High School Basketball

By Wes Nakama Propelled by a heavy but spirited heart, the Kalani girls basketball team dug deep Friday night to hold off visiting Radford, 44-40, in an emotional and exciting OIA playoff elimination game. Alina Stephenson scored 16 points and sister Angel Stephenson added 12 points as the East No. 4 seed Falcons improved to 15-5 […]

By Wes Nakama MILILANI — Memories of Tuesday’s Senior Night victory over Campbell and emotional festivities afterward will be preserved for the Mililani boys basketball team for years to come. But unfortunately for the Trojans, an unexpected aftershock developed one day later when they learned the apparent 76-40 win will now be forfeited due to the […]

By Wes Nakama Knowing that winning always makes Senior Night sweeter, Moanalua took care of business quickly and convincingly Friday night in a 67-48 victory over visiting Kailua in OIA East Division girls basketball action. A loyal and appreciative crowd of about 400 at Moanalua Gym watched senior post Shailoh Li’ili’i score 18 points and […]

The red-hot Kailua Surfriders improve to 8-0 in the OIA DI East division and extend their win streak to 11 games with their 68-39 win over Kalani. The Surfriders will look to finish their regular season on a high note against two OIA DII East teams, Kaiser on January 21, 2025 and Roosevelt on January […]

In a battle of the two undefeated OIA D1 West teams, Mililani and Campbell, the Trojans mounted an impressive fourth-quarter comeback to hand Campbell its first league loss. Mililani played from behind for almost the entirety of the game after falling behind early in the first quarter but outscored the Sabers 13-4 in the final […]

By Wes Nakama Starting fast and finishing strong — with some tenuous moments in between — Saint Louis turned back visiting ‘Iolani, 55-41, Tuesday night in ILH boys basketball action. A modest crowd of about 250 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Center watched Keanu Meacham score a game-high 16 points and Pupu Sepulona add 13 […]

‘Iolani (3-2, 13-6) outscored Punahou (0-5, 5-11) in every quarter after a close first, pulling away with a dominant 24-point second quarter. Rayah Soriano led the Raiders with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, while Hailey Fernandez added 13 points with three triples. Justice Kekauoha contributed 12 points. Punahou’s offense was paced by Annastaziah Wright, who […]

Kapolei remains undefeated in league play (7-0, 11-2 overall) with a thrilling 45-41 victory over Nanakuli (4-2, 8-9 overall). Despite trailing 14-10 after the first quarter and 23-17 at halftime, the Hurricanes outscored the Golden Hawks 17-13 in the third quarter and sealed the win with an 11-5 fourth-quarter effort. Junisen Pave led Kapolei with […]

Hanalani (5-1, 7-7) cruised past Assets (0-4, 1-5) with a decisive 56-18 victory. Kahikina Keaulana powered the Royals with a team-high 12 points, while Trevor Klemp added 11 to the effort. Taichi Mukai led Assets with 6 points. Photos: Lori McKeown Mahalo to these companies for supporting our ESPN Honolulu Hawai’i High School sports content!

The Saint Louis Crusaders (3-3-1) take down Le Jardin (3-3-1), 3-1 and tie the Bulldogs in the Division Two ILH Boy’s Soccer standings. Both teams will finish their regular season with match ups against Pac-5 and Damien, two teams that have not beat either the Crusaders or Bulldogs in their first meetings. Mahalo to these […]