Football

Third place out of 122 teams. Not bad at all. TMF Elite of Hawaii, coached by Kahuku alum and former All-State player of the year Kawe Johnson, advanced all the way to the semifinal round of the Pylon 7v7’s “The Mecca” tournament before losing to eventual champion The Grind (Dallas, Texas). TMF opened the tourney on Saturday with an 8 a.m. battle, defeating KT Prep Greatness 25-12. Thirty minutes later, TMF downed SOCAL Playmakers 26-13. At 9 a.m., TMF met […]

The voyage for this Viking ship will have a new coach at the helm. Kaeo Drummondo has stepped down as Hilo football coach. Drummondo guided the Vikings five BIIF titles in five seasons, plus Division I state championships in 2017 and ’19. They were 48-10 (.828) under his watch. He had reportedly considered leaving two years ago to become an assistant coach at the junior college level. The timing was right at this moment. “This was definitely not a decision […]

The brain drain from Hawaii to the mainland may never end. They know it well at Moanalua, where football coach Savai’i Eselu is taking a big step to the next level. After guiding Na Menehune on the gridiron for the past four years, including an 18-3 record in the past two seasons, Eselu will be announced as the new tight ends coach at San Diego State. Moanalua will make an official statement once SDSU makes the hiring official. Moanalua players […]