the last three in a row, the celebration is long over. Lee has an eternal thirst that might seem unquenchable. The Crusaders have won 26 games in a row, 31 of their last 32 since Lee and staff returned to the campus at Kalaepohaku. The […]
Junior season didn’t go as planned for promising wide receiver Matt Sykes. A leg injury in June of 2018 derailed his chance to start for the Saint Louis Crusaders. he rehabbed hard, returned early and was on the field when they captured their third Open Division state title in a row. This offseason, he was at full strength, impressed recruiters at summer camps, and committed to UCLA. Now a senior, Sykes chatted with Hawaii Prep World during preseason, in between […]
Sunday is a day of rest for football coaches. Ron Lee gets a breather, but coordinating the Saint Louis Crusaders’ offense isn’t about clocking in and clocking out. For more than four decades, as a coordinator or head coach, teaching the intricacies of the four-wide attack has been his passion. In every molecule and fiber of his being, Lee thrives in the process. He and the offensive staff bring a core of 22 pass catchers to the sacred four-wide, or […]
The three-time defending state champion Saint Louis Crusaders are finally ready to make their season debut. Seniors Nick Herbig and Koali Nishigaya talked to Hawaii Prep World’s Paul Honda about the transition and chemistry of veteran and young additions to the 2019 Saint Louis football roster. Saint Louis opens the season at Kapolei on Thursday riding a 26-game winning streak.
No games for two weeks is no problem for Cal Lee. “We’re practicing,” the Saint Louis football coach said. “It’s not like you’ve gotta rush. I don’t mind. It’s more time to prepare. What’s wrong with that?” Top-tier state champions three years running, the Crusaders don’t hit the field for real until Thursday, Aug. 15, at Kapolei. Lee, however, does have a problem with putting athletes in game-like situations too early. He would also prefer a later start and a […]
Saint Louis hired Chad Konishi as its new athletics director, school president Glenn Medeiros said Wednesday. Konishi most recently was the athletics director at St. Francis, and before that, spent 12 years as Mike Trapasso‘s pitching coach with the University of Hawaii baseball team. The hire is part of a restructuring of the Crusaders’ athletic administration. Previously, Ryan Blangiardi and Gerald Welch were co-athletic directors. Welch, who is a second-grade teacher at the school and on football coach Cal Lee‘s […]