High School Basketball

It’s time for some summer ballin! Here are some Punahou vs. Kailua photos from the Saint Louis Summer League courtesy of Lori McKeown.

Punahou star guard Laynee Torres-Kahapea has been recognized as the Hawaii high school girls basketball Gatorade player of the year. The Buff n’ Blue ball club had an up and down season overall finishing 9-9 and 5-8 in ILH play, but Laynee Torres-Kahapea was one of the bright spots for them this season. Torres-Kahapea led […]

The best of the best of Hawaii’s high school girls basketball players were on center court for the 29th year of the Mufi Hannemann Jamboree. The Jamboree hosts top girls basketball players from all around the state, giving them the opportunity to showcase their talents. Thank you to all the participants who came out to […]

The top seniors in the state took the stage at Saint Louis School this Saturday in their final high school basketball game. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ESPN Honolulu (@espnhonolulu) TEAM REDMizah Carreira || CampbellSeth Harmon || KaiserZelston Militante || LeilehuaSkylar Miyasato || MoanaluaPo’okela Aiu || Kamehameha-MauiMalik Jackson || CampbellCreighton Ofsonka […]

The Road To The Ship is back to cover the 2023 Division I and Division II Heide & Cook Boy’s Basketball State Championship! Pearl City High School students, Bobby Best and Mia Ha-Rozewski host this week’s episode and share the highlights and post game interviews! At the Division II level, the Kohala Cowboys corral their […]

By: Wes Nakama Freshman Layden Kauka swished a 15-footer from the left elbow with 4.5 seconds remaining to lift Kohala to a pulsating victory over University High for the Cowboys’ second Division II state title in three seasons. Kauka had scored on a fast break layup with 38 seconds left to give Kohala its first […]

By: Wes Nakama For the Saint Louis basketball team, winning the Heide & Cook/HHSAA state championship again was not easier the second time around. But it might have been sweeter.  A year after capturing the school’s first state title since 1986, the youthful Crusaders held off stubborn Campbell, 41-39, Friday night to secure the Kalaepohaku […]

The Spartans cruised through their victory in their D1 HHSAA Quarterfinal matchup against KS-Maui, 41-19. They advanced and will face Campbell on Thursday in a Semi-Final showdown. Photos: Jonathan Salvador Mahalo to City Mill for sponsoring our high school basketball photo gallery and for supporting Hawaii sports.

By: Wes Nakama Campbell and Kahuku collided in the football state semifinals just three months ago, but an even better battle between the powerhouse schools took place on the basketball court at McKinley on Wednesday night. No. 2 seed and OIA champion Campbell held off the unseeded Red Raiders, 43-40, in pulsating hoops action to […]

The #1 seeded Saint Louis Crusaders avoided an upset against Kailua last night in the HHSAA DI boys basketball quarterfinal round. With a tight battle in the first quarter, Saint Louis pulled away in the second – limiting Kailua to just three points. The Surfriders came back strong in the third, outscoring the Crusaders 17-11, […]