High School Athletics

Picture Credit: Lori McKeown Mililani was coming off of an impressive win over the No.4 tournament seed Kealakehe, winning that game 25-0. But as Mililani searched for their first state title since 2015, the most recent state champions, Iolani had something to say about that. Entering as the No.1 tournament seed, Iolani survived and advanced […]

Picture Credit: Lori McKeown This semi-final game between Maryknoll and Kapolei was shaping up to be a good one. Previously, Maryknoll put up double-digit runs against Leilehua and the No.3 tournament seed, Baldwin to advance into this semi-final round. The No.2 tournament seed, Kapolei was looking dangerous as well after their first-round bye; they bolstered […]

The HHSAA DI Boys Volleyball State Championship match featured two of the best teams in the state, the No.1 tournament seed Punahou and the No.2 Moanalua. Both teams had received a first-round bye and began their tournament play on Thursday, May 5th. Both Moanalua (vs Castle 25-16, 25-18, 25-13) and Punahou (vs Roosevelt 25-8, 25-19, […]

The HHSAA DII Boys Volleyball State Championship featured two quality teams, the Pearl City Chargers and the Seabury Spartans, who both displayed high levels of grit and determination. Entering as the No.4 seed in the tournament, the Chargers survived and advanced past the No.5 Konawaena in the first round in a 5-set match. They would […]

By Jarin Kobashigawa. The best of the best high school football talent from around the nation came to Oahu to celebrate culture and play the game they love. The sold-out Polynesian Bowl at Kamehameha School’s Kapalama Campus featured 25 athletes from Hawaii and some of the top-ranked players in the nation. The athletes had about […]

By: Jarin Kobashigawa In the battle between two neighbor island teams, and two teams looking to win their first DII State Title, the Kapaʻa Warriors broke four HHSAA Tournament records and beat the Kamehameha Maui Warriors in the 2021 First Hawaiian Bank HHSAA DII State Championship Game. Junior Solomone Malafu, who was a force to […]

The Kahuku Red Raiders take down the four-time defending champions, the Saint Louis Crusaders and win the State Championship for the first time since 2015. The Red Raiders were relentless on offense, putting up 21 unanswered points in the first quarter and adding another 7 points in the second quarter. Kahuku’s stout defense held the […]

After shutting out Aiea 21-0 in their semi-final game, the ʻIolani Raiders shut out Lahainaluna, 38-0, and win the 2021 First Hawaiian Bank D1 HHSAA State Championship. The stout defense of the Raiders held the Lunas to under 140-yards of total offense and only 5 first downs while the Raider offense exploded with 174 passing […]

This past Friday, Lahainaluna and Iolani advanced to the First Hawaiian Bank HHSAA D1 Football State Championship Game. Lahainaluna’s season stays perfect at 7-0 after they capitalized on seven interceptions to move past a previously undefeated Konawaena team, 30-7. Lahainaluna scored first with a 20-yard TD run from Kuola Watson. Konawaena answered quickly on their […]

Final scores from last day of the ‘Iolani Classic girls tournament: Kamehameha-Kapalama 55, Hawaii Baptist 45 Maryknoll 42, Lahainaluna 37 3rd-place game: Centennial (Nev.) 50, ‘Iolani 38 Championship game: Archbishop Mitty (Calif.) 63, Salesian College Prep (Calif.) 60