Girls basketball

Aloha Akaka was named most valuable player, joined on the all-tournament team by teammates Mahalo Akaka, Kyla Neumann and Serenity Moananu as Maryknoll routed host Glendora 70-45 on Monday in the final of the Glendora Holiday Classic in California. The Lady Spartans completed the tournament 4-0. Coach Chico Furtado saw his team play its best basketball in the title game. “We shot the ball well. We were balanced inside and out. We rebounded. We had only four turnovers and we […]

Kamehameha is on the precipice again. The Warriors defeated Antelope 59-54 on Saturday to reach the final of the West Coast Jamboree (Calif.) tourney. Kamehameha will meet Glendora for the Gold Division title on Monday. Lagi Sua-Godinet led the Warriors with 18 points and Camille Feary pumped in 14 for the Warriors. Kamehameha (10-5, 1-3 ILH) is No. 3 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. Coach Pua Straight’s team won its opening-round game against Valencia on Friday, 65-46, behind […]

Two games in, the Lady Spartans of Maryknoll are still alive in the title hunt. Serenity Moananu scored 12 of her team-high 18 points in the third quarter as Maryknoll rallied past Yucaipa (Calif.) 64-57 on Friday at the Glendora tournament. Mahalo Akaka tallied 13 points and Aloha Akaka added 12 for the Spartans, now 8-4 overall. They left the islands ranked No. 6 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. They got clutch play while Aloha Akaka sat with […]

The problem with any streak is that it comes to an end eventually. That isn’t necessarily bad, of course, even if it was a win streak that has been snapped. Lahainaluna’s 164-game win streak in Maui Interscholastic League play was and probably will be a mark that won’t be matched or surpassed. The Lady Lunas 52-44 homecourt loss to King Kekaulike — at Lahaina Civic Center — is a stunner, but isn’t shocking. Upcountry Maui has produced talented players before. […]

Kamehameha got its revenge and Waiakea is making noise. The Kamehameha Warriors avenged an early loss to Konawaena by winning decisively, 58-45, on Saturday at the ‘Iolani Prep Classic. Coach Pua Straight‘s Warriors moved up a spot to No. 2, switching places with the BIIF powerhouse Wildcats. Waiakea is now 7-0, and though the Warriors haven’t traveled off the Big Island yet, they have wins over Kahuku and Lahainaluna. New coach Alika Smith has the Warriors humming on all cylinders. […]