Comments on: Crusaders win, but seek penalty-free perfection

By: James

James — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:46:31 +0000

They dont recruit, its the tradition that brings players in idiots.

By: Pohaks

Pohaks — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 08:09:33 +0000

Just go back to the prep bowl form. The OIA better win the states they got 3 chances out of 4. What a joke and u guys crying about being unfair. U guys cried last year about having two ILH teams in the state when the OIA had four in 2016. Wait we can’t bring back the prep bowl format because some cry babies thought that was unfair too lol. After kahuku loses in the OIA champ n then the state semi give Kaneohe zippys a break they tired of seeing people in red shirts crying over their zip PAC. Lol

By: Finally.....

Finally..... — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:26:43 +0000

…comments that make sense! It’s all about what’s best for the kids! Parents understand options are what it’s all about. Wannabes will always complain! Give parents and kids better options and watch what happens. Good luck to all teams and more importantly, keep moving forward everyone. Change is GREAT! March on Trojans!

By: JustaMom

JustaMom — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 01:08:56 +0000

DiamonHead, thank you for your reply and explanation. I can appreciate how other areas like Kahuku or the North Shore for that matter would want their kids to stay and play in their “back yard” but some on here get so heated like recruiting is a really bad thing and I just don’t see it that way. I don’t live in Kahuku or the North Shore so maybe I don’t get, but I have to look at from a single parent’s point of view as my child just received a scholarship to attend a school where I cannot afford to pay the tuition and the education he or she will be receiving at attending a top notch school would be worth it.

If these so called recruited kids didn’t want to attend either St. Louis or Punahou, then I get it, but clearly the ones that are recruited have their own personal reasons and agenda for not staying home and playing in their “back yard.” I would hate for others to get upset if any child or adult for that matter is just trying to secure a better future for him or her by attending a private school. I guess the saying of “don’t hate the player hate the game” here kind of applies.

On a personal note, I see how deep rooted the Kahuku community is and I personally think it’s awesome. I was at last years Championship game and all I can say about Kahuku and how they come together is, WOW! It was a sight to see.

By: DiamonHead

DiamonHead — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:51:21 +0000

Justamom, sports in general is just a big pissing match for the adult males of this world. College is different because every single college has scholarships to recruit so the playing field is even.

In high school only two schools on the island give scholarships and thats St. Louis and Punahou, they recruit the best talent on the island. Those two private schools are awesome and offer great opportunities but when they pound on the public schools and strut around like they the big dogs then you gonna create divisiveness on the island. Thats why Kahuku became very vocal about the ILH schools coming in to recruit their top kids only to turn around and beat Kahuku every year in the prep bowl with those Kahuku kids on their roster.

In Cal Lees recent return to St. Louis in 2014 he knew Kahuku fans were irritated of his tactics to lure Kahuku kids to St. Louis so now you dont see as many Kahuku kids at St. Loius, but what St. Louis did start doing was recruiting outer islands, kids from Kauai, Maui and Big island are starting to funnel into St. Louis.

Mililani is seeing a lot of success with their attempts to attract a few poly kids from Aiea and Kalihi, but Mililani is really doing things the right way by creating a great program and environment which is sustainable and I expect Mililani to be a top OIA team every year. I would hope that other schools like Farrington and Waianae as well as Campbell take notes from Mililani and create a top contending program too.

By: ʻaʻole au ʻike

ʻaʻole au ʻike — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:43:10 +0000

Aloha,
Throughout this whole Open and Division 1 playoffs, I am mainly concerned about one thing. Who in the ILH is going to play in the Division 1 bracket? Saint Louis has had an amazing season, but this year theyʻre only taking one ILH team into Open Division? Last year, Punahou went into Open as well. what is going on ?! Is no ILH team going into the Division 1 Bracket?

By: JustaMom

JustaMom — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:25:46 +0000

This is an honest question because there seems to be a lot of debate going on about recruiting. If you are a parent who cannot afford a private school education and your child is given a chance to be recruited to a private school where the tuition is at minimum $15,000.00/year, why would you pass it up? Why not give your child a chance to a college prep private school education if they are good at any sport? Is recruiting that bad? Recruiting by high school coaches more and more resembles what college coaches do in their quest to find and attract top players. Public school unfortunately have rules that they have to follow in their recruiting while private schools have very little rules, it’s a known fact that recruiting is something that happens in any sports. I just don’t get why such a big debate. I personally cannot afford a private school education for my children but if they are great at any sport and are possibly recruited by a private school, at the end of the day, if my child said, “yes”, then I would be fine with it and not have any issues. If your child gets recruited to a really good college vs playing at home here, would you say no to that? Why such a big difference if it’s high school or college?

By: That’s My Family

That’s My Family — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:59:24 +0000

Kahuku doesn’t recruit? Oh yeah I forgot they are related to everyone in the world. So if a kid gets a GE or moves into district they will use the same ol sad song of “Ho Aunty, that’s Tuli’s cousin’s nephew’s aunty’s former roommate so they makes him family and from the community.”

Classic!

By: leeboy

leeboy — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:49:34 +0000

Here we go again, States coming soon and all kahuku fans wants to talk about recruiting because they know where the Koa belongs

By: Recruit dis

Recruit dis — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:34:04 +0000

The only haters are a couple of you donkeys who always bash the ILH . If you look at all the other topics and past post you will see it’s the same people who bash the ILH and then other people respond to back them up.