What’s Happening

Give the Kailua High School baseball team an inch, and the Surfriders will take a mile. ‘Aiea learned that the hard way Friday night, as youthful Kailua pounced on Na Ali’i for a five-run third inning en route to an 8-1 victory and its first OIA championship since 2017. Freshman ‘Ale Kuhaulua and junior Jayden Hunt […]

1 – A Set For The Ages. 36-34. The single largest set score in any match over the six-year history of the Hawaiian Islands presents the Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship. It will also be remembered as the one set that got away. Nine. As in nine set point chances for Hawai`i to cash […]

In a thrilling ILH playoffs kickoff, Maryknoll’s team stunned Punahou with a late victory over Punahou in an intense 11-inning showdown. It seemed Punahou was poised for victory until Maryknoll’s Sheyzhelle Iokia went up to bat. Down 0-1 runs with 2 outs, 2 strikes, and at the bottom of the 7th inning. Iokia delivered a […]

By Wes Nakama KAILUA — The youthful Kailua High School baseball team is not waiting for the future to chase championships. The Surfriders, with only one senior on the roster, held off visiting Roosevelt, 6-3, on Wednesday afternoon to improve to 10-1 and clinch the OIA Eastern Division’s No. 1 seed for next week’s league playoffs. The […]

Sistahhood Grindz and Giovanni Pastrami recently orchestrated a valuable career development event for the University of Hawai’i Wahine volleyball team. This initiative facilitated connections between professionals from diverse fields and the players, guiding them in exploring potential career paths. This event signifies the program’s evolution, expanding its focus beyond nutrition to encompass comprehensive career planning. […]

By: Tiff Wells, ESPN Honolulu Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play Announcer 1 – First For Everything. Since the Big West Conference began Men’s Volleyball with the 2018 season, Hawai`i has never played on Day 1 of the conference tournament. Quarterfinal Thursday for the Rainbow Warriors meant a light workout and a Quarterfinal scout for their Semifinal […]

By Wes Nakama Flipping the script in prime time TV, Mililani routed defending state champion Campbell, 11-1, Thursday night at McKinley to take over sole possession of first place in the OIA Western Division. Freshman pitcher Hinano Bautista pitched a four-hitter and hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to […]

By Wes Nakama In a stunning and inspiring ascension, Mid-Pacific held off visiting Kamehameha, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon to climb atop the ILH baseball standings. Payton Dixon pitched a four-hitter with four strikeouts and one walk, and the Owls scored both of their runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as MPI won its […]

The Kalani Falcons ended the Roosevelt Roughrider’s four game win streak with a hard-fought five-set victory! The Falcons came out firing in the first set and took an early 1-0 set lead. However, the Roughriders clawed back to win sets two and three and nearly closed out the match in the fourth. Kalani kept the […]

The senior pitcher, Jenna Sniffen threw five scoreless innings against Mid-Pacific and held the Owls to one hit to help the Spartans win on senior day, 10-0. Seniors, Briana Sarae and Megan Sugano both had two hits each on the day! Mahalo to these sponsors for proudly backing Hawai’i high school sports, enabling us to […]