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Sacred Hearts repeats as medium cheer champion

By Kyle Sakamoto on November 17, 2018

Sacred Hearts successfully defended its state cheerleading title, finishing with 513 points in the 16-team medium division (11 or fewer squad members) on Saturday. Baldwin was second with 507 and Waimea placed third with 491. “It’s just unreal. I feel at the beginning, we were starting from scratch,” said Lancers coach Cadey Vakauta. “To make it to the state championship and win it, I mean, it’s unreal.” O’Reilly, the Sacred Hearts senior, actually got emotional while on the mat. “I […]

Trip to OIA title game cures Mililani’s York

By Kyle Sakamoto on October 28, 2018

Mililani coach Rod York was feeling a bit under the weather heading into Saturday’s game against Farrington. Perhaps a convincing victory and spot in the OIA Open Division final will help him on the road to recovery. Dillon Gabriel completed 14 of 30 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns and Mililani’s defense allowed only 17 total yards in the first half of a 47-7 victory over visiting Farrington. “The defense always sets it up of us,” said York, who […]

GAME NIGHT 10/27: Farrington/Mililani

By Kyle Sakamoto on October 27, 2018

No. 3 Mililani 47, Farrington 7, final———- Mililani’s Reichel Vegas scores on a 62-yard punt return with 0:21 left. Kekoa Kuloloai with the PAT. The player has been taken to a hospital by ambulance. Great job by the athletic staffs for taking their time and caring for the player. Serious injury to a Farrington player with 4:56 left in the third. The athletic staff might have called for an ambulance. Mililani strikes back on a 27-yard scoring pass from Gabriel to Raysen Motoyama with 9:11 left […]


Tom-Makue’s leg helps end Damien’s state tourney hopes

By Kyle Sakamoto on October 7, 2018

Leilehua has emphasized special teams the past few weeks and Akoni Tom-Makue is leading the way. The Mules kicker made three first-quarter field goals and had a key punt late in the game as host Leilehua beat Damien 23-17 on Saturday in an OIA-ILH Division I game. “I have a lot of confidence in my O-line — they block for me and I just get the points done with my leg,” Tom-Makue said. Leilehua quarterback Max Nichols threw two touchdown […]

GAME NIGHT 10/6: Leilehua/Damien

By Kyle Sakamoto on October 6, 2018

Leilehua 23, Damien 17 (final)———- Damien scores on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jake Holtz to Makanale’a Meyer with 9:57 left in the fourth. Souza makes the PAT. Monarchs within 23-17. Leilehua’s offense has found a rhythm in the second half. Nichols hits Kalei Akagi on a 48-yard touchdown pass with 6:34 left in the third quarter. Tom-Makue makes the PAT. Damien’s Christian Souza makes a 43-yard field goal to get the Monarchs within 16-10 with 8:07 left in the […]

St. Francis’ Akana brothers team up to knock off Kaimuki

By Kyle Sakamoto on September 22, 2018

St. Francis’ Kip Akana and sons Bubba and Chase Akana have always been together on the football field. The father has coached his sons since they were 7 or 8, according to Bubba, a senior quarterback for the Saints. “It’s getting kind of tiring because it’s been like that my whole life,” Bubba said. That might be true, but one thing that never gets tiring is winning, which is something St. Francis has done a lot of this season. The […]

GAME NIGHT 9/22: Kaimuki/St. Francis

By Kyle Sakamoto on September 22, 2018

St. Francis 13, Kaimuki 0, final———- Kaimuki’s Jonan Aina-Chaves intercepts a pass with 3:31 left. Ball at Kaimuki 46. Kaimuki has punted nine times, thrown two interceptions and lost a fumble. St. Francis trying to run out the clock with Jonan Aina-Chaves. Both defenses are having their way in the second half. Kaimuki punted six times, threw an interception and lost a fumble in the first half. The Bulldogs have only 35 yards of total offense. Saint Francis scores again on […]

Leilehua passes huge D-I test against ‘Iolani

By Kyle Sakamoto on September 9, 2018

Leilehua coach Mark Kurisu saw Saturday’s game against ‘Iolani as a measuring stick to see just where his team stands. Looks like the Mules are in phenomenal shape. James McGary, who missed the first three games of the season with a broken right ring finger, rushed 28 times for 223 yards and three touchdowns as host Leilehua pulled away in the second half to beat No. 8 ‘Iolani 31-20 in an OIA/ILH Division I game on Saturday at Hugh Yoshida […]

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