Football

Nevada, and now California. The Golden State has followed the footsteps of the Silver State. California’s Department of Public Health gave the go-ahead to organized youth sports on Friday. The Los Angeles Times reported that the department discussed matters with CIF coaches and officials for weeks. The declining rate of COVID-19 is another major factor. In Nevada, football is resuming soon after a declaration by the state earlier in the week. However, Clark County’s public schools, home to the largest […]

Nevada is in high school football mode this spring. Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Wednesday that the football season, postponed last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would be played this spring. That means 44 states have played or are starting prep football in the 2020-21 academic year. In Hawaii, public school leagues postponed all fall sports in 2020. By winter season, the DOE cancelled winter and fall sports in the OIA, KIF, MIL and BIIF. Only the private-school ILH […]

Just like that, Hawaii and California are renewing their bond — and friendly rivalry — on the gridiron. Football training group Trench Dawgz has agreed to travel and meet Winner Circle Athletics, a rising football club in Southern California, in a “college showcase.” The combine and game are tentatively scheduled for March, Trench Dawgz Coach Whitley Fehoko said. Fehoko, a former Farrington standout, has trained the group of linemen for years. They have worked continuously through the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]

Lt. Gov. Josh Green likes what he sees with ongoing vaccinations and the potential to open on a larger scale by May 1 — three months from today. Speaking with Yunji de Nies and Ryan Kalei Tsuji on the Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii LIVE (Facebook) Monday morning, Green is optimistic about the effectiveness of vaccinations. “Once we get through the 1b (category) and the majority of 1c, we should open high school sports,” he said. “My feeling is as we finish […]