Girls basketball

She was projected as a second- or third-round selection in the WNBA 2020 Draft. Instead, guard Chanelle Molina was bypassed despite being a potential target by league powerhouse Connecticut. “After the draft, I was motivated more than ever and disappointed at the same time. A little bump in the road just means another route I have to take to the WNBA. That’s what God planned for me. My mentality is get better every day and do what I can,” she […]

Game one of Chanelle Molina’s professional basketball career ended with a loss, but the Norrköping Dolphins might be back in the title chase. Molina scored 24 points and grabbed four rebounds in the Dolphins’ 72-65 loss to league powerhouse Hogsbo on Saturday. The Dolphins were fourth out of 11 teams last season in the top tier of the Swedish Basketball League. Hogsbo reached the league finals. “Our team had only one week to prepare for our first game, and the […]

October is more than another month in the midst of a global pandemic. For Chanelle Molina, it is time to become a professional basketball player. The former Washington State and Konawaena standout makes her debut for the Norrköping Dolphins on Saturday in the season opener of the top-tier Swedish Basketball League. That first paycheck as a pro baller won’t go anywhere exotic. “I’m just trying to save up. I’ve been splurging this whole quarantine,” Molina said. Thursday is a rare […]

Kodee Viena is taking the road home. The former Star-Advertiser All-State selection from Maryknoll has transferred to Hawaii after two seasons at Hope International (Calif.). She and another ILH hoopster, Kylie Yung of ‘Iolani, are walk-ons for the Rainbow Wahine. Viena was also an All-Defensive team pick by coaches and media as a senior in the 2017-18 season. At Hope International (19-10), she played with former Maryknoll teammates Rhianne Omori and Isabelle Halemano. In 25 games played last season, Viena […]

To pursue her dream, Leiah Naeata had to make a heartbreaking decision. The Kahuku senior relocated to Las Vegas. The two-time Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 basketball selection flew to the “ninth island” on Independence Day and has never looked back. She has been busy playing non-stop for the Las Vegas Storm club program and is attending Palo Verde High School. “I’m feeling great,” she said on Tuesday afternoon. “I just told my close friends and teammates. They understand. It’s just […]

Camille Feary found the right fit at Southern Oregon. The Kamehameha senior committed to the school Wednesday, ensuring that her basketball career will continue at the next level. “Southern Oregon, I think it’s in Ashland. I was supposed to visit this past summer, but it got cancelled,” Feary said on Wednesday. Feary, who has a 3.2 grade-point average, also had interest from George Fox, another NAIA school. Her versatility as a ballhandler, passer, scorer and defender were keys to Kamehameha’s […]

The last time Jalen Tanuvasa played high school basketball in Hawaii, she was a sophomore at Maryknoll. Her family then moved to Las Vegas and she transferred to Faith Lutheran. Over the weekend, the senior combo guard committed to San Jose State. The former Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 selection in the 2018-19 season after averaging 17 points per game for a young Spartans squad. She was voted No. 5 by coaches and media. Tanuvasa thanked her ohana and basketball family […]