Soccer

Kylie Kimura and Tori Chinen each had hat tricks and the Kalani girls soccer team opened its season with a 12-0 win over Kaimuki. Daysha-Ann Solidum and Nicole Nakamura added two goals each while Stephanie Chung and Samantha Churchill scored once apiece. The Falcons haven’t been to the state tournament since 2010, when they went to the OIA championship game and won two games in the big show. In other OIA Red East action on opening day, Hoku Afong scored […]

It was the usual suspects on the first day of OIA girls soccer on Friday night. League champion Pearl City shut out Waianae, while the rest of last year’s top contenders won. Campbell shut out Waipahu 5-0 behind goals from five different girls and Mililani scored six — Two by Tia Furuta — in a 6-0 shutout of Leilehua. Aiea, which reached the state final last year, flexed its muscles the most with a 10-0 win over Radford. Kapolei scraped […]

King Kekaulike upset defending state champion ‘Iolani 1-0 in the boys semifinals of the 43rd annual Ka Makani Soccer Classic on Saturday at Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Na Alii move on to play Punahou in the final on Sunday. The Buffanblu got past Mid-Pacific 1-0 in the other semifinal match, which was decided on penalty kicks. In the girls semifinals, King Kekaulike stopped MPI 2-0, and Waiakea defeated Hawaii Prep 2-0. Na Alii and the Warriors meet in the final today.

Kaui Mau and Ikaia Chu came through in the clutch to lead Kamehameha to a 1-0 win over Baldwin on Saturday night in the final of the Moanalua High School Thanksgiving Classic preseason boys soccer tournament. After regulation and overtime at the Mililani High School field ended in a scoreless tie, the two teams were deadlocked 4-4 on penalty kicks when Mau — the Warriors’ sixth shooter stepped up to the line and blasted a shot high into the middle […]

Christian Liberty started the first Division II semifinal on fire, earning a penalty kick after just 4 1/2 minutes. Louis Moylan converted it for his third goal of the tournament. Honokaa responded with a goal from Preston Branco at 21:23. Honokaa currently holds a 10-3 advantage in shots with about 10 minutes left in the first half. The Dragons (10-3-3) haven’t lost a game at states since the final in 2010 when they fell to Mid-Pacific. They won the tournament […]

Some fun facts about ‘Iolani soccer players K.J. Ahlo and Tim Leong, who are featured in this morning’s edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. K.J. Ahlo Favorite class: Literature of Sport. Favorite teacher: Mr. Peter Greenhill Favorite athlete: Lionel Messi, Barcelona, c/f Favorite food: Spicy ahi (Paina Cafe) Favorite music: Kid Ink Favorite TV show: 2 1/2 men (original cast) Favorite movie: Coach Carter Secret skill or hobby: I like to play ukulele, learn off YouTube and ukuleleunderground.com GPA: 3.4 College […]