Football

(6:55 p.m. Adds comments from Kaimuki football coach David Tautofi.) (7:45 p.m. Adds comments from Kahuku girls volleyball coach Tuli Peters Tevaga.) (8:15 p.m. Adds comments from Moanalua girls volleyball coach Alan Cabanting.) A press release dated Jan. 5 — Tuesday — has included football along with fall and winter sports cancelled by the Oahu Interscholastic Association. Coaches were informed by administrators about the cancellation of fall and winter sports, but football and girls volleyball had been postponed until spring […]

The glamor and history of playing Aloha Stadium are big part of ILH football. Or, was. ILH football coordinator Wendell Look was stunned by the news of the stadium’s closure on Thursday morning. “It takes one of our main venues for the featured games out of play. It’s going to have a financial impact because you’re not going to get the amount of crowd that you’d like,” said Look, who is also co-athletic director and head football coach at ‘Iolani. […]

So many high school football standouts pointed to the Polynesian Bowl as a sign of an uptick in the new year to come. A sign of hope. In fact, as recently as Wednesday, Kailua quarterback Cameron Friel and Punahou defensive back Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen expressed their enthusiasm for the annual invite-only event, scheduled for Jan. 23. On Thursday morning, however, the 2021 edition of the Polynesian Bowl was cancelled. Officials made the announcement on social media. “Over the past several months, […]

AFter his brilliant prep career,George Ornellas would have been excused for laying an egg in his last all-star game. The Saint Louis star wasn’t having it, though. The rugged West defense held the state player of the year to minus-8 yards in the first half, including a loss of 10 yards thanks to Waianae linebacker George Burress, of a rugged affair at the Building Trades Council Goodwill Football Classic in front of a crowd of 3,814 at Aloha Stadium. Ornellas […]