Girls basketball

It is too early to declare anything — the exception being the dominance of defending state champion ‘Iolani — in girls basketball this season, though the Lahainaluna Lunas are inching toward identity. Two wins in the past week have vaulted the proud Lunas back into the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. On Wednesday, the 10th-ranked Lunas hit Honoapi‘ilani Highway, then trekked uphill on Kula Highway to complete the 33-mile journey to King Kekaulike. They swamped Na Alii 66-36 and followed […]

Until Saturday, no team had Maryknoll’s number like Punahou. The exception is No. 1 ‘Iolani, but Punahou had already beaten Maryknoll soundly at the Lady Spartans’ gym and won a nail-biter at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. This time, No. 4 Maryknoll turned the tables with a 36-29 win road win over No. 5 Punahou on Saturday afternoon. The win boosted Maryknoll to 4-4 in ILH girls basketball play, solidifying the Spartans’ hold on second place. Punahou dropped to 2-6 in league play. […]

For five minutes, when warmups began, the Lady Falcons of Kalani went straight into defensive mode. All footwork, sliding and angling on their side of the floor, working up a sweat. No basketball. After layups and other warmup shots, the Lady Falcons got defensive for 32 minutes against Castle, grinding out a 41-33 win at Earl C. Holmer Gymnasium. >> CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE GAME Lile Oyama scored 15 points and sophomore Jennesice Sueing had 10 […]

Malie Marfil scored 16 points, Camille Feary tallied 15 and Haley Masaki added 13 as No. 6 Kamehameha pulled out a 63-56 win over No. 5 Punahou on Tuesday night at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium. Kamehameha improved to 2-4 in ILH girls basketball play (11-5 overall) and shares second place with Punahou, which dropped to 2-4 (11-5 overall). They trail No. 1 ‘Iolani in the league standings. >> CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE GAME Marfil grabbed nine rebounds and […]

Half of the teams shuffled to a new spot and King Kekaulike replaced Lahainaluna at No. 10 in the latest Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. Waiakea, which celebrated coach Alika Smith’s 44th birthday over the weekend, rose to No. 3. That’s the highest position in the coaches and media poll so far this season. The Warriors (10-1, 4-0 BIIF) will host Keaau on Saturday. ‘Iolani collected all 10 first-place votes to remain at No. 1. Konawaena (13-3, 4-0 BIIF) also […]

2020 is more than just a new year. This might be the season when the MIL overtakes the BIIF in girls basketball. Konawaena is still the queen of girls hoops. No program has matched its nine Division I state titles in a 15-year span. But top to bottom, or at least 1 through 5, the MIL has become a force. Defending BIIF champion Waiakea is unbeaten in league play. The MIL, meanwhile, is getting better even as Lahainaluna became mortal. […]

Aloha Akaka scored 15 points, including two key free throws with 34 seconds left, as No. 6 Maryknoll escaped with a 45-42 win over No. 3 Kamehameha on Friday night. “I love our resiliency. I love the way we battled and grinded that out,” Maryknoll coach Chico Furtado said. Free-throw shooting was a major difference. Maryknoll made six of its nine attempts in the final quarter. The visiting Warriors were just 5-for-14 at the foul line in the fourth period. […]