Comments on: Govs, Spartans among letter-of-intent signees

By: BG Grad

BG Grad — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:17:26 +0000

“anywaaaays!! April 12, 2017 at 12:56 pm
What would be cool is if SA would compile all athletic scholarships year by year and school by school to see how each school is doing. This would give us an idea of which schools have programs catered to any particular sport and maybe even a reason why a kid would transfer to a school that has a better program for that sport.”

yeah, but nobody really cares about this except you. so…..

By: Proud Hawaii Parent

Proud Hawaii Parent — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:25:12 +0000

I realize this comment is a bit late but feel it needs to be said….
Going the JC route does not necessarily mean that the athlete wasn’t “good enough” for a DI or DII school. Unfortunately that assumption is sorely mistaken and unsubstantiated. I personally know of several athletes who chose the JC route simply because the scholarship offer (i.e. full ride + round trip tickets back home) was exactly what the family needed or because the JC was in a preferred state/location. It wasn’t because the athlete wasn’t skilled enough or their grades/scores weren’t high enough. JC’s allow those who might be hesitant about being far away from home to get the college experience and get adjusted to college life without the demands that a DI/DII commitment has. In fact, many DI colleges recruit from JCs because they know that those athletes have successfully made the transition from high school to college and are mature, responsible and ready to play at the next level. On the flip side, I know athletes who committed to a DI school and ended up regretting it. Some didn’t even last one school year while others didn’t return for their sophomore year. I commend the athletes and their families who decide a JC is a better fit for them. So let’s not be so quick to judge. Instead, let’s celebrate our Hawaii athletes who are taking the next step in their lives to play at the collegiate level, be it a DI, DII, DIII, JC, or NAIA (and any other division I may have missed) school and represent our great state of HAWAII! It’s a wonderful opportunity and hopefully they’ll come out of it with a college degree! After all, shouldn’t that be the intent of going to college???

By: Education First

Education First — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:22:51 +0000

@ Applestoapples, I am not saying she is a top 50 prospect. I am not saying that. Please excuse me and allow me to elaborate.

I think she is super talented and she could be recruited by a top 50 D1 school. That would make her ranked around the 150-200 range for all seniors in the nation. I think she falls into that category.

By: Applestoapples

Applestoapples — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 19:02:38 +0000

Ok while I definitely agree Moli is talented, it is a little far fetched to say she is a top 50 prospect. Just looking at girls in the top 100 class of 2017, they are committed to the top programs in the nation. This is likely due to the fact that they most likely grew up traveling around the country playing in tournament and after tournament. How tall is moli? 6ft? 6’1? For many elite teams on the mainland your talking about that is considered an agile shooting guard.

By: Education First

Education First — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:40:03 +0000

Moli is so talented, she is definitely a Top 50 NCAA D1 School prospect. Maybe it’s grades or test scores, but let’s assume it’s not. This girl should be playing at Oregon State, Oregon, Washington, etc. She is that talented.

I don’t blame the kid. I blame the people around her who should have been hustling for her to get her viewed.

By: anywaaaays!!

anywaaaays!! — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:21:50 +0000

If the JC is paying a portion of the students costs then I would say its something to be proud of. Think about the rest of the 95% of Hawaii High school athletes that got nothing.

Also, Kahuku is producing college level rugby talent in boys and girls club rugby. The High school championships are here on Oahu (Turtle Bay) April 27-29 with the #1 and #2 teams from the USA. Im guessing the winner of this tournament will be the #1 Rugby in the nation. Kahuku finished 3rd last year.

By: thnk1st

thnk1st — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 06:50:00 +0000

geez now they have a signing for JC level? seriously? good luck to them. there is a big difference from D1 to JC. first time i ever saw JC at these signing and the SA making a big deal of this JC signing. JC usually means they didn’t qualify for NCAA D1 or D2. i guess still can be proud, but obvious they didn’t do their school work or wasn’t recruited by D1 or D2.

By: anywaaaays!!

anywaaaays!! — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:56:38 +0000

What would be cool is if SA would compile all athletic scholarships year by year and school by school to see how each school is doing. This would give us an idea of which schools have programs catered to any particular sport and maybe even a reason why a kid would transfer to a school that has a better program for that sport.