High School Basketball

By Wes Nakama After a 47-year wait, Nanakuli returned to the Heide & Cooke/HHSAA Boys Basketball state quartefinals on Thursday, only to end up with the same result — a loss to Saint Louis. An estimated crowd of about 800 at Punahou’s Hemmeter Fieldhouse watched Pupu Sepulona score a game-high 14 points with five rebounds […]

In a nail-biting contest, Leilehua clinched a narrow victory over Kahuku, securing their advancement to the state semifinals with a final score of 58-57. The first half saw both teams exchanging leads in a back-and-forth battle. However, Kahuku gained momentum in the third quarter, outscoring Leilehua 18-11. Despite this setback, Leilehua rallied in the final […]

Punahou defeated KS-Hawai’i with a final score of 69-57, securing their spot in the state semifinals. KS-Hawai’i made a strong start, taking an early lead of 18-9 by the end of the first quarter. However, Punahou mounted a comeback, steadily chipping away at the deficit and outscoring the Warriors from the second quarter onwards and […]

In a thrilling upset, the Kalaheo boys basketball team triumphed over fifth-ranked Mililani with a nail-biting 51-48 victory in the Heide & Cook HHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. The standout performance came from junior guard CJ Bostic, who showcased his all-around skills with 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Kalaheo, with a […]

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!