High School Basketball

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, […]

Moanalua advances to the semifinal round after holding KS-Hawaii off, 54-49 in the quarterfinal round of the HHSAA DI Boys basketball state tournament. Skylar Miyasato put up 19 points for the Menes while Kiai Yasso scored 17 for the Warriors. Moanalua will take on Saint Louis tonight in the semifinal round at 7pm at Moanalua. […]

Maryknoll defeats Leilehua to advance to the quarterfinals, 56-37. The Spartans will play KS-Maui in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ESPN Honolulu (@espnhonolulu) View this post on Instagram A post shared by ESPN Honolulu (@espnhonolulu) Photos: Jonathan Salvador Mahalo to City Mill for sponsoring our high school basketball photo […]

The Road To The Ship is back to cover the Division I and Division II Heide & Cook Girls Basketball State Championship! Pearl City High School students, Bobby Best and Mia Ha-Rozewski host this week’s episode and share the highlights exclusive interviews! View this post on Instagram A post shared by ESPN Honolulu (@espnhonolulu) Mahalo […]

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 […]