Out or safe? Brent Sakurai’s leap over the tag at home plate was one of many amazing plays during the ILH baseball championship game between Kamehameha and Mid-Pacific on Tuesday. Let’s break the play down.
A tough 24 hours for Kamehameha-Hawaii began with a case of teamwide food poisoning and got worse with a serious injury to senior point guard Lanaki Apele. But the Warriors persevered and battled Kahuku and Baldwin to the finish.
When Kamehameha-Hawaii assistant coach Todd Yanagi approached Baldwin’s bench minutes before their third-place game, Bears coach Wayne Gushiken had a slightly surprised look. The longtime coach had seen and heard it all, pretty much, in high school hoops. But this was something new, and when Yanagi was done explaining, Gushiken smiled and nodded. It was a fitting proposal. Yanagi asked the veteran Baldwin coach to allow Warrirors guard Lanaki Apele, who had suffered a season-ending elbow injury the night before […]
Post-game interviews with Courtney Kaupu, Hoku Liftee, Dawnyelle Awa, Lia Galdeira, Makayla Awa and Coach Bobbie Awa of Konawaena. Also, ‘Iolani Coach Eddie Maruyama. All interviews followed the Division I final of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships, Feb. 10, 2012 at Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu.
Highlights from the Division I title game between ‘Iolani and Konawaena in the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships at Blaisdell Arena, Feb. 10, 2012.
Post-game chats with Dawnyelle Awa, Lia Galdeira, Bobbie Awa, Scott DeSilva, Makayla Awa and Courtney Kaupu after the Konawaena-Kahuku semifinal game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. The semifinals were played at Neal Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu.