High School Basketball

By Wes Nakama Trystin Stevens swished a 3-pointer from the left corner with 6.8 seconds remaining Wednesday night to lift Leilehua over Mililani, 49-48, for its first OIA boys basketball championship since 1988. A tense and vocal crowd of about 650 at McKinley’s Student Council Gym watched Twain Wilson score a game-high 25 points with […]

HONOLULU—The Mufi Hannemann Basketball Jamboree returns for its 30th year with a full day’s slate of games at the ‘Iolani School gyms, Monday, February 19. Tip-off for the first games is 9:30 a.m. Admission is free; donations are welcome. Eighty-four athletes representing high school girls basketball teams from across the state will be competing. They […]

By Wes Nakama Quickly finishing the long road to a three-peat, Saint Louis raced past Punahou, 60-42, Monday night to win its third straight ILH boys basketball championship. A near-capacity crowd of about 1,200 at Hemmeter Fieldhouse watched Stone Kanoa score 15 points, Pupu Sepulona add 13 points and Caelan Fernando chip in 12 points as the […]

ʻIolani becomes the first school in HHSAA tournament history to win five consecutive girl’s basketball state championships and Maryknoll wins their first championship since 1978. This week on Road To The Ship, presented by Hawaiian Financial Federal Credit Union, we recap the semi-final and championship games in the 2024 HHSAA Girl’s Basketball Tournament. We also […]

By Wes Nakama The “Drive for Five” required an unexpected extra lap, but the ‘Iolani went the distance and held off stubborn Kamehameha in overtime, 39-38, Friday night for its fifth straight Heidi & Cook/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championship. A tense and vocal crowd of 1,860 at Blaisdell Arena watched ‘Iolani take leads of 8-0 […]

We got ourselves another special episode of the “Student Section” show of the year at AutoSource featuring FOUR amazing athletes: Hawai’i Men’s Volleyball’s Keoni Thiim and Louis Sakanoko. Joining them are Punahou multi-sport athletes Dillon Kellner and Evan Porter. Mahalo to Autosource Hawaii and Raising Cane’s!

By Wes Nakama Four-time defending state champion ‘Iolani rallied from an 11-point fourth-period deficit Wednesday and then held off Campbell, 52-47, in an exciting night of Heide & Cooke/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Quarterfinals action. A tense and vocal crowd of about 350 at McKinley’s Student Council Gym watched Mia Frye score a game-high 16 points […]

By Wes Nakama PEARL CITY — The bullet train that was the Kahuku girls basketball team finally slowed down just a bit Wednesday night, but still had enough momentum to deny Campbell, 33-31, and win its third OIA basketball championship in five years. A large and deafening crowd of about 1,300 at Pearl City Gym watched […]

In an exciting showdown for the D1 ILH Girls Varsity Basketball Championship, ‘Iolani emerged victorious over Kamehameha, avoiding a rematch. The game was intense as Kamehameha fought hard and initially took the lead. However, ‘Iolani rallied with determination and skill, turning the tide in their favor. The girls showcased remarkable teamwork and resilience, ultimately securing […]

Kicking off 2024 with our first “Student Section” show of the year at AutoSource featuring another set of FOUR standout athletes: Hawai’i football recruits Micah Alejado and Christian Perry as well as Campbell girls basketball stars Aliyah Bantolina and Tehani Docktor. Mahalo to Autosource Hawaii and Raising Canes!