On this day in 2005, Iolani stayed unbeaten with a 43-31 win over Maryknoll after a strong start. Alana Wall led the Raiders with 10 points and three different Iolani players hit from long range. Iolani ended up making the state tournament while Maryknoll did not, finishing fifth. ILH champion Punahou won states.
On this date in 1920, Maui had no definitive champion in girls basketball. Maui High and Alexander House of Wailuku were unable to reach terms on a championship after both schools finished the regular season at 3-1 in the three-team league. The contention was on where the championship would be played. Maui wanted it held on an outdoor court and Wailuku preferred to stay indoors to suit its faster style of play. Alexander House handed Maui its lone loss indoors […]
On this date in 2001, the Punahou girls basketball team beat Kamehameha 51-48 in a battle of unbeatens. Becky Hogue led the scoring for the Buffanblu with 13 points, handing the Warriors their first ILH loss in more than a year. Elyse Umeda added 11 points and Caroline Ane contributed nine. Players and coaches on both teams had Kamehameha assistant coach Dennis Agena on their minds. Agena was in his 35th year (and still going) as a basketball coach in […]
On this date in 1989, Roosevelt’s Francine Stone scored 34 points in a playoff win over Kalaheo, but it could have been more. She missed nine free throws. The Rough Riders earned their third win of the season but had to face unbeaten Farrington the next night. The Governors limited Stone to 11 points and Roosevelt failed to make the state tournament. Stone never got to play at states and the school’s drought wasn’t broken until 1993.
On this date in 1998, the Kahuku girls basketball team proved that a balanced approach can overcome even the brightest star. Nine different Red Raiders scored points and Kahuku beat Farrington 49-45 despite Robynn Afe’s 29 points — 22 in the second half. Neither team was a match for Kalaheo for the OIA title but Kahuku made it to states where it lost both games, 67-59 to Konawaena and 34-29 to Waipahu. Afe didn’t play in the state tournament when […]
Closing the Book: No. 2 Konawaena (23-4, 10-0 BIIF) The work was done well, as always, by the Konawaena Wildcats. No, it wasn’t a state-championship season. It was very close, though. In the state final, they took on No. 1 ‘Iolani, a team that routed the Wildcats in preseason. Konawaena was left in the dust early on, then roared back to take the lead. It was a battle to the end before ‘Iolani won its second state title in a […]
On this date in 1992, Tyra Padello scored six of her 13 points in the third quarter to erase a halftime deficit and Kaimuki beat Farrington 48-40 to clinch the OIA East title with an 8-1 record. Farrington fought back to trail 42-40 with 50 seconds left on a field goal by Christina Afe but got no closer. Afe finished with 14 points and Babe Williams added 10 but repeated turnovers killed the Governors along with the 10 more personal […]
Closing the Book: No. 1 ‘Iolani Raiders (25-2, 11-1 ILH) vs. Top 10: 20-2 (.909) Top 10 wins: LAH, KON, KAH, PUN, KS, S. Medford, MS, PUN, KS, MS, PUN, KS, KS, PUN, KS, MS, PUN, MS, WAIK, KON Top 10 losses: Mater Dei (USA Today #18), MS Non-Top 10 losses: None Playoffs: 2-0 HHSAA: 3-0 The ‘Iolani Raiders closed the season with their second consecutive state championship, extracting all they could out of a roster of just nine players. […]