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DAY ONE: Stunners at Iron Maehara Stadium

By Paul Honda on May 5, 2022

Star-Advertiser scribe Billy Hull was up at 4:30 a.m. on a fine Wednesday morning. Boarded a plane, headed to Maui and made it to Iron Maehara Stadium 10 minutes before the opening first-round battle at the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Baseball Division I State Championships. What the longtime writer then witnessed for the next 12 hours was, perhaps, the most unpredictable and mind-blowing quarterfinal round in baseball state-tourney history. Here’s a quick look at the Bonecrusher’s reviews of Wednesday’s thrillers. Thursday’s […]

Punahou, Huntington Beach reach finals of Clash of Titans

By Paul Honda on April 16, 2022

Punahou and Huntington Beach (Calif.) have a date in the finals of the Clash of the Titans boys volleyball tournament on Saturday night. The Buffanblu swept Kamehameha-Hawaii 25-20, 25-14, 25-23 on Saturday morning to finish 3-0 in Pool A. Huntington Beach outlasted Kamehameha in four sets, 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 25-23 and closed play in Pool B at 3-0. The Punahou-Huntington Beach title match will begin at 7 p.m. in Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Punahou (11-0 ILH) has not lost a set in […]

Unblemished: Punahou, Huntington Beach lead pools at Clash of Titans

By Paul Honda on April 16, 2022

The first day of the annual Clash of the Titans was perfect for host Punahou and powerhouse Huntington Beach (Calif.). The Oilers got past ‘Iolani in five sets, then eked out a four-set win over rival Redondo Union (Calif.). Punahou swept Francis Parker (Calif.) and Moanalua. Pool play resumes with matches at 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday. Matches at 5 p.m. will be followed by the championship and third-place matches at 7 p.m. in Hemmeter Fieldhouse. See the first-day […]


Steal home, get the save: A good day for Maryknoll and OF/P Matt Miura

By Paul Honda on April 8, 2022

In case you missed it, Matt Miura had quite the afternoon at Waipio on Thursday. The speedy Maryknoll center fielder didn’t even have a base hit while enjoying, perhaps, the most actively fun game for any baseball player this season. In the third inning, Miura inched his way to a sizable lead off third base and stole home off Kamehameha’s talented southpaw pitcher, Kaena Kiakona. An acrobatic attempt by catcher Beau Sylvester to snag the high, outside heater and apply […]

More of the same by Kahuku, Maryknoll, Kailua, ‘Iolani in boys hoops opening round

By Paul Honda on February 23, 2022

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Monday’s opening-round games isn’t that the favorites won. Maybe it is just that every favorite won by its own choice of methodology. Kahuku pounded the rock inside. Maryknoll won with a deliberate pace. Kailua let Jonny Philbrick eat. ‘Iolani went to the race track. All in all, the first boys state championships in two years went according to the book. The Heide & Cook/HHSAA State Championships resumes on Thursday with quarterfinal matchups at Moanalua […]

A new peak: ‘Iolani three-peats in girls hoops

By Paul Honda on February 20, 2022

There was mostly joy this week for the ‘Iolani Raiders. And definitely some drama. There were some quiet, tense moments for fans when the Raiders struggled to pull away from a resilient Campbell squad in the semifinals. Konawaena would not relent in the Division I final of the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships on Saturday at Blaisdell Center. Coach Dean Young had moments of relief, anguish, even heartbreak and again, joy through the course of three days. The […]

Tavo Motu‘apuaka joining brother, sister at USU

By Paul Honda on January 21, 2022

Some people want to get away from family when they go off to college. Sione Tavo Motu‘apuaka decided to reunite with his brother and sister. The Mililani football and basketball player committed to Utah State, where older brother Hale plays football and older sister Kiana is a track and field athlete. “I decided to stick with my family. It would be an honor to play with my brother for his last two years there. it’ll be more convenient for my […]

Kana Loa Kaluna’s big night is a dream come true

By Paul Honda on December 24, 2021

Kana Loa Kaluna had a choice. He could have followed older brother Kaulana, who had a superb football career at Kaimuki under then-coach David Tautofi. Kana Loa’s dream, though, was elsewhere. After a cancelled junior year and the chance to play more as a senior, the Kahuku running back made his biggest impact on Thursday night. Kaluna rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries as Kahuku dethroned Saint Louis, 49-14, for the Open Division state title. Making […]

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