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HS football teams play in California, Saint Louis continues exhibition hoops slate

By Paul Honda on January 22, 2021

The battle rages on in California, where two private schools played a football game last weekend. California, like Hawaii, is one of just a handful of states that have locked high school sports down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The game involving Capistrano Valley Christian and Calvary Chapel isn’t novel in this sense: there are plenty of football contests going in the Golden State. Almost all of them, however, were played by club teams in Corona at a field with no […]

Damien Coach Keith Spencer on exhibition at Saint Louis: ‘It worked out very well’

By Paul Honda on January 20, 2021

Keith Spencer and his Damien basketball team couldn’t play an official Interscholastic League of Honolulu schedule this season. So they are on a journey of their own making. The team, practicing away from campus since the start of hoops season — facilities remain closed — formed club status and went to Saint Louis for an exhibition battle with the Crusaders on Friday. Saint Louis won, 53-42, but the two teams set a precedent for teams in Hawaii by playing the […]

Saint Louis, Damien (club) play 1st prep hoops game since February 2020

By Paul Honda on January 20, 2021

At last, a sense of normalcy. Saint Louis 53, Damien* 42. There was a basketball game on Friday night in the brand-new T.C. Ching Athletic Center at Kalaepohaku, and an exhibition at that. The first hoops contest in a high school facility since last winter pitted the Crusaders against a club team comprised of Damien players. Saint Louis Coach Dan Hale and Damien Coach Keith Spencer agreed to specified COVID-19 protocols before the matchup. With basketball season among five winter […]

Second online forum for Safe Sports 808 is on Friday afternoon

By Paul Honda on January 14, 2021

A second community virtual forum on Zoom is scheduled for Friday, 5 p.m., on the issue of bringing youth and high school sports leagues back on Oahu. The forum is hosted again by City Councilmember Andria Tupola, a backer of Safe Sports 808. Former Hawaii football great Chad Owens is another key to the group, which is working on a plan that will be submitted to Mayor Rick Blangiardi by Monday. Owens announced the formation of Safe Sports 808 earlier […]

Safe Sports 808: Resolution to bring sports back to Oahu marches forward

By Paul Honda on January 12, 2021

They called Chad Owens a superhero of sorts back in the day. The former Hawaii and pro football player was “Mighty Mouse” back then as he dominated competition on the turf at Aloha Stadium. Now, he’s an activist on behalf of high school student-athletes. Owens announced the establishment of “Safe Sports 808” on Tuesday afternoon. This comes just days after the former Hawaii standout gave his full support to son Chad Owens Jr., a Moanalua football player who began a […]

Long debate ends with KIF cancelling fall, winter sports

By Paul Honda on January 12, 2021

After roughly a week of deliberation, the Kauai Interscholastic Federation has cancelled postponed fall and winter sports. Despite having the lowest COVID-19 case numbers in the state, administrators opted to follow the rest of the leagues in continuing to keep high school sports closed until spring season. The KIF went nearly a week after beginning talks amongst athletic directors and principals. Other public-school dominant leagues — the Oahu Interscholastic Association, Maui Interscholastic League and Big Island Interscholastic Federation — needed […]

Sons of Hawaii opens Nike West Winter Circuit 2-2 in Arizona

By Paul Honda on January 11, 2021

Jason Mandaquit was once a bleach-blond point guard who sparked Hilo to a state championship. Today, he coaches Sons of Hawaii, a Nike MADE Hoops entry that went 2-2 in opening weekend play in Las Vegas. Sons of Hawaii went 2-2 in the first leg of the West Winter Circuit Lea8ue in Gilbert, Ariz. The competition is for players eighth grade and younger. JJ Mandaquit of ‘Iolani paced the team with 15 points per game. Sons of Hawaii defeated Vegas […]

Hope for prep sports? Tupola, Blangiardi on tiers and flexibility

By Paul Honda on January 9, 2021

Diligence and persistence matter in high school sports, COVID-19 pandemic era. While Hawaii maintains some of the lowest rates and numbers in the nation, the state’s high school student-athletes and the communities that support them are bearing the brunt of complete cancellations. State restrictions and a City and County of Honolulu tier format — both are factors according to Oahu Interscholastic Association Executive Director Raymond Fujino — continue to draw large-scale discussion across the islands. Fujino declined to comment on […]

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