Comments on: Private schools own 80 percent of state titles so far in 2018-19

By: hwnstyll

hwnstyll — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:24:53 +0000

I think the difference is coaching. Lets face it kids that are in an ILH school tries harder in school then OIA kids as a whole, its demanded of staying in the school. These kids are not super athletes but might be overachievers and more goal oriented.
FOOTBALL had champion form 3 different leagues so throw that recruiting theory out the door.
Basketball perhaps.
Soccer, not much recruiting but maybe superior coaching and numbers of players that participate in that sport, same goes for swimming.
Dont tell me that bowling is an ILH thing when I think the school with the best program can always win, just like riflery. IMHO

By: ???

??? — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 05:38:24 +0000

SMH: NO ILH alumni, fan or student wants to admit that recruiting wins championships!
Thanks HPW for showing these stats, it just proves the point for all the non believers.
Rich Miano would never have won a championship at Kaiser without recruiting “period”. Cal Lee would not win a championship at Kalani “period” end of Story!!

By: Mahatma Gadhi

Mahatma Gadhi — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:30:37 +0000

of course, cuz the ILH is stealing top athletes from the OIA. The recruits used to play both basketball and football, now they can play just 1 sport. Volleyball too. It has grown in popularity worldwide that now the ILH schools also want their state volleyball championships. State champion Iolani wahine team had plenty recruits on the team. Used to only football and basketball had recruits. I don’t think they recruit baseball players. Just cuz a dominant pitcher only goes every 4th day and a domniant batter only comes to bat every 9th at bat and then he can be pitched around (intentionally walked).

By: Coach C

Coach C — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 05:34:57 +0000

Case in point. St.Francis goes coed. Stacks basketball team. Stack football team. Get criticized for D2 BB and gets disqualified for football. School falls apart, a woman institute in Hawaii destroyed. Why? Testosterone mentality. In reality, the academic cost to educate the athletes, many on scholarship, bought the school down. Tragic. This is in response to Keeping it RIO.

By: Ldub20 Owl316

Ldub20 Owl316 — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:53:06 +0000

There is one sport that’s kind of an “OIA sport”—softball. There might be more, too.

By: KEEPING IT RIO

KEEPING IT RIO — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:23:00 +0000

Yup some schools need sports to survive, no sports no school. Serious

By: ILH

ILH — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:37:50 +0000

Gosh. Some schools only exist if they win football.