Soccer

The Kaiser and Kalani boys soccer teams have engaged in a memorable rivalry through the years, especially recently as not just two of the better teams in the OIA East, but the entire state. The Falcons won the state title in 2013 and advanced to the state final in 2015, losing to Mililani. The Cougars beat the Falcons in the OIA third-place game a year ago, and then beat Hilo, ILH champion ‘Iolani and Baldwin to advance to the state […]

For the second time in three years, ‘Iolani pulled out a miraculous last-minute win over Punahou in an ILH girls soccer contest on Tuesday at Punahou. After a long throw-in that was played back out, ‘Iolani sophomore Marea Lee was on the receiving end of a Taylor Arakaki pass into the box and deflected the ball off of her head and shoulder that crossed the goal line for the win in the 80th minute. The victory pushed ‘Iolani (7-1-1) ahead […]

Saturday’s OIA East girls soccer match between Castle and Moanalua will likely determine the division winner and top seed entering the OIA playoffs beginning Jan. 22. Moanalua and Castle have finished first and second in the OIA East in each of the last two seasons. Na Menehune handed the Knights their only loss of the regular season last year, 4-1. Moanalua (6-0) is currently on a 21-game unbeaten streak dating back to a 5-3 loss to Kaiser in 2015. Moanalua […]

Thursday afternoon’s boys soccer match between Saint Louis and Punahou was an early battle for first place in the ILH, as the Buffanblu and Crusaders both entered undefeated with no ties. The contest proved to be a true measuring stick for the Crusaders, who made the move back to Division I after appearing in last season’s HHSAA Division II finals. Punahou, meanwhile, is the two-time defending state champion in D-I. In the end, Punahou’s experience and composure proved too much […]

Pearl City showed why it’s a nationally ranked girls soccer team Friday night. The Chargers, who are ranked No. 45 in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.com., soared out of the gate for a big lead but eventually had to hang on in the late stages for a 3-2 home victory over Mililani. The Trojans didn’t go down easy by any stretch of the imagination, pounding away for a possible tying goal that never came in a dominant stretch during the final […]

The Big Three in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu — ‘Iolani, Punahou and Kamehameha — are known for fiery rivalries in most sports. In girls soccer, it’s all-out combat every year, and not one of the three teams has approached anything that could be considered dominance. ILH state berths (champions and runners-up) 2008-2017 >> 2017: 1. Punahou; 2. ‘Iolani >> 2016: 1. ‘Iolani; 2. Kamehameha >> 2015: 1. Punahou; 2. ‘Iolani >> 2014: 1. ‘Iolani; 2. Kamehameha >> 2013: 1. […]