Kamehameha pulls off upset by having each other’s back
Another blown lead. When Kamehameha saw its cushion dwindle, Kainoa Wade and Harryzen Soares remained upright. Read more
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He got hands-on with newspapers as a kid, reading the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with his mom every day. In the eighth grade, he became a delivery boy with 63 daily and 103 Sunday deliveries on his route in Moiliili. That was back in 1978 when a newspaper cost just 25 cents. The musings of Bill Kwon, Jim Easterwood and many other scribes had an impact.
Honda later wrote for the award-winning The Bulldog at Kaimuki High School, and Ka Leo O Hawaii at UH before moving to Kona, where he was a one-man sports desk at West Hawaii Today. Eight years later, he returned to Oahu and was in charge of content for RainbowSportsNetwork.com and HawaiiSportsNetwork.com, and HSN magazine. He began stringing for the Star-Bulletin in 2003 and joined the sports staff in 2004.
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University reaches pinnacle in Division II boys volleyball
More than five decades after it became an official state-tournament sport in the islands, the Junior Rainbows of University finally have a koa trophy in boys volleyball. Read more
Moanalua’s Kurizaki and Punahou’s Jim On win state tennis titles
Second-seeded Ashley Kurizaki of Moanalua upset top-seeded, two-time defending champion Elise Wong of Punahou 6-3, 6-4 to capture the girls individual title on Saturday morning at the Island Insurance/HHSAA Tennis State Championships. Read more
Kamehameha ends Punahou’s 10-tournament streak of boys volleyball state championships
In the words of a legendary Kamehameha coach, you want to play your best match in the last match of the season. Read more
Top-seeded Punahou sweeps Mililani, advances to final against Kamehameha
ILH champion Punahou (15-0) will meet league runner-up Kamehameha for the title at Blaisdell Arena. Start time is 7 p.m. Punahou has won the past 10 state titles. Read more
Wade’s 36 kills fuel Kamehameha’s win over Moanalua, return to state final
ILH runner-up Kamehameha will meet reigning state champion Punahou for the state crown today at Blaisdell Arena. Read more
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Moanalua sweeps Roosevelt, gets Kamehameha next
The Moanalua roofing company went to work on Thursday. Read more
Wade, Kamehameha pound Hilo
Kainoa Wade drilled 20 kills as Kamehameha swept BIIF champion Hilo 25-10, 25-12, 25-18 on Thursday night at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium in the quarterfinals of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Volleyball State Championships. Read more
Wong overcomes injury in first round to win Girls Golf State Championship
Nine plus two equalled par and a state championship for ‘Iolani senior Jasmine Wong. Read more
Winds, back spasm impact first-round scores at girls state golf
The deep green, sun-soaked golf wonderland of Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course — and its luminous aqua shoreline at the 13th hole — did little to ease anxiety on Tuesday at the David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA Girls Golf State Championships. Read more
Prep profile: Kamehameha’s Kana‘i Gibson has eyes on a state-meet pole vault record
At the manhole cover on Koohoo Place in Lanikai, Kana‘i Gibson burned rubber. Read more
Softball Top 10: Mililani No. 1, waits for states
Mililani collected seven first-place votes to remain at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10. Read more
Baseball Top 10: Kamehameha remains solid at No. 1
Kamehameha gathered nine first-place votes in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10, sitting at No. 1 for a ninth week in a row. Read more
Kamehameha claims ILH baseball crown
Greyson Osbun, Alaka‘i Kiakona and Elai Iwanaga combined on a one-hitter as Kamehameha blanked Saint Louis, 4-0, on Monday afternoon for the ILH baseball championship at sunny Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park. Read more
Kalani’s Cole runs 1,500 in under 4 minutes at OIAs
Yuta Cole became the first Hawaii runner to post a sub-four-minute time in the 1,500-meter run at the Oahu Interscholastic Association track and field championships on Saturday at Mililani’s John Kauinana Stadium. Read more
Dramatic win over Mililani keeps Moanalua dynasty going
Back in preseason, there was doubt outside of the Moanalua circle. Read more
Maryknoll ends Punahou’s season in softball slugfest
Freshman shortstop Sheyzhelle Iokia went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs as No. 3 Maryknoll outlasted No. 5 Punahou 8-5 to win the ILH double-elimination softball tournament on an overcast afternoon at Sand Island State Recreation Area. Read more
Seabury’s Loree holds off field, wind to win boys state golf title
It took a freshman from Kahuku to push Tyler Loree to his limit, but the Seabury Hall standout clutched up down the stretch to win the boys individual title at the David Ishii Foundation/HHSAA State Championships on Wednesday. Read more
Moanalua tips Mililani for D-I championship
Mililani had the grit and guts, but Moanalua had an extra tank of fuel, hanging on for a 25-19, 25-15, 27-29, 23-25, 15-10 victory to capture the OIA boys volleyball championship on a late Wednesday night at Radford’s James Alegre Gymnasium. Read more
Waialua pulls off reverse sweep to win first OIA D-II crown
The first time might just be the sweetest. Waialua rallied for a 21-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-10 reverse-sweep win over Kailua in an instant classic to capture the OIA boys Division II volleyball title before a packed house at Radford’s James Alegre Gymnasium. Read more
Seabury Hall’s Loree leads state boys golf at midpoint
Occasionally, Tyler Loree misses baseball. The Seabury Hall junior still hears from classmates now and then who try to recruit him to play the sport, but he’s doing just fine on the links. Loree carded a 69 Tuesday to grab the first-round lead at the David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA Boys Golf State Championships at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course. Read more
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