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Buchanan makes history with TD pass

By Christian Shimabuku on August 20, 2017

Alexandria Buchanan remembers the days that she would sling the old pigskin around with her father when she was little. She didn’t play organized football until joining a flag football league in the seventh grade, but that’s where she says her love of the sport truly developed. Her journey hit its crescendo on Saturday night when the McKinley sophomore quarterback became the first girl in Hawaii to throw a touchdown pass in a game. She found Ace Asis on a […]

Kailua’s 29 beats Arizona squad

By Christian Shimabuku on August 19, 2017

Before No. 9 Kailua gets nine players back next week, the Surfriders went with what they had on Friday night against Buckeye Union (Ariz.), which was a grand total of 29 players according to head coach Joseph Wong. It led to many players going both ways. If that weren’t enough, it was a total grind of a game, a back-and-forth affair that the Surfriders eventually won 28-27 against a team that had almost twice as many (50) players listed on […]

Nanakuli scores memorable first win since 2015

By Christian Shimabuku on August 13, 2017

Nanakuli would not be denied on Saturday night. Not with a 10-game losing streak that dated back to 2015 and continued last week with a 51-14 season-opening loss to Division II Waipahu at home. The Golden Hawks pulled out all the stops in Aiea and willed their way to a 12-7 victory over Na Alii, one that included four fourth-quarter stands on defense that would have squandered their lead otherwise. “That’s one of the more unique things about the kids […]

Rough Riders stick with the run game

By Christian Shimabuku on August 12, 2017

Picking up right where they left off from last season, the Roosevelt Rough Riders stuck with what they knew on Friday night: running the ball. It was the basis of their 33-0 season opening victory over McKinley at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium, with the team totaling 228 rushing yard on 50 carries. When the Rough Riders chose to deviate from their running game, their passing game proved to be equally effective. Quarterback Shastyn Kekahuna finished 5-for-6 with 110 passing yards, including […]

Bertelmann injury shakes Pac-Five

By Christian Shimabuku on August 6, 2017

Pac-Five’s Makana Bertelmann fractured his leg on Friday night in the first quarter of a 27-7 win over McKinley. It took almost an hour between the injury occurring and the ambulance tending to him before play resumed again. “That’s the thing that I don’t like about football — those bad injuries. That’s part of the game but I can never get used to it,” Pac-Five head coach Kip Botelho said. “It was tough for our kids to get going after […]

Punahou’s Barber helped out by running game

By Christian Shimabuku on August 5, 2017

Not many would have guessed that No. 3 Punahou would only be up 7-0 against Moanalua at halftime in what was the season opener for both teams on Friday night at Radford. It was the result of two shaky passing games, combined with new starting quarterbacks on each side that were still getting the first-game jitters out. When Punahou started to lean more on its run game, Sitiveni Kaufusi took over and the Buffanblu widened the gap. The junior running […]

Kaiser’s Nam shooting for 2nd OIA golf title

By Christian Shimabuku on April 16, 2017

One stroke was all that separated Kasier’s Malia Nam and Kalani’s Miki Manta at last year’s OIA girls’ golf championships. Nam was gunning for OIA title No. 2 at the time, having won the previous year as a freshman. Instead, Manta pulled ahead for a 5-over 149 over two days to come out on top. And thus, another chapter in the rivalry between two of the top juniors in the state was closed. Although Nam considers Manta to be a […]

Kahuku/Gorman game featured in documentary

By Christian Shimabuku on April 3, 2017

Last September’s game between Kahuku and Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas was featured in last Wednesday’s installment of QB1: Beyond the Lights, an online documentary on the streaming service go90. The show follows the senior seasons of Jake Fromm, a Georgia commit, Tayvon Bowers, a Wake Forest commit, and Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell, who is currently enrolled at Ohio State. The latest episode of the show contains the lead-up to the Kahuku game in Martell’s segment. Some of the […]

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