High School Athletics

By Wes Nakama WAIPI’O — After a relatively smooth journey through the ILH’s treacherous baseball gauntlet, Kamehameha clinched at least a tie for the regular season title Tuesday afternoon by holding off Damien, 5-1, at Patsy T. Mink Central O’ahu Regional Park. The Warriors improved to 11-1, two games ahead of second-place Saint Louis (9-3) with two games […]

Friday night’s Seariders Football Boosters Hail To Thee Gala 2025 was one to remember. ❤️💙🏈 The evening was dedicated to raising funds for the Wai‘anae Seariders Football program and honoring a true icon — former Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Larry Ginoza. Coach Ginoza took over the program in 1965 and led the Seariders […]

Iolani secured a 6-2 win over Mid-Pacific, highlighted by a six-run fifth inning fueled by back-to-back home runs from Kaimana Lau Kong and Judah Ota. The Raiders rallied from a 2-0 deficit, with Brady Minami’s single and Jadon Anzai’s double setting up the big inning. Brennan Kim earned the win in relief, throwing two scoreless […]

By Wes Nakama After losing only one senior from last year’s OIA champion roster, Kailua entered this season as the overwhelming favorite in the Eastern Division. But after seven games, the surprise leader in the East standings is Kaiser, which improved to 6-1 after a 5-2 home victory over rival Kalani on Wednesday afternoon. The […]

Castle High School’s Keegan Goeas showcased his talent on the national stage, finishing 3rd in the 160 lbs weight class at the 2025 NHSCA High School National Championships in Virginia Beach. With this impressive performance, Goeas earned Senior All-American honors, cementing his place among the nation’s top high school wrestlers. The NHSCA Nationals bring together […]

by Wes Nakama The Maryknoll softball team proved Tuesday night that walking can actually be a high-impact exercise after all. The Spartans took advantage of 11 bases on balls in addition to nine hits to pull away from Kamehameha, 13-3, in an ILH showdown at McKinley shortened to six innings due to the 10-run rule. […]

Sterling Carvalho, who guided Kahuku to three consecutive Open Division state titles from 2021 to 2023, is out as head coach, as first reported by Billy Hull of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Carvalho posted a 59-18 record over six seasons and led the Red Raiders to 32 straight wins against Hawaii opponents starting in 2021. He […]

Kalani edged out Roosevelt 6-5 in a closely contested game, with Joseph Yamauchi earning the win after pitching 4 innings and giving up just one run. Roosevelt’s Luke Tausivi had a standout performance with 4 hits, but Kalani’s offense, led by Evan Cavaco who went 2-for-4 on the day and Chase Konishi who scored two […]

Moanalua dominated the game with a 17-1 victory over Kaimuki, collecting 15 hits while Kaimuki struggled with just 3 hits and 5 errors. Moanalua will face Castle in their next two games on April 5th and 10th, while Kaimuki will play Kalani on April 10th. Mahalo to these companies for supporting our ESPN Honolulu Hawai’i […]

By Wes Nakama Facing its toughest test of the ILH season so far, Punahou held off visiting Kamehameha, 4-2, in tense softball action Thursday afternoon. Senior pitcher Paige Brunn scattered seven hits and got a key strikeout to end the game with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh as the Buff ‘n […]