High School Athletics

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

The Kahuku Red Raiders maintained their perfect record through the 2021 season with a win over the Mililani Trojans in last night’s OIA Open Division Championship Game. Under the bright lights and steady drizzle in Leilehua, the Red Raiders fell behind quickly, 0-14 on two early interceptions by Mililani’s Joshua Foster and Gavin Hunter. However, […]

The 37th annual ‘Iolani Classic kicked off last night with four match ups in the girls division. Winning their games and moving forward were the Centennials from Las Vegas, Salesian from California, the ‘Iolani Raiders, and Archbishop Mitty from California. First-round final scores from ‘Iolani Classic girls tournament: Centennial (Nev.) 69, Lahainaluna 36 Salesian College Prep […]

Photos by Jarin Kobashigawa The @mililanitrojans were able to clinch a First Hawaiian Bank HHSAA state tournament berth last night after defeating Campbell, 42-7. They will face either the Kahuku Red Raiders or the Waianae Seariders for a shot at the league title next week Friday.