High School Basketball

By: Wes Nakama No superstars? No problem. That seemed to be the theme for ‘Iolani’s girls basketball team this season, which completed an improbable ‘Four-Peat’ Friday night by shooting past Konawaena, 59-38, for its fourth straight Heide & Cooke Division I State Championship. A spirited and vocal crowd of 1,318 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff […]

By: Wes Nakama Gerrard Gallardo scored 17 points and Dominique Mose Smith added 15 points Wednesday night to help Farrington rally past Kalani, 68-55 to win the OIA Division II championship at Radford’s Jim Alegre Gym. Ernest Rodriguez added 13 points for the Governors, who improved to 5-10 overall and 5-8 in the OIA and earned […]

Thursday, February 2, 2023 | By: Wes Nakama After waiting 60 years for its first OIA Boys Basketball Championship … what’s another four minutes? Campbell needed the extra period Wednesday night but then quickly took control of it to surge past Mililani and win, 50-45, for the school’s first league hoops title since opening its […]

#2 Konawaena prevailed over Moanalua last night despite only scoring 3 points in the 3rd quarter. Haikela Hiraishi led the Wildcats with 11 points and Braylee Riturban and Akaecia Mateo both put up 10 for the Menes. Konawaena will take on KS-Kapalama tonight at 7:30pm at McKinley High School. Mahalo to City Mill for sponsoring our high […]

Maryknoll pulls away with the win against Punahou in a close game, 37-34. The Spartans clinched the 2nd ILH berth into the State Tournament. Maryknoll will again face the Crusaders for the ILH championship title on Wednesday (2/1) at 6 p.m. at Saint Louis. Mahalo to City Mill for sponsoring our high school basketball photo gallery and […]

Jeremiah White is a duo sport athlete at Kaimuki High School who exudes perseverance and hard work. In 2020, Jeremiah’s world was flipped upside down when his father, Josh Zeus White passed away. Josh was a tremendous athlete who was an All-State Football Selection at Farrington in 1994 and was a big supporter and role […]

By: Wes Nakama KAILUA —  In an intense rematch between Windward crosstown rivals, Kailua raced past visiting Kalaheo, 64-52, Friday night to advance to Monday’s OIA boys basketball semifinals. A crowd of about 350 at Harry Murai Gym watched Jonny Philbrick score a game-high 24 points and Maddox Pung add 11 points as the Surfriders […]

By: Wes Nakama The Campbell girls basketball team set out to literally defend its OIA championship Wednesday night, and did it by shutting down Moanalua, 28-22. An energetic crowd of about 600 at Moanalua Gym and a statewide live TV audience on Spectrum OC16 watched the Sabers limit Na Menehune to seven points in the […]

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | Photos: Jonathan Salvador The Crusaders defeated the #1 ranked Spartans in the regular season’s finale, 53-43. Pupualii Sepulona led Saint Louis with an electrifying 25-point performance. Mahalo to City Mill for sponsoring our high school basketball photo gallery and for supporting local sports in Hawaii.

Monday, January 23, 2023 The Lady Sabers will advance to the OIA Division I Championship game after a dominating win in the semifinals against Kaiser, 57-36. Kaiser’s Alexus Maae put up a strong scoring performance with 24 points. Despite this, Campbell kept sharp and effective on both sides of the ball. Campbell will play against […]